Title:LAUNCH OF A MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT, SOUTHAMPTON [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 241-8
Other titles:BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Roughly edited footage of the launch of the 60 ft prototype motor torpedo boat; also edited, possibly newsreel, footage of 37 ft 6 inch motor boats built for Imperial Airways and of 37 ft 6 inch seabus built for Red Funnel Ferries, Southampton.
Description: I. Brief shots of the 60 ft prototype motor torpedo boat (MTB) at mooring and of a small boat at sea. The launch of the 60 ft prototype MTB watched by Hubert Scott-Paine. Shots of the MTB featuring its stepped hull, propeller layout and deck layout. Shot of the 60 ft prototype MTB in the water and moving back in to the harbour side. Hubert Scott-Paine, wearing a dark coat and captain's hat, stands amidships. Shots of the MTB in the water. Footage of the MTB on land and of Hubert Scott-Paine inspecting the boat prior to the launch. More shots of the MTB in the water, shots of the launching platform and of a plank being pulled through the mud. Further shots of the boat being moved into position prior to launch with Hubert Scott-Paine looking on. Static camera shots of rough seas.
II. Seven 37 ft 6 inch motor boats built for Imperial Airways moving in formation (the nearest three to the camera are closed over, the next three are open with canvas covers and the last enclosed). Shot of a 37 ft 6 inch Red Funnel seabus Island Enterprise in Southampton Water and in open rough seas.
Alternative Title:BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
