| New Mauritania Launched | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1526 |
| Catalog #: | 347147 | |
| Clip Number: | 347147-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 010-691-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:31:37 - 00:32:23 | |
| Location: | Birkenhead, Merseyside | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Launching/Christening TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Passenger Liners | |
| Description: | Shaky dull in contrast and imagery - DOS Hailed as the 1938 replica of her famous predecessor, a modern up-to-date Mauritania, 34,000 tons of ocean going luxury, slides down the ways into the Mersey River as 100,000 spectators cheer her debut. | |
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