Choppy Collection

Ducks flying across rough water during a storm

The Passenger Who Dared to Feel Sea-Sick on the Queen Mary
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a passenger, green at the gills with sea sickness being observed by his unsympathetic passengers on the Queen Mary ocean liner

A small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges
A lovely postcard composition depicting small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges. Date: circa 1909

19th Century Whaling
French whalers

Warrior Square, Hastings
A view of the square complete with promenaders strolling along the seafront. The sea is choppy with waves breaking against the sea-wall but a boating party brave it. Date: 1860s

Sailing off the Cornish coast
One of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952

Weather Report - Illustrated - Breezy

A ferry crossing the choppy waters of the River Mersey Through Wind and Wave'. Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire. Date: 1928

Boston Lighthouse, Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts, USA Date: 1876

Lifeboat putting out to sea, St Ives, Cornwall
The James Stevens lifeboat setting out in a choppy sea, St Ives, Cornwall. The James Stevens No.10 was built for St Ives by Thames Ironworks in 1899

Lifeboat returning to harbour, St Ives, Cornwall
The James Stevens lifeboat in a choppy sea, returning to harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. The James Stevens No.10 was built for St Ives by Thames Ironworks in 1899

View of Calais, northern French coast, from the sea Date: 19th century

WW2 - A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather
WW2 - (2/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather. 1941

WW2 - Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas
WW2 - (3/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas 1941

Anthropomorphic cats
A Weak End. A humorous scene depicting three pussies in a rowing boat on a choppy sea, one of whom feels very seasick. Artist: William Henry Ellam Date: 1914

English tourists watch fishermen opening pearl oysters
English tourists watch Scottish fishermen opening pearl oysters on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Doctor Prosody fishing for pearls in the Isle of Sky

Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard, Cornwall
Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

MV Britannic - Cunard White Star ocean liner
MV Britannic - Cunard White Star transatlantic ocean liner. circa 1930s

HMS Campania, British aircraft carrier, sinking, WW1
HMS Campania, British seaplane tender and aircraft carrier, sinking after hitting other ships (Royal Oak and Glorious) at anchor during a sudden storm in the Firth of Forth, Scotland

Delivering Christmas Holly to a Steamship
A small rowing boat delivering Christmas Holly to a Steamship - Christmas Greetings Postcard. Date: 1906

The Clacton Belle - family enjoying a rather choppy sail off the Essex coast - a large paddlesteamer appears to be bearing down on the jolly boat at some speed.... Date: 1905

Overnight cross-channel yacht race -- man on deck in waterproof clothing. 1965

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Salt the Boatmans Wife. circa 1930s

ACADIA STEAMSHIP
The Acadia passenger steamship, entering New York Harbour, U.S.A. Date: 1920s

Whaling / New England
A small whaler makes haste towards its target, in choppy seas off New England, U.S.A. Date: 1890

Nat. Insurance / Lly-George
THE PITILESS PHILANTHROPIST (The National Insurance issue) Lloyd George: Now understand, I ve brought you out to do you good, and GOOD I WILL DO YOU, whether you like it or not. Date: 22 November 1911

Cartoon, Guarding Salonika, WW1
Cartoon, Guarding Salonika. Two sailors in white uniform on deck, watching the passing shipping. Date: 1916

Sailing boat in choppy sea with crew on board. Date: 1923

LFB fireboat AFB2, River Thames, Pool of London
LFB fireboat AFB2 on the River Thames, Pool of London, with Tower Bridge in the distance

Bad weather, Magellan Straits
Illustration (p.229) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

London Fire Brigade AFS fireboat on the Thames
An Auxiliary fireboat on patrol in the Port of London with Tower Bridge in the background

Scene at the Cowes Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Scene during the Royal London Yacht Clubs annual race at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Union flag with sea in background
A Union flag with the sea in the background. early 20th century

Irish Fishermen
Fishermen bringing in the days catch in choppy conditions, Ireland. Date: 1960s

Boatman rowing concerned passengers
The Boatie Rows. A (completely unconcerned) boatman rowing his load of seasick, concerned and startled passengers through some choppy waters! Date: 1903

Warrington and Robert Baden-Powell sailing canoes
Warrington and Robert Baden-Powell sailing in their Nautilus canoes in the Baltic by Warrington Baden-Powell. circa 1910s

A seasick Cockney Yachtsman
The Cockney yachstman on being informed that land will be reached in about four hours! circa 1910s

Lake Windermere, Cumbria - Sailing
Rounding a buoy during a sailing race on Lake Windermere, Cumbria

View of Tower Bridge from the Thames
A view from the middle of the River Thames looking west toward Tower Bridge, London. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

STEAMSHIP FORTH 1849
The Steamer Forth (which went missing in 1849)

Steamship Leith 1847
The Leith arriving at Granton Pier, Edinburgh, while The Monarch leaves for London

Harwich in 1854
The Channel port of Harwich, Essex, seen from the sea; the steamboat Orwell is heading for the harbour in a choppy sea

Greenwich Hospital / Hardy
Greenwich Hospital set against a choppy River Thames

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