DEFENCE / TRANSPORT HMS Sussex, named by Lady Leconfield and launched at Newcastle on Tyne (1928)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Cruiser, HMS Sussex, named by Lady Leconfield, launched at Newcastle on Tyne. Ships / military /? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: HMS Sussex. Tenth of the new 10,000 ton County class cruisers named by Lady Leconfield and launched at Newcastle on Tyne ENGLAND: Northumberland: Newcastle on Tyne: EXT Crowd gathered at dockside; Long shots of Lady Leconfield (Beatrice Wyndham, Baroness Leconfield) naming and launching cruiser, HMS Sussex (not clearly seen): ship down slipway and in water: Background: Cruiser, HMS Sussex, named by Lady Leconfield, launched at Newcastle on Tyne. Ships / military / navy / launch FILM ID: VLVA88MFP48UOER5V818F14MLP16X To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé