Crew Collection (#35)

The ship, Cospatrick in flames
Emigrant ship, the Cospatrick on fire at sea. On discovery of the fire, the crew tried to extingush the flames, but the wind spread them around the ship

Acccident in London docks, the ship Eastminster, when it cap
The iron clipper ship, the Eastminster, shown capsized in London Docks. Strong winds blew her over causing her to hit and sink three barges. The crew escaped wet but unharmed

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the central stree
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the central street of shops, over 150 meters long, with the spacious embarkation hall

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the chapel, where
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the decorative chapel, where passenger could attend religious services and practise their devotions during a voyage

Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port
The burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given

The 1940S House
The television crew film the Hymers familys departure from Otley, Yorkshire, destination The 1940s House, West Wickham, Kent. Lots of neighbours turn out to watch

Giraffes / Filming / 1970S
Filming giraffes at Woburn Abbey

British Country Dance
Hodge shall dance with Prue Keeping time with kisses We ll have a jovial crew Of sweet smirking misses... a Christmas dance in a country home in the old days

Sailing Ship Aground
A sailing vessel runs aground on the Yorkshire coast : rescuers on the beach throw out lines to help the crew get ashore

Perouse / Easter Island
While friendly native girls amuse La Perouses crew, their companions take their hats and handkerchiefs

Ross in Arctic Boats
An episode during the Parry/Ross Arctic expedition, the return of the boats is hailed by the ships crew

Vasco Da Gama & Spirit
At the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India

Folklore / Adamastor
At the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India

Beaufort Shot Down
The crew of a Bristol Beaufort bomber bale out as their plane is downed by a German fighter

Gremlins and Aircraft
Gremlins tease the crew of an American Flying Fortress bomber

French Redoutable
The French warship has a crew of 700

Magenta French Warship
French warship with a crew of 700

Centaur Wrecked
This naval warship goes down in a violent storm off Jamaica, but Captain Inglefield and 11 crew members survive

Loco Gipsy Hill
The crew pose beside the London, Brighton and South Coast Railways tank locomotive Gipsy Hill

Soviet with Maxim Gun
Soviet machine gun crew with a 7-62 Maxim machine gun

Soviet Mortar Crew
A Soviet Mortar Crew rest after all-night fighting

Passenger Airliner
An artists impression of a passenger air liner of the post-war period : the crew seem to be in gondolas, with interconnecting ladders, while passengers occupy the fuselage

St Elmos Fire / Columbus
Christopher Columbus reports that, during his second voyage, Saint Elmos Fire appeared at the top of his masts, to the alarm of his crew

German Mortar Team
German mortar crew in action

Whaling / Crew in Danger
The crew in danger A small whaling vessel is overturned by a whale

Erebus and Terror in search of the Northwest Passage
Scene from Sir John Franklins Canadian Arctic exploration, showing the Erebus and Terror in their attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. Sadly, both ships and crew were lost

Crew Muster on Liner
Sunday morning muster of the crew on an India-bound P&O liner as it passes through the Indian Ocean

Oxford Boat Crew 1911
The Oxford Eight in Coronation Year

Hudsons Crew / Mutiny
Henry Hudsons crew mutinies and casts him adrift

Payer / Tegetthoff / 1874
Payer abandons the ice-crushed Tegetthoff and the crew set out for Novaya Zemlya with sledges and three boats

Koldewey / Bear Attack
During Koldeweys expedition in the Germania, one of his crew members, Dr Borgen, is carried off by a polar bear, but he is later rescued

Franklin & his Crew
Franklin and his officers: L to R: Couch (Mate), Fairholme, Osmer (Purser), des Voeux (Mate), Crozier, Franklin and Fitzjames

Ross / Return of Arcticsun
The return of the sun to the Arctic regions during the voyage of Ross to find Franklin. The crew leave their ships, Enterprise & Investigator, to enjoy the full effect

STEAMSHIPS / PARIS
The largest French atlantic liner of her day, carrying 563 first class passengers, 480 second and 1092 third class, plus 1118 more in the steerage, and 664 crew

Wreck in Channel
Some of the crew of a steamer sinking in the English Channel are rescued as they cling to the rigging

French Spad on Airfield
French ground crew return the SPAD aeroplane to its hangar, in order to protect it from the freezing weather

German Machine Gun / 1914
A German machine gun crew, partially hidden in an autumnal wood, await the enemy

U-Boat Torpedo Room
In the engine-room of a German U-boat

U-Boat Motor Room
In the motor-room of a German U-boat

U-Boat Crew on Lookout
A German U-boat crew look out for enemy ships

German Captain Salutes
The captain of a German warship, having sunk an enemy vessel, shows his good breeding by saluting the ship and its crew whom he has sent to their graves

Sailors in Duffles
Four crew members on the deck of the torpedo boat destroyer Sturgeon, wrapped up against the elements in duffle coats

Fishing Village 1940S
A corner of Mevagissey harbour, a typical Cornish fishing village. Here the crew of one of the smacks are busy baiting the long fishing lines. A well-dressed man watches them

Austrian Seaplane Down
An Austrian Hansa-Brandenburg seaplane is forced down while attacking the Italian port of Ancona, but her crew behave with characteristically heroic courage

Grappling Broken Cable
Crew and engineers cluster in the bows of the Great Eastern as a final attempt is made to grapple the broken cable from the sea-bed

Gt Eastern Weighs Anchor
The Great Eastern weighs anchor off Maplin Sands, at the Nore in the Thames Eastuary : a boy plays the fiddle while crew work the capstan to raise the anchor

Torpedoed Ship, Ww1
Abandon ship ! the crew of a torpedoed British ship take to the boats as their vessel keels over

Sts-7 Shuttle Crew
The STS-7 / Challenger crew who preformed the first satellite deployment: Robert Crippen (Commander), Frederick Hauck - John Fabian Sally Ride & Norman Thagard

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