The “Lady Drake“ (1928)

Item title reads - The “Lady Drake“ Third of five great liners for Canadian National Railways - named after consort of great British Navigator - launched at Cammell Laird’s Yard. Birkenhead, Merseyside. M/S as the rope from the bottle of champagne is pulled down from the ship, lots of people are stood on a platform next to the ship. M/S as the “Lady Drake“ sails down the slipway and people wave as it goes. M/S of the ship with a tug next to it. 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 1