HMS Wave Aground

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
52/81
Date Released
6 Oct 1952
Date Other
Oct 1952
Length of issue (in feet)
732
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
The minesweeper, H.M.S. Wave, is swept on to the rocky foreshore at St Ives, Cornwall, and badly holed. Repairs are hurriedly made and soon the ship is afloat again.
Keywords
Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
St Ives
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
160
Story extras:
Film clip
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'HMS Wave Aground', Pathe News Issue No. 52/81, 6 Oct 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/104968 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)