The Fleet Sinks an Italian Warship in the Mediterranean

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

1

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Fleet Sinks an Italian Warship in the Mediterranean
2. 2Egypt Gives Her Loyal Help to Britain
3. 3RAF Raids Libya
4. 4India Helps Guard Britain’s Gateway to the East
5. 5Captured Italian Material [Sic]
6. 6The Commander-In-Chief, General Sir Archibald Wavell, Issues His Order of the Day to the Armies of the Middle East

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

The warships "Ajax" and "Arethusa". Scenes of general activity on ship - sailor looks through binoculars, etc. Men on pom poms; officers on bridge of ship. Ship on the horizon and guns firing. Man signalling with Aldis. Deck of warship, white ensign in foreground.

Keywords

Navy; Military

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Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

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film@iwm.org.uk

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Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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