The Navy’s “Youngest“ (1933)

Full title reads: “Birkenhead. The Navy’s ’Youngest’ 32 knot, 7000 ton cruiser HMS Achilles, magnificent in her navy grey paint and glittering in the sunlight - leaves for acceptance trails and her ’job of work’.“ Birkenhead, Merseyside. Various shots of HMS Achilles in dock. The cruiser is just about to come into service - it looks very modern. (If you look really closely you can see a swastika on the anchor.) Shots of side of ship showing name on side ’Achilles’. Shots of the warship as she moves away from the dock. 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 Gaum