Ship Launched by a Typist

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/15
Date Released
20 Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
Miss Florence Franklin a typist wins the ballot for the honour of launching her firm’s latest vessel, a tanker "Empire Correll". [61 ft] Meanwhile across the Atlantic the launching of another ship but instead of using grease on the slipway banana skins are used instead. [74 ft]
Keywords
Ships and boats; Competitions; Launchings
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip
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'Ship Launched by a Typist', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 41/15, 20 Feb 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/98594 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)