Liberty Launched (1918)

Liberty launched. USA. Launching of the 1st 9600 ton emergency freighter. Opens with upward shot sailors all looking over ship’s bow; which is decorated with us flags. Pan down; streamers hanging on boat; crowd celebration below; waving hats - mostly straw boaters - and flags as ship moves away. Events; USA; patriotism. Boats and ships; christenings. 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.