• 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2011
NEW PROPELLER VARIES PITCH

New Propeller Varies Pitch (1959)

A new type of propeller that helps boats reverse is demonstrated in...

TELESCOPIC TUGS

Telescopic Tugs (1968)

Tugs with telescopic wheelhouses pass easily under low bridges. London.

SHIPS ON SHOW

Ships On Show (1947)

Item showing good models of warship, liner and tug.

THE FINAL THRILL

The Final Thrill (1935)

The liner "Aquitania" is freed after being run aground for 26 hours in...

EUROPE'S LARGEST DOCK

Europe's Largest Dock (1931)

Large dock in Germany is show in use - it can hold massive ships.

GIANT FLOATING CRANE COMES INTO USE AT BARTON LOCKS.

Giant Floating Crane Comes Into Use At Barton Locks. (1938)

A huge floating crane is towed along...

TUGS SAVE SINKING SHIP

Tugs Save Sinking Ship (1956)

The Norwegian ship Hassel is beached just in time after a channel...

 

 

"Robotugs" Speed Rail Goods (1960)

Footage of the new 'Robotug' at work on platform at Wolverhampton...

6 DROWN IN TUG DISASTER

6 Drown In Tug Disaster (1954)

The tug Cervia is sunk with the loss of six lives.

TRANSPORTING BRIDGE

Transporting Bridge (1967)

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

PUSHER TUG

Pusher Tug (1967)

A look at new pusher tug 'Broodbank' in action at Tilbury, Essex.

£5M DOCK OPENED

£5m Dock Opened (1954)

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

LUXURY LINER BURNED OUT

Luxury Liner Burned Out (1933)

The Luxury Liner L'Atlantique burns out in fire at sea.

THEIR POLICE ARE WONDERFUL ... TOO!

Their Police Are Wonderful ... Too! (1933)

Australian police show of their horse skills and their...

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

The ship 'Architect' is wrecked on...

L'ATLANTIQUE on sleeve as  L'ANLANTIQUE

L'atlantique On Sleeve As L'anlantique (1936)

Burnt out hull of wrecked ship L'Atlantique is towed...

TUGS HAUL IN VAIN

Tugs Haul In Vain (1936)

Failed attempt by owners to salvage windjammer, the Hertzagon Cecillie stranded...

FUNNEL FOR A DUTCH LINER aka FUNNEL FOR A DUTCH STEAMER

Funnel For A Dutch Liner AKA Funnel For A Dutch Steamer (1937)

Ocean liner, the "New Amsterdam",...

THE GATE OF GERMANY

The Gate Of Germany (1931)

Good footage of the busy dock in Hamburg, Germany.

ASHORE OFF SCARBOROUGH

Ashore Off Scarborough (1938)

Stranded destroyer ship Walrus seen off the coast of Scarborough.

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...

HOLLAND - 'OPERATION DYKE' aka DUTCH FLOODS

Holland - 'operation Dyke' AKA Dutch Floods (1953)

Dutch engineers fill breeches in sea walls with...

RETREAT IN KOREA

Retreat In Korea (1950)

Civilians flee the doomed city of Pyongyang in Korea.

DREADNOUGHT ON TRIALS

Dreadnought On Trials (1962)

Dreadnought, first nuclear-powered submarine sets out on trials from...

FUR SALE

Fur Sale (1967)

Women fight over furs in sale at Sydney store. Australia.

HALF A TANKER ON TOW

Half A Tanker On Tow (1969)

Front half of wrecked Norwegian tanker 'Sitakund' is towed away. Eastbourne,...

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

Footage of new type of container ship being...

MODEL TUG

Model Tug (1949)

A model tug 'Lady Marianne' sails across Ruislip Reservoir on its own.

LAUNCHING OF DUTCH GREATEST PASSENGER LINER

Launching Of Dutch Greatest Passenger Liner (1958)

Queen Juliana christens the ship Rotterdam with...

PETROL CHEMICAL PLANT - SICILY

Petrol Chemical Plant - Sicily (1962)

Aerial views of the plant nearing completion.

ARCTIC GRIP ON AMERICA

Arctic Grip On America (1934)

Smashing of the ice on Hudson river.

TUG AND BARGES AS CARGO AT LIVERPOOL NEW IN A NUTSHELL

Tug And Barges As Cargo At Liverpool New In A Nutshell (1935)

Steam tug is loaded onto cargo ship...

TUG-O-WAR IN ROME

Tug-O-War In Rome (1935)

Young men from Venice Garrison take on boys from Rome at Tug-of-War on 10th...

MORRO CASTLE AWAITS HER FATE

Morro Castle Awaits Her Fate (1935)

The tragic liner 'Morro Castle' is taken from New Jersey to...

THE QUEEN MARY & CUTS

The Queen Mary & Cuts (1936)

Newly built ship, the Queen Mary, arrives in Southampton - her permanent...

HIS LAST VOYAGE

His Last Voyage (1936)

The coffin of Commodore Sir Edgar Britten is carried aboard the tug "Calshot" to...

HMS RODNEY aka H.M.S. RODNEY

HMS Rodney AKA HMS Rodney (1931)

We hear several technical details as we look at life on board the...

'WARE ICE!

'ware Ice! (1940)

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

THE SUPER TUG!

The Super Tug! (1934)

Mr J T Porter's model steam tug tows him and 2 other men in a rowing boat across a...

LAUNDRY SPORTS - MOTSPUR PARK

Laundry Sports - Motspur Park (1938)

Men and women who work in the laundry industry take part in their...

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...

DRY-LAND SAILORS

Dry-Land Sailors (1934)

Members of the West London Model Power Boat Club race their crafts on a lake.

MONEY CHANGES REFORM GERMAN ECONOMY

Money Changes Reform German Economy (1949)

Views around Germany as reconstruction and rebuilding...

WE ARE EIGHTEEN

We Are Eighteen (1933)

Great shots of glamour girls in a tug of war contest and playing leapfrog.

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.

MARCH OF THE CLANS

March Of The Clans (1951)

Highland games at Murrayfield and massed bands play at Edinburgh Tattoo.

STRANGE TUG

Strange Tug (1957)

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