Launching Of ’british Sailor’ (1952)

Unissued / Unused material. Latest oil tanker of the British Tanker Company (Anglo-Iranian’s shipping organisation) ’British Sailor’ launched at Clydeside. Scotland. MS people on launching platform watching, they include Lady Fraser. Pan around the tanker. Various shots of tanker ’British Sailor’ being launched and on river after launching. Also various shots of workers and dockyard. 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 websit