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LAUNCH AT BIRKENHEAD

Launch At Birkenhead (1920-1929)

Tanker (?) ship launched by fashionably-dressed lady at Birkenhead.

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

Submarine Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror launched at Birkenhead.

LAUNCH OF THE DUNEDIN STAR

Launch Of The Dunedin Star (1935)

The cargo boat "Dunedin Star" is launched at Birkenhead, Merseyside....

BIRKENHEAD - SHIP LAUNCH OF 'SANTA CRUZ'

Birkenhead - Ship Launch Of 'santa Cruz' (1937)

'Santa Cruz' a destroyer made for the Argentine...

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED LNER

Submarine Launched Lner (1938)

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

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING IS BUCKING UP & CUTS

British Shipbuilding Is Bucking Up & Cuts (1926)

Launching of Blue Star Line ship, S. S, Andulasia...

THE

The "Lady Drake" (1928)

The liner "Lady Drake" is launched at Cammell Laird's Yard in Birkenhead. It is...

 

 

AIRCRAFT CARRIER LAUNCHED AT BIRKENHEAD

Aircraft Carrier Launched At Birkenhead (1937)

Launching of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal.

QUEEN MOTHER NAMES LINER

Queen Mother Names Liner (1959)

Queen Mother launches new liner "Windsor Castle" at Birkenhead...

MERSEY'S RECORD   aka LAUNCHING OF 'SAMARA'

Mersey's Record AKA Launching Of 'samara' (1920)

The vast new Curnarder, the S.S. Samaria, is...

"Seaslug" Missile Launched From HMS Devonshire AKA Seaslug Missile Launched... (1962)

Good...

DANGEROUS SILENCE

Dangerous Silence (1957)

Employers will not talk, workers will not talk, shipyards are silent - strike...