The "Windrush": First Pictures

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/25
Date Released
5 Apr 1954
Date covered
30 Mar 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
729
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The "Windrush": First Pictures
  2. 2Royal Tan’s "National"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
The Empire Windrush ablaze in the Mediterranean following an explosion in her engine room. Survivors board HMS Triumph to make their way home to Britain
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Algiers
Footage sources
Pathe Journal
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
Film clip
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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