Item title reads: "British Salvage Triumph. Messrs. Cox and Danks - after months of tense and often disappointing efforts - succeed in raising the giant 23,00 ton German cruiser "Moltke"."
Stromness, Orkneys
M/S of the funnel as the ship is raised, with a man on ladder. Waves wash over deck and various parts of the ship, now raised. All is covered in seaweed. C/U of seaweed, pan round the propellers. Men in silhouette are seen on the deck. The salvage team pose and wave to celebrate their success.
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 13/06/1927
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 33119
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 686.09
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:02:37:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:19:48:00 / 01:22:25:00
- Canister:
- G 1406
- Sort Number:
- G 1406
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- Categories
- Travel & Exploration
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Dave Walker says
The account in the book \"cox\'s navy\" suggests that it is not a funnel but one of Cox\'s ingenious airlocks through which men were able to enter and work in the submerged ship, which can be seen as the ship rises
Dave Walker says
The account in the book \"cox\'s navy\" suggests that it is not a funnel but one of Cox\'s ingenious airlocks through which men were able to enter and work in the submerged ship, which can be seen as the ship rises