Poster for the Liverpool to Belfast passenger service -- a nightly service, excepting Sundays of course
Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East RuntonIllustration showing a Breeches-Buoy in use, to save the crew of the Norwegian ship Esras, East Runton, Norfolk, 1901. Esras had run aground on the Hasboro sands
Cirripedia or barnaclesGoose barnacle, Lepas anatifera 1, 2, Conchoderma auritum 3, buoy barnacle, Lepas fascicularis 4, Arcoscalpellum michelottianum 5, 6, Arcoscalpellum vitreum 7, 8, humpback whale barnacle
Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus for Saving Lives from ShipwrEngraving showing Board of Trade equipment for use to help shipwrecked sailors, 1886. The items are (from left to right, top to bottom)
Alarm Buoy, 1858Engraving showing an alarm, or marker, buoy designed by Brown, Lenox and Company of Millwall, 1858. This buoy featured a water-wheel in its centre which, through the motion of the water
St. Ives Girls Playing on the Beach Victorian period
An acetylene buoy, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century
Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert Date: 1855
Short Brothers Empire flying boat CanopusImperial Airways Aircraft, Short Brothers Empire flying boat Canopus Date: 1941
View of Calais, northern French coast, from the sea Date: 19th century
Children wearing Swimeesy Buoy, invented two before in 1907. Date: 1909
Tremletts Fender and Life Preserver 1846Early lifebuoy by Tremlett. Date: 1846
Cattle beside a port hand buoy in the River Dee at low waterCattle wade beside a red port hand navigation buoy in the River Dee at low water in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The low tide has exposed the muddy banks
Boatman with Rutland Water pleasure cruiser, Rutland BelleA boatman reaches for the mooring buoy of the Rutland Water pleasure cruiser Rutland Belle. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Humorous Postcard by Cynicus - Seaside SketchesHumorous Postcard : A smack at the buoy, Anchoring after a swell, A barque at a little cove and Treasures of the Deep. Date: 1908
The Port and Harbour, Nice, France. Date: circa 1901
Rounding the Buoy at Manly, AustraliaRounding the Buoy at Manly, New South Wales, Australia Date: circa 1910
Warship trailing a Fog Buoy, 1912Photograph of a British warship trailing a fog buoy. When a group of warships travelling line ahead entered fog they would stream fog buoys
View of Port Said harbour with ships, Egypt. Date: 20th century
The Belle-Buoy by Douglas WalesThree 1920s bathing belles take a rest on a floating buoy out at sea. Date: 1929
Signalisation - signalsNavigational signals, road and train signs. Date: 1930
The Bell BuoyA bell buoy bobbing in foggy seas lights the way for a sailing ship. 1930
Little girl on a ferry boat, Scotland. circa 1968
Sailing boat on a movable Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Fishing accessories. 12th-13th centuries. Museum of HistoryMiddle ages. Latvia. Fishing accessories. 12th-13th centuries. Buoys pine bark incised signs on them, to know the owner of the fishing nets. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga
Tiber Island. ItalyItaly. Rome. Tiber Island with the bell tower of the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew on the Island
West India Docks, London. Date: 1815
Sailing ships on a crescent-shaped Christmas card. circa 1890s
View of Liverpool from the Mersey, with boats, at Princes Parade. Date: circa 1832
View of Dartmouth Castle and Harbour, Devon. Date: circa 1832
British sailor snoozing on deck, WW1Jack takes a sun-bath on a huge buoy. A British sailor enjoys a few moments of relaxation in the middle of an inflatable buoy on board his ship during the First World War. Date: 1916
Ships during winter months by G. H. DavisNaval notes of the week (lightships and buoys). Above: revictualling a lightship during the winter months. Below: hold tight for your life -- attending to the Mariners Fingerposts in winter
Apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreckVarious apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck. A Dennetts rocket line is shown both in action and arranged for firing, as well as and the landing of a crew using the breeches buoy
The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at seaThe late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore
A Curtiss H12 Large America picking up a buoy at RNAS Tr?A Curtiss H12 Large America picking up a buoy at RNAS Tresco Scillies
Self-righting lifeboat by Sir George CayleyDrawing and design of a self-righting lifeboat by Sir George Cayley. Date: c.1836
Boating
Sailing
Scene at the Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of WightScene during the Royal London Yacht Clubs annual race at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Seen here are the four starters in the 19 metre class: Mariquila, Octavia
Four boys dancing on a beach, with boats on either side, and more boats out at sea. first published 1879
British monitor HMS Severn at Sheerness, WW1British monitor (small warship) HMS Severn lying at buoy at Sheerness during the First World War. Date: September 1914
Large Ships BuoyA large ships buoy, with an anchor chain attached, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Swimming medal, Water Polo ChampionshipMedal of the Midland Counties Amateur Swimming Association, awarded to the runners up in the Water Polo Championship. Featuring an outdoor swimming scene with a lifebelt design below. Date: 1909
St. Johns Harbour, Antigua, West Indies Date: circa 1907
Lake Windermere, Cumbria - SailingRounding a buoy during a sailing race on Lake Windermere, Cumbria
Portmanteau BuoyA jolly Victorian gent from the days when Britain unquestionably ruled the waves doffs his hat as he floats proudly in his safety device de jour - his portmanteau buoy
The Trinity Wharf Buoy Store, Blackwall, 1868Engraving showing main store of the Corporation of Trinity House at Trinity Wharf, Blackwall, with buoys, markers and name boards
The Conqueror in the Clipper Barge Match, September 1879Engraving of The Conqueror rounding the West Oaze buoy in the Clipper Barge Match of the 18th September 1879, from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
