Titles read: "NOVEL LAUNCHINGS".



Various locations of events.



At Norfolk in Virginia, United States of America, we see various shots of a steel oil tanker ship being launched and sliding sideways down a slipway. It nearly capsizes when toppling over the 6 foot drop at the end, but just manages to bounce right way up.



In Durban, South Africa's first warship, a 45 ton anti-submarine vessel (motor torpedo boat) is christened, then lifted onto the water by an enormous crane.



At a New Jersey shipyard in America, commentator says two ships are being launched at the same time, but we only see one. General MacArthur's sister-in-law (unnamed) smashes a champagne bottle against the hull of a destroyer several times and the vessel moves down the slipway. Natural sound of people cheering and a man saying "Don't push!".
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