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1939 Destroyers search for the sunken submarine HMS "Thetis"
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1:17Now PlayingDate: 1st June 1939
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Tragedy of the "Thetis"
IRISH SEA: Liverpool Bay:
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BUOYS "Wreck" buoy after ditto
CHACELOT, Submarine Standing by after "Thetis" disaster.
CRAVEN. Commander Sir Charles. At Admiralty after "Thetis" disaster
LIVERPOOL Flags at Half mast after "Thetis" disaster
"MAURENTANIA", Cruise Liner Passes near "Thetis" disaster on returning from Trials
NAVAL, British Destroyers full-stream-ahead to the Sunken "Thetis" Destroyer H.80. & 51.
SHAKESPEARE, Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey At Admiralty after "Thetis" disaster
SUBMARINES Further Incidentials after Submarine "Thetis" disaster, Flags at Half mast at L'pool, men stop work for 'silence', rescue ships near, Mauretania, Destroyer 51, Sub. Cachelot, Salvage gear, Wreck buoy, Geoffrey Shakespear & Sir C. Craven at the Admiralty
"THETIS", Submarine 99 Killed when she sinks off Birkenhead
"THETIS", Submarine 99 Killed when she sinks off Birkenhead
Disasters and Accidents; Navy - Active
aerials, T-type submarine, Royal Navy
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