Launching Of HMS Hermes (1953)

Unused / unissued material. Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Launching of HMS Hermes. Crowd. Officials talking to Lady Clementine Churchill. M/S Mrs. Churchill on platform launching ship. Crowd singing hymn “Eternal Father“. M/S vicar reading a sermon to crowd. M/S Mrs. Churchill on launching platform, she launches the ship after the usual blessing. L/S ship sliding down slipway. Old records suggest the release / shooting date of this item was 01/02/1953. Note: sound and image out of sync - needs to be retransferred before use. 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 (1931-1