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1941 UK: HOW GIANT RECRUIT JOINED THE NAVY Launch of HMS Duke of York.
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1:44Now PlayingDate: 6th January 1941
Location: CLYDEBANK, SCOTLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Clydebank, Scotland
GV of crowds waving as King and Queen arrive. SV pan of King, Queen and Churchill behind them. TV of crowd waving and cheering. CU bows of battleship. SV King and Queen on platform waving to crowds. SV of crowd. SV Queen accepts bouquet and memento from small girl. SV Churchill on platform. SV Queen names ship. TV bottle breaks. CU ship moves off. LV stern into water. Front view of ship going down shipway. SV Queen makes waving motion with hand. LV battleship in water. GV pan battleship in water. SV King and Queen try to persuade Churchill to speak. ROTA BLUE
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STV of shipyard and ship in process of being built. CU of bow of ship pan to crowds below. SV ship moves down shipway and into water.
Navy - Ceremonial; Ceremonies - Launchings; Great Britain
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