Launch of Britain’s Last Cruiser

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

511-2

Date Released

13 Jun 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Prince with Australian Team at Bristol
2. 2Poplar’s Last Tribute to Will Crooks
3. 3Cambridge ‘Mays’ Although It’s June!
4. 4Launch of Britain’s Last Cruiser
5. 5Prince Makes Another Little Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Launching of cruiser HMS ‘Effingham’ at Portsmouth.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Launchings

Length of story (in feet)

65

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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