New Craft For Free French Navy (1941)

Item title reads - New craft for Free French navy. Various shots of motor launches and their crew from the Free French navy. Vice Admiral Muselier makes a speech putting them into commission for work in collaboration with the British navy. Various shots of the Breton seamen. The launches are blessed by naval chaplain, the camera pans across officers and men during the service. Sailors stand to attention and the Vice Admiral salutes as he leaves. 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 o