Detroit Launches A New Freighter (1938)

Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. Various shots of the huge freighter ship ’John Hulst’ being launched. Men work with hammers to free the ship from the shipyard; commentator says “every sledgehammer stroke is a blow at depression“. After sliding down the slipway the ship lurches alarmingly towards the opposite dock because of the suction from the water. The crowds of people there scatter away from the edge of the dockside. Commentator says the ship will be used for service on the great lakes of central America. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumon