Famous Cutty Sark Arrives At Gravesend 1938

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Gravesend, Kent.

Various shots of the clipper ship Cutty Sark arriving at Gravesend from Falmouth, on her way to join HMS Worcester as a training ship at Greenhithe. The cadet boys of the Worcester wave as the Cutty Sark comes into view. Good shots of boys working on the ship. Commentator explains...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17278
Sort Number:
38/049
Time in/Out:
01:04:38:00 / 01:05:14:00
Canister:
38/49
Film ID:
971.07
Issue Date:
20/06/1938

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