Launch French Liner

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

50

Date Released

20 Aug 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Zepp Visits England
2. 2Wightman Cup Match
3. 3Launch French Liner
4. 4War in Britain
5. 5Safety on Wheels
6. 6Hail King Carnival

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Latest luxury boat. Champlain mighty 28,627-tonner built for transatlantic service, takes the water. 1. Salvage. Hoses are used to prevent boatmen stealing the valuable tallow scraped off slipway.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

St Nazaire

Library number

416

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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