Midlands News: 14.12.1959: HMS Birmingham Trophies

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Summary

Officers from HMS Birmingham returning trophies to Birmingham Council House.

Year:

1959

Duration:

0:00:42

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

A group of naval officers enter the Council House meeting the Lord Mayor John Lewis inside where all involved inspect a collection of trophies.


Credits

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Notes

Story number - 2185. The trophies would be from the ship HMS Birmingham that was taken out of service around this time and broken up in 1960. It had originally been launched in 1936. Another ship bearing the same name entered naval service in 1976. (Information from www.naval-history.net).