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100,000 See Launching Of Mammoth Liner, Rex, New Sea Queen

Reel Number: 221491-35

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1931

Country: Italy

Location: genoa

TC Begins: 02:04:28

TC Ends: 02:06:20

Duration: 00:01:52

100,000 See Launching Of Mammoth Liner, Rex, New Sea Queen View from water of large hull surrounded by cranes, mountains behind. Men removing large timbers propping hull w/ winch & crane. VIPs arriving including King. 02:05:02 Low angle of bow w/ name & construction workers waving down. Royalty & VIPs looking up. King Victor Emmanuel III talking, gesturing. Workers wave. 02:05:21 Hull slides down ways, smoking & into water. 02:06:07 Crowd waving. Water filled w/ small rowboats filled w/ spectators & tugs around Rex. Ocean Liner; Royalty; NOTE: This 51,100 Ton ship sailed for Italian line until sunk by RAF planes 08Sep44 off Koper.

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