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TIN FISH FACTORY

Tin Fish Factory (1939)

Footage of a torpedo being fired from a ship.

SUPER MOTOR BOAT

Super Motor Boat (1933)

Short item showing new French torpedo craft.

AUSTRALIA MAKES TORPEDOES

Australia Makes Torpedoes (1944)

Australian newsreel item about making and testing torpedoes.

'DREADNOUGHT' UNDER CONSTRUCTION

'dreadnought' Under Construction (1960)

First shots of 'Dreadnought' under construction.

FRANCE

France "Beware Other Items Share This Title" (1939)

French torpedo boat the Maneluke is launched in...

ADMIRALTY'S NEW TORPEDO BOAT aka PORTSMOUTH

Admiralty's New Torpedo Boat AKA Portsmouth (1938)

New torpedo boat zooms over the water at...

READY AYE READY

Ready Aye Ready (1927)

The Atlantic fleet on manoeuvres in waters off Scotland.

 

 

M.T.B. RAMS ENEMY SHIP

M.T.B. Rams Enemy Ship (1940)

The damage sustained by an M.T.B. after ramming an enemy ship

POLISH NAVY IN ACTION

Polish Navy In Action (1942)

Various shots of the Polish Navy warships in action.

 VISITORS ONTO NAVY SHIPS

Visitors Onto Navy Ships (1930-1939)

Civilians pay a visit to Royal Naval warships - including HMS...

AUSTRALIAN NAVAL MANOEUVRES aka AUSTRALIAN NAVAL EXERCISES

Australian Naval Manoeuvres AKA Australian Naval Exercises (1939)

The Australian Navy...

NAPLES - 'POLLUCE' LAUNCH

Naples - 'polluce' Launch (1937)

Italian Navy torpedo destroyer 'Polluce' is launched at Naples.

NORTH DEVON HIGH AND DRY

North Devon High And Dry (1921)

A torpedo boat is left high and dry on a pebble ridge in Devon after...

ITALIAN DESTROYER LAUNCHED LNER

Italian Destroyer Launched Lner (1938)

The new torpedo-boat destroyer Carabinieri is launched from a...

AMERICAN NEW ANTI-SUBMARINE MISSILE

American New Anti-Submarine Missile (1963)

'Subroc' launched.

MULES TRANSPORT TORPEDOS aka AERIAL TORPEDOS

Mules Transport Torpedos AKA Aerial Torpedos (1914-1918)

Mules transporting torpedos in France

SIAMESE MOTOR-BOAT TRIAL IN LONDON aka MOTORBOAT

Siamese Motor-Boat Trial In London AKA Motorboat (1935)

A motor torpedo boat from Siam combines...

THE FOG OF WAR

The Fog Of War (1921)

A demonstration of the effectiveness of a smokescreen during United States Fleet...

WORLD RECORD SALVING OP.

World Record Salving Op. (1925)

Eerie footage of the scuttled German fleet looking like ghost ships as...

LAUNCH OF LATEST MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT AT HAMPTON ON THAMES

Launch Of Latest Motor Torpedo Boat At Hampton On Thames (1939)

Footage of a new torpedo boat...

SOVIET SUBMARINE IN ACTION

Soviet Submarine In Action (1942)

Russian submarine X3 is seen in action, torpedoing an enemy ship.

THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC

The War In The Pacific (1944)

The war in the Pacific continues as Japanese torpedo planes attack U.S....

NAVAL MIGHT OF FRANCE

Naval Might Of France (1939)

Footage of the warships of the French Fleet.

AMERICAN DESTROYERS FOR BRITAIN

American Destroyers For Britain (1940)

Britain leases old forts in Panama to America in return for...

U.S. NAVY TESTS TORPEDO BOAT - DUBLIN

U.S. Navy Tests Torpedo Boat - Dublin (1940)

New torpedo boats are tested in America.

NEWS FROM PALAST aka NEWS FROM PALESTINE

News From Palast AKA News From Palestine (1946)

Illegal Jewish immigrants arrive in Palestine, and...

VIKING INVASION

Viking Invasion (1962)

Footage of new Norwegian motor torpedo boat off coast of Gosport, Hampshire.

SCHOOLBOYS' EXHIBITION

Schoolboys' Exhibition (1951)

Schoolboys' Exhibition at Horticultural Hall, London.

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1944)

Material showing Polish navy and ships on fire at sea.

AIR NEWS

Air News (1949)

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

SWORDFISH TORPEDO PLANES

Swordfish Torpedo Planes (1942)

Swordfish torpedo fly low over sea and drop their torpedoes into water.

 SPEED BOAT

Speed Boat (1930-1939)

Speed boat / MTB - Motor Torpedo Boat speeding across a harbour.

MODEL SUBMARINE

Model Submarine (1950-1959)

Mr Ashton makes remote controlled model submarine.

TOWN OF VLADIMIR IS 850 YEARS OLD

Town Of Vladimir Is 850 Years Old (1958)

Monument to Lenin, Torpedo Stadium, athletes perform en...

SPARTAKS WINNERS OF USSR CUP

Spartaks Winners Of Ussr Cup (1958)

Russian football team Spartak win the national cup for the sixth...

THIS WEEKS NEW WARSHIP

This Weeks New Warship "Beware Other Items Share This Title" (1939)

Footage of the launch of the...

FRENCH WARSHIPS VISIT ENGLAND

French Warships Visit England (1939)

Warships of the French Navy visit England.

ON BRITAIN'S BIGGEST BATTLESHIP

On Britain's Biggest Battleship (1930)

A day in the life of 'Jack Tar', on board the battleship HMS...

STEEL FISH!

Steel Fish! (1931)

Torpedoes are launched in a practice shoot.

U.S.S. HORNET - LAST HOURS

U.S.S. Hornet - Last Hours (1943)

USS 'Hornet' sinks near Guadalcanal after being hit by Japanese...

WORK OF THE WELLINGTONS

Work Of The Wellingtons (1943)

Wellington bombers dropping torpedoes during exercise in Mediterranean.

SHIPS SHIPS AND MORE SHIPS

Ships Ships And More Ships (1941)

Warships being designed and built - part of drive to recruit more...

JAVA STANDS PREPARED

Java Stands Prepared (1941)

Dutch troops arrive in Java.

HOW AMERICA TELLS THE WORLD

How America Tells The World (1927)

The American Naval fleet show their skills.

BRITISH WONDER WAR 'PLANE

British Wonder War 'plane (1928)

Huge British torpedo carrying plane is seen on test flights near Hull.

AMERICAN DESTROYERS - SAN DIEGO

American Destroyers - San Diego (1938)

Out of service American destroyers undergo a thorough...

U-BOATS ATTACK DUTCH ISLANDS

U-Boats Attack Dutch Islands (1942)

Night shots of the burning oil refinery on the Island of Aruba...

SHIP BUILT UPSIDE DOWN Dublin issue

Ship Built Upside Down Dublin Issue (1942)

Torpedo boat built upside down at Michigan is rolled right...

THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE - A WARNING FROM AUSTRALIA

Think Before You Write - A Warning From Australia (1942)

Warning against writing details that...

TORPEDOPLANE

Torpedoplane (1925)

A new seaplane launches a 1500 pound naval torpedo in tests at Brough near Hull.