HMS Leander Aka HMS Leander (1931)

Full title reads: Devonport. HMS Leander. Our latest battleship named and launched by Mrs. Alexander, wife of Labour s first Lord of the Devonport, Devon. A vicar stands on a podium near the stern of HMS Leander. The gathered crowd are singing a hymn. Mrs Alexander (wife of A V Alexander) swings bottle to name and launch the new battleship. The warship moves off down the slipway into the water. Shots of the ship floating in the water. Gathered people give three cheers. FILM 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 (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gaumont British (19341959), as wel