Reports: Launchings - At Barrow-in-Furness torpedo boats for the Argentine Navy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
433A
Date Released
23 Sep 1937
Date submitted
21 Sep 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launching. SHOTLIST: Shots of the names on the side of the Torpedo Boats for the Argentine Navy. Priest swings incense burner. Launching ceremony. They slide down the slipway at Barrow. Torpedo Boat destroyers.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5706
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reports: Launchings - At Barrow-in-Furness torpedo boats for the Argentine Navy', British Movietone News Issue No. 433A, 23 Sep 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8028 (Accessed 05 May 2026)