Underwater Adventures

Diving On A Wreck (1951)

Underwater footage of wrecked ship in Malta Harbour - from NP 296.

Deep Sea Diver Breaking Wrecked Ships (1946)

Divers break wrecked ships in parts so they can be salvaged.

Underwater Cameraman (1950)

Deep-sea diver investigates wreck of destroyer off Malta.

Spanish Galleon May Reveal Lost Treasures (1950)

The Navy hope to salvage treasure from a sunken Spanish Galleon in Tobermory Harbour.

Emperor Caligula's State Galley (1930)

Italian archaeologists raise the wreck of an ancient Roman ship from Lake Nemi.

They Dived 7 Miles (1960)

Item about submarine that dived 7 miles in Pacific, and new escape pod tested in Lake Erie.

The Baby! (1933)

A one-man submarine is tried out on a lake.

French Underwater Saucer (1960)

An underwater sub designed by Jacques Cousteau is shown off to the cameras.

Underwater Tv (1957)

Underwater television camera helps find wreckage of Swiss DC3 aircraft in Lake Constance.

Fish Underwater 1 (1970)

Various shots of bottom feeding fish shot in a tank.

Fish Underwater 2 (1970)

Various shots of bottom feeding fish shot in a tank.

Underwater Shots Of HMS Breconshire (1948)

Underwater shots of wreck of British warship which sank off Malta in 1942.

Divers Recover Relics Of Wrecked Ship (1963)

Divers recovering relics of wrecked ship in South Head, Australia.

Phosphorescent Fellows! (1934)

Weird and wonderful phosphorescent underwater sea creatures.

Subterranean Archaeologists (1948)

Archaeologists go diving and exploring in Wookey Hole Cave, Somerset.

Seabed Lab (1965)

Sealab Two, an underwater capsule, allows aquanauts to live on seabed. California. America.

Twenty Thousand Years Ago! (1931)

Bones of a dinosaur are lifted from the bottom of a lake in Florida.

Salvaging Ships (1947)

Item showing ships being drained and salvaged.

Marine Biology (1959)

Samples of seaweed and sea water are taken by employees of the Port Erin Marine Biological Station.

Secrets Of Nature - Marine Models (1930)

Funny educational film comparing sea creatures to fashion items.

Nautilus Arrives In New York After Polar Underwater Voyage AKA Nautilus In N. York After Polar Voyage (1958)

Various shots of US nuclear-powered submarine getting a great welcome on its arrival in New York's Upper Bay, passing the Statue of Liberty and sailing under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Under Water Exploration For Oil (1954)

Under water shots of the men swimming in search of oil deposits in Gulf of Mexico.

Midget Submarine (1951)

Footage of new small submarine in action, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.

Spectacular U.S. Sub Test (1952)

Submarine U.S.S. Pickerel makes a sensational leap out of water

3,000 Feet Under The Sea

Scientists descend deep below the Atlantic in a diving bell or bathysphere.

Diving For Treasure (1963)

Teams of divers search for treasure chest in Stoney Cove, Leicestershire.

Underwater Skiing (1950)

Underwater skiers at Weekiwachee Springs, Florida, America.

Underwater Pleasure Craft (1971)

Various shots of pleasure boat both underwater and above. Good quality

Underwater Party (1950)

An Underwater Party

Underwater Hockey (1967)

Frogmen play underwater hockey at the Aldershot Lido.

Underwater Artist (1967)

Artist Curly Loomis paints pictures underwater. California, America.

Pig Swims Underwater (1961)

A Texas pig called 'Missey' who has been trained to swim underwater.

The Underwater Man (1933)

Underwater man Monsieur de Lalyman plays the violin, eats and drinks then falls asleep - all at the bottom of a swimming pool!

Welding Under Water (1947)

Diver uses oxyacetylene burner underwater.

Underwater Photography (1952)

Demonstration of camera which found 'Affray' 280 feet deep in sea

Diving House (1965)

Diver inside a plastic bubble eats a sandwich underwater - new diving gear is demonstrated.

Hawaii - Camera Probes Sea-Depths (1953)

Underwater explorers film their sub aqua adventures.

Under Sea Treasure Hunt (1965)

People take part in Underwater Festival off Heron Island in Australia.

School For Divers (1958)

A diving school which trains people to do various tasks underwater.

Underwater Research (1967)

Mini-submarine being tested in tank at Horsham.

Police Learn Underwater Rescue (1947)

Police demonstrating how to rescue people from drowning. Kingston.

Submarine Escape School (1950)

H.M.S. "Dolphin" provides training on how to escape from a submarine. Hampshire.

Deep Sea Diver (1940)

A diver checks a river - Eisenhower and Bradley tour US 1st Army positions.

Underwater (1972)

Scuba diving off a coral reef - possibly in the Lebanon.