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Seized By Nazis U.S. Freighter Is Set Free And Sails For Home
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keywords: u.s. freighter ss city of flint, baltimore harbor, welcome home celebration
Synopsis: The U.S. freighter the SS City Of Flint captured by a Nazi pocket-battleship is set free in Norway and finally arrives home to Baltimore for a gala American welcome home...(read more)
- Date: 1940
- Duration: 00:00:54
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Seized By Nazis U.S. Freighter Is Set Free And Sails For Home
The weather-beaten U.S. freighter, "SS City of Flint," seized by a Nazi pocket-battleship and taken to Russia, and finally set free in Norway, arrives in port of Baltimore, Maryland after 113 days with a thrilling tale of war on the high seas. Captain Joseph Aloysius Gainard and crew of 40 get a gala welcome.
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- Newsreels: 1940 - January 29
