Plymouth, Devon. Intertitle: “AUTUMN GALES COMMENCE. All sails blown away and helpless before storm, French Barque 'Yvonne' is lifted by mountainous seas on to the breakwater“. Panning shot, taken from on board a boat, of a tall ship on a choppy sea. The sails of the ship appear to have been blown to shreds by the storm. 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 website.
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