Falklands war - SS Uganda requisitioned
- Title
- Falklands war - SS Uganda requisitioned
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
- TX Date
- 14 Apr 1982
- Year of production
- 1982
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- Duration
- 00:01:58
- Description
- Report on the homecoming of schoolchildren after their holiday cruise ship, the SS Uganda, was requisitioned as a hospital ship for deployment during the Falklands war between Britain and Argentina. Includes comments from the children and teacher Brian Lloyd. Male reporters not identified.
- Contributors
- Brian Lloyd
- Keywords
- Great Britain; Holidays; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Travel abroad; Cruise ships; Schoolchildren; Military hospitals; Merchant shipping; SS Uganda
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