Launching of the SS Scythia

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
653
Date Released
25 Mar 1920
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
SHOTLIST: 1. GV launching platform, bearing the notice "RMS Scythia Cunard Company". [22 ft] 2. Panning shot of the propellors and rudder and then the hull sliding slowly past camera into water. [81 ft] 3. GV Scythia lying in water. [35 ft] 4. Panning shot tugs and other craft around the new ship. [88 ft]
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Barrow
Length of story (in feet)
226
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Launching of the SS Scythia', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 653, 25 Mar 1920. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/81325 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)