The Viking's last cruise : authentic story of hardship, exposure and disaster in the North Atlantic ice-fields

This is a firsthand account of the explosion aboard the S.S. Viking in 1931, given by Clayton King, the ship's wireless operator. The Newfoundland sealing ship was being used in filming for the 1931 movie about the seal hunt, "The Viking". An explosion occurred while extra footage was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Clayton L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Printed by the Evening Telegram 1936
Subjects:
Viking (Clipper ship) > Shipwrecks
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/102398
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Summary:This is a firsthand account of the explosion aboard the S.S. Viking in 1931, given by Clayton King, the ship's wireless operator. The Newfoundland sealing ship was being used in filming for the 1931 movie about the seal hunt, "The Viking". An explosion occurred while extra footage was being filmed, killing 26 people onboard, including the film's producer, Varick Frissel.

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