| News in Brief: San Francisco, Sunken Ship Blasted. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1566 |
| Catalog #: | 351668 | |
| Clip Number: | 351668-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-519-02 | |
| Timecode: | 04:22:57 - 04:23:39 | |
| Location: | San Francisco, California | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMOLITION: Boats LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, San Francisco | |
| Description: | News in Brief: San Francisco, Sunken Ship Blasted. The sunken Navy hospital ship 'Benevolence,' sunk during a collision last year, is blasted by salvage experts as a menace to navigation. Tons of high explosives do the job. VS men at work on smaller boat, handling bags of explosives. MS gloved hands pushing plunger to set off explosives. WS fairly calm-looking sea, then a huge explosion in the distance on the water. VS debris in the water. | |
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