'Abandon Ship!' the Crew of the Great American Battleship ‘Colorado’ Receives the Dreaded Order in Mid-Ocean

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1409
Date Released
22 Sep 1924
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
TLV sailors rushing to boat stations, one boat full and ready to lower. GV battleship with boat rowing from it. [SUBTITLE]: THE CREW TAKE TO THE BOATS MLV sailors down ladder to boat. LV sailors down ladder to boat. [2ND SUBTITLE]: SOS. A DESTROYER PICKS UP THE WIRELESS SIGNAL OF DISTRESS, AND UNDER EVERY OUNCE OF STEAM DASHES TO THE RESCUE. LV destroyer belching black smoke. LV and MLV sailors getting into boats. LV destroyer. LV boats in water. [3RD SUBTITLE]: THE LAST TO LEAVE - THE CAPTAIN SALUTES THE BRIDGE MLV sailor gets over rail and salutes before going down. LV destroyer moving in. LV destroyer taking on sailors. [4TH SUBTITLE]: RESCUED LV boats around destroyer. [5TH SUBTITLE]: EVERY MAN SAVED. A DEMONSTRATION OF AMERICAN NAVAL EFFICIENCY. LVs destroyer taking men on board and men on rear deck.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Accidents and disasters
Library number GR
7885 missing 66ft dupe neg can H4
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
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''Abandon Ship!' the Crew of the Great American Battleship ‘Colorado’ Receives the Dreaded Order in Mid-Ocean', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1409, 22 Sep 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79822 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)