U.S. Liberty Ship Given To Italy (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. A liberty ship, first of a number of merchant vessels sent to Italy by the U.S., arrives in Genoa. Italy. Various shots of the ship in the dock, pan down to crowds on it. M/S train of coal pulling up in sidings. M/S of the Italian Minister of Merchant Marines, Signor Aldisio, with U.S. Commodore Zioli on board the ship. M/S as American flag is lowered and Italian one is raised. M/S Aldisio and Zioli shaking hands. L/S ship. Cataloguer’s note: date of item: 3/2/1947. 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),