Half A Ship Launched (1942)

Titles read: “HALF A SHIP LAUNCHED“. Location of events unknown. A woman with a scarf in her hair - turban-style - smashes half a bottle of wine against half a ship to launch it at an unidentified shipyard. The forepart of a tanker moves down the slipway and into the water. Commentator explains that a 12 thousand ton tanker struck a mine and was severely damaged. The forepart sank, but the after-end was saved. Several shots show the two parts of the ship being brought slowly together. Men standing on both sections watch the progress. 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 (193