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NAVY NEWS - PRE-WETTING TRIALS

Navy News - Pre-Wetting Trials (1954)

HMS Cumberland undergoes "Pre-Wetting" trials - a new...

CUSTOMS SCHOOL beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Customs School Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1966)

Trainee customs officials...

TORPEDO TESTING

Torpedo Testing (1949)

Sailors based at Weymouth examine retrieved torpedoes fired at sea in Royal Navy...

BRITAIN'S ATOM SUB ON TRIAL

Britain's Atom Sub On Trial (1963)

Britain's first atomic submarine Dreadnought goes on trial in the...

SUIT TO SAVE LIFE

Suit To Save Life (1966)

A new submarine escape suit is demonstrated at Gosport, Hampshire.

GOSPORT

Gosport (1950)

New submarine 'snorting' device being demonstrated at Gosport.

A MAJESTIC SPECTACLE aka ALL'S WELL

A Majestic Spectacle AKA All's Well (1934)

Pride of Royal Navy is still stuck off Portsmouth thanks...

 

 

LONDON'S NAVY WEEK

London's Navy Week (1937)

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

JILL AFLOAT

Jill Afloat (1937)

Girl Guides sea branch Sea Rangers learning seamanship on HMS Implacable.

LAUNCH OF HMS EDINBURGH AT WALLSEND

Launch Of HMS Edinburgh At Wallsend (1938)

Lady Gumley launches the cruiser HMS Edinburgh at...

HMS NELSON & CUTS

HMS Nelson & Cuts (1926)

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

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED LNER

Submarine Launched Lner (1938)

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

HMS 'FORMIDABLE' LAUNCHES HERSELF

HMS 'formidable' Launches Herself (1939)

The HMS 'Formidable' breaking away from moorings and...

BIG DESTROYER FOR NAVY

Big Destroyer For Navy (1952)

First pictures of the naval destroyer, HMS Daring with Squid multiple...

HMS EXMOUTH

HMS Exmouth (1969)

New frigate HMS Exmouth at sea off coast of Portsmouth.

BRITISH FLEET VISITS LISBON

British Fleet Visits Lisbon (1938)

British warships and destroyers arrive at Lisbon in Portugal.

NAVY SPEEDS AIR TAKE-OFFS

Navy Speeds Air Take-Offs (1952)

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm demonstrate new method of launching 'planes...

RESCUE TANK

Rescue Tank (1968)

Exercises are carried out in the rescue tank at H.M.S. Vernon's shore base.

LAUNCH OF HMS NUBIAN AT SOUTHAMPTON

Launch Of HMS Nubian At Southampton (1937)

Navy destroyer is launched at Southampton, part of...

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1934)

New British made submarine is launched in Barrow in Furness.

THE CLYDE HAS 10 YEARS BOOM aka THE CLYDE HAS TEN YEARS BOOM

The Clyde Has 10 Years Boom AKA The Clyde Has Ten Years Boom (1947)

Good survey of work in the...

BRITISH CADETS VISIT US ACADEMY

British Cadets Visit Us Academy (1947)

British naval cadets pay a visit to American colleagues in...

H.M.S. WAVE RUNS AGROUND

HMS Wave Runs Aground (1952)

A Royal Navy Minesweeper runs aground in St. Ives.

EARTHQUAKE ISLANDS - GREEK EARTHQUAKE

Earthquake Islands - Greek Earthquake (1953)

Pathe's Cameraman flies over stricken Greek Islands -...

NAVY NEWS - HMS ALBION DH110 AIRCRAFT

Navy News - HMS Albion Dh110 Aircraft (1954)

Aircraft carrier HMS Albion has new equipment which...

BOMB DISPOSAL

Bomb Disposal (1964)

HMS Vernon Bomb Disposal Unit locate and detonate wartime bombs on a Kent beach.

THE HOME OF THE WHALES

The Home Of The Whales (1934)

Whale expedition on board HMS Milford in Antarctica.

KEEP CALM AND LIVE

Keep Calm And Live (1963)

Demonstration of new equipment which will help save pilots' lives. Portsmouth,...

COMMISSIONING OF HMS RESOLUTION

Commissioning Of HMS Resolution (1967)

Commissioning of HMS Resolution atomic submarine.

FLEET AT SEA

Fleet At Sea (1968)

Ships of the Western Fleet assemble at Rosyth, Scotland.

NUCLEAR SUB LAUNCHED

Nuclear Sub Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Churchill launched at Barrow-in-Furness.

SUBMARINE ESCAPE EXERCISE

Submarine Escape Exercise (1969)

Submarine escape equipment demonstrated at Loch Fyne by Royal Navy.

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

Submarine Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror launched at Birkenhead.

HMS GLAMORGAN - COMPUTER SHIP OF THE FUTURE

HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship Of The Future (1967)

Story showing life on board HMS Glamorgan,...

NAVY WEEK

Navy Week (1969)

People go aboard ships and submarines on the Navy's open day at Portsmouth.

NAVY ARCTIC BOUND

Navy Arctic Bound (1949)

HMS Vengeance sets off for a trip to the Arctic to test cold weather equipment.

BRITAIN EXPLODES ATOM BOMB

Britain Explodes Atom Bomb (1952)

British scientists explode Atom bomb on an Island off North West...

PHANTOMS FOR THE NAVY

Phantoms For The Navy (1969)

Ceremony of commissioning of 892 squadron at Yeovilton - Venom plane makes...

QUEEN MARY DEPARTS

Queen Mary Departs (1967)

Ocean liner "Queen Mary" leaves Southampton for new home at Long Beach, USA.

YOUR WORLD IN NINE MINUTES

Your World In Nine Minutes (1947)

Race horse owned by boy, Haile Selassie, HMS Warspite in dock,...

REVIEWING THE YEAR 1949

Reviewing The Year 1949 (1949)

Pathe looks back over the events of the previous year.