Normandie Ship Aka SS Lafayette (1942)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. United States of America (USA). Various shots ship in dock - the SS Lafayette, an American Naval Auxiliary ship, formerly the French liner SS Normandie. Pan to two US navy officers and a civilian. One of the officers gives speech about ship’s recent refit (natural sound). Great shots of Lafayette sailing past skyline of New York City. 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