The Largest Lifeboat Afloat (1930)

Full title reads: “Dover. The Largest Lifeboat Afloat, named and launched by the Prince of Wales - President of the RNLI.“ Dover, Kent. Pan along harbour at Dover to reveal new Lifeboat on the Quay. MS Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor) making speech. He pulls the cord to launch the boat. Shots of the lifeboat (named Sir William ?) as it is pulled down into the water. N.B. . stands for Royal National Lifeboat Institution. 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 conten