Launch Of mendoya (1920 1929)

Launch of Mendoya (commercial freight ship ). Location of events unknown. People meeting; shaking hands. Girl gives bouquet to lady. CU champagne swinging on rope to smash against hull of ship; which begins to slide away. Really nice shot; starting as CU of ship; as it heads away; stays on it until boat slides into water. Shot looking down at crowd. Shot panning on the massive (in length) ship in the water. 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 well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on th