The first post war (World War II) voyage of luxury ocean liner Queen Elizabeth on October 16, 1946. The luxury liner ship "Queen Elizabeth" docked in a harbor in Southampton England. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, United States Senator Tom Connally and other dignitaries board the ship. Smoke comes out of stacks. A sailor operates the helm. People standing on the dock sing and cheer together as the Queen Elizabeth departs on her voyage. The Queen Elizabeth underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The Queen Elizabeth arrives in New York harbor in the early morning and enters New York harbor at day break where she is greeted by fire boats shooting streams of water aloft in salute. Manhattan, New York City skyline barely visible in early morning mist. United Nations dignitaries disembark from the ship. Molotov is greeted by Soviet representative to the UN Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko. Molotov addresses the gathering.
Free French 2nd Armored Division vehicles driving through the streets (Town Quay) of the port city of Southampton, England during World War 2. A French soldier on a motorcycle passes by a Kemsley Newspapers store, advertising the Daily Sketch newspaper as well as the Sunday Chronicle, Sunday Times, Sunday Graphic, Sunday Chronicle, and Empire News). Army Jeeps follow the motorcycle. British men and women watch the convoy of Free French vehicles traveling to the port. Free French Army Jeeps and trucks carrying supplies and soldiers driving in Southampton. Free French troops on motorcycles turn in front of the Clyde Building at East Gate on Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2NY to a docked LST.
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops carrying equipment during World War 2. A column of Free French 2nd Armored Division soldiers carrying supplies in the countryside of Southampton England. A French navy soldier carries supplies with other French troops. French soldiers resting on the side of the road alongside M3 half-tracks in a convoy. French troops resting near equipment and parked M3 half-tracks. French soldiers sitting, eating and smoking cigarettes during their rest. Smiling Free French troops wave to the camera while sitting and lying down on a grassy berm.
Brief glimpse of the RMS Olympic (sister ship of the ill-fated Titanic) arriving in Southampton, England. Among her passengers is the Duke of Wales, returning from his holiday, abroad. A tugboat assists the Olympic and several small boats are seen off her starboard.
Lieutenant D'Arcy Greig on a Curtiss R3C racer in Southampton, England. The lieutenant standing. Curtiss R3C racer with pontoons warms up. Men work on the plane. The pilot gets into the plane. The plane is pushed towards water. It taxis on water and takes off.
Harbor activity Invasion Port in Southampton, England. Liberty ships and Landing Crafts on Harbor. United States soldiers unload supplies from landing crafts on beach. Bulldozer pulls DUKW (Amphibious truck)from shore. Overturned jeep bogged down in mud. Soldiers get into water from Landing Crafts and advance towards the beach. (World War II period).
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