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SHIPBUILDING - 1940

Shipbuilding - 1940 (1940)

Shipbuilding still does not suffer from shortage of men - 1940.

WORKERS IN BOILER ROOM

Workers In Boiler Room (1945)

Men working in boiler room of a ship.

HALF A SHIP LAUNCHED

Half A Ship Launched (1942)

Forepart of a tanker is launched and joined to the other half at a shipyard.

HALF A SHIP LAUNCHED Dublin issue

Half A Ship Launched Dublin Issue (1942)

Duplicate of story of same name in issue 42/38 - see...

THE BERENGARIA

The Berengaria (1925)

Footage of the liner Berengaria.

'BREMEN' IN DRY DOCK

'bremen' In Dry Dock (1931)

Views of the liner ship 'Bremen' as work is carried out on her in a dry...

SHIPYARDS

Shipyards (1930)

Various shots of men working on shipyard.

 

 

LONDON DOCKS

London Docks (1969)

Dock workers at work, cranes at work and ships in docks - London.

SHIP LAUNCH

Ship Launch (1930-1939)

Various shots of a large unidentified ship being launched.

GERMAN SHIPPING aka GERMAN SCENES

German Shipping AKA German Scenes (1920-1929)

Ships grounded in shallow waters on the River Elbe in...

PRIDE OF FORMER DAYS

Pride Of Former Days (1934)

Great old windjammer 'Abraham Rydberg is to sail to Australia to bring wheat...

AUSTRALIA'S MIGHTY SHIPBUILDING EFFORT

Australia's Mighty Shipbuilding Effort (1941)

A look at work of shipbuilding yards of Australia...

THE CARRIER-CUM-CARGO SHIP

The Carrier-Cum-Cargo Ship (1945)

Canada's double purpose vessel - food and aircraft carrier at the...

COAL STRIKE -IRELAND

Coal Strike -Ireland (1921)

Boats in the dock and empty coal wharfs show the effects of the coal...

MAURETANIA NEARS COMPLETION AT BIRKENHEAD

Mauretania Nears Completion At Birkenhead (1938)

Men work on the final stages of the building of...

A FLOATING FORTRESS

A Floating Fortress (1939)

Footage of new French warship being launched, France.

ABOARD A SOVIET SHIP

Aboard A Soviet Ship (1942)

Soviet ship picks up supplies in Australia and we get see the mixed crew and...

LEXINGTON CARRIES ON Dublin issue

Lexington Carries On Dublin Issue (1942)

Duplicate footage from story 'US Shipping - Profit and Loss'...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM G 1269 - OUR LATEST CRUISER

Out Takes / Cuts From G 1269 - Our Latest Cruiser (1926)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for OUR LATEST...

OIL TANKER ABLAZE

Oil Tanker Ablaze (1926)

Two oil tankers loaded with benzine collide off American coast killing crew of...

SHIP - THE ADRIATIC DOCKING

Ship - The Adriatic Docking (1922)

The ship "Adriatic" docks, film star Tom Moore (?) is on board....

SUEZ CANAL OPEN AGAIN

Suez Canal Open Again (1955)

Following a tanker collision, the Suez Canal is open again.

WHALE FLEET RE-FORMED

Whale Fleet Re-Formed (1966)

Canadian whale fleet is back in business.

LAUNCH OF LINER

Launch Of Liner "Stratheden" (1937)

The P&O Passenger Liner Stratheden is launched.

EMPRESS OF BRITAIN

Empress Of Britain (1931)

Views of the liner ship - Empress of Britain.

SHIPYARD

Shipyard (1935)

Shots of half-built ship in dry dock at large shipyard, possibly in Liverpool.

MERCHANT SHIP CONVOY

Merchant Ship Convoy (1943)

Material showing convoy of merchant ships.

SHIP 'TOSCANA' WITH REFUGEES

Ship 'toscana' With Refugees (1947)

Refugees disembark from ship 'Toscana'.

WHALING SHIP

Whaling Ship (1930)

Whale fishermen kill whale and drag it across beach.

SHEEP FOR EXPORT

Sheep For Export (1946)

Nice footage of sheep grazing and being loaded onto a ship for export.

SHIP UNLOADING

Ship Unloading (1943)

Large sacks - possibly of grain being unloaded from cargo ship.

EXPORT OF POLISH GRAIN

Export Of Polish Grain (1949)

Grain is poured into hold of freighter ship 'Narce' in Poland.

CANADIAN NEWSPRINT

Canadian Newsprint (1952)

Newsprint factory in Canada.

SHIPBUILDING

Shipbuilding (1959)

Large ship built in two halves and joined at sea, Holland.

'DREADNOUGHT' UNDER CONSTRUCTION

'dreadnought' Under Construction (1960)

First shots of 'Dreadnought' under construction.

FUTURE LINER 'FRANCE' MODEL TESTS

Future Liner 'france' Model Tests (1957)

Model of future liner 'France' tested in tank. Paris,...

SHIPWRECK

Shipwreck (1971)

Footage of ship before and during its capsizing

GRAVESEND AND DOCKS

Gravesend And Docks (1969)

Men overalls move sacks with 'Ciment Fondu' on the side and are hoisted onto...

CARGO SHIP AT SEA

Cargo Ship At Sea (1964)

Cargo ships at sea

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1966)

Ships at sea

CLYDE DOCKS

Clyde Docks (1971)

Various shots of the Clyde docks and shipyards.

NEW VITTORIA DOCK

New Vittoria Dock (1966)

New Victoria dock opened at Birkenhead, Merseyside.

LARNE HABOUR

Larne Habour (1914-1918)

Pan across Larne Harbour in Northern Ireland.

BRITANNIC

Britannic (1914)

Item showing new funnel for SS Britannic.

SHIP BUILDING

Ship Building (1920-1929)

Footage of large cranes in shipyards.

NEW POLISH FREIGHTER 'CZECH'

New Polish Freighter 'czech' (1949)

Cargo being loaded onto freighter and ship under way.

REPLENISHMENT AT SEA   part 2

Replenishment At Sea Part 2 (1953)

A naval instructional film showing the different ways a ship can...

DOCKYARD SCENES

Dockyard Scenes (1930-1939)

Equipment is loaded onto ships in unidentified dockyard.

FISHING FLEET

Fishing Fleet (1940-1949)

Fishing boat footage

LAUNCH OF DREDGER 'FOREMOST'

Launch Of Dredger 'foremost' (1920-1929)

Footage of the launching of dredger.