ALL OF ONE COMPANY
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Year Published: 1980
Format: 16mm
Description: "All Of One Company" is a 1980 documentary showing daily life aboard the ill fated HMS Coventry—including daily chores, mock drills, and resupplying at sea—during its ten-day voyage from Portsmouth to Hong Kong via Singapore. In Portsmouth, members of the Coventry’s crew carry supplies off the ship. The gangplank is pushed back and the Royal Navy destroyer leaves the dock. The captain addresses his crew on a street in Singapore on 14 July (01:11). Later, the men board the Coventry, and the ship sails away from Singapore, passing small fishing boats as it moves out to sea. Several men play guitar and sing in their bunks (02:46). The ship sails with the sunset in the background (03:31). One of the ship’s radio DJs puts on music for the ship to start off a morning at sea (03:47). Members of the bridge crew set the ship’s course (04:35); an aerial shot shows the ship as it sails for Hong Kong. A man rushes through the halls of the ship to get down to the engine room where a motor has stopped working; he helps initiate hand-pump steering. Men prepare for a helicopter to take off (07:08); the helicopter leaves the deck and flies over the sea. A man in the communications room talks to the helicopter crew about a torpedo-recovery exercise (07:47). A torpedo is dropped into the sea, and then a diver repels from the helicopter to recover the weapon. Men on the ship watch the exercise off in the distance. The helicopter returns the torpedo to the ship. Men participate in physical training on the deck of the Coventry (09:34). Several men in a band rehearse a rock song for a few of their shipmates (10:26). On Saturday, some of the crew start their day with an exercise simulating an on-board explosion (11:34). Men put on fire gear and oxygen tanks as they prepare for a rescue mission as part of the overall exercise. They evacuate a wounded man. In the evening, the officers enjoy a formal dinner (13:44). The men sing during a church service the following day (14:45). Footage shows a dolphin as it swims and jumps just in front of the bow of the Coventry. Men play volleyball on deck (15:18). A helicopter takes off (15:53), and two men take aerial photographs of the Coventry from the helicopter. Members of the crew kill time by sun bathing, reading, and singing. Another of the ship’s radio DJs puts on a record to end the day at sea. The ship sails as the sun sets in the background (17:23). The next day, the crew prepares to resupply the ship at sea. Men signal to the supply ship. They hook up ropes and cables to connect the two ships (18:18), and then they move supplies and weapons aboard the Coventry. More supplies are brought aboard and the men organize and store them (20:20). The film shows the ship-wide video broadcasting of relevant information and updates for the crew (21:00). The following day, the Coventry prepares for a combat training exercise. A fighter jet flies overhead (22:49); men in the firing room deploy the ship’s anti-aircraft guns (23:13). Men in the ship’s control room communicate with the ship’s gunners and other members of the crew. The Coventry increases its sailing speed. Another of the ship’s guns goes through an exercise firing heavy shells. The crew celebrates their last night at sea with a variety show performance. The ship’s rock band plays for everyone (26:15). The captain is brought up on stage for a magic trick. The men sing a song together. An aerial shot of the ship shows it as it enters Hong Kong’s waters. The Coventry approaches a dock in Hong Kong (28:18), as the crew waits on the deck of ship. The Union Jack is raised and the ship is tied up. The film ends with a shot of the crew posing on and in front of the ship. The HMS Coventry was a Type 42 (Sheffield-class) destroyer of the Royal Navy. Laid down by Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, at Birkenhead on 29 January 1973, she was launched on 21 June 1974 and accepted into service on 20 October 1978 at a cost of £37,900,000. She was sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks on 25 May 1982 during the Falklands War. Nineteen of her crew were killed and a further 30 injured. May God rest their souls in peace. Long live England. Long live the Royal Navy.
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enjoy Singapore well it was different that way it was all right there are lots of things you could buy you buy lots of rabbits right lad how did it go then that's it is it not saying anymore callor hands callor hands callor hands good morning 7:00 and yet another beautiful day in the South China Sea this is Jess with you for an hour of morning music breakfast today consists of bacon eggs and beans and here's a funky little number to wake you up get it [Music] close stand Sun now now now 103743 it was 28° 52. four steer 155 steer [Applause] 155 course 55 how many sto you got one that's even a bit quick for one steer motor don't you reckon okay mid ships mid ships till flat fast as you go ver as mate steering gear break down P steering gear break down steering gear break [Applause] now stop both engines stop we have a steering GE bre done Elm to the to flat excuse me please so we have a steering gear breakdown I have indication I have no steering mod is down are we've lost control sir I stopped both engines [Applause] [Music] [Applause] please bridge till a flat Bridge Quarter Master closed up in the tiller flat we have no steering Motors running Roger change to hand pump steering Roger change to hand pump steering port engine half ahead leave 4 Z port engine half aead 4 two more [Applause] degre bridge till flat wheels of mid ships uh very good the ship is altering course by main engines altering to 1 140 altering to 14 [Applause] Z it's just as well we're not in the English Channel we have supplies to one steering motor ready to change to Mechanical will stara 25 star 25 steer by mechanical wheel ship is now answering the mechanical wheel right that took a long time too [Music] long loading drills complete links ready for torpedo launch and Recovery request permission to launch helicopter [Applause] three Pap Julia Del R Delta at one mile check heke check speed 4120 three Pap Del dad half a mile standby drop links Ops are on ready to drop torpedo three Pap Del drop now now and now three Papa Juliet freelance investigating [Music] divers in the stop ready for torpedo recovery 20 Ys to go diver going out the door [Music] [Music] [Music] Torpedoes in the stop ready to hoist [Applause] [Applause] let's go that's good come on side BS that's it drive out come on drive out use those arms that's good come on little press up down and up down and up moving round that's good clockwise Direction that's it straight into the next exercise come on drive it out in those spreads come on push it out that's good on the side BS open up over up over up come on sit up that's it now good running around come on moving on to the next one straight into it sh jum come on knees to the chest knees to the chest come on drive drive drive that's that's it push it out that's the back fo move it around that's good straight into the next one come on work hard work hard work hard and said push it out push it out I don't mind you coming here I'm wasting all my time time when you're standing oh so near I can't of lose [Music] my yes no that's it no way two kids one's and one how old are you 21 the setting for this afternoon's exercise is that centry is steaming off the coast of orangeland orange is known to have a limited capability only consisting of conventional Fighters and bombers plus a few fast Patrol boats of Juvia reliability therefore the greatest threat is from the air with rocket and bomb attacks with the possibility of surface gunboat or torpedo attacks right State one condition Zulu start the exit size Roger from forward sir explosion five Charlie compartment and pre flooding this is hq1 Clos down five Charlie and rig [Music] Shoring right stop down that's it come on got it F Roger explosion AR sir fire in three Romeo tiller flat one casualty sir this is HQ one after first aid party must in the tiller flat come on there number one and two move yourselves come on on air quickly Shake come on number two's dresser come on a b Rags on fire down there and we think there's a casualty okay right how you happy do you understand the scenario where the fire is by the r post okay Bor Rags now then we're going to go down there you will be number one you will be number two number two take the L take the [Applause] [Music] L open the door waterall get that water waterall that'll do get out gently gently help yourself will be in house use your hands that's it all right Fe in the STS Fe in the stops together together gently [Music] is HQ all incidents are now [Applause] [Music] complete and now gentlemen I give you wives and sweethearts [Music] never away Santi keep her up under the way will go underbound for C morning gentlemen Welcome to our [Applause] service find the Restless W the mighty oan deep his own appointed oh he us when we cry to the for those in Peril on the sea good one help [Music] you good at this [Music] game are you all strapped in have any of you got cameras Oh not right we'll go up to about 1,000 ft and then we'll fly around to give you different shots of the ship [Applause] make yourself comfortable and try not to touch the door it'll be better if you knelt down with both knees I think and then you can lean your elbows on the [Music] dinghy we'll climb up and spiral round so you can get a shot from [Music] overhead if you click it now you should get a good shot from the stern got it but she never deceive me but the take the one for never be [Music] easying Whiskey in [Music] the [Music] wh and that about brings us back to the end of uh the classical spot I'll be back again next week in the meantime I'll leave you with Mr hul and a section from the planet Suite until next Sunday oh Eternal Lord God who alone spread out the heavens and ruest the Raging of the sea who has compassed the waters with bounds until day and night come to an end be pleased to receive into thy Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of us thy servants and the fleet in which we serve through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen nine of Sierra Bravo this is a Charlie [Applause] forar Theon Alpha a 270 tack Romeo Corman 270 tack speed a 1 2 time 02 3 4 hello [Applause] H it in the block [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] all the way start the sweat start the sweat hold on fellas keep it going all the time and it comes and it comes keep it going keep it going all the way all the way put it right in right in right in come on in that's it again hold it hold lay back [Music] [Applause] [Music] human make to stor n steer 270 replenishment course will be 270 speed2 two strum Nest from centry coron alpha 270 T Romeo coron 270 tack speed one [Applause] two come [Applause] go back next [Applause] [Music] glass glass glass more 4 3 2 1 good evening once again and welcome to centry broadcasting with news about our trip to Hong Kong the passage so far has been smooth and comfortable and the weather good and you'll be pleased to hear that the typhoon the one Christen Kim by the meteorological people has providentially now blown itself out and is on its way to the Philippines anyway so we can all carry on sunbathing we will arrive at Hong Kong in fact off wh and lights at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday I'll correct that 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday and we'll be alongside the north wall of HMS Tamar at around half 9 leave will start at 12:00 so for those of us whose WIS are coming out we'll be at kak airport to meet them [Music] this is a briefing for tomorrow's exercise code named Counterstrike and it's a combined exercise involving ships of the royal Navy with aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force the Air Forces will consist of a C130 Hercules in The reconnaissance role and F5 interceptors on fighter ground attack at the start of the exercise the Hercules will be on a locate and Shadow Mission looking for the task group our def will involve firings of the 45 gun and simulated firings of the seart missile and the Air Attack Phase is expected to commence at about 0600 tomorrow morning right happy happy happy team [Applause] [Music] [Applause] APS all right be prepared to call me on a grw as well if you get a raid developing did we get uh esm on that last raid now what have we got for the Southwest or nothing this guy has been uh classified as hostile that's the only one at the moment 52 maneuver blind AO blind take track 51 41 with cedar line Roger [Applause] stand clear of all moving parts auto hand in run up coming on now stand clear [Music] [Applause] [Music] 51 41 acquired for engage with cedar L [Applause] Roger engage for Dart away 5141 this is Alpha 2 Sierra birds away bogey 51 41 out 5 Seconds intercept forward 51 41 Splash by D SE cease firing F Roger cease firing Captain surway we've got six fast moving radar contacts at 200 mil bearing 240 this ties in with our intercepted bearing of their radar I think this could be the raid I suggest a raid warning red agree off of the watch uh L to The Omen All Ships air raid warning red increased speed standby to open a AR bearing [Applause] 240 first the watch what's our speed [Applause] now increasing 18 [Applause] [Applause] you happy with this course yes sir this is a good course uh all our weapons bear on this course right I think I'm happy now I actually come up 20 knots off of watch increase [Applause] 20 blind Airway it looks like just 5123 has got through fine Roger I 5123 Roger take 5123 with gun 4 five stood Two Fire acquired 51 2 3 Roger engage 5123 [Applause] [Applause] [Music] we [Music] I don't mind you hanging out or Tu it in your sleep doesn't matter as de now I think the captain ought to be involved in this don't you don't you can we have the captain up then do we want the captain up watch in the bag watch in the bag right Mr Blacklock put your watch in the bag it's only a cheap timer [Laughter] all I can afford come on sir I'm sure you trust me as buffer this I want the old chance goly goly goly [Applause] goly of sunshine [Applause] I have been very pleasantly and uh proudly satisfied with the behavior of my ships company I can assure you that it is important to me uh I think it is important to the Navy and important to her majesty the queen and to the the country because we are ambassadors of our country overseas and I thank you for what you've done and how you've played it and I ask you to continue in the same way [Applause] [Applause] well I sh on sh cro is her name I am the C the and ising hell so very well my old to love and when I return United We will be we will be it's [Music] not me when [Music] I hey for
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