Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

First troop convoy for overseas 

Producing Agency:   Royal Canadian Navy, Photo Unit

Production Date:   1939

Format:   35 mm, b&w

Synopsis – various vessels leave Halifax Harbour crowded with soldiers and pass through the U-boat defence nets at the mouth of the harbour. A following sequence includes a meeting of the convoy commanders.

Repository:   National Film Board of Canada, Stock Shot Library

Subjects:
First troop convoy for overseas
World War II, 1939 1945 - Embarkation

Genre:
Documentaries and factual works

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