Convoy Collection

National Savings Group wartime poster
Convoy your country to victory : save and lend through our National Savings Group. World War II poster illustrated by warship flying the Royal Navy ensign

WW2 - Flower-Class Corvette in heavy seas - Atlantic Convoy
WW2 - Weather hazards which the convoy escorts in the Atlantic Ocean have to face in Winter - a Flower-Class Corvette, of 930 tonnes, being thrown high out of the water by a heavy sea. Date: 1943

Hannibal crossing the Alps
Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

D-Day - Supplies pour ashore
A stunning panorama photograph of a French invasion beach with the channel waters thick with US military shipping, as reinforcements

HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl
Illustration showing the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay (centre) steaming towards the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, North Atlantic, November 1940

HMAS Sydney - Chatham Class Light Cruiser Built 1911-13, Australia. New Royal Australian Navy. Photograph taken on convoy by the HMS Dublin in 1917

Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Small boats used in the Dunkirk evacuation, WW2
A convoy of small boats which had been used in the Dunkirk evacuation, seen here on 9 June passing Lambeth Bridge, on the River Thames in London. Date: 1940

U-Boats - Cutaway
The internal accommodation of a U-boat as it prepares to attack a convoy of Allied merchantmen : though labelled U-65, the Germans did not at this time possess 65 U-boats

HMS Helmsdale, North Atlantic, 1944
Painting showing HMS Helmsdale, a River class Frigate of the Royal Navy, on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic, 1944

Le Treport, France - WW1 - Ambulance drivers, nurses, staff
WW1 - A group of VAD (The Voluntary Aid Detachment) Ambulance drivers and mechanics with a British Red Cross St Johns Ambulance at Lady Murray hospital, Le Treport on the Channel Coast in France

Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, pictured on horseback on the front cover of The Tatler. Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, was founder of the Womens Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps (1912)

British merchant ship war losses by G. H. Davis
British merchant ship war losses during the Second World War: the toll of oversea supplies. Britain lost through enemy action 2570 ships and over 11 million tonnage

LFB-AFS convoy and fire exercise
Part of the Civil Defence Corps until it was disbanded in the late 1960s, the Auxiliary Fire Service consisted of volunteer firefighters who would attend a fire station for drill and training

Commemorative card, convoy to Canadian troops, WW1
Commemorative card, British convoy to Canadian troops, arriving Plymouth, 14 October 1914. HMS Eclipse, Diana, Glory, Talbot and Charybdis acted as convoy to 32 liners carrying 33

WW2 - The Motor Launches of E-Boat Alley. (2/2) Date: 1942

WW2 - Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette
WW2 - Between Sunset and Darkness. Atlantic Convoy at sea as seen from an escort Corvette Date: 1941

WW2 - Firing a depth charge at a u-boat from a corvette
WW2 - (1/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Firing a depth charge at a submerged submarine from a corvette - officers scan the sea for signs of

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

HMS Argus 149
Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum

WW2 - Another Convoy Arrives
A photograph of a quite satisfied convoy of WW2 troops arriving safely. Date: circa 1944

WW2 - Royal Navy 3D Picture
An illustrated three dimensional page of a WW2 children's book, showing a British Royal Navy war ship convoy. Date: circa 1940s

The Navy's Here Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Navy's Here, by Ross Parker and Hugh Charles. The image shows a British warship convoy of the Royal Navy. Date: 1941

When The Convoy Comes To Port
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When The Convoy Comes To Port, words and music by H. M. The King George VI. The image shows a convoy of British ships coming in. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, A Convoy
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration portrays a dog dressed in a Royal Navy sailor uniform, taking a black cat for a walk, symbolic of good fortune. Date: circa 1940s

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Ensure the passage of Truck Convoys Date: 1972

HMS Escort, E-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Escort, an E-class destroyer, built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion

HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Royal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy

The Battle of the Herrings (the Battle of Rouvray), in Northern France, during the Siege of Orleans, fought between France and Scotland against England, 12 February 1429

Kaffir Attack on an English Convoy, Kaffir Wars (there were nine wars or conflicts between 1779 and 1879)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy
The Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks

World War II - Burma road open to China
Vintage photograph World War II - Burma road open to China - convoy makes its way towards Kunrming

WW2 - Orders by means of the Ardente Loud Hailer
Captain to Captain - The Commander of a Corvette at Sea giving orders by means of the Ardente " Loud Hailer, " which has a remarkable Acoustic Range 1941

WW2 - Corvette Screening Merchantmen from Enemy attacks
WW2 - A corvette screening a convoy of Merchantmen, bringing them safely home protected from enemy attacks. 1941

WW2 - Destroyer escorting large convoy - Atlantic
WW2 - A Royal Navy Destroyer escorting a large convoy through the German counter-blockade - The Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1941

WW2 - A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather
WW2 - (2/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather. 1941

WW2 - Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas
WW2 - (3/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas 1941

Convoy of diamonds, Brazil, South America
A convoy of diamonds in Brazil, South America -- the diamonds were transported from Tijuco (Diamantina) in the state of Minas Gerais to Rio de Janeiro. Date: 1842

Poster, War Supplies for Russia, WW2
Poster, War Supplies for Russia, a convoy of British and American lorries streams along the Persian route to Russia during the Second World War. circa 1940

Convoys in Peril, by Claude Muncaster, WW1
Convoys in Peril, by Claude Muncaster, First World War. Showing a British freighter dead in the water after a torpedo attack, with the crew escaping by lifeboats. 1914-1918

MUSSOLINI GOES TO WAR
BENITO MUSSOLINI During World War Two, he displays his courage and risks his life by taking part in naval operations, meeting a convoy in the open sea Date: 1883 - 1945

Laying Pipe Date: 1948

AUSTRALIAN LUMBER WAGONS
A convoy of lumber wagons, drawn by cattle, crossing a river in Queensland, Australia. Date: 1930s

First convoy of ships leaving Albany, Australia, WW1
The first convoy of ships leaving Albany, Western Australia, during the First World War. They were carrying Australian and New Zealand troops (later known as Anzacs)

Junkers Ju 90 -a small number of this type was used as an ocean going convoy spotter for the U-Boat packs

British naval convoy system by G. H. Davis
The method of safeguarding the freedom of the seas: the British naval convoy system at work. Making the high seas safe for Allied

Camelus sp. camel
A camel train walking across the deserts of Arabia

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