Birkenhead Launch Of HMS Prince Of Wales (1939)

Merseyside (formerly Lancashire). Full titles read: “BIRKENHEAD“ M/S of the enormous bow of the enormous bow of the battleship HMS ’Prince of Wales’. L/S of the Princess Royal (Princess Mary) giving a speech and smashing champagne bottle. L/S’s of the ship moving down the launch ramp into the River Mersey. L/S’s of the crowds cheering. 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.