Mrs W J Elliot Launches A New Motor Vessel At Greenwich (1938)

Greenwich, London. Brief shots of men greasing a slipway rail prior to the launch of a new motor vessel called ’Mount’. Mrs W J Elliot helps a man to pour beer into a large silver cup; her hat is blown off by the wind and she puts it back on. Bottles of beer are handed out to the ship workers. Mrs Elliot and the man beside her drink from the enormous beer cup. She then raises the bottle to launch the ship and her hat blows off again. The ship moves slowly down the slipway. We hear voices making comments as the ship reaches the water. The ship will join the cargo service between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. 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 Gaumon