Scenes of routine activities aboard a British Naval warship at sea. HD Stock Footage

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Scenes of routine activities aboard a British Naval warship at sea.

Antiaircraft guns mounted on British Naval ship at sea. Crewman instructing others about fire fighting. Crew members exercising emergency and damage control procedures. Views of interior Damage Control Headquarter, where crewmen refer to chart of the ship. A member of the medical staff lectures crewmen about first aid. Ship's doctor demonstrates precautions crew members can take for self-protection. Officers relaxing, off duty, singing and playing musical instruments. Sailors settling in hammocks for the night. Beginning of new day by swabbing decks.Views of engine room. Location: United Kingdom. Date: February 1944.

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