Battle Ship Collection (page 5)

(Vice) Admiral R. H. S. Bacon / Stamp
Admiral SIR REGINALD HUGH SPENCER BACON, KCB, KCVO, DSO (1863-1947) Royal Navy officer noted for his technical abilities and once acknowledged to be the cleverest officer in the Navy

Allies in the Dardanelles - French and British
The allies in the Dardanelles - a French postcard detailing the united allied effort by the French and the British in this region

HMS Ramillies bombarding Turkish positions
Birds eye view (taken from a seaplane) of the British warship HMS Ramillies bombarding Turkish positions in the Gulf of Ismid in early July 1920

Italian Pre-dreadnought Battleship Vittorio Emanuele
View of the Italian Pre-dreadnought Battleship Vittorio Emanuele on the Sea of Marmara by Haydar Pasa about to enter the Bosphorus

Egypt - Port Said - The Franz Joseph Quay

Attack on the battleship Prince of Wales
Photograph showing the Japanese attack on the battleship Prince of Wales at Malaya near Kuantan Pahang

The Wreckage of West Virginia
The photograph shows the battleship West Virginia on the sea bed of Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, after torpedo strike by the Japanese

The Battleship Arizona
The photograph shows the battleship Arizona which was sunk by a Japanese aircraft in Pearl Harbour, 1941

Attack on the battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbour
American sailors fight the flames on the battleship West Virginia which was attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbour with the use of torpedoes

Naval Steamship - Charles Robinson
One of the Men-O -War that " guard our shores"

HMS Nelson - British Naval Battleship
H.M.S. Nelson - at the time (when built in 1927) Britains most powerful Battleship. Scrapped in 1949

United States Battleship Kentucky
The U.S. Battleship Kentucky. Commissioned in 1900 - decommissioned in 1920

Launching of Turkish Battleship Reshadieh at Vickers Works, Barrow-on-Furness in September 1913. Almost complete at outbreak of war in August 1914 - seized by British Government

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

USS Pennsylvania at sea, 1921
Photograph showing the American battleship and Flagship of the Atlantic Fleet, USS Pennsylvania, seen from the stern of USS Henderson, 1921

HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea, Second World
Illustration showing the Royal Navy battleship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, 1942

Admiral Nimitz on board HMS King George V, Second World Wa
Photograph showing Admiral Chester Nimitz, the US Pacific Commander, addressing the crew of HMS King George V, whilst standing under the guns of the Royal Navy battleship, June 1945

Admiral Tovey and Captain Leach on the deck of HMS Prince o
Photograph showing Admiral Sir John Tovey (left) and Captain J.C. Leach on the quarter deck of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales, 1941

USS Missouri; Second World War, 1945
Photograph of the U.S. Iowa class battleship, Missouri, pictured in 1945. This 45, 000 ton battleship was used for the formal surrender of the Japanese Empire on 2nd September 1945

Gun Drill on board a British battleship, c. 1896
Illustration showing a typical scene on board a British battleship as the gun crew of Royal Navy seamen hoist a cartridge towards the breech of their gun

The Sale of a Deserters Belongings on board a British Warsh
Illustration showing the sale of the belongings of a deserter, on board a British battleship. This rare event was held whenever a seaman deserted and left belongings on board a ship

Christmas on Board a British Battleship, 1894
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of a Royal Navy Warship in the Mediterranean, at Christmas. The women have come onto the warship to sell figs, nuts, apples

Church Parade on board a Battleship, Gibraltar, 1906
Photograph of a Sunday Church Parade on board a British Battleship, of the Atlantic Fleet, at Gibraltar. The ships company can be seen assembling here on the deck for prayers

HMS Caesar, 1905
Photograph of HMS Caesar ; the British Naval Representative at the Norwegian Royal Inauguration, December 1905. This vessel, the flagship of the second in command of the Channel Squadron

HMS Goliath, 1907
Photograph of HMS Goliath, a Canopus Class battleship of 12, 950 tons, launched in 1898. She was sunk in May 1915, off Cape Helles, Dardanelles, with the loss of most of her crew

Jean Bart Warship
French battleship, named after a French admiral of the 17th century, seen in the background. (Do not confuse with other ships bearing this name)

BRITANNIA (1820)
Battleship of the Royal Navy, in 1859 converted to a training ship. (Note : there are many, many ships with this name !)

Prince Woronzoff / Palace
Prince Woronzoffs Palace, near Yalta

London Ship Launched
The 15, 000 ton battleship is launched at Portsmouth

Bismarck Launched 1939
Launch of the German battleship Bismarck after the Anglo-German Naval Treaty of 1935 came into force

Battle of Sebastopol
The battleship Parishkaya Communa taking part in the Battle of Sebastopol, on the Black Sea, in the Crimea

Prince George launch
The Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) launches the battleship Prince George at Portsmouth

DEUTSCHLAND
German battleship of World War Two

Steamship dreadnought
Dreadnough, the Royal Navy battleship which introduced a new era of construction : her all big gun design made all earlier battleships obsolete. She fought in WW1, scrapped 1923

German Disabled
A German battleship is disabled by HMS Warspite at the Battle of Jutland

Bottom up after Scuttle
A German battleship floats bottom-up after scuttling at Scapa Flow

Lion Sinks a Cruiser
In a naval engagement off Heligoland, the Lion sinks a German cruiser

Japan / Military Education
Primary school children are educated in all aspects of the military

Observation Balloon 1918
An observation balloon on an American battleship in British waters

Coaling a Battleship
Vast quantities of coal are required to keep the worlds navies operating : purpose- built coal supply ships carry the coal to a fuel-hungry warship of the Royal Navy

Warrior Cigarette Card
This British battleship is the worlds first iron-hulled capital ship; she has a speed of 14 knots (26km/h). Now restored and docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire

Japan Surrenders 1945
Japan surrenders : on board the American battleship Missouri the delegates sign the act of capitulation. Lieut.gen. Derevyanko signs on behalf of the USSR

Tsushima (Schon - 4
BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The sinking of the Russian battleship Navarin - almost the entire Russian fleet was destroyed or captured by the Japanese in the 2-day battle

/ Steamships / Dreadnought
The battleship Dreadnought sails past Nelsons Victory

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