Launch of the Battleship King Edward VII (1903)

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1903 showing the launch of the British battleship HMS King Edward VII. King Edward VII himself performs the ceremony at the Devonport Dockyard.

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What happens

Launch of the Battleship King Edward VII è un cortometraggio muto del 1903. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film né vi appare quello di un operatore. La nave da battaglia HMS King Edward VII - costruita nel Devonport Dockyard, il cantiere navale reale - fu varata da re Edoardo VII il 23 luglio 1903. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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