Italian Ship Mined (1939)

Note: Location of events unknown. Full titles read: “ITALIAN SHIP MINED“ L/S of Italian cargo ship hit by a German mine off the coast of Britain. Several shots of the damage caused to the ship by the blast. M/s of the Captain smoking a cigarette. M/S’s of other member of the crew holding up tabby kittens. The commentator says that no one was injured. Cataloguer’s note: This item is quite badly scratched. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the Brit