Troopship stranded. Location of events unknown.
Troop ship Narragansett run aground; on Isle of Wight. Opens with shot of rowboat; with 3 men; they are rowing away from shore. Pan left to ship across the water of the English channel; pan right to the rowboat again; as it approaches the stranded...
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"Troop ship Narragansett run aground" - the ship is the USS Narragansett. The area on which the boat has run aground is called Bembridge Ledge.
The incident occurred on 31 January 1919, enabling a correction to the current date range.
The ship is only seen at distance in this clip, so here's a closer photo of the incident......
www.navsource.org/archives/12/12
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