Tragedy - On Land And Sea 1932

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First part of story missing.

Intertitle reads "... then swiftly follows the dread news of loss of ill-fated M-2 with her complement of 54."

(Earlier Library footage) Sailors walk along the hull of the M2 submarine as it floats at sea. Closer shot of the conning tower (M 2 sign clearly...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
4632
Sort Number:
32/008
Time in/Out:
01:32:34:00 / 01:33:37:00
Canister:
32/8
Film ID:
641.25
Issue Date:
28/01/1932

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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