Original 8mm amateur film, reel 9, footage of launching ceremony of Ranger Callisto vessel

Original 8mm colour footage, silent, filmed in 1971. 25 feet reel. Launching ceremony of fishing vessel trawler 'Ranger Callisto' owned by Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd., launched on 24/06/1971 at North Shields port. Footage includes preparations and close-up shots of the ship.

This film is part of a collection of 150 8mm films made by John Arnott-Brown, railway enthusiast and amateur filmmaker. John Arnott-Brown filmed the railways in the United Kingdom, mostly steam, between 1960 and 1982. A few films include footage of railways abroad, especially Europe (e.g. Portugal, Spain). The collection includes 5 larger 400 feet reels of edited footage, whilst the rest of the collection is made of small 50 feet reels of unedited footage.