DEFENCE / TRANSPORT: . Melbourne scrapped (1929)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Royal Australian Navy (RAN) light cruiser HMAS Melbourne (1912) being broken up for scrap. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: . Melbourne Scrapped. The famous Australian cruiser at last finds its way into the hands of shipbreakers at Rosyth. On the occasion of her visit to Portsmouth in 1926... 1926 ENGLAND: Portsmouth: EXT HMAS Melbourne SLATE INFORMATION: ...and now! 1929 LOCATION UNKNOWN (England or Australia ?) HMAS Melbourne at dock Workers breaking up ship for scrap Rundown section of ship Sections of ship being winched away by crane Background: Royal Australian Navy (RAN) light cruiser HMAS Melbourne (1912) being broken up for scrap. FILM ID: VLVA1W8BCTF78OF64YXR98V4FEABQ To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters