The War At Sea 1939

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Full titles read: "THE WAR AT SEA"

Various shots of the cargo ship the 'Eskodene' partly submerged off the east coast after hitting a German mine. L/Ss of the Belgian ship the 'Kabinda' off the south coast. The ship has a crack down the middle of the hull. Several shots of people including...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20473
Sort Number:
39/098
Time in/Out:
01:44:10:00 / 01:45:12:00
Canister:
39/98
Film ID:
1029.37
Issue Date:
14/12/1939

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