60 Second Histories
Viking shipbuilding - part 1
A Viking shipbuilder describes a Viking ship: what it's made from and the various parts of the ship such as the keel, the prow, the stern, strakes, keelson and mast fish
60 Second Histories
Viking shipbuilding - part 2
A viking shipbuilder explains how they built their ships; how they made them water tight, what they used to steer the ship and who made the sails.
Curated Video
President Biden heads to Pittsburgh, calls for higher steel tariffs
President Biden's visit to Pittsburgh marks the second of three stops on a swing through the key battleground state of Pennsylvania this week.
British Movietone
PAY-AS-YOU-WORKSHOP
Where could you find, a workshop, fully equipped for mending machinery of making furniture, for instance; a workshop where you could use all the facilities for just 2 shillings a session? The answer is in Welwyn Garden City, where the...
British Movietone
""WE FEAR NOTHING""
""We fear nothing"". That's a quotation from the traditional submarine commissioning ceremony. Certainly ""Dreadnought's"" crew of 79 ratings and eleven officers have little to fear, for ""she can deal with any kind of ship or submarine...
British Movietone
QUEEN HIGH AND DRY
The Queen Elizabeth has gone into dry dock for an extensive overhaul and modernisation, including a new lido deck. The whole job will take two and a half thousand men, three months to complete and will cost one and a half million pounds....
Curated Video
EGYPT: 5 US WARSHIPS PASS THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL
Natural Sound
Five American warships have passed through the Suez Canal, heading to the Persian Gulf.
They'll join some twenty warships as part of the U-S military build-up in the region.
It comes as U-S Secretary of State, Madeleine...
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Turchynov claims Kiev forces destroy 2 pro-Russian bases; small anti-Russian demos
The Ukrainian army destroyed two military bases of pro-Russian insurgents in overnight operations, the country's acting president told parliament on Thursday.
Oleksandr Turchynov described how an insurgent base outside the town of...
British Movietone
WHAT FUTURE FOR THE SHIPBUILDERS?
Movietone takes a look at one of our biggest industries, shipbuilding. Involving its quarter of a million employees and its importance to all of us. The dilemma of Fairfields shipyard in Glasgow, which is to be rescued from bankruptcy by...
British Movietone
THE ADMIRAL TAKES TO THE SEA
At a hundred thousand tons, ""British Admiral's"" the largest oil tanker ever built in Europe. The Queen launched the tanker from Vickers Armstrong's yard at Barrow. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
British Movietone
SEND HER DOWN SIDEWAYS
We show pictures of the ""Ross-Valiant"" being launched at Selby in Yorkshire. She's the largest trawler to be registered at Grimsby. Apart from factory vessels, she'll also be the first diesel electric ship to operate from the port. The...
British Movietone
BIG SHIP - BIG JOB
During her seven weeks in dry-dock at Southampton the Queen Elizabeth is undergoing a thorough overhaul. She is to be painted from head to foot and a few interior alterations have to be made. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
British Movietone
AMERICA'S CUP HOPE
Kurrewa V has been ordered by Australians, Frank and John Livingstone, and is being built at Sandbank on the Holy Loch. She may be chosen as the latest contender for the America's Cup. With the exception of the light alloy mast the boat...
British Movietone
OF SHIPS AND THE SEA
Built at Dunston's Yard near Hull, a new schooner called ""Sir Winston Churchill"". The schooner is the first ship of its kind ever paid for by public subscription. She's also the first three masted vessel ever built in this country for...
British Movietone
""FULL AHEAD"" AT EARLS COURT
Nearly six hundred boats are on show at Earls Court. They range from the Coracle used by the ancient Britons, to a large boat costing £25,000. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
British Movietone
HMS ""ARK ROYAL"" LIVES AGAIN
At Birkenhead, Her Majesty, recently launched the new aircraft-carrier ""Ark Royal"". It is the fourth ""Ark Royal"", the first fought against the Spaniards in the Armada and the third ""Ark Royal"" was the vessel sunk so many times by...
British Movietone
KENYA CASTLE TAKES THE WATER
At Belfast, Lady Mitchell, launches the new Union Castle Liner ""Kenya Castle"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
British Movietone
GERMANY SPEEDS SHIPBUILDING
With the relaxation of Germany's shipbuilding restrictions, the shipyards have gone into full production for making of ships to sell to foreign countries. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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calif: us navy developing transparent hull submersible.
wac 2608 "transparent sub" shows: makakai on dock: makakai under water:
(shot 9/?/71 30ft)
calif - san diego
ships - research - submarines -...
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493 rescued migrants disembark in Sicily
Four-hundred-and-ninety-three migrants arrived in the Sicilian port town of Augusta on Monday following six separate rescue operations the previous day.In total, around 900 were saved as a result of the operations.The migrants had been...
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China's first aircraft carrier visits HKong
China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning arrived in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Friday morning.It sailed in from the south and took up a position just outside Victoria Harbour shortly before 10am local time (0200GMT).The Liaoning is...
Bridgeman Arts
Birth of a Giant part two - man drives to the Vickers Shipbuilding company in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, 1965
Clip from a 1965 documentary about the building and launch of The British Admiral, the first 100,000 ton tanker ever built in Europe. Made by John Edwards. This clip features man driving, general traffic scenes in Barrow-in-Furness,...
Bridgeman Arts
Birth of a Giant part three - preparing the British Admiral tanker for launch. Decorating, painting, cleaning.
Clip from a 1965 documentary about the building and launch of The British Admiral, the first 100,000 ton tanker ever built in Europe. Made by John Edwards. This clip features people making finishing touches on the ship before its launch.