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SEA NEWS - SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

Sea News - Submarine Launched (1954)

At Barrow-in-Furness, the Navy's new submarine "Explorer" is...

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1927)

The submarine 'Oxley' sets off on trials from Barrow in Furness

NEW AIRSHIP R-80  aka AIRSHIP R.80 ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

New Airship R-80 AKA Airship R.80 On Maiden Voyage (1920)

A story about the maiden flight of...

EXERCISE

Exercise "Sleeping Beauty" (1956)

A Navy trail shows how quickly a laid up ship can be taken out of...

LAUNCH OF ORCADES

Launch Of Orcades (1936)

Ocean liner, 'Orcades', is launched at...

LAUNCH OF THE STRATHALLAN AT BARROW

Launch Of The Strathallan At Barrow (1937)

A new liner Strathallan is launched at Barrow.

H.M. SUBMARINE

H.M. Submarine "Otus" (1928)

H.M. Submarine "Otus" is launched at Vicker's ship yard. ...

 

 

ALMIRANTE SIMPSON AND CAPITAN THOMPSON

Almirante Simpson And Capitan Thompson (1929)

Two latest submarines for Chilean navy - 'Almirante...

LAUNCH OF HMS POSEIDON

Launch Of HMS Poseidon (1929)

Launching of the submarine the HMS Poseidon in Barrow-in-Furness,...

LUXURY LINER AND OUT TAKES

Luxury Liner And Out Takes (1925)

New Cunard liner "Carinthia" is launched in Barrow-in-Furness.

BIGGEST TANKER IS THE LAST aka BIGGEST OIL TANKER

Biggest Tanker Is The Last AKA Biggest Oil Tanker (1956)

Barrow-in-Furness builds the biggest oil...

BARROW-IN-FURNESS ROYAL LAUNCH aka LAUNCHING OF ORIANA

Barrow-In-Furness Royal Launch AKA Launching Of Oriana (1959)

Launching of ocean liner, the...

DREADNOUGHT ON TRIALS

Dreadnought On Trials (1962)

Dreadnought, first nuclear-powered submarine sets out on trials from...

FLOATING DOCK TO LE HAVRE

Floating Dock To Le Havre (1947)

Floating dock made at Barrow-in-Furness starts its journey to Le...

VALIANT'S KEEL LAID BARROW IN FURNESS

Valiant's Keel Laid Barrow In Furness (1962)

Keel of the nuclear submarine Valiant laid at Barrow...

LADY RYRIE

Lady Ryrie (1927)

Lady Ryrie at the launch of the great liner 'The Orford'.

H.M.S. MEDWAY aka HMS MEDWAY

HMS Medway AKA HMS Medway (1928)

HMS Meadway is launched from Barrow-in-Furness.

THE NEW ORONTES

The New Orontes (1929)

Lady Anderson launches the new "Orontes" at Barrow-in-Furness.

FIRST OF THE

First Of The "P" Ships (1929)

H.M.S. Perseus is launched from Vickers-Armstrong's yard in...

FOR THE CHILEAN NAVY

For The Chilean Navy (1929)

Vickers submarine his handed over to the Chilean Navy, Barrow-in-Furness,...

SUBMARINES TO BE ABOLISHED

Submarines To Be Abolished (1929)

The submarine H.M.S. Proteus, latest of the "P" Class ships, is...

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing (1929)

Footage of the "Araucano" being launched in Barrow-in-Furness,...

OFF TO CHILLI CHILE, CHILI

Off To Chilli Chile, Chili (1930)

Admiral Luis Escobar boards the "Araucano" bound for Chile. ...

NEW ORIENT LINER LAUNCHED

New Orient Liner Launched (1925)

A new liner, the Otranto, is launched by Mrs L.S. Amery in...

BRITISH GUN BOAT BUILT FOR SIAM

British Gun Boat Built For Siam (1929)

Mme Nunkae Bahidda launches the "Sukohodya",...

H.M.S. CUMBERLAND LAUNCHED

HMS Cumberland Launched (1926)

H.M.S. Cumberland is launched at Vicker's Yard at Barrow-in-Furness.

LAUNCHING OF THE SS SCYTHIA  aka LUXURY LINER LAUNCHED

Launching Of The SS Scythia AKA Luxury Liner Launched (1920)

An item about the launching of the...

QUEEN NAMES GIANT TANKER

Queen Names Giant Tanker (1965)

Queen Elizabeth II launches tanker "British Admiral" at...

DREADNOUGHT FOR NAVY

Dreadnought For Navy (1963)

Commissioning of Britain's first nuclear submarine, Dreadnought at...

BRITAIN'S SECOND ATOM SUBMARINE

Britain's Second Atom Submarine (1963)

Britain's second nuclear submarine 'Valiant' is launched in...

COMMISSIONING OF HMS RESOLUTION

Commissioning Of HMS Resolution (1967)

Commissioning of HMS Resolution atomic submarine.

NUCLEAR SUB LAUNCHED

Nuclear Sub Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Churchill launched at Barrow-in-Furness.

MRS WILSON LAUNCHES 'WARSPITE'

Mrs Wilson Launches 'warspite' (1965)

Mrs Harold Wilson launches atomic submarine 'Warspite' in...

LAUNCHING OF HMS HERMES

Launching Of HMS Hermes (1953)

Lady Clementine Churchill launches HMS Hermes at Barrow-in-Furness.

QUEEN VISITS THE 'ORIANA'

Queen Visits The 'oriana' (1960)

Queen Elizabeth II looks around the ship 'Oriana' at...

LIVE FISH BY AIR

Live Fish By Air (1964)

Fish flown from Hong Kong to Barrow-in-Furness to clean intake grid at power...

NEW SHIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION

New Ship Under Construction (1962)

Workers arrive at the gates of Vickers Armstrong Shipbuilders and...

KEEL LAYING OF POLARIS SUBMARINE

Keel Laying Of Polaris Submarine (1964)

Kell laying of Polaris submarine at Barrow-in-Furness.

TRIPLE LAUNCH AT BARROW-IN-FURNESS

Triple Launch At Barrow-In-Furness (1937)

Three destroyers, built for Argentine government, launched...

THE NEW FLEET REPAIR SHIP

The New Fleet Repair Ship (1928)

H.M.S. Resource, the new fleet repair ship, is launched in Cumbria.

SAUCER AND SCIENCE - BARROW-IN-FURNESS

Saucer And Science - Barrow-In-Furness (1959)

Duke of Edinburgh launches nuclear submarine...

FIRST ALL BRITISH A-SUB

First All British A-Sub (1966)

Queen Mother launches first all British A-submarine.

LAUNCHING IN HMS HERMES

Launching In HMS Hermes (1953)

Lady Clementine Churchill launches new aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes.

PRINCESS MARGARET AT BARROW-IN-FURNESS AND BLACKPOOL

Princess Margaret At Barrow-In-Furness And Blackpool (1954)

Large crowd on ship, watching,...

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1934)

New British made submarine is launched in Barrow in Furness.

MORE SUBMARINES FOR THE NAVY

More Submarines For The Navy (1939)

Footage of two submarine being launched at construction yard in...

DUCHESS OF YORK IN BARROW

Duchess Of York In Barrow (1935)

Duchess of York launches P & O liner, Strathmore, and renames bridge...

QUEEN NAMES DREADNOUGHT

Queen Names Dreadnought (1960)

Queen Elizabeth II launches Britain's first nuclear submarine.

ORIANA - reel 1

Oriana - Reel 1 (1959)

Great film about the design, building and testing of the ocean liner Oriana. c....

S.S. BRITISH SOVEREIGN

S.S. British Sovereign (1950-1959)

The story of how a ship wrought from steel and many other materials,...