An Almost Unsinkable Ferry

Series

Series Name

Pathe Super Gazette

Issue

Super Issue No.

32/25

Date Released

28 Mar 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Air ‘Parade’
2. 2A Record ‘Harvest of the Sea’
3. 3Off to the Sudan
4. 4Bulgaria’s ‘Liberator’
5. 5Old English
6. 6An Almost Unsinkable Ferry
7. 7To Be Above London’s Fires
8. 8Every One a Beauty Queen
9. 9General O’Duffen

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 9

Summary

Named ‘Royal Iris II’, by command of the King, so that memory of original’s gallantry at Zeebrugge should not be forgotten - launched at Harland and Wolff’s famous yard.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Govan

Credits:

Camera

Paul Robello

Length of story (in feet)

85

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

• You may need to login in to external websites.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

Series held

View all series held by British Pathe Ltd