World Record Salving Op. 1925

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Item title reads - World's record salving operation. Half the scuttled German Fleet has now been raised - the last one was salved and beached in 3 days. Scapa Flow, The Orkneys.

L/S of the wrecked ships, the camera pans across them listing in the water, the gun on one of them still looks in...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25159
Sort Number:
G 1189
Time in/Out:
01:06:36:00 / 01:10:25:00
Canister:
G 1189
Film ID:
396.04
Issue Date:
14/05/1925

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