New German Liner (1935)

Full title reads: “New German Liner. ’Potsdam’ launched at Hamburg“. Hamburg, German. VS of German liner ship ’Potsdam’. MS shipyard workers knock way supporting chocks from the keel. Top view of crowd watching. More shots of workers. Top view of VIPs for launching ceremony. Good crowd shots. LS naval officer smashes bottle against hull and the ship starts to slide down slipway. VS of ’Potsdam’ as she is launched. Pan across crowd giving Nazi salute. The liner slides in water. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. 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