| HMS CONWAY'S NEW FIGUREHEAD UNVEILED (aka LIVERPOOL) Poet Laureat John Masefield unveils a new figurehead for HMS Conway. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6385 |
| Catalog #: | 192934 | |
| Clip Number: | 192934-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/74 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:51 - 01:32:21 | |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside. | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Unveiling LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Merseyside, Liverpool TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship | |
| Description: | John Masefield Unveils new figurehead on HMS Conway. Liverpool, Merseyside. Various shots of dignitaries, including the Mayor of Liverpool (?) arriving at the dockside for the unveiling of a new figurehead for the old wooden walled battleship HMS Conway. The ship has been in dock for an overhaul and is used as a cadet training ship. Poet Laureate John Masefield makes a speech before a microphone and the figurehead is revealed. Brief shot of people in the crowd. General view of the ship in the dock. | |
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