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£6,000,000 WARSHIP

£6,000,000 Warship (1921)

Various shots of HMS (H.M.S) Hood, the £6,000,000 warship.

HMS THUNDERBOLT - 1942

HMS Thunderbolt - 1942 (1942)

HMS Thunderbolt arriving to unknown British port.

HMS SHROPSHIRE

HMS Shropshire (1943)

Dr Evatt visits HMS Shropshire and addresses crew.

H.M.S. RENOWN

HMS Renown (1945)

Shots of battleship H.M.S. 'Renown'.

BATTLESHIP 'VANGUARD'

Battleship 'vanguard' (1946)

Shots of battleship 'Vanguard'.

ROYAL TOUR 1947

Royal Tour 1947 (1947)

HMS Vanguard prepares for visit from the royal family.

THE BATTLESHIP RODNEY

The Battleship Rodney (1946)

Footage of the battleship HMS 'Rodney'.

 

 

HMS 'INVINCIBLE' ? ARRIVES HOME

HMS 'invincible' ? Arrives Home (1940-1949)

Footage of HMS 'Invincible' arriving back home.

MISSILE LAUNCHER HMS FEARLESS LAUNCHED

Missile Launcher HMS Fearless Launched (1963)

Launching of the HMS Fearless

H.M.S. RESOLUTION SEA TRIALS

HMS Resolution Sea Trials (1968)

Aerial shots of H.M.S. Resolution at speed during trials.

HMS DREADNOUGHT AT SEA

HMS Dreadnought At Sea (1960-1975)

Shots of HMS Dreadnought at sea.

HMS YORK

HMS York (1910-1920)

HMS York at sea.

WORLD'S LARGEST SUBMARINE

World's Largest Submarine (1927)

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

UNIQUE NAVAL OCCASION

Unique Naval Occasion (1928)

American, French and British warships meet while travelling through the...

UNIQUE NAVAL OCCASION

Unique Naval Occasion (1928)

Cuts for story about American, French and British warships meeting while...

TOLL FOR THE BRAVE

Toll For The Brave (1928)

The coffins of the crew of the L.55 are brought home to Portsmouth on the...

NAVY SHIP

Navy Ship (1928)

Footage of H.M.S. Sussex, the navy's newest Cruiser.

EAST WEST HOMES BEST

East West Homes Best (1928)

Sailors leave Portsmouth for the Christmas holidays, and new cruiser H.M.S....

LONDON'S OWN

London's Own (1929)

The Lord Mayor visits H.M.S. London. Gravesend.

AN ECHO FROM JUTLAND

An Echo From Jutland (1921)

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

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.

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...

THE GALE'S PRANK

The Gale's Prank (1926)

Battleship, H.M.S. Thunderer, is blown ashore on her way to the breaker's yard. ...

H.M.S OCEAN ARRIVES IN CYPRUS aka H.M.S OCEAN IN CYPRUS

HMS Ocean Arrives In Cyprus AKA HMS Ocean In Cyprus (1956)

The aircraft carrier H.M.S. Ocean...

NAVAL CADETS

Naval Cadets (1936)

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

H.M.S. NELSON AT SOUTHEND

HMS Nelson At Southend (1945)

H.M.S. Nelson moored off Southend, Essex.

 VISITORS ONTO NAVY SHIPS

Visitors Onto Navy Ships (1930-1939)

Civilians pay a visit to Royal Naval warships - including HMS...

POLARIS FIRED FROM H.M.S. RESOLUTION

Polaris Fired From HMS Resolution (1968)

Polaris missile breaks the water starts to ascend, naval...

HMS GIRDLENESS FIRES THE SEASLUG MISSILE

HMS Girdleness Fires The Seaslug Missile (1961)

Seaslug missiles are tested from the HMS Girdleness.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 661 - reel 3 of 3 - HMS GLAMORGAN - COMPUTER SHIP OF...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 661 - Reel 3 Of 3 - HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship Of... (1967)

Out...

BRAVO H.M.S. THANET

Bravo HMS Thanet (1919)

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

HMS RODNEY

HMS Rodney (1941)

Good shots of planes taking of from British aircraft carrier.

HMS LONDON AT SEA

HMS London At Sea (1940)

Shots of warship HMS London at sea.

HOME FLEET EXERCISES

Home Fleet Exercises (1946)

Good footage of war ships during Home Fleet exercises.

INSIDE TOBRUK

Inside Tobruk (1943)

Bombed HMS Ladybird in Tobruk harbour.

COCOONING FLEET AT CHATHAM

Cocooning Fleet At Chatham (1948)

Fleet being cocooned at Chatham.

NEW NAVAL TURBINE PATROL BOATS aka NEW TURBINE SPEED LAUNCH

New Naval Turbine Patrol Boats AKA New Turbine Speed Launch (1953)

Sea trials of the first two...

EXERCISE MEDFLEXABLE

Exercise Medflexable (1954)

Plane taking off from Eagle at sea, Mountbatten briefing naval commanders,...

HMS GLAMORGAN LAUNCHES SEA SLUG - Colour

HMS Glamorgan Launches Sea Slug - Colour (1969)

Sea Slug missiles being launched from HMS Glamorgan...

HMS RENOWN - VARIOUS

HMS Renown - Various (1920-1929)

Warship HMS Renown docking.

THE 132 YEAR-OLD

The 132 Year-Old "Implacable" (1932)

'Implacable', a ship from the time of Nelson, leaves Portsmouth -...

READY ... AYE ... READY - Cuts

Ready ... Aye ... Ready - Cuts (1933)

Good shots of HMS Hood and HMS Rainbow at sea of Portsmouth.

EVERY INCH SAILORS!

Every Inch Sailors! (1930)

Naval Cadets climb up into the rigging of their training ship HMS Worcester.

THE NAVY'S

The Navy's "Youngest" (1933)

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

TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF NELSON! - cuts

To The Immortal Memory Of Nelson! - Cuts (1933)

Cuts from ceremony on HMS Victory in memorial to...

"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.

OFF TO SEA

Off To Sea (1934)

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