Launch Of Aircraft Carrier (1945)

Unissued / Unused Material Various shots of the launching of the Royal Navy Aircraft carrier HMS Hercules by Lady Cripps on Tyneside. Politician Sir Stafford Cripps makes a speech. (M’tone, lav). Old Record suggests date as 22/09/1945. 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 Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.