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ALL PITS IDLE

All Pits Idle (1921)

Navy workers take over the work during the coal strike of 1921.

BRITISH TRAWLER WITH FRESH FOOD

British Trawler With Fresh Food (1944)

Small trawler takes supplies out to Royal Navy warships...

NAVY YARD FIRE

Navy Yard Fire (1940-1949)

Harbour in flames, fire service at work.

TRINITY HOUSE BUOYS

Trinity House Buoys (1966)

Trinity House ship sets out from Harwich to clean and replace fuel of buoys...

ALL WOOLLY!

All Woolly! (1940)

Good footage of the wool industry in South Africa.

SUBMARINE

Submarine (1953)

A look at life onboard the submarine "Trespasser".

COAL FOR FRANCE

Coal For France (1948)

Britain resumes coal exports to France.

 

 

HMS

HMS "Vanguard" In Gibraltar (1949)

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

DEPARTURE OF SHIP

Departure Of Ship (1910-1919)

Large ship departing from dock.

U.S.S. OKLAHOMA c 1915 - 1920

U.S.S. Oklahoma C 1915 - 1920 (1915-1920)

Military ship USS Oklahoma is seen at sea.

NAVY COMFORTS issue title is TAKE THAT

Navy Comforts Issue Title Is Take That (1944)

South Africans knit jumpers and make sheepskin clothes...

NAVAL AIR DISPLAY

Naval Air Display (1954)

Aircraft display by Royal Navy at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire.

THEIR NEW SHIP

Their New Ship (1932)

The steel hulled sailing ship 'Peking' comes into Greenhithe to replace the older...

THE HOME OF THE WHALES

The Home Of The Whales (1934)

Whale expedition on board HMS Milford in Antarctica.

EARL BEATTY

Earl Beatty (1921)

Earl Beatty chats to the Captain of the "Aquitania" on which he will travel to...

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing (1929)

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

TO BE TWICE AS BIG AS R-101

To Be Twice As Big As R-101 (1929)

Footage of large hangar to be used for the building of the ZRS-4...

AT SEA WITH THE FRENCH

At Sea With The French (1940)

A day at sea with the French Navy on a small minesweeper.

DUKE VISITS GYRO WORKS

Duke Visits Gyro Works (1953)

Duke of Edinburgh visits factory making gyroscopes for navigational uses.

NAVY LEAGUE WOOLIES issue title - BE PREPARED

Navy League Woolies Issue Title - Be Prepared (1941)

Navy League sponsors drive to make woollen...

NAVAL AIR CADETS

Naval Air Cadets (1953)

Naval air cadets train at Lee-on-Solent in Hampshire.

BUILDING GUNS FOR THE AMERICAN NAVY

Building Guns For The American Navy (1944)

Guns are built and tested for the American Navy.

U.S. NAVY BOMBS JAPAN

U.S. Navy Bombs Japan (1945)

American navy third fleet bombs Japanese ships and factories.

DOCKERS STRIKE aka LONDON DOCK STRIKE

Dockers Strike AKA London Dock Strike (1948)

London Dockers on Strike. The Army cover their work.

NEW US NAVY JET

New Us Navy Jet (1949)

Footage of the new 'needle-nosed' US Navy jet fighter Lockheed XF-90.

BRITISH FAMILIES SHOPPING IN ISMAILIA UNDER ARMED GUARDS

British Families Shopping In Ismailia Under Armed Guards (1951)

Following anti-British riots,...

 NAVY LANDING BARGE

Navy Landing Barge (1950)

Royal Navy landing barge that crawls along on two pontoons like a giant...

US TESTS NEW TORPEDO BOATS FOR BRITISH NAVY

Us Tests New Torpedo Boats For British Navy (1944)

Americans test new torpedo boats for British...

NAVAL FLYING DISPLAY

Naval Flying Display (1957)

Royal Navy Flying Display - shots aircraft flying in formation.

HANDING OVER OF FRENCH RHINE FLOTILLA

Handing Over Of French Rhine Flotilla (1957)

French Rhine flotilla handed over to German Navy....

CATAPULT NAVY PLANES

Catapult Navy Planes (1950-1959)

Planes taking off from carrier using the new sling method.

NAVAL ICEBREAKER RETURNS TO BOSTON

Naval Icebreaker Returns To Boston (1962)

Sailors embrace loved ones after disembarking from U.S....

 US NAVY TESTS NEW SHELTER

Us Navy Tests New Shelter (1962)

US navy troops test out new nuclear bomb shelter at Maryland.

SAILORS MARCHING

Sailors Marching (1914-1918)

Royal Navy band leads procession of new recruits.

H.M.S. TERRIBLE HANDED OVER TO R.A.N. & RENAMED H.M.A.S. SYDNEY

HMS Terrible Handed Over To R.A.N. & Renamed H.M.A.S. Sydney (1948)

Mrs Beasley unveils...

AMERICAN AIRSHIP

American Airship (1924)

Shots of an American airship in 1924.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 126

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 126 (1940)

US Navy carry out deep sea diving experiments and a...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 133

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 133 (1940)

Grasshopper plague in Arizona and a bulldog pup sold in...

ENGLAND'S 1940 SEA WALL aka ENGLANDS 1940 SEA WALL

England's 1940 Sea Wall AKA Englands 1940 Sea Wall (1944)

Gun towers in the sea guard the vital...

TO BE TWICE AS BIG AS R-101

To Be Twice As Big As R-101 (1929)

Footage of large hangar to be used for the building of the ZRS-4...

PLOUGHING FOR VICTORY

Ploughing For Victory (1940)

Minister of Food talks about wartime food production - grassland ploughed...

SONS OF THE SEA

Sons Of The Sea (1935)

Young boys in training for the Merchant Fleet at a training school in Poplar,...

DUTCH NAVY GREETS CROWN PRINCESS

Dutch Navy Greets Crown Princess (1955)

Dutch Crown Princess Beatrix visits Dutch Royal Navy and...

HEART OF OAK

Heart Of Oak (1945)

Wooden boats being made in Sussex in traditional way for Royal Navy use in Pacific.

NAAFI WAGON

NAAFI Wagon (1944)

NAAFI mobile van in France selling cigarettes and chocolates to British Troops.

MRS ROOSEVELT OPENS DOLLS EXHIBITION

Mrs Roosevelt Opens Dolls Exhibition (1940-1949)

Eleanor Roosevelt opens exhibition of dolls at Army and...

AMERICAN TWIN HELICOPTER

American Twin Helicopter (1953)

Helicopter with twin intermeshing rotor machine takes off and four in...

ROYAL NAVY MANOEUVRES - SEA OF JAPAN

Royal Navy Manoeuvres - Sea Of Japan (1952)

The Royal Navy carry out manoeuvres in Sea of Japan.

NEWSBRIEFS

Newsbriefs (1942)

Stories include Navy Day in New York and British sailors helping US farmers bring in...

"Deutschland" In Thames AKA "Deutschland" Opened To Public (1919)

The opening of the...