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SWINGING THE LEAD

Swinging The Lead (1942)

A look at how the depth below a ship is measured.

NAVY MEN AND SHEEP

Navy Men And Sheep (1943)

Canadian sailors dip sheep on an English farm.

SEASLUG ON TEST aka FIRING OF SEASLUG FROM HMS DEVONSHIRE

Seaslug On Test AKA Firing Of Seaslug From HMS Devonshire (1962)

Various shots Seaslug guided...

'ROUGH SEA' ON LAND

'rough Sea' On Land (1963)

Helicopters practise landing and taking off from platform which simulates...

ESTUARY WRECK DISPOSAL

Estuary Wreck Disposal (1948)

Royal Navy Wreck Dispersal Flotilla explodes sunken tanker in Thames...

SURVIVAL SCHOOL

Survival School (1952)

Footage of Royal Naval training exercise to rescue ditched pilot. Hampshire.

SAILOR COMES HOME

Sailor Comes Home (1944)

A sailor comes home from the war to his fishing village home in Cornwall.

 

 

SUBMARINE

Submarine (1953)

A look at life onboard the submarine "Trespasser".

"Pickling" The Fleet (1947)

Ships of the reserve fleet are prepared to be mothballed with a chemical...

H.M.S. IRON DUKE IN ACTION aka HMS IRON DUKE IN ACTION

HMS Iron Duke In Action AKA HMS Iron Duke In Action (1939)

Good shots of HMS Iron Duke on...

KING FEISAL

King Feisal (1935)

Quick shots of King Feisal of Iraq on board a British warship.

MINESWEEPING

Minesweeping (1940)

British naval minesweepers are put through their paces at sea.

COAL FOR FRANCE

Coal For France (1948)

Britain resumes coal exports to France.

NEW C-IN-C FOR ROYAL NAVY

New C-In-C For Royal Navy (1942)

Admiral Ford becomes new Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy.

ERNEST BEVIN AT MERCHANT NAVY CLUB

Ernest Bevin At Merchant Navy Club (1942)

Politicians and military officials meet at Merchant Navy...

ROOSEVELT WITH USA PARAS

Roosevelt With USA Paras (1943)

FDR inspects troop of black / Latino soldiers fighting for American...

CORONATION OF THE MERCHANT NAVY QUEEN

Coronation Of The Merchant Navy Queen (1943)

Queen of Merchant Navy crowned at Islington.

HMS

HMS "Vanguard" In Gibraltar (1949)

British Royal Navy warship HMS Vanguard entering dry-dock in...

AIR NEWS

Air News (1949)

The world's largest sea plane & the world's largest fighter plane.

CIGARETTE MACHINE

Cigarette Machine (1933)

Item showing 1933 cigarette machine.

BRITISH NAVY HANDS DESTROYER TO GREECE

British Navy Hands Destroyer To Greece (1943)

The British Navy hands over a destroyer to Greece.

ITALIAN FLEET OPEN DAY

Italian Fleet Open Day (1947)

Italian fleet at training and in Genoa harbour where one of the...

KING VISITS NAAFI: CHATHAM

King Visits Naafi: Chatham (1949)

King George VI at NAAFI base in Chatham, Kent.

SYNGMAN RHEE'S 81ST BIRTHDAY aka KOREA SALUTES RHEE ON 81ST BIRTHDAY

Syngman Rhee's 81st Birthday AKA Korea Salutes Rhee On 81st Birthday (1956)

The armed forces...

R.A.F. PAY PARADE aka R.A.F. PARADE

R.A.F. Pay Parade AKA R.A.F. Parade (1950)

RAF servicemen are paid and head off to the NAAFI to buy...

FUNERAL OF SIR DUDLEY POUND

Funeral Of Sir Dudley Pound (1943)

Funeral of Sir Dudley Pound, Admiral of the Fleet.

COMMANDER OF HMS SAVAGE

Commander Of HMS Savage (1940-1949)

Captain of the destroyer 'Savage' talks abut sinking of the enemy ship.

HMS SUBMARINE STUBBORN

HMS Submarine Stubborn (1940)

Men onboard HMS submarine Stubborn.

SEAMEN ON LEAVE IN LONDON

Seamen On Leave In London (1940)

Merchant seamen spend their leave in London.

ANTHONY HEAD IN MALAYA

Anthony Head In Malaya (1950-1959)

War Minister inspects troops to see how operations are held against...

HELICOPTER GUIDED MISSILE

Helicopter Guided Missile (1969)

Helicopter carrying guided missiles is demonstrated off Portland,...

FLEET AIR ARM DISPLAY

Fleet Air Arm Display (1964)

Aircraft and helicopters in RAF display. Good quality throughout.

FIRST CRUISE OF NEW GERMAN NAVY

First Cruise Of New German Navy (1957)

Men from new German navy meet with French sailors in English...

ISRAELI PATROL BOATS IN AQABA

Israeli Patrol Boats In Aqaba (1957)

The Israeli navy patrols the Gulf of Aqaba.

CAPTIVES OF CUBAN REBELS

Captives Of Cuban Rebels (1958)

Consul Wollman speaking, captured civilians walking across airfield,...

GERMAN NAVAL TRAINING SHIP IN HAMBURG aka GERMAN TRAINING SHIP

German Naval Training Ship In Hamburg AKA German Training Ship (1968)

Good shots of cadets...

 JAPANESE NAVY VISITS AUSTRALIA

Japanese Navy Visits Australia (1962)

Japanese sailors visit Sydney and have judo match with...

NEW SUBMARINE GYRO COMPASS

New Submarine Gyro Compass (1963)

A new Gyroscopic compass system for British Submarines is...

FIRE HELICOPTER

Fire Helicopter (1966)

Fire fighters demonstration in Farnborough.

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Falkland Islands (1969)

Shots of a hovercraft in action among the penguin colonies of the Falkland...

HELICOPTER GUIDED MISSILE

Helicopter Guided Missile (1969)

Helicopter carrying guided missiles is demonstrated off Portland,...

U. S. SUBMARINE

U. S. Submarine (1942)

American submarine at sea.

SHIP H.M.S. KENT'S FLAG TO CANTERBURY aka FLAGS OF H.M.S. KENT

Ship HMS Kent's Flag To Canterbury AKA Flags Of HMS Kent (1914-1918)

Ceremony in which the...

U.S. NAVY WARSHIP aka AMERICAN NAVY

U.S. Navy Warship AKA American Navy (1914)

America's formidable fleet! 1914; New York.

SPORTS DAY AT NAVAL DEPOT - CRYSTAL PALACE

Sports Day At Naval Depot - Crystal Palace (1916)

Sailors at Royal Navy depot have fun sports day. ...

HMS CHESTER'S FLAGS DEPOSITED

HMS Chester's Flags Deposited (1916)

Battle flags of HMS Chester deposited a Chester Cathedral with...

SAILORS' WEEKEND LEAVE aka NAVAL MENS WEEKEND

Sailors' Weekend Leave AKA Naval Mens Weekend (1916)

Royal Navy sailors getting ready to leave on...

NAVY DRILL IN SNOW STORM aka SQUAD DRILL

Navy Drill In Snow Storm AKA Squad Drill (1917)

Royal Navy group drill in a blizzard at Chatham

OUR NAVAL HEROES

Our Naval Heroes (1917)

Navy Hero PO Nash decorated with Croix de Guerre; by Sir Henry Jackson.

THE NELSON TOUCH

The Nelson Touch (1917)

Last honours to World War One Royal Navy hero of the ship nicknamed the 'Broke'.