Launching Of Admiral Vernon 1920

Star Item

Description

Faversham, Kent.

Intertitle: "the Admiral Vernon was launched sideways".

L/S of a ship surrounded by scaffolding, the ship slides away from the scaffolding and enters the water side, rather than bow, first. The ship rocks from side to side as it hits the sea, large waves splash up....

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22015
Sort Number:
G 0725
Time in/Out:
01:09:41:00 / 01:10:29:00
Canister:
G 725
Film ID:
224.08
Issue Date:
29/11/1920

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
Bomb Disposal

Bomb Disposal

HMS Vernon Bomb Disposal Unit locate and detonate wartime bombs on a Kent beach.

King Fisher

King Fisher

Ace angler Ray Mumford shows us his technique and home-made equipment in action.

Knightsbridge Wedding

Knightsbridge Wedding

Society wedding at Knightsbridge.

Dam!

Dam!

Shots of the Vernon Hoofer Dam in Natal.

Sister And Seven Brothers

Sister And Seven Brothers

A whole family of artists at work in their studio.

An Artistic Family (& Cuts)

An Artistic Family (& Cuts)

A look at the work of artist Vernon March and his equally talented brothers and sister.

Taxi Divers

Taxi Divers

Frogmen diving in off coast of Portsmouth find London taxi !

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911