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COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER FOR BRITAIN

Commercial Traveller For Britain (1929)

J. H. Thomas, Minister of Employment, returns with his family...

BON VOYAGE - DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LEAVES FOR INDIA

Bon Voyage - Duke Of Connaught Leaves For India (1920)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught is seen...

CAN YOU BEAT IT!

Can You Beat It! (1923)

Plympton's 188 year old fire engine is still going strong.

SHE BRAVED BATTLE AND THE BREEZE

She Braved Battle And The Breeze (1925)

H.M.S. Implacable sits in the dry dock at Devonport waiting...

A NOVEL LAUNCH

A Novel Launch (1930)

The warship HMS Bulldog is launched - fully equipped - from Newcastle-on-Tyne.

NEW STERN FOR HMS RENOWN NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

New Stern For HMS Renown News In A Nutshell (1935)

New stern for HMS Renown is shipped from...

THE LAST VOYAGE

The Last Voyage (1927)

H.M.S. Thunderer is escorted on a final journey.

 

 

WORLD'S MOST POPULAR BATTLESHIP

World's Most Popular Battleship (1927)

H.M.S. Nelson puts out to sea for the first time.

SS 'R.H.CARR'

SS 'r.H.Carr' (1927)

The modern looking SS R.H.Carr is launched.

WORLD'S LARGEST SUBMARINE

World's Largest Submarine (1927)

H.M.S. Oberon, on display at Portsmouth for the first time.

GREATER LONDON DOCKS EXPANSION

Greater London Docks Expansion (1927)

Scenes at Canning Town showing the empty docks at Thames...

OUTWARD BOUND

Outward Bound (1928)

The newly completed warship / cruiser HMS Berwick leaves Plymouth.

BOXING CHAMPS aka AN APPROPRIATE SETTING

Boxing Champs AKA An Appropriate Setting (1922)

Boxing Championship on board HMS Hood.

BEATTY'S FAMOUS FLAG SHIP

Beatty's Famous Flag Ship (1924)

Beatty's battleship, famous from World War One, is sent to the...

WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE

With Only Inches To Spare (1924)

Enormous battleship sails up the Panama Canal.

A VERY NEAR THING

A Very Near Thing (1929)

A. H. C. Rowson has lucky escape when his autogiro turns over in a sudden gust...

A LINK WITH HISTORY GONE

A Link With History Gone (1930)

H.M.S. Ganges, one of last of Britain's wooden walls, waits to be...

OFFENCE BY HR KNICKERBOCKER

Offence By Hr Knickerbocker (1942)

American correspondent HR Knickerbocker talks of changing from...

THE OLD VENGEANCE

The Old Vengeance (1922)

Battleship, H.M.S. Vengeance, is taken to Dover to be broken up.

WELCOME

Welcome (1925)

H.M.S. Centaur accompanied by a flotilla of Destroyers sails into Liverpool on the river...

OUR LATEST CRUISER

Our Latest Cruiser (1926)

Lady Bristol launches H.M.S. Suffolk at Portsmouth.

NEW METHOD OF TRANSPORTING OIL

New Method Of Transporting Oil (1957)

Plastic containers are used to transport oil in Hamburg,...

NAVAL CADETS

Naval Cadets (1936)

Naval Cadets put on a display and collect their prizes on HMS Worcester.

JAMES H THOMAS  aka JH THOMAS

James H Thomas AKA Jh Thomas (1920-1929)

Trade Union leader / Labour politician JH Thomas arrives on...

QUEEN MOTHERS VISITS W.R.N.S. TRAINING DEPOT

Queen Mothers Visits W.R.N.S. Training Depot (1956)

Queen mother visits WRENs of HMS Dauntless,...

6,500 CHILDREN

6,500 Children (1933)

Children from Coventry pay a visit to Portsmouth to be shown the Naval sights.

THE NAVY'S

The Navy's "Youngest" (1933)

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

"The Fleet Is In!" (1931)

British Naval warships come into their home port at Portsmouth.

 THE FLEET IS IN!  - cuts

The Fleet Is In! - Cuts (1931)

Cuts of British Navy warships coming in to Portsmouth.

THE NAVY'S WONDER SHIP

The Navy's Wonder Ship (1934)

Battleship Nelson goes aground off Portsmouth but is successfully plunged...

OFF TO SEA

Off To Sea (1934)

Home Fleet vessels lead by HMS Nelson leave Portsmouth for the Summer cruise.

LAUNCH OF H.M.S. GALATEA aka LAUNCH OF TIMS GALACEA

Launch Of HMS Galatea AKA Launch Of Tims Galacea (1934)

Lady Alice Shaw-Stewart launches a new...

FOR AUSTRALIAN NAVY

For Australian Navy (1934)

New Australian cruiser 'Sydney' is launched at Wallsend.

LONDON - MELBOURNE AIR RACE

London - Melbourne Air Race (1934)

New de Havilland "Comet" christened at Hatfield.

MRS CHAMBERLAIN OPENS NEW AIRPORT AT BELFAST AND LAUNCHES HMS BELFAST

Mrs Chamberlain Opens New Airport At Belfast And Launches HMS Belfast (1938)

Brief shots...

LAUNCH OF HMS EDINBURGH AT WALLSEND

Launch Of HMS Edinburgh At Wallsend (1938)

Lady Gumley launches the cruiser HMS Edinburgh at...

SHOWING THE FLAG

Showing The Flag (1926)

H.M.S. Hood and Repulse welcome holidaymakers aboard when moored off...

HMS NELSON & CUTS

HMS Nelson & Cuts (1926)

A look at new battleship under construction at Newcastle docks - the HMS...

ALL ALTITUDE RECORDS BROKEN

All Altitude Records Broken (1927)

Captain H.C. Gray achieves a new record when his hot air balloon...

H.M.S. NELSON

HMS Nelson (1927)

H.M.S. Nelson leaves the docks.

H.M.S. RODNEY

HMS Rodney (1927)

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

LEINSTER 100

Leinster 100 (1927)

Motorcycling alone a crowd lined avenue in Phoenix Park.

ATLANTIC FLIGHT FAILS

Atlantic Flight Fails (1927)

Crowds gather to greet Captain McIntosh after their gallant attempt to...

BIRTH OF A BATTLESHIP

Birth Of A Battleship (1927)

Mrs. Donaldson lays the keel plate of H.M.S. Dorsetshire.

CHRISTENED IN CIDER

Christened In Cider (1927)

Lady Mildmay launches the H.M.S. Devonshire.

LINKING THE EMPIRE

Linking The Empire (1927)

Mrs. Holt launches the liner 'Beaverford'.

H.M.S. NELSON

HMS Nelson (1927)

The battleship, H.M.S. Nelson is seen in the channel.

H.M.S. SUSSEX aka HMS SUSSEX

HMS Sussex AKA HMS Sussex (1928)

A huge ship, HMS Sussex, is launched at Newcastle.

BRITAIN'S NEW FLOATING AERODROME

Britain's New Floating Aerodrome (1928)

The new aircraft carrier, HMS Courageous, is seen at...

BRITAIN'S NEW FLOATING AERODROME

Britain's New Floating Aerodrome (1928)

Cut shot from story about the new aircraft carrier, HMS...