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AN ECHO FROM JUTLAND

An Echo From Jutland (1921)

An item showing The Mayor of Birmingham receiving the ensign from H.M.S....

BRAVO H.M.S. THANET

Bravo HMS Thanet (1919)

Ramsgate where the town makes a presentation to the crew of HMS Thanet.

THE NAVY'S

The Navy's "Youngest" (1933)

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

WITH THE NAVY

With The Navy (1941)

Prisoners of war board a ship, and British convoy fires at enemy planes in the...

LONDON'S NAVY WEEK

London's Navy Week (1937)

Lord Mayor of London opens HMS 'President' for the public - part of London's...

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...

 

 

HMS PRESIDENT RNVR RNVR BATTLE HONOURED COLORS

HMS President Rnvr Rnvr Battle Honoured Colors (1922)

R.N.V.R. battle honoured colors are handed...

THE POET OF THE SEA aka THE PORT OF THE SEA

The Poet Of The Sea AKA The Port Of The Sea (1930)

John Masefield sees veterans and attends service...

HMS HAWKINS DOWN AT RIO

HMS Hawkins Down At Rio (1940)

British cruiser docks in Brazil for supplies - on board is Rear Admiral...

HMS HARDY'S MEN IN LONDON

HMS Hardy's Men In London (1940)

Churchill greets men of HMS Hardy who had been involved in action in...

IN MEMORY OF EMPIRES aka IN MEMORY OF EMPIRE'S GREATEST SOLDIER

In Memory Of Empires AKA In Memory Of Empire's Greatest Soldier (1926)

An imposing cliff top...

NEW WAR MEMORIAL ROCHESTER

New War Memorial Rochester (1920)

Admiral Sturdee unveils a stained glass window in memory of those...

TAXI DIVERS

Taxi Divers (1952)

Frogmen diving in off coast of Portsmouth find London taxi !

BURMA INDEPENDENCE

Burma Independence (1948)

Celebrations of Independence in Burma.

RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT SPEECH

Russian Diplomat Speech (1945)

Fedor Gusev accepts British ship 'Royal Sovereign' into Soviet navy....

SHOTS ON CARRIER

Shots On Carrier (1945)

Shots onboard aircraft carrier H.M.S. 'Formidable'.

AMMUNITION SHIP 'WOOMERA' BLOWS UP

Ammunition Ship 'woomera' Blows Up (1960)

The Australian ammunition ship 'Woomera' explodes near...

FIRST LORD OPENS NEW SMITH DOCK

First Lord Opens New Smith Dock (1954)

Official visit by the First Sea Lord to North Shields to open...

KING FEISAL

King Feisal (1933)

King Feisal of Iraq visits HMS Renown in port at Torquay.

BRITISH FLEET VISITS LISBON

British Fleet Visits Lisbon (1938)

British warships and destroyers arrive at Lisbon in Portugal.

BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET IN ALGIERS

British Mediterranean Fleet In Algiers (1952)

Admiral Sala meets Mountbatten.

ON TRAFALGAR DAY

On Trafalgar Day (1927)

Celebrations to mark Trafalgar Day in Portsmouth.

CHURCHILL & ROOSEVELT ON H.M.S. KING GEORGE V

Churchill & Roosevelt On HMS King George V (1945)

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill...

ATTLEE GOES DOWN IN SUBMARINE

Attlee Goes Down In Submarine "Acheron" (1949)

Attlee aboard 'Implacable', the submarine submerging.

ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND

Royal Visit To Scotland (1945)

Reel 2 of 2 reel story about the visit by the King, Queen and Princess...

SERVICES MAN STRIKE-BOUND POWER PLANTS

Services Man Strike-Bound Power Plants (1949)

Soldiers and sailors are called in to man electricity...

THUS BRITAIN HONOURS HER WORD

Thus Britain Honours Her Word (1924)

HMAS Australia is deliberately sunk by own navy - part of...

AIR MAIL NEW STYLE

Air Mail New Style (1959)

Coastal Command in Cornwall transports mail to sailors on board warship in...

FROGMEN JUMP TO RESCUE

Frogmen Jump To Rescue (1966)

Frogmen jump from helicopter to rescue men from sea.

WARSPITE BOYS

Warspite Boys (1936)

Sir Ernie Chatfield inspects Naval Cadets on Horse Guards Parade

LAUNCHING OF HMS HERMES

Launching Of HMS Hermes (1953)

Lady Clementine Churchill launches HMS Hermes at Barrow-in-Furness.

ENSIGN OF INDEFATIGABLE

Ensign Of Indefatigable (1946)

Ensign from HMS Indefatigable, Holborn's adopted ship, is presented to...

WRECK OF WORCESTER

Wreck Of Worcester (1948)

Wreck in Thames watched by people on the shore, people aboard the capsized...

BULGANIN AND KHRUSCHEV VISIT - PORTSMOUTH

Bulganin And Khruschev Visit - Portsmouth (1956)

Bulganin and Khruschev visit Portsmouth.

RAF DISPLAY IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL'S

RAF Display In The Shadow Of St. Paul's (1961)

RAF display in the shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral,...

AIR RAID DAMAGE ON PORTSMOUTH

Air Raid Damage On Portsmouth (1940)

Portsmouth bombed in the German air raid. 1940?

FLAGS OF HMS KENT DEPOSITED AT CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

Flags Of HMS Kent Deposited At Canterbury Cathedral (1914-1918)

Military ceremony involving placing of...

QUEEN MAUD'S LAST JOURNEY

Queen Maud's Last Journey (1938)

The funeral cortege of Queen Maud of Norway makes its way to Victoria...

HMS EXETER HOME

HMS Exeter Home (1940)

Winston Churchill greets the HMS Exeter on its return after the Battle of the...

THE SEARCH FOR 'AFFRAY'

The Search For 'affray' (1951)

The search for missing submarine 'Affray' continues off Isle of Wight.

"Operation Snowdrop" AKA Operation Snowdrop (1955)

RAF helps to supply snowbound villages in North...

GRANNY 93 SETS SAIL

Granny 93 Sets Sail (1966)

The Cole family leaving Mombassa for Ocean voyage - they are emigrating from...

RENOWN LAUNCHED

Renown Launched (1967)

Launch of HMS Renown, the second nuclear powered submarine.

BRITISH TROOPS WITHDRAW aka SIR HUMPHREY TREVELYAN LEAVES ADEN

British Troops Withdraw AKA Sir Humphrey Trevelyan Leaves Aden (1967)

British troops, warships...

LAUNCHING IN HMS HERMES

Launching In HMS Hermes (1953)

Lady Clementine Churchill launches new aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes.

SEARCH FOR CRASHED COMET

Search For Crashed Comet (1954)

Frigate H.M.S. "Wrangler", Port Azzurro, tug-boat Favilla, wreckage of...

NEW ZEALAND HISTORY PRESERVED

New Zealand History Preserved (1966)

House in which a treaty that gives Maoris civil rights is signed.

ANGLO - IRAQI TREATY SIGNED

Anglo - Iraqi Treaty Signed (1948)

Anglo - Iraqi treaty is signed in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

LONDON HAILS YANGTSE MEN

London Hails Yangtse Men (1949)

Parade of men from the HMS Amethyst to be greeted by Prime Minister and...