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SHIPS AT SEA DOWN JAP AIRCRAFT

Ships At Sea Down Jap Aircraft (1944)

Shots of Naval warship firing at and hitting Japanese planes.

OCEAN FREEZE UP

Ocean Freeze Up (1956)

An ice breaker rescues a ship with a sick man aboard in icebound Baltic Fjord.

GAS SHIP TOWED OUT TO SEA AND SUNK

Gas Ship Towed Out To Sea And Sunk (1946)

Ship carrying poison gas is sunk at sea.

BRITAIN'S MIGHT! aka BRITAINS MIGHT

Britain's Might! AKA Britains Might (1930)

The Royal Navy puts on an impressive display on manoeuvres...

RUBBER RESCUE BOATS TESTED aka FROM CALVI TO CANNES

Rubber Rescue Boats Tested AKA From Calvi To Cannes (1961)

Rubber rescue boats being tested as...

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing (1929)

Footage of the "Araucano" being launched in Barrow-in-Furness,...

NEW GERMAN CRUISE SHIP 'HAMBURG'

New German Cruise Ship 'hamburg' (1969)

New German cruise ship Hamburg at sea.

 

 

SHIPS AT SEA TROOPS IN ANZIO

Ships At Sea Troops In Anzio (1944)

Footage of American soldier and equipment landing at Anzio in...

Selected Originals OCEAN FREEZE UP 56/17

Selected Originals Ocean Freeze Up 56/17 (1956)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Ocean...

MARINES IN KOREA - EXERCISE SEA TURTLE

Marines In Korea - Exercise Sea Turtle (1959)

American and Korean troops in manoeuvres on the...

STORM AT SEA

Storm At Sea (1920-1929)

Good footage of storm in North Sea - nice scenic shots.

SOUTH AFRICAN COASTAL PATROL

South African Coastal Patrol (1940)

The South African Navy go on coastal patrol.

SHIP ABLAZE

Ship Ablaze (1963)

Lebanese freighter is beached after fire at off Eastbourne.

ADMIRAL HALSEY

Admiral Halsey (1945)

Admiral Halsey onboard ship, and some battle scenes at sea.

ABLAZE AT SEA!

Ablaze At Sea! (1933)

An oil tanker catches fire and sinks below the waves off North Carolina.

EINSTEIN AND JEWS EXILED FROM GERMANY

Einstein And Jews Exiled From Germany

Albert Einstein and other Jews flee persecution on a...

PIPELINE TO NATURAL GAS

Pipeline To Natural Gas (1966)

Pipelines are laid at North Sea after confirming there is a vast supply...

THE WAR AT SEA

The War At Sea (1939)

Footage of two cargo ships damaged by German mines off the coast of Britain.

NEW LIFEBOATS LAUNCHED AT CROMER

New Lifeboats Launched At Cromer (1937)

Sir Samuel Hoare launches new lifeboats at Cromer.

H.M.S. CUMBERLAND LAUNCHED

HMS Cumberland Launched (1926)

H.M.S. Cumberland is launched at Vicker's Yard at Barrow-in-Furness.

SHIPS AND SUBMARINES

Ships And Submarines (1914-1918)

Good item showing naval battle involving ships and submarines.

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING IS BUCKING UP & CUTS

British Shipbuilding Is Bucking Up & Cuts (1926)

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

NEWPORT

Newport (1920-1929)

View of Newport from ship on River Severn and good shots of rough sea.

S.S.

S.S. "United States" AKA U.S. Atlantic Record Bid (1952)

The liner "United States" on early sea...

MIDNIGHT LAUNCH  aka MID-NIGHT LAUNCH or MIDNIGHT LAUNCHING

Midnight Launch AKA Mid-Night Launch Or Midnight Launching (1920)

The launch of a Merchant...

WESTERN FLEET ASSEMBLE AT ROSYTH

Western Fleet Assemble At Rosyth (1968)

Demonstrations of British Naval power - on land, sea and air...

"Warspite" (1948)

Salvage men break up the battleship 'Warspite', run aground on the Cornish coast.

THREE-MASTED BARQUE

Three-Masted Barque (1948)

Norwegian tall ship "Stratsraad Lehmkuhl" docks at Lerwick in Shetlands.

CLIMAX OF BRILLIANT BRITISH ENGINEERING FEAT

Climax Of Brilliant British Engineering Feat (1928)

Footage of the upside-down German Battleship...

RADAR BEATS MANX FOG

Radar Beats Manx Fog (1948)

Radar at work on the seas.

PAPER SHIP SAVED FROM FIRE

Paper Ship Saved From Fire (1947)

Fire put down in the hold of 5,000 ton steamer Ferriby filled with...

AMERICA'S

America's "Navy Day" (1930)

Various shots of American warships and airships on manoeuvres on the...

VIKING SHIP ARRIVES

Viking Ship Arrives (1949)

Crowds gathered to see Viking ship and Vikings arrive.

STIRRING SEA RACE

Stirring Sea Race (1928)

A four masted sailing ship, 'Hougomont' sails in towards port at Falmouth after...

LORD MAYOR INSPECTS RIVER PAGEANT

Lord Mayor Inspects River Pageant (1953)

Lord Mayor inspects decorated boats before River Pageant at...

FRANCE'S BIGGEST LINER

France's Biggest Liner (1926)

The launching of a colossal French liner, the 40,500 ton S.S....

RECONSTRUCTION OF HARBOUR

Reconstruction Of Harbour (1947)

Russia hands over two ships as part of reparations and Gdynia harbour...

NAVY NEWS - HMS ALBION DH110 AIRCRAFT

Navy News - HMS Albion Dh110 Aircraft (1954)

Aircraft carrier HMS Albion has new equipment which...

UNDERWATER TV CAMERA

Underwater Tv Camera (1952)

Television camera films underwater at Falmouth in Cornwall.

LAUNCH OF ORCADES

Launch Of Orcades (1936)

Ocean liner, 'Orcades', is launched at...

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN HAIFA

Illegal Immigrants In Haifa (1946)

British troops help Jewish refugees off ship in Haifa, Israel.

TRAWLING IN LABRADOR WATERS

Trawling In Labrador Waters (1970-1979)

Voyage of British trawlers, showing conditions and what is involved...

GALES AND FLOODS POUND SOUTH COAST

Gales And Floods Pound South Coast (1950)

Fierce gales around the south coast of England wreck ship...

ANOTHER CRUISER LAUNCHED

Another Cruiser Launched (1926)

Lady Stirling Maxwell launches the H.M.S. Berwick at Govan.

 60 DAYS BENEATH THE SEA

60 Days Beneath The Sea (1958)

An American nuclear powered submarine arrives home after 60 days under...

Selected Originals - WOLF ROCK RELIEVED

Selected Originals - Wolf Rock Relieved (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Wolf Rock...

PRINCESS ROYAL LAUNCHES A TRAMP-STEAMER

Princess Royal Launches A Tramp-Steamer (1943)

Princess Royal launches new cargo carrier...

LORD BADEN POWELL RETURNS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Lord Baden Powell Returns From South Africa (1938)

Lord Baden Powell arrives at Southampton after...

EVE OF INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR

Eve Of International Geophysical Year (1957)

Item showing 'Zarya', the only non-magnetic ship in the...

THE MAILS GO THROUGH

The Mails Go Through (1941)

Sailors at sea receive letters from home.