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Title:THE WRECK OF SS CHAMPOLLION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1406
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The Beirut pilot boat rescues passengers and crew from the wrecked passenger ship SS Champollion in heavy weather. Filmed from onboard HMS Kenya.
Description: LSs of the SS Champollion lying on its beam ends in a rough sea. The pilot's launch passes the cameraship to go under the lee of the wreck and take off passengers and crew. By the end of the sequence the Champollion has broken its back. The buildings of Beirut are visible in the background.
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 314 ft; Running time: 3 mins
HD Media:
Notes: Summary: the pilot's boat was to have come alongside HMS Kenya to discharge the passengers, but the heavy swell rendered this impossible and the boat had to return to Beirut.