Mauretania Nears Completion At Birkenhead (1938)

Birkenhead, Merseyside. Several shots of the new liner ship Mauretania held on the slipway by scaffolding. Men are seen working on the final stages of the new ship. Commentator says it will be launched by the end of the month and will be bigger than the old Mauretania, “... and comfortable, and safe“. Followed by mute section of film showing similar construction shots, plus different shot of a huge girder (?) on a truck on its way to the ship. Alternative spelling - Mauritania. 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 Visnew