Stranded Collection

Ships trapped in Suez Canal, Six-Day War
Fifteen ships trapped in the Suez Canal as a result of the Six-Day War (5-10 June 1967) between Israel and Egypt. Although the war was short

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year

Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet

TWO STRANDED CHILDREN
These two reckless children have ventured onto an island and will shortly be swept out to sea by the incoming tide unless their dog secures their rescue by barking for help. Date: circa 1890

Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910
Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre on 28th January 1910. The Maximum level of the flood waters was 9.5m above the normal level. Date: 1910

Scapa Flow, Whaler Ramna stranded on battle cruiser Moltke on 23rd June 1919

The whaler Ramna stranded on German Battle Cruiser Moltke, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 23rd June 1919

WW2 - Stranded In The Sudd, Crocodile
An illustration from a wartime short story, Stranded In The Sudd, written by Major J. T. Gorman. The image shows a fight between a crocodile and Karif. An airman watches on from behind

WW2 - Stranded In The Sudd
An illustration from a wartime short story, Stranded In The Sudd, written by Major J. T. Gorman. The image shows a plane going through a turbulent flight. Date: circa 1940s

Anchor Stranded Cotton
Full page advertisement for Clarks Anchor brand stranded cotton Date: 1928

The Pocket Marconigraph
Predicting the mobile phone - man stranded at sea sends a message on his Pocket Marconigraph Date: 1914

A triumphant group of Republican standing on the remains of a bridge in the Guadarrama region of Spain, during the Spanish Civil War

Wreck of the ship Gipsy at Bristol
The stranded Waterford Steam Navigation Companys steamer, the Gipsy, on, May I2th, 1878. The boat left Cumberland Basin for Waterford in the early morning. It was then high water

French enemy ships stranded off the Point of Grao (or Grau, the port of Valencia, Spain), during the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Date: 1811-1812

Comic postcard, Woman standing on a rock in the sea Date: early 20th century

Athina-B aground on Brighton Beach - January, 1980. 1980

Illustration, The Rescue. late 19th century

German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917
A German U-boat at ebb-tide, stranded on the sands near Calais, abandoned by its crew, set on fire and partly blown up. A general view of the wrecked boat with its deck-gun amidships

Easter Greetings postcard - Faith hanging on to her belief
circa 1905

FLOODS AT LEEUWEN 1861
Scene of flooding in Leeuwen, Holland; stranded villagers clamber up on to the thatched roofs of their houses, hoping to be rescued Date: 1861

ARCTIC SCENE / WHIMPER
Arctic scene with lunar halo Date: c1860

SINBADS STRANDED SHIP
Sinbads ship is stranded

Scene of whale rescue attempt, River Thames, in which a Northern Bottlenose Whale was lost

The Man from Beyond, Wonder Stories SciFi Magazine Cover
The Man From Beyond - Gratz steals the spaceship, leaving his companions stranded on Venus Date: 1934

Damage from cyclone, Havana, Cuba
Damage from cyclone of 20 October 1926, Havana, Cuba, showing stranded boats and debris on the Almandares River. Date: 1926

Suez at low tide, Egypt
A group of people sitting on the seabed of the Gulf of Suez at low tide with Suez and boats being aground in the background in north-eastern Egypt. Date: circa 1900

Misfitz - Robinson Crusoe. early 20th century

Mourne Mountains from Terilla where the Great Britain Strand
Mourne Mountains from Terilla - where the Great Britain Stranded (1864). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1864

Girl Stranded in Flood
A young woman dressed only in stockings, hat and scarf, clutches an umbrella and shelters on the top of a lamppost from the rain and creeping flood waters Date: 1919

Sinbad Stranded
Sinbad is stranded in the elephants burial-place

1758 - Naval Engagement
Burning of the Prudent at Louisbourg. A gallant expedition from Boscawens fleet, captured the Prudent and the Bienfaisant, with the former stranded and burnt. Date: 1758

Crusoes Ship Wrecked
The ship is wrecked & Crusoe is left stranded, clinging to a rock for his dear life... Date: First published: 1719

Wreck of French Fishing Boat Varenne, Lands End, Cornwall
Wreck of the French Fishing Boat Varenne of Cherbourg, at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall Date: 1968

Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Devon
Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Kingswear, South Devon. Date: 1922

Wreck of the Brigontine Crossowen at Thurleston, Devon Date: 1908

Car in the snow on Dartmoor, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Harbour with fishing boats at low tide, and a ship in the background. Date: circa 1920s

Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at outbreak of WW1
Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at the outbreak of WW1 Date: 1914

A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778. An Indian (America) cuts the cows horns of English commerce, milked by Holland

Stranded Rissos dolphin - Head standing, playing out of the water. Scarring is believed to be made by the teeth of other Rissos dolphins or by their squid prey. (Grampus griseus)

Some people can always get help
A attractive woman stands helplessly next to her broken down car, while a man helps. Date: 1923

Women Workers WW1 Y. W. C. A Womens Day
Poster commemorating Womens Day, a fund-raising event on behalf of the Womens Wartime Workers Fund. The Young Womens Christian Association (Y.W.C.A) set up centres for munitions workers, W.A.A.C s

Woman Railway Porter WW1. Stranded old lady passenger is offered a bed with the lady porter! (Both are respectable married women) Date: circa 1917

Giant Ferris Wheel, Earls Court
Construction work began on the wheel in March 1894 and it was opened to passengers in July 1895. It had a diameter of 300ft, weighed 1, 100 tons and a complete revolution took around twenty minutes

1937 Coronation - Abbey guests stranded in rain after ceremo
Peers and peeresses taking shelter during the height of the downpour which occurred at the most inconvenient possible moment after having held off during the Coronation ceremony of King George VI

Heligoland submarine rescue by G. H. Davis
During the naval action off Heligoland in the early part of the First World War, a boats crew is rescued by a British submarine. Date: August 1914

Stranded Sea Elephant - Falkland Islands
Stranded Sea Elephant (Southern Elephant Seal) - Falkland Islands Date: circa 1920s

Three Piasecki HRP-1s on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saipan just before it departed from Norfolk, Virginia, for Greenland in an effort to rescue 13 stranded airmen

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