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£3,000,000 Fastest Empire Ship 1931
Description
Full title reads: "Clydebank. £3,000,000 fastest empire ship. 'The Empress of Britain' - built CPR Quebec-Southampton Service - named & launched by the Prince of Wales from John Brown's Ltd. famous shipyard."
Clydebank, Scotland.
High angle shot of Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 8186
- Sort Number:
- 31/029
- Time in/Out:
- 01:44:14:00 / 01:45:04:00
- Canister:
- 31/29
- Film ID:
- 767.15
- Issue Date:
- 09/04/1931
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This clip's current date of 1931 is incorrect, actually the Empress of Britain was launched on 11 June 1930.
Much more footage, (with sound), of the launch can be seen in clip 691.35.