Princess Royal Launches A Tramp-Steamer 1943

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Full title reads: "PRINCESS LAUNCHES A TRAMP-STEAMER".

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Various shots of the Princess Royal in uniform arriving at shipyard, large crowds watching. She mounts rostrum and launches the cargo carrier "Greenwich". She throws bottle against side of ship which starts to...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38027
Sort Number:
43/054
Time in/Out:
01:32:55:00 / 01:33:40:00
Canister:
43/54
Film ID:
1087.14
Issue Date:
08/07/1943

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