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SHIP IA issue title - WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

Ship Ia Issue Title - What's In A Name ? (1938)

Footage of the Greek cargo ship the '1A' in a port.

CARGO SHIP AT SEA

Cargo Ship At Sea (1964)

Cargo ships at sea

 CRUISER

Cruiser "Medusa" At Levensau (1920)

Shot of German cruiser "Medusa" off the Holstein coast, Germany....

BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN - 1942

Bundles For Britain - 1942 (1942)

Sorting clothes in a depot & sinking cargo ship, crew saved.

RAILWAY SIDINGS - HULL

Railway Sidings - Hull (1920-1929)

Freight wagons moving along railway sidings in Hull.

LAUNCH OF THE DUNEDIN STAR

Launch Of The Dunedin Star (1935)

The cargo boat "Dunedin Star" is launched at Birkenhead, Merseyside....

AMERICA DELIVERS THE GOODS

America Delivers The Goods (1941)

American deliveries of military vehicles arrive in the Middle East.

 

 

HAM AND EGGS FROM U.S.A.

Ham And Eggs From U.S.A. (1941)

A consignment of ham and eggs arrives in Britain from America.

TALE OF 2 FIRES

Tale Of 2 Fires (1964)

An Indonesian cargo boat burns in Amsterdam Harbour.

HONG KONG WATER FRONT

Hong Kong Water Front (1953)

Hong Kong harbour, line of junks and other sailing vessels.

 RUSSIAN WHEAT FOR ALGERIA

Russian Wheat For Algeria (1962)

Soviet ships bring wheat to help out with food in Algeria.

TUGMASTER

Tugmaster (1967)

Large ship called Uganda is guided through narrow channel by a tugboat.

SEA TRUCK

Sea Truck (1970-1979)

Good shots of a flat bottomed boat or sea truck being built and carrying cargo.

THE FORGE - A CLASSROOM FILM

The Forge - A Classroom Film (1940-1949)

Educational film showing work in a forge.

LAUNCH AT BIRKENHEAD

Launch At Birkenhead (1920-1929)

Tanker (?) ship launched by fashionably-dressed lady at Birkenhead.

DOCKSIDE CRANES

Dockside Cranes (1920-1929)

Huge dockside cranes load and unload cargo from ships.

CARGO SHIP aka LINER AT SEA

Cargo Ship AKA Liner At Sea (1910-1929)

Shots of cargo ships and liners at sea.

WRECK OF THE

Wreck Of The "Queensmoor" AKA Queenmoor (1935)

British cargo ship 'Queenmoor' (aka Queensmoor) is...

POLAND'S DAY OF FREEDOM

Poland's Day Of Freedom (1939)

Footage of Navy Week in Gdynia, Poland.

CORN BY CANAL

Corn By Canal (1940)

Corn is carried by barges as the canals of England become important for transporting...

COINING THE GOLD OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST

Coining The Gold Of The Great North West (1929)

Processes involved in grain production in Canada -...

CARGO SHIP GETS TWO NAZI PLANES

Cargo Ship Gets Two Nazi Planes (1940)

A Scottish cargo ship is damaged after shooting down German...

KANGAROO KAPERS

Kangaroo Kapers (1932)

Footage of animals and birds being rounded up and placed into containers.

GIANT 'COPTER PASSES TEST

Giant 'copter Passes Test (1959)

Russian helicopter refuels cargo ship and frees mud bound lorry.

SHIP RAMS HOUSE!

Ship Rams House! (1963)

Russian freighter goes ashore, destroying sea front houses.

POOR BETSY ANN & CUTS

Poor Betsy Ann & Cuts (1926)

Dutch cargo boat runs aground just off Prawle Point.

EDEN IN SCOTLAND - 1942

Eden In Scotland - 1942 (1942)

Anthony Eden visits Russian cargo ship in Glasgow while touring...

DOUBLE SHIPWRECK OFF HOOK OF HOLLAND

Double Shipwreck Off Hook Of Holland (1967)

Double shipwreck off Hook of Holland - Greek and Dutch...

NEW RUMANIAN CARGO SHIP LAUNCHED

New Rumanian Cargo Ship Launched (1966)

Crowd gathers for the launch of a 12,500 ton cargo ship.

PAN-AM NEW CARGO DEPARTMENT

Pan-Am New Cargo Department (1969)

Pan-Am new cargo department shown at London airport.

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Falkland Islands (1969)

A ship off loads and takes on more cargo in visit to the Falkland Islands.

 THAMES PILOT

Thames Pilot (1920-1929)

Good shots of industrial section of River Thames, near Greenwich, London.

LONDON - BELGIUM AIR MAIL AND TRANSPORT PLANE

London - Belgium Air Mail And Transport Plane (1920-1929)

Footage of early passenger plane and mail...

LONDON - BELGIUM AIR RACE USING RFC BOMBERS

London - Belgium Air Race Using Rfc Bombers (1910-1919)

Footage of the London to Belgium air race.

DEPORTED LABOUR LEADERS

Deported Labour Leaders (1920-1929)

Reporters in small boats talk to deported Labour Leaders (Bolsheviks?)...

THE RUSSIAN FAMINE aka CARGO SHIP BEING LOADED

The Russian Famine AKA Cargo Ship Being Loaded (1920-1929)

Cargo ship SS Saturn is loaded with food...

FRUIT CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA - UNLOADED

Fruit Cargo From Australia - Unloaded (1910-1920)

Cargo of fruit from Australia unloaded at docks.

THE WINE BOATS OF THE DOURO RIVER

The Wine Boats Of The Douro River (1923)

Special boats used to transport wine on the Douro River are...

SOMETHING SWEET IN HARVESTS

Something Sweet In Harvests (1920)

Nice film showing the beetroot harvest in Holland - mostly women at...

DAFFODILS

Daffodils (1928)

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

MERELY MAIZE - A SOUTH AFRICAN SIDELIGHT

Merely Maize - A South African Sidelight (1930)

Men at work harvesting sweet corn in South Africa.

THE LAST VOYAGE

The Last Voyage (1938)

A steamship makes her last journey between Geelong and Melbourne, Australia after...

'WARE ICE!

'ware Ice! (1940)

Icebreaking tugs and supply ships travel across the pack ice of Lake Michigan.

FREIGHTER CAPSIZES Dublin issue

Freighter Capsizes Dublin Issue (1941)

Freighter carrying pig iron capsizes off US coast.

SALVAGE FROM THE SEA

Salvage From The Sea (1941)

Ship grounded off New Zealand is broken up for scrap metal for the war...

OUR LIFE LINE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC aka LIFELINE

Our Life Line Across The Atlantic AKA Lifeline (1941)

Convoy of cargo ships is escorted to...

THE COAL GIRLS

The Coal Girls (1930)

Women workers carry baskets of coal on their heads to load up a cargo ship in the...

REMARKABLE ACCIDENT

Remarkable Accident (1923)

Shots of a 1300 ton Cargo Steamer turned on its side next to the quay in...

WONDERFUL ENGINEERING FEAT

Wonderful Engineering Feat (1923)

The steamer "Richard Welford" is raised in 3 hours after capsizing...

THE WAR AT SEA

The War At Sea (1939)

Footage of two cargo ships damaged by German mines off the coast of Britain.