British Shipyards Beat The World (1930)

Item title reads - British shipyards beat the world! “Princess Joan“ launched for . on the Clyde - of 1012 vessels total 1,522,623 tons launched last year - 54.5% were built in British and Irish Yards. Govan, Strathclyde, Scotland. M/S of a young lady launching the “Princess Joan“, she stands on a platform and hits the lever with a hammer, this smashes the bottle of champagne against the side. M/S as the ship slides into the water. M/S of “Princess Joan“ in the water. 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 f