HMS Nelson Visits South Africa 1941

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Item title reads - H.M.S. Nelson visits S. Africa.

Various shots of H.M.S. Nelson in dock at a South African port.

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39237
Sort Number:
41/068
Time in/Out:
01:43:00:00 / 01:43:41:00
Canister:
41/68
Film ID:
1127.20
Issue Date:
25/08/1941

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