Japanese Whaling Fleet (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. First Japanese whaling expedition since the war takes place under U.S. Army supervision. Antarctic. MS’s a whaler cutting through the sea. MS’s and CU’s harpoons being fired from the ship and sending up a shower of spray as they hit the water. Various shots a whale being towed in and hauled aboard. LS the scene on deck as cutting up operations begin on the whale. 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 British Pathé