British Ships in the Soviet Navy

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/48
Date Released
14 Jun 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Big Four in Berlin
  2. 2Royal Visit to Channel Islands
  3. 3British Ships in the Soviet Navy
  4. 4General Election

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
The battleship HMS Royal Sovereign together with four submarines, is handed over to the Soviet Navy as part of a lease-lend agreement. This ceremony actually took part a year ago at Rosyth but for security reasons film has only been released now. Admiral Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord formally hands the ship over and the Soviet Ambassador receives it on behalf of Marshal Stalin.
Keywords
Politics and government; Navy; Military
Length of story (in feet)
109
Story extras:
Film clip
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