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GIANT LANDING STAGE FOR LONDON

Giant Landing Stage For London (1928)

A huge landing stage is seen under construction at Tilbury...

FAST ON THE MERSEY

Fast On The Mersey (1927)

A grounded liner, the 'Lochmonar' on the Mersey.

IDAHO WON'T GO

Idaho Won't Go (1929)

The liner, "Idaho", gets well and truly stranded ashore in Aberdeen and six tugs...

THE GRAND FLEETS HOSPITAL

The Grand Fleets Hospital (1923)

A huge 32,000 ton dock is towed along by 6 tugs to Portland.

LAUNCHED IN TWO SECTIONS

Launched In Two Sections (1927)

A huge floating dock has been built in Hamburg

SAVING HALF A SHIP

Saving Half A Ship (1927)

Tugs pull the ship 'Lochmonar' in from the sea for repair.

MERSEY'S RECORD   aka LAUNCHING OF 'SAMARA'

Mersey's Record AKA Launching Of 'samara' (1920)

The vast new Curnarder, the S.S. Samaria, is...

 

 

U BOAT FLOATING DOCK ARRIVES TO BE BROKEN UP

U Boat Floating Dock Arrives To Be Broken Up (1923)

A 5000 ton U Boat Floating Dock arrives in...

LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS

Launched Sideways (1931)

Three small tugs are launched sideways into a river near Doncaster.

TRANSPORTING BRIDGE

Transporting Bridge (1967)

A large bridge span has to negotiate various obstacles as it is towed up...

PORTABLE DAM TO FIGHT FLOODS

Portable Dam To Fight Floods (1958)

Portable dam for fighting the floods is demonstrated.

AMERICAN TANKER 'STONY POINTS' IN TOW BEHIND DUTCH TUG 'THAMES' AFTER FIRE AT...

American Tanker 'stony Points' In Tow Behind Dutch Tug 'thames' After Fire At... (1957)

American...

TUGMASTER

Tugmaster (1967)

Large ship called Uganda is guided through narrow channel by a tugboat.

£5M DOCK OPENED

£5m Dock Opened (1954)

Ceremony to mark the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Dock at the mouth of the...

"The Mersey Graveyard" Claims Yet Another Victim (1933)

The ship 'Architect' is wrecked on...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1928)

Tugs pull the steamer ship 'Jennie' from the damaged Woodside Ferry stage after a...

ASHORE ON THE GOODWINS

Ashore On The Goodwins (1928)

Item showing the Ramsgate lifeboat coming to the aid of a stranded...

WONDERFUL PILOTING

Wonderful Piloting (1924)

Tug boats tows an enormous floating dock from Newcastle to Southampton.

FLOATING DOCK

Floating Dock (1938)

The Juliana Floating Dock is towed from Amsterdam out to the North Sea.

CAPE HORN BOUND

Cape Horn Bound (1948)

Four masted barque 'Pamir' sails on her first stage of her journey back to New...

"Lash Ship" - New Concept In Sea Transport (1969)

Footage of new type of container ship being...

DANUBE BOATS

Danube Boats (1946)

The US releases boats to Yugoslavia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. River Danube.

SS ARCADIA ENTERS HAMBURG

SS Arcadia Enters Hamburg (1954)

SS Arcadia enters Hamburg harbour, Germany.

'WARE ICE!

'ware Ice! (1940)

Icebreaking tugs and supply ships travel across the pack ice of Lake Michigan.

TRAPPED IN THE ICE

Trapped In The Ice (1926)

Rescue tugs take supplies to ships trapped on frozen Great Lakes near...

AMERICA'S GREAT AIRPLANE CARRIER

America's Great Airplane Carrier (1928)

The Lexington, a huge aircraft carrier, is towed into dry...

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1928)

A new submarine, HMS Odin, is launched from Chatham.

THE ROAD - A BRISTOL - AVONMOUTH STUDY

The Road - A Bristol - Avonmouth Study (1933)

A new modern arterial road near Bristol is featured.

LAUNCHING - CLYDEBANK LNER

Launching - Clydebank Lner (1938)

A new submarine depot ship, HMS Forth, is launched from Clydebank.

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH IN MINIATURE

The Queen Elizabeth In Miniature (1938)

A wax model of the Queen Elizabeth ship is explained by...

MOTOR VESSELS MAIDEN TRIP

Motor Vessels Maiden Trip (1924)

Shots of the super modern ocean liner, 'Asturias'.

LAUNCHING OF THE SS SCYTHIA  aka LUXURY LINER LAUNCHED

Launching Of The SS Scythia AKA Luxury Liner Launched (1920)

An item about the launching of the...

TO LIFT THAT CUP - SOUTHAMPTON

To Lift That Cup - Southampton (1920)

An item about Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock III, bound...

CUXHAVEN - TUG SINKS - 2 DIE

Cuxhaven - Tug Sinks - 2 Die (1954)

Radio operator and Captain's five years old son are drowned when...

A LITTLE SHIP GOES BACK

A Little Ship Goes Back (1950)

The Small Ships return to Dunkirk for Anniversary service and ceremony.

STRANGE TUG

Strange Tug (1957)

A novel German tug vessel goes into service on the Rhine.

Selected originals - QE2 INTO DRY DOCK

Selected Originals - QE2 Into Dry Dock (1968)

Material relating to newsreel story "QE2 Into Dry...

'CARONIA' ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

'caronia' On Maiden Voyage (1949)

The liner 'Caronia' sets sail on maiden voyage. Southampton,...

'QUEEN MARY' STABILISER TRIALS

'queen Mary' Stabiliser Trials (1958)

'Queen Mary' undergoes stabiliser trials off coast of...

PROBLEM OF BIZERTA TUNISIA

Problem Of Bizerta Tunisia (1956)

Item showing Bizerta in Tunisia.

RIGHTING THE

Righting The "New York" (1949)

Salvaging the New York in Kiel harbour, Germany.

LIKE OLD TIMES - RAF REGATTA

Like Old Times - RAF Regatta (1914-1918)

RAF Regatta on river at Shepperton.

NEW YORK WELCOMES THE

New York Welcomes The "Caronia" (1949)

The New Liner 'Caronia' arrives in New York after first...

NEW YORK GREETS NEW ILE DE FRANCE

New York Greets New Ile De France (1949)

Rebuilt French liner gets a warm welcome on its arrival in...

Selected Originals - CHURCHILL OFF TO AMERICA - AFTER DELAY DUE TO JAMMED ANCHOR...

Selected Originals - Churchill Off To America - After Delay Due To Jammed Anchor... (1952)

Material...

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE'

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "A gallant...

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE'

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "A gallant...

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE'

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "A gallant...

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE' aka SINKING OF ENTERPRISE

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' AKA Sinking Of Enterprise (1952)

Material relating...

THE LINER CARONIA

The Liner Caronia (1949)

The liner ship Caronia arrives in New York.