Title reads: "Italy".
Various shots of new ship Eritrea on the stocks in an Italian shipyard. MS a priest blesses the ship with Holy Water. The ship is launched by an unidentified woman. The ship which will be doing service between Italy and Ethiopia / Abyssinia slides into the water. The voiceover talks about Italy's East African Empire. VS of ship being towed by tug.
N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be missing item from 36/76 LNER issue.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 21/09/1936
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 85007
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 2957.45
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:00:31:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:49:34:00 / 01:50:05:00
- Canister:
- 36/76 / UNI GAZ ROLL 21
- Sort Number:
- 36/076 / UNI GAZ 021
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Appears in...
- Categories
- Travel & Exploration
- WorkSpaces
- LS - Italy Abyssinia Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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Stills
jamied says
The launching took place on 28 September 1936.
The location is Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, Italy.