DEFENCE: Launch of HMS Exeter at Devonport (1929)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Launch of HMS Exeter, a York class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, at Devonport dockyard. Full Description: SLATE Navy’s Newest: Launch at Devonport of . Exeter named by Lady Madden ENGLAND: Devon: Plymouth: Devonport dockyard: EXT Bottle being smashed against side of HMS Exeter ship at launch ceremony; spectators on docks; crew members (?) waving their caps in the air; ship surrounded by smaller boats; ship sailing away from docks Background: Launch of HMS Exeter, a York class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, at Devonport dockyard. FILM ID: VLVA9LYQFJGI8L5DTALUVPS8SET9M To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé