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COMFORTS FOR SEAMEN

Comforts For Seamen (1940)

Sailors arriving back in port get gifts and food from volunteers.

POLISH PRESIDENT VISITS NAVAL UNITS

Polish President Visits Naval Units (1940)

Vladyslav Raczkiewicz visits men of the Polish Navy.

US DESTROYERS ARRIVE IN BRITAIN

Us Destroyers Arrive In Britain (1940)

American destroyers given for use by Royal Navy arrive in...

SWEEPING THE SEAS

Sweeping The Seas (1940)

Good shots of minesweepers at work in the open seas.

GDYNIA - POLES AND WIVES GO HOME

Gdynia - Poles And Wives Go Home (1948)

Polish war veterans with British wives go home.

SHIP ON FIRE ACCIDENTAL?  aka ARE THEY ARE ALL ACCIDENTAL? or SHIP ON FIRE

Ship On Fire Accidental? AKA Are They Are All Accidental? Or Ship On Fire (1920)

Former...

ALTERNATIVE SECTION - FOOD SHIP ON FIRE AT ROYAL ALBERT DOCKS

Alternative Section - Food Ship On Fire At Royal Albert Docks (1919)

Alternative material of...

 

 

ONE JOB JETTY

One Job Jetty (1958)

A special jetty is built to remove the cargo from a stranded ship in Morocco.

BLUE RIBAND OF ATLANTIC

Blue Riband Of Atlantic (1935)

Men at work on the liner ship 'Queen Mary'.

TALLOWDIPS issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Tallowdips Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Tallow-candles are made in a factory.

26 DIE IN LEBANON SHIPWRECK aka THE WRECK OF THE CHAMPOLLION

26 Die In Lebanon Shipwreck AKA The Wreck Of The Champollion (1953)

Brave seamen set out in...

SHIPS ON SHOW

Ships On Show (1947)

Item showing good models of warship, liner and tug.

IN THE NICK OF TIME

In The Nick Of Time (1929)

German warship delivers supplies to ship trapped by ice in the frozen Baltic...

THE QUEEN MARY STRIKE ENDS

The Queen Mary Strike Ends (1947)

Seamen on the famous liner end their strike after their demands are...

BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN - 1942

Bundles For Britain - 1942 (1942)

Sorting clothes in a depot & sinking cargo ship, crew saved.

CHANNEL EXERCISES SHIPS AT SEA

Channel Exercises Ships At Sea (1940)

Ships at English Channel during exercise.

NAPLES

Naples (1935)

A ship is blessed and launched in Italy.

SEA SALT

Sea Salt (1954)

Item showing working salt plant in Barletta, Italy.

H.M.S. NELSON AT SOUTHEND

HMS Nelson At Southend (1945)

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

NAVY SCENES DEPTH CHARGING

Navy Scenes Depth Charging (1944)

Depth charging at sea & aircraft flying at night.

SOUTH AFRICA REFUGEES

South Africa Refugees (1946)

Children evacuees arrive on boat from South Africa.

PICKLING THE FLEET aka COCOONING THE FLEET

Pickling The Fleet AKA Cocooning The Fleet (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/78 - Cocooning the Fleet.

FLYING BOAT LOADING AND TAKING OFF

Flying Boat Loading And Taking Off (1945)

Flying boat taking off and in flight.

CRUISING

Cruising (1933)

Item showing cruise liner in 1933.

CRUISING

Cruising (1933)

A cruise liner from 1933.

LIVE EELS

Live Eels (1950)

Eel fishing in Maldon, Essex.

HMS VANGUARD AT SEA

HMS Vanguard At Sea (1947)

Aerial shots HMS Vanguard at sea.

US SUPPLIES FOR GREECE

Us Supplies For Greece (1947)

American supplies arrive to Greece on ship 'American Victory'.

BURMA WOUNDED

Burma Wounded (1945)

Wounded men get transported by landing craft infantry to hospital ship in Burma.

BUILDING MAYFLOWER REPLICA

Building Mayflower Replica (1956)

Construction of replica of ship 'Mayflower' takes place in Brixham,...

THE LINER 'VENEZUELA' AGROUND OFF CANNES

The Liner 'venezuela' Aground Off Cannes (1962)

The liner 'Venezuela' aground a few hundred yards...

IRON MINE AT BOLIVAR MOUNTAIN

Iron Mine At Bolivar Mountain (1954)

At Bolivar mountain, dynamite explosion, iron ore on truck, train...

DOCK STRIKE HITS FRANCE

Dock Strike Hits France (1963)

Idle docks and full dockside building during the dock strike in...

TRANSVAAL CASTLE AT SEA - colour

Transvaal Castle At Sea - Colour (1964)

Luxury cruiser Transvaal Castle at sea - colour.

CARRIER

Carrier "Forrestal" Trials (1955)

Carrier Forrestal, the bows and flight deck.

QUEEN JULIANA LAUNCHES SHIP NAMED AFTER HER MOTHER

Queen Juliana Launches Ship Named After Her Mother (1959)

Queen Juliana names new passenger ferry...

'FOOD' FOR AA GUNS

'food' For Aa Guns (1930-1939)

Good shots of sailors checking ammo for their anti-aircraft guns.

 SOLDIERS EMBARKING

Soldiers Embarking (1930-1939)

British troops boarding troop ship 'Neuralia' to reinforce garrisons abroad.

EUROPEAN HIGHWAY NUMBER 3

European Highway Number 3 (1950-1959)

European Highway number 3 in Germany.

SHIPBUILDING BOOM

Shipbuilding Boom (1938)

Shipbuilding on the River Clyde and workers, glad to be in employment again.

INTERNATIONAL RADIO LINK FOR SHIPPING

International Radio Link For Shipping (1957)

Good shots of new German radio station broadcasting...

DOOMED AIRMEN SAVED FROM SEA

Doomed Airmen Saved From Sea (1957)

Air to sea shot of crew on life raft, Norwegian tanker and...

 ISRAEL IMMIGRATION INCREASES

Israel Immigration Increases (1957)

More displaced Jews arrive in Israel to make their homes.

 NEW INFLATABLE LIFEBOAT

New Inflatable Lifeboat (1969)

Crew of ship watch as new inflatable type of lifeboat is demonstrated,...

SHIP STEWARDS MEETING

Ship Stewards Meeting (1971)

Meeting in Scotland in the aftermath of Glasgow demonstrations

SHIP BUILDERS

Ship Builders (1971)

Good footage from Clydebank shipbuilders John Brown

DOCKERS UNLOADING SHIP IN LONDON

Dockers Unloading Ship In London (1971)

Docklands footage of stock being unloaded from ship

EUROPEANS LEAVE ALGERIA

Europeans Leave Algeria (1962)

Refugees queuing to enter France.

GRAVESEND AND DOCKS

Gravesend And Docks (1969)

Tugs at work in harbour & men loading and unloading ships.

CORFU MATERIAL

Corfu Material (1961)

Ship passes through narrow canal and docks, holidaymakers disembark.