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Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Launch of the first Type 21 frigate from Vosper Thornycroft's Woolston yard.
Description: LS to Princess Anne standing on the launch platform. Naval officers and their wives look on from the stadium, and ratings and workers from the ground. After some instruction, the Princess pull the lever and the bottle is broken over the ship's bows. LA through a crowd of press cameramen to Amazon sliding down the slip. A second camera records Princess Anne's arrival, the naming ceremony, and the launch - a better view taken down the slip.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]