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LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS

Launched Sideways (1925)

The freighter, Gleneagles, is launched sideways in Toronto, Canada.

SUBMARINE SINKS NAZI TRANSPORT

Submarine Sinks Nazi Transport (1940)

Men of British Submarine Sturgeon celebrate in port after...

ONE JOB JETTY

One Job Jetty (1958)

A special jetty is built to remove the cargo from a stranded ship in Morocco.

LOADING BARGES

Loading Barges (1920-1929)

Footage of freight ship 'Christen Smith' on the water.

SHIP HAS OPERATION

Ship Has Operation (1959)

Dutch freighter 'Prinz Willem V' is lengthened in Rotterdam.

 SAILING CONTEST

Sailing Contest (1959)

Old freight ships (sailing barges) take place in race on Frisian Lakes,...

FIRST BRITISH SHIP PASSES THROUGH SUEZ

First British Ship Passes Through Suez (1957)

First British ship the 'West Breeze' passes through...

 

 

NEW FREIGHTER 'ACADIA FOREST'

New Freighter 'acadia Forest' (1969)

The new massive freighter ship 'Acadia Forest', which is made to...

INLAND SEAWAY

Inland Seaway (1957)

Massive construction works on the St. Lawrence Seaway and hydroelectric dam.

BREMERHAVEN - NEW ARMY FREIGHTER

Bremerhaven - New Army Freighter "Sir Tristam" (1968)

Army lorries board new freighter "Sir...

PLANE CRASH ON WINTER HILL

Plane Crash On Winter Hill (1958)

Plane crashed near Bolton, Lancashire.

AUSTRALIA BRISBANE PIPELINE FOR OIL SUPPLY

Australia Brisbane Pipeline For Oil Supply (1963)

Japanese fighter brings pipeline for Australian...

GERMANY DORNIER 31

Germany Dornier 31 (1969)

Item showing first vertical takeoff freighter plane the Dornier 31. Germany.

RESCUE IN NORTH ATLANTIC

Rescue In North Atlantic (1964)

British freighter 'Ambassador' rescued in North Atlantic.

THE END OF THE PING AN

The End Of The Ping An (1966)

Hong Kong ship runs aground off Dutch coast and Dutch coast guards jump...

DRAMA IN MID ATLANTIC

Drama In Mid Atlantic (1930)

The liner Mauretania rescues the crew of a sinking Swedish steamer Ovidia.

DETROIT LAUNCHES A NEW FREIGHTER

Detroit Launches A New Freighter (1938)

A new freighter is launched at Detroit, United States of...

THRILLING DRAMA OF THE SEA

Thrilling Drama Of The Sea (1929)

Captain Hansen and his crew are saved from burned freighter...

DUTCH SEA RESCUE aka 'FAUSTUS' WRECKED NEAR HOOK OF HOLLAND

Dutch Sea Rescue AKA 'faustus' Wrecked Near Hook Of Holland (1952)

Crewmen are picked up by...

FREIGHTER AGROUND

Freighter Aground (1961)

The British ship 'Ondo' runs onto a sandbank on the River Elbe.

SHIP ABLAZE

Ship Ablaze (1963)

Lebanese freighter is beached after fire at off Eastbourne.

'CONCORDE' CORDIALE

'concorde' Cordiale (1966)

First interchange of Concord parts between France and Britain is on its way.

RUSSIAN FREIGHTER SALVAGE

Russian Freighter Salvage (1969)

Salvage starts on Russian freighter which has run aground. River Elbe,...

MEMORABLE JOURNEY ON ST LAWRENCE

Memorable Journey On St Lawrence (1959)

German freighter 'Transquebec' sails up St Lawrence seaway....

MODEL AIRCRAFT

Model Aircraft (1957)

Large model aircraft are seen in flight - they are made by 28 year old Albert...

SCRAP FOR BRITAIN

Scrap For Britain (1939)

Footage of scrap metal being loaded onto ships in the United States of America...

WORLD NEWS - SAN FRANCISCO

World News - San Francisco (1950)

A hospital ship is rammed near the Golden Gate Bridge in San...

GREAT LAKES DISASTER

Great Lakes Disaster (1958)

Storm causes the sinking of a ship in Lake Michigan - US Coastguards set out...

SHIP DISASTER ON THE GREAT LAKES

Ship Disaster On The Great Lakes (1958)

Storm causes the sinking of a ship in Lake Michigan - US...

BRITAIN'S AIRCRAFT OF TOMORROW

Britain's Aircraft Of Tomorrow (1953)

Aircraft of every shape and size go through their paces in the...

WORLD'S BEST IN THE AIR

World's Best In The Air (1951)

Lots of planes on show at the famous Farnborough Air Show 1951.

BRITAIN SHOWS NEW PLANES

Britain Shows New Planes (1950)

Various shots of the famous air show at Farnborough.

FARNBOROUGH AIR DISPLAY

Farnborough Air Display (1960)

Good footage of the Farnborough air show. Hampshire.

FARNBOROUGH AIR DISPLAY

Farnborough Air Display (1960)

Good colour footage of the Farnborough air show. Hampshire.

PREMIER'S DAY OUT

Premier's Day Out (1962)

Footage of the Prime Minister at rally at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.

LE TOUQUET

Le Touquet (1950)

A cab driver takes three women from London to Le Touquet in France.

AFTER THE GRAF SPEE aka NAZI FREIGHTER SEEKS REFUGE - 1939

After The Graf Spee AKA Nazi Freighter Seeks Refuge - 1939 (1939)

British cruiser Orion chases...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL RESCUES FROM SINKING FREIGHTER,EXTREMES IN WEATHER AT HOME...

News In A Nutshell Rescues From Sinking Freighter,extremes In Weather At Home... (1936)

News...

THE FARNBOROUGH TRAGEDY

The Farnborough Tragedy (1952)

A De Havilland 110 crashes into the crowd at the Farnborough Air Show.

ABINGDON 50 YEARS RAF aka RAF GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR

Abingdon 50 Years RAF AKA RAF Golden Jubilee Year (1968)

50 years of the Royal Air Force...

$5,580,000,000 BILL KEEPS MARSHALL AID FLOWING aka AID FLOWING TO WESTERN EUROPE

$5,580,000,000 Bill Keeps Marshall Aid Flowing AKA Aid Flowing To Western Europe (1949)

Truman...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1937)

News in a Nutshell includes - guests at the Coronation, several ships run...