S. S. Almeda (1926)

Birkenhead, Merseyside. Title: “S. S. Almeda. Lady Vestey christens and launches new 14,000 tons South American Liner“. M/S of Lady Vestey smashing a bottle of champagne against the hull of a ship. The hull then slowly slips out of shot. L/S of the ship sliding down the slipway. 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.