Saddening Fate of HMS ‘Lion’

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

690-2

Date Released

17 Nov 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The British Fascisti
2. 2Lord Mayor’s Show
3. 3'All Blacks’ Almost Beaten!
4. 4Armistice Day in Paris
5. 5Coursing Full Swing
6. 6Saddening Fate of HMS ‘Lion’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Admiral Beatty’s historic Flagship cut in half for scrapping." Ship lies sideways in the sea. Men at work on the hull. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Blow-pipes that cut steel like cheese". Man with acetylene cutter on hull. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "3 ton iron ball, dropped 50 feet on armour plate, smashes it like china". Iron ball with man beside it over large section of half- tubing. Balls falls but does not smash the half-tubing. Ball hanging by scrap metal on ship. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "The man who mourns". Stock shot of Admiral Beatty.

Keywords

Navy; Military

Length of story (in feet)

62

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