Launch Of ’prince Nicholas’ (1919)

Launch of ’Prince Nicholas’. Lake Shipyard, Hamworthy, Dorset. M/S back view of a man and woman, smashing a bottle against a ship to launch it. Good shot of the ship moving down the slipway as workers watch it go. C/U of the launching man and woman - she is quite young, he has white hair and beard. Pan across the couple with their entourage - lots of ladies in hats with veils. Shots of officials coming along a gangplank. Shot of the bow of another ship, with people moving around on the deck, as it slowly slips down to the water. Wording on the side of the ship reads ’Prince Nicholas’.Quick cut to shot of Tudor timbered building. Back to the slipway. Launching party coming down gangplank. 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 col