Royal Navy Documentary Cold War "1400 Zulu" 71062
Created in 1965, "1400 Zulu" is a classic British propaganda and recruiting film that profiles the Royal Navy's operations around the world: from the Caribbean to Aden to the Suez Canal and beyond. It's a job that involves hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of men both above, on and below the water of all the world's oceans. The film shows some of the newest weapons in the RN's arsenal including nuclear submarines, missile systems and the Guided Missile Destroyer HMS Hampshire, Harrier Jump Jets and carrier-based Buccaneers, and helicopters. The Royal Marines including frogmen are shown performing manoeuvres, and various military exercises are shown and activities demonstrated.