New liner - Duchess of Atholl. 1928 - 1929? Location of events unknown. New passenger liner ’Duchess of Atholl’ undergoes lifeboat tests; c. 1928-9. Some good shots looking down from deck at lifeboat being lowered. Also various shots from below looking up at line of lifeboats hanging at side of ship; & being lowered or raised. Wider shot; a diagonal view of ship’s bow. Safety; ocean liners; rescues; emergency, boats and ships. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage
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