Launch Of 'prince Nicholas' 1914-1918

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Launch of 'Prince Nicholas'.

Location of events unknown.

M/S back view of a man and woman, smashing a bottle against a ship to launch it. Good shot of the ship moving down the slipway as workers watch it go. C/U of the launching man and woman - she is quite young, he has white hair...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73304
Sort Number:
ON 133 C
Time in/Out:
01:15:51:00 / 01:19:06:00
Canister:
ON 133 C
Film ID:
1918.14
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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  • This clip is a mish-mash of two separate events.

    Up until 01:24 what's happening currently remains unclear. However at 01:25, we see the launch of the concrete ship named "Prince Nicholas", (not Nichols or Nicholus as the shots list currently suggests).

    This launch took place on 16 January 1919. The location is the Lake Shipyard, Hamworthy, Dorset.

    Attached is a photo of the event, (which when clicked on exactly matches the scene at 02:07 in the clip).........

    http://poolehistory.org.uk/node/313243

    Note that from the point in the shots list saying "shot of Tudor timbered building", we revert to the original, unidentified ship launch.

    jamied 27th Jun 2012

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