Half a Ship Saved

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/21
Date Released
11 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Scale Model of Flying Boat Tested
  2. 2Half a Ship Saved
  3. 3Basutoland’s New Ruler
  4. 4Ploughing for Victory
  5. 5Picture Paragraphs from the World News
  6. 6Picture Paragraphs from the World News
  7. 7Picture Paragraphs from the World News
  8. 8Sweden Snowbound
  9. 9The Queen Elizabeth’s Great Voyage

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
British tanker is cut in two by a torpedo, but the Captain decided to return to the stern half of the ship which still floated. He succeeded in travelling over a hundred miles before being sighted by a British destroyer.
Keywords
Ships and boats; War damage; Navy; Military
Locations
United Kingdom
Length of story (in feet)
103
Story extras:
Film clip
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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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