Italian Destroyer Launched Lner (1938)

Genoa, Italy. M/S panning along the length of the torpedo-boat destroyer ’Carabinieri’ in a shipyard. Officials and smartly-dressed ladies look on. The warship is blessed by a priest who flicks holy water towards it, then the vessel moves slowly down the slipway and into the water. The crowds wave and cheer. 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), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.