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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...

INAUGURATION OF NORTH POLE ROUTE

Inauguration Of North Pole Route (1957)

New air route is charted over the North Pole.

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.

 

 

"...The Village Smithy Stands" (1931)

Two women run a village blacksmith shop in Barrow Gurney.

"...The Village Smithy Stands" (1931)

Two women run a village blacksmith shop in Barrow Gurney.

CATERPILLAR BARROW

Caterpillar Barrow (1927)

Remarkable caterpillar track wheel barrow tackles rough ground.

H.M. SUBMARINE

H.M. Submarine "Otus" (1928)

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

CAPTAIN O'BRIEN

Captain O'brien (1928)

A new submarine called the Captain O'Brien is launched from Vicker's shipyard....

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,...

RUGBY LEAGUE CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY

Rugby League Cup Final At Wembley (1938)

Salford win the Rugby League Cup Final at Wembley against...

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...

HOVER-BARROW IN USE ON BUILDING SITE

Hover-Barrow In Use On Building Site (1960)

A wheelbarrow powered by a hovercraft engine is shown of...

COCKNEY BARROWS

Cockney Barrows (1967)

The craft of making traditional costermongers' barrows is seen at Terry...

DAFFODILS

Daffodils (1928)

Daffodil harvest in the Scilly isles - flowers being picked and packed.

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...

BOY BOXING CHAMPS

Boy Boxing Champs (1946)

Boys' Clubs' boxing championship at the Albert Hall, all boxers are teenagers....

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...

SAFER IN CAR BELTS aka DEMONSTRATION CRASHES FOR PROOF

Safer In Car Belts AKA Demonstration Crashes For Proof (1962)

Testing safety belts with crash...

DREADNOUGHT FOR NAVY

Dreadnought For Navy (1963)

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

GRASMERE SPORTS

Grasmere Sports (1964)

Traditional sports from Cumberland - running, wrestling and dog racing.

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.

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS LAUNCHED

HMS Illustrious Launched (1939)

The aircraft carrier the HMS 'Illustrious' is launched in Barrow,...

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.

FIRST AFRICAN BECOMES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SECRETARY

First African Becomes Federal Government Secretary (1959)

Jasper Savanhu becomes first black...

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...