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Shipyard Collection

Background imageShipyard Collection: Olympic and Titanic, Harland and Wolffs, Belfast

Olympic and Titanic, Harland and Wolffs, Belfast
Olympic and Titanic, Harland and Wolff S, Belfast - a view of the two ships side by side in the gantries in the Shipyard. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Shipyard Workers crossing Queens Bridge

Shipyard Workers crossing Queens Bridge (Study for Men of the Home Front ). Conor, William 1881-1968

Background imageShipyard Collection: Devonshire Dock - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Devonshire Dock - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa - built in the UK

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa - built in the UK
The Mikasa - a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s, and was the only ship of her class

Background imageShipyard Collection: Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at Southampton

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at Southampton
Reaching Southampton the Queen Mary docked in an enormous King George V graving drydock, ready for its maiden voyage to New York in May 1936

Background imageShipyard Collection: Finnieston Cantilever Crane, Stobcross Quay, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Finnieston Cantilever Crane, Stobcross Quay, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Background imageShipyard Collection: The launch of the Cunard White Star Liner - Queen Mary

The launch of the Cunard White Star Liner - Queen Mary by HM The Queen at Clydebank, Septmeber 26th, 1934. Now permanently located at Long Beach, California, United States. Date: 1934

Background imageShipyard Collection: The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard

The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard, Newcastle upon Tyne for His Imperial Majesty Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) - September 25, 1903

Background imageShipyard Collection: Advert, Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow

Advert, Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow
Advert for Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageShipyard Collection: Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910

Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910
In construction the Cunard companys steamer RMS Franconia, covered in girders and scaffolding. Franconia, was intended for the lines Boston service, between Liverpool and Boston, USA. Date: 1910

Background imageShipyard Collection: Bridge at Buccleugh Dock, Barrow in Furness, early 1900s

Bridge at Buccleugh Dock, Barrow in Furness, early 1900s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Barrow in Furness Devonshire Dock

Barrow in Furness Devonshire Dock Date: 19th century

Background imageShipyard Collection: Yarrow & Co. Ltd poster early 1900s

Yarrow & Co. Ltd poster early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Walney Bridge Barrow in Furness Edwardian period

Walney Bridge Barrow in Furness Edwardian period

Background imageShipyard Collection: Barrow-in-Furness Vickers Shipyard early 1900s

Barrow-in-Furness Vickers Shipyard early 1900s

Background imageShipyard Collection: The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage

The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage
An illustrated front cover for The Amazing Affair Of The Shipyard Sabotage, written by Stanton Hope, no. 736 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

Background imageShipyard Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard

Background imageShipyard Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic and Olympic, postcard

White Star Line, RMS Titanic and Olympic, postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic and Olympic, Philco Publishing Company photo card of ships in ?The World?s Greatest Gantry? in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Belfast, bordered by shamrocks

Background imageShipyard Collection: Harland and Wolff, Belfast, set of 24 postcards

Harland and Wolff, Belfast, set of 24 postcards
Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 24 of a collection of 31 postcards from shop stewards of different unions relating to the shipyard from September 1911. Date: 1910s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Company Handbooks for Staff

Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Company Handbooks for Staff
BELFAST SHIPBUILDING: Harland and Wolff soft bound Company Handbooks for Staff Employees. 6ins. 4ins

Background imageShipyard Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Piyale Pasha (Tersana) Mosque

Turkey. Constantinople. Piyale Pasha (Tersana) Mosque
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Piyale Pasha Mosque, also known as Tersana Mosque, and its gardens. 16th century. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Cholet

Background imageShipyard Collection: RMS Titanic - five postcards

RMS Titanic - five postcards. From top left: Titanic Memorial and Seamen's Institute, New York; two postcards of the ship; Belfast shipyard; seven verse in memoriam card, Wreck of the Titanic

Background imageShipyard Collection: RMS Titanic under construction, Harland and Wolff

RMS Titanic under construction, Harland and Wolff
RMS Titanic under construction at Harland and Wolff

Background imageShipyard Collection: Shipyard workers cheering King Edward VIII in Glasgow

Shipyard workers cheering King Edward VIII in Glasgow
Shipyard workers cheering King Edward VIII on his visit to inspect the RMS Queen Mary in Glasgow Date: 1936

Background imageShipyard Collection: Gracie Fields

Gracie Fields (1898-1979) in Shipyard Sally'. Date: 1939

Background imageShipyard Collection: HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

Background imageShipyard Collection: HMS Vulture - a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer

HMS Vulture - a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Vulture, a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer ordered under the 1895 - 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1776 for a

Background imageShipyard Collection: Leo McGree, communist and trades union activist

Leo McGree, communist and trades union activist
Leo McGree (1900-1967), member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and trades union activist Seen here taking part in a political rally

Background imageShipyard Collection: An inside view of a covered slip, with overhead travelling cranes at the Germania yard at Kiel

An inside view of a covered slip, with overhead travelling cranes at the Germania yard at Kiel, Germany. The ship being built is Battleship L'. Date: 1902

Background imageShipyard Collection: The Boiler shop (Water-tube boilers) at the Germania Shipyard, Kiel. Date: 1902

The Boiler shop (Water-tube boilers) at the Germania Shipyard, Kiel. Date: 1902

Background imageShipyard Collection: Boat builders in a shipyard, Hong Kong, c. 1900

Boat builders in a shipyard, Hong Kong, c. 1900
Boat builders in a shipyard, Hong Kong, c.1900

Background imageShipyard Collection: Hong Kong, looking out towards the Clock Tower

Hong Kong, looking out towards the Clock Tower
View of harbour, Hong Kong, looking out towards the Clock Tower, c. 1930 s

Background imageShipyard Collection: A gloriously ornate invitation from Her Excellency The Ambassadress of Turkey

A gloriously ornate invitation from Her Excellency The Ambassadress of Turkey (Stefanaki Musurus Pasa) to the Launch of Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard

Background imageShipyard Collection: Shipyard Scene

Shipyard Scene
A shipyard scene by Leon Alaric Shafer (1866-1940) He was a popular painter, etcher and illustrator who made his mark at the turn of the 20th century

Background imageShipyard Collection: September 1934 - Queen Mary ocean liner Clydebank, Scotland

September 1934 - Queen Mary ocean liner Clydebank, Scotland
September 1934 - Queen Mary ocean liner in the shipyard of John Brown on Clydebank, Scotland

Background imageShipyard Collection: World War II Deshimag shipyard Germany 1945

World War II Deshimag shipyard Germany 1945
World War II vintage photograph - Deshimag shipyard and submarine after capture, Germany 1945

Background imageShipyard Collection: World War II launch of a new British submarine

World War II launch of a new British submarine
World War II vintage photograph - launch of a new British submarine in a UK shipyard

Background imageShipyard Collection: WW II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard, Bremen Germany

WW II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard, Bremen Germany
World War II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard in Bremen Germany, yard had recently been bombed by the Allies

Background imageShipyard Collection: Ship construction in a British dockyard, WW1

Ship construction in a British dockyard, WW1
Ship construction in a British dockyard, First World War. 1914-1918

Background imageShipyard Collection: SMS Oldenburg at the AG Vulcan shipyard, Stettin

SMS Oldenburg at the AG Vulcan shipyard, Stettin
The building of the SMS Oldenburg, a German armoured warship, at the AG Vulcan shipyard, Stettin (then in Germany, now Szczecin in Poland), by Carl Hochhaus. She was launched in December 1884. 1880s

Background imageShipyard Collection: Launch of the Marion Macintyre and part of ship Iron Frame

Launch of the Marion Macintyre and part of ship Iron Frame
Launch of the " Marion Mactintyre" and part of the ship " Iron Frame", at Messrs Jordan and Gettys building-yard Liverpool (not Getley as printed in the ILNs caption), 1851

Background imageShipyard Collection: American poster, Shoot Ships to Germany, WW1

American poster, Shoot Ships to Germany, WW1
American poster, design by Adolph Treidler, Shoot Ships to Germany and help America Win, First World War. 1917

Background imageShipyard Collection: Gate to the shipyard, Arsenal, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain

Gate to the shipyard, Arsenal, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. Date: circa 1904

Background imageShipyard Collection: Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1857

Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1857
Christened Leviathan in construction, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, showing the bows with shipbuilders on the sides of the vessel hanging form hoists. Date: 1857

Background imageShipyard Collection: Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1855

Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1855
Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J

Background imageShipyard Collection: Aichi AB-3

Aichi AB-3 reconnaissance seaplane, ordered by the Imperial Japanese Navy, for use on the Chinese Navys new warship ordered from the Harima shipyard in Japan

Background imageShipyard Collection: Leviathan later named SS Great Eastern under construction

Leviathan later named SS Great Eastern under construction
Front cover for The Illustrated Times, dated 7 November 1857. Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel



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