Keel Laying Of Polaris Submarine (1964)

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. MS. Three naval officers watching keel laying. Various shots of the circular keel being positioned on chocks. Various shots of the ceremony of keel laying of Polaris submarine. Sir Alfred Simms, the Director General of Ships at the Admiralty, fires the first rivets into the keel of the submarine. (.) Date found in the old record - 26/02/1964. 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 content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.