Aboard Collection (page 8)

The Obelisk Ship Cleopatra, Westminster, 1878
Engraving showing the Obelisk ship Cleopatra, with Cleopatras Needle aboard, off Westminster Bridge, London, 1878

Commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar on board H. M. S. Vic
In commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, the current Lord Nelson distributes prizes to the scholars of the Portsmouth Church High Schools, on 21 October 1886

Ottoman Cruiser Abdul Mejid and its crew
Turkey - Ottoman Cruiser Abdul Mejid and its crew

Admiral Jellicoes farewell to Lord Kitchener
A photograph of Admiral John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935) bidding farewell to Field-Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) before his embarkation aboard the H.M.S

The Sea Messenger, 1870
Engraving of the Sea Messenger, a lifeboat designed for ships letters and papers, invented by J.A.R. Vandenbergh. As many ships carried mail and state papers

Sorting mail on a train
Illustration by Ernest Prater showing male postal workers aboard a London and North-Western train sorting mail

Seamen casting the log, Atlantic Ocean, 1870
Engraving showing four sailors casting the log to check the speed of their ship, Atlantic Ocean, 1870. This drawing was made aboard the Atlantic steamer

Aboard a sinking ship
Aboard the sinking Vesris; a photograph taken on deck just seconds before the liner went down, showing people in lifebelts heading for the lifeboats

H. M. Stanley and his officers leaving Mombasa aboard the ste
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising cap) and his officers returning from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition aboard the steam-ship Katoria, 1889

Captain James Fitzjamess Cabin aboard HMS Erebus, 1845
Engraving showing Captain James Fitzjamess cabin aboard HMS Erebus, pictured shortly before departure, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

The Imperial German Navy
German officers and men aboard the Moltke. Manned chiefly by conscription, the German navy was criticised for disrespecting International Law and sinking Allied merchant-ships without warning

Ginger the dog attempting to board the ship, British Arctic
Engraving showing the dog Ginger attempting to board one of the ships of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Ginger, like all the dogs of the expedition

Irish emigrants, in a tender, coming aboard an Atlantic stea
Engraving showing a small steam tender coming alongside a trans-Atlantic steamer with Irish emigrants, 1884. These emigrants were bound for Canada

SS Ophir and the Royal Yacht Alberta at Portsmouth, Marc
Photograph of the Royal Yacht Alberta, with King Edward VII on board, leading SS Ophir, with the Duke of Cornwall and York, out of Portsmouth harbour, March 1901

Prince and Princess Louis of Battenburg feeding rescued emig
Illustration showing Prince and Princess Louis of Battemberg feeding rescued emigrants from the ship Cairnrona, which caught fire in the Channel, at Dover Docks, 1910

General Sir Ian Hamilton
Photograph of General Sir Ian Hamilton aboard a destroyer off the coast of the Dardanelles. Hamilton was the leader of the Dardanelles Expeditionary Force

Putting the Mail on the Viceroy, Galway, 1850
Engraving showing sacks of mail leaving Galway in rowing boats to be put aboard the Viceroy, on its maiden voyage to New York, 1850

British Troops Embark
At Portsmouth, men of the Wiltshire Militia go aboard ship for the Crimea

Chinese Ferryman
A Chinese ferryman aboard his vessel, with a large mounted gong and hammer to alert passengers to his imminent departure or perhaps to other boats to warn of his passage

Lt. Bowers, Mrs. Scott and Captain Oates aboard Terra Nova
Lt. H.R. Bowers (left), Mrs. Scott (wife of Robert Falcon Scott) and Captain L.E.G. Oates aboard the Terra Nova, prior to the departure of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12

Lord Kitchener embarking for Athens aboard the Destroyer H. M
Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) boarding the Destroyer H.M.S. Laforey bound for Athens following his tour of the eastern Mediterranean in November 1915

Kipling Carried
English writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), is carried aloft by hearty party-goers aboard the Majestic warship after he had recited his poem Soldier and sailor too

A Bath-room on the R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of a bathroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The Childrens Playroom, R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of the Childrens Playroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

King George V driving through Portsmouth, 1935
Photograph of King George V and The Prince of Wales being greeted by the City of Portsmouth as they drove to the dock to go aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert for the Naval Review

Conductor Collects Fares
High class men and women aboard an Omnibus are asked by the conductor for their ticket money with a mixture of annoyance and acceptance

Seamans Allotment Note
A seamans allotment note by which a mother has sent money to her son aboard his ship Inverness

U-Boat Drowns Survivors
When the British steamer Belgian Prince is torpedoed, the crew are taken aboard the U-boat and lined up on its deck; it then submerges... only a few survive

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, reading and wri
Recreations aboard the ill-fated Empress of Ireland. Reading and writing in the liners library, a space which all the family could enjoy

Hill climbing in a Rolls Royce1906
Climbing a hill with a gradient of 1in 609, with 9 passengers aboard, each with an average weight of 11st 2lb each, in a Rolls Royce in 1906

Dog Cart Accident
When their dog spies a rabbit, it seems an accident is imminent to the carriage which he is tugging and the two children aboard it

Loading Coal Ships
Coal is loaded aboard sailing vessels at Port Clarence, near Middlesbrough

Stella Cranshawe 2
Full length portrait of Stella Cranshawe, spirit medium, aboard a channel steamer in 1923

French Naval Gun
Manning a 24 centimetre gun aboard a French warship

Imaginary Abduction
At the close of the 20th century, many thousands claim to be taken aboard alien spacecraft : this is a typical scene as they describe their experience

Roald Amundsen / 1927
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian polar exlorer, en route to Japan aboard the President of Asia

Nares / Sunday Service
The Nares expedition aimed to restore to Britain the farthest north record in Alert and Discovery. Sunday morning service aboard the Alert

The Late Arrival
An American passenger, late for her transatlantic liner at Cherbourg, is taken by steamboat to join it, and hoisted aboard with a rope

Mutiny on the Nore / 1797
Seamen complain about the state of their rations, prior to a mutiny aboard the ship The Nore

Shipwreck 4 of 4
Scene Four : the sailing vessel is driven onto the rocks; those aboard are washed ashore, some alive, some not

Cable Passed to Hulk
The cable is passed from the works to a hulk at Greenwich, from which it will be passed into tanks for loading aboard the Great Eastern

Splicing Atlantic Cable
Splicing the broken cable aboard the Great Eastern after the first break

Atlantic Cable Coiled
At Greenwich the cable is carefully coiled in tanks before loading aboard the Great Eastern - enough to stretch from one side of the ocean to the other !

Atlantic Cable Loaded
The cable is brought to Greenwich and transferred into tanks before loading aboard the Great Eastern - enough to stretch from one side of the ocean to the other !

Rescuing U-Boat Victim
A child is rescued aboard a passenger ship torpedoed by a U-boat - an episode from an adventure yarn published in 1917 based on authentic naval operations

Passengers Embarking
Travelers going aboard a ship bound for the Baltic. So this could be at Newcastle

On the Belerophon
Aboard the Bellerophon, at Plymouth, he is the object of curiosity to sightseers who row out into the harbour to catch a glimpse of the defeated emperor

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