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BANTAM BATTALION

Bantam Battalion (1914-1918)

Sir A. McKinnom & Mayor of Birkenhead review Bantam Battalion.

A WAR TROPHY

A War Trophy (1920-1929)

A captured German gun is displayed in Birkenhead square on a rainy day.

THE PRINCESS PLACES WREATH ON BIRKENHEAD WAR MEMORIAL

The Princess Places Wreath On Birkenhead War Memorial (1925)

Princess Mary lays a wreath on the...

H.M.S RODNEY

HMS Rodney (1925)

Princess Mary launches the battleship H.M.S. Rodney in Birkenhead.

H.M.S. RODNEY

HMS Rodney (1927)

Smokey scenes as H.M.S. Rodney steams away from the Liverpool docks.

BUILD MORE SHIPS

Build More Ships (1927)

Lady Vesty launches the S.S Arandora.

THE NAVY'S

The Navy's "Youngest" (1933)

The HMS Achilles, the new British cruiser, in dock in Birkenhead.

 

 

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED LNER

Submarine Launched Lner (1938)

Mrs A J Powell launches a the new submarine HMS Thetis at Birkenhead.

BIRKENHEAD aka HMS CONWAY IN DRY DOCK

Birkenhead AKA HMS Conway In Dry Dock (1939)

Footage of the warship the HMS 'Conway' being cleaned...

KING AND QUEEN TOUR MERSEYSIDE

King And Queen Tour Merseyside (1940)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit bomb damaged streets in...

MR CHURCHILL IN LANCASHIRE

Mr Churchill In Lancashire (1941)

Winston Churchill tours bombed areas of Birkenhead, Liverpool and...

TALE OF TWO SUBMARINES

Tale Of Two Submarines (1942)

Sunken submarines Thetis and Sailfish are seen rebuilt, renamed and back...

PATHE FRONT PAGE

Pathe Front Page (1947)

Wall of Death stunts, Tynwald Day in Isle of Man, Childrens' Day in Leeds.

QUEEN LAUNCHES THE NEW

Queen Launches The New "Ark Royal" (1950)

Queen Elizabeth launches the new Royal Navy aircraft...

ARK ROYAL GUARDS AGAINST H-BOMB

Ark Royal Guards Against H-Bomb (1955)

A new aircraft carrier capable of launching atomic or hydrogen...

"Seaslug" Missile Launched From HMS Devonshire AKA Seaslug Missile Launched... (1962)

Good...

H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE'S

HMS Devonshire's "Seaslug" Missile AKA HMS Devonshire's Seaslug Missile (1962)

Monitoring...

RENOWN LAUNCHED

Renown Launched (1967)

Launch of HMS Renown, the second nuclear powered submarine.

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

Submarine Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror launched at Birkenhead.