'rangitiki' Survivors - November 1940 1940

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Several shots, some good close up shots, of Captain and the crew of the New Zealand liner 'Rangitiki' bombed in the Atlantic by Nazi battleship but managed to come to Britain. Several shots of the liner in harbour - name on ship seen. Various shots of the survivors...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60230
Sort Number:
UN 0238 C
Time in/Out:
01:50:19:00 / 01:53:26:00
Canister:
UN 238 C
Film ID:
1627.14
Issue Date:

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