Duke of York in Port after Collision

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2316
Date Released
11 May 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
Dramatic pictures shot by Paramount in first light of day show ferry steamer Duke of York forty miles off Harwich with bows cut off. American freighter Haiti Victory picks up more than three hundred survivors after night collision in which she disabled Duke of York in fog.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters; Newsreels
Locations
Harwich
Library number
21368
Credits:
Camera
Arthur W. Farmer
Camera
Ronald L. Read
Length of story (in feet)
177
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
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Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
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London
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Duke of York in Port after Collision', British Paramount News Issue No. 2316, 11 May 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/44389 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)