HMS Rodney (1925)

Item title reads - . Rodney. Britain’s latest and mightiest battleship named and launched by Princess Mary. Birkenhead, Merseyside. L/S of the Princess walking up some steps carrying a bunch of flowers. L/S of the large crowds gathered for the launch, the camera pans across to the platform. M/S of a clergyman praying. L/S as the bottle is swung against the ship. L/S as it slides down the ramp, M/S from the side as it enters the water and sails along, the crew wave from the deck. Various shots as the Princess walks up the steps. L/S of the crowds, the camera pans across to the ship. The bottle swings out and the ship sails off. Various shots of the Princess walking along. L/S of people with umbrellas up, a band looks to be playing in the foreground. The umbrellas are put down, another shot as the ship is launched and people wave after it. L/S as the Princess comes down the steps after the launch. Various shots of the bottle being swung. L/S of the ship in the water, people row boats ar