ZUM4921190: Tue 03, 1954 - They put on their handsomest clothes: These two young Breton girls dressed in their best clothes and wearing elaborate lace bonnets are showing all varieties of Breton Potatoes. Picture taken at the annual agricultural show now being held at the ports De Versailles Paris / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4921350: Tue 03, 1954 - Secret Submarine is Launched: In brillaint sunshine and to the strains of” Rule Britania”, the British Navy's latest submarine was launched at Barrow - in - Furnawz. She is called Explorer, and is of a completely new design, incorporating many secret devices. Power is derived from hydrogen peroxide. Its performance will be much better than that on any the British Navy now has in service and has the ability to cruise submerged for thousands of miles at an under water speed of between 20 and 30 knots. She has an overall length of 209 feet and a beam of 15 feet 8 ins. This is the first submarine to be launched by the Royal Navy since the completion of the “A” class submarine in 1948 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4921372: Tue 03, 1954 - Works starts on reconditioning the” Cutty Sark”.. Most famous sailing vessel to become a museum: The work of removing the rigging and dismantling the tip masts, yards etc.. started aboard the world's most famous sailing ship” Cutty Sark” in the East India Import Dock, today.. This is prior to the reconditioning of the vessel for the Cutty Sark Preservation Society - and eventually the vessel will be come an extersion to the Greenwich Maritime Museum. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4920817: Tue. 03, 1954 - Secretary-weapon comes to Germany The personal of the first pilot-less bomber squadron which is to be sent overseas arrived at Bremerhaven, Germany. The pilot-less P-61 Matador bombers will help to strengthen the defence of Western Europe. However, the bombers where not on the same ship. They will come” in the next 30 days” to Bremerhaven. Our Picture shows the arrival of the squadron on the Columbus-Quai in Bremerhaven. Left to right: Major General Robert M. Lee, Col. Burbcach, Ltn. Col. Luis O.Carroll, the commander of the squadron / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4920982: Tue 03, 1954 - Secret Submarine Is Launched In brilliant sunshine and to the strains of” Rule Britania”, the British Navy's latest submarine was launched at Barrow-in-Furness.. She is called Explorer, and is of a completely new design, incorporating many secret devices. Power is derived from hydrogen peroxide. Its performance will be much better than that of any the British Navy now has in service and has the ability to cruise submerged for thousands of miles at an under water speed of between 20 and 30 knots. She has an overall length of 209 feet and a beam of 15 feet 8 ins. This is the first submarine to be launched by the Royal Navy since the completion of the “A” class submarines in 1948 / Bridgeman Images