Motor Boat Patrol (1953)

Gosport, Hampshire. Various shots of a new motor patrol boat zooming about on the sea. A lightweight diesel engine, the Deltic, has been put in a former German gunboat to be tested. A large crew stands on board, presumably observing the performance of the engine as the craft moves along at speed. Notes and cutting on file. 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.