New British Battleships 1942

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Titles read: "PATHE GAZETTE TAKES PRIDE IN PRESENTING THE FIRST PICTURES OF - NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIPS".

Somewhere in Britain.

Various shots of new battleships HMS Howe and HMS Anson, receiving a final 'touch-up' of paint before being handed over to the navy. Dockyard workers leave...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44244
Sort Number:
42/085
Time in/Out:
01:33:47:00 / 01:38:37:00
Canister:
42/85
Film ID:
1340.21
Issue Date:
22/10/1942

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