Cruiser Collection

HMS Suffolk, heavy cruiser, the ship that shadowed the Bismarck by maintaining radar contact from the evening of 23rd May 1941 for 31 long hours until the early morning of 25th May

H. M. S. Glowworm ramming the Admiral Hipper
The 1345-ton destroyer Glowworm ramming the 10, 000-ton German cruiser Hipper after a single-handed duel at point-blank range

Scharnhorst, German battleship (battle cruiser). Date: 1936

Warship Hms Hood
HMS Hood, completed in 1920, was the worlds largest warship for more than two decades. She was finally sunk by the Bismarck in 1941 at the Battle of Denmark Strait

German cruiser SMS Emden attacked by HMAS Sydney, WW1
The German light cruiser SMS Emden attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Date: 1914

HMS Exeter arriving at Plymouth, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing the arrival of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Exeter at Plymouth Docks, February 1940. Exeter was returning to Britain for the first time since taking part in the Battle of the River

HMS Hood, British battlecruiser
HMS Hood, a British Admiral-class battlecruiser, launched 1918, served before and during the Second World War, sunk 24 May 1941. Seen here from above. Date: 20th century

White Star dock with three liners, Southampton
White Star dock at Southampton with three liners, RMS Aquitania, Mauretania and Olympic. Date: circa 1910s

HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl
Illustration showing the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay (centre) steaming towards the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, North Atlantic, November 1940

HMS Achilles, British light cruiser, WW2
HMS Achilles (70), British light class cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during the Second World War. Seen here with a seaplane on board. Date: 1939

British battle cruisers HMS Tiger and HMS Lion, WW1
Two British battle cruisers at sea, HMS Tiger (left) and HMS Lion (right), at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Jervis Bay, armed merchant cruiser, WW2
HMS Jervis Bay, an armed merchant cruiser which served during the Second World War. Launched 1922 (as a passenger ship), commissioned for war service 1939

RMS Mauretania, First Class Lounge Date: circa 1910s

Hms Invincible
British battle cruiser which distinguished herself in World War One in the battle against Von Spees squadron off the Falklands. Date: 1915

RMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line, at Capetown
RMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line, off the coast of Capetown, South Africa. Date: 1950s

RMS Orvieto - Orient Line Steamer
The Royal Mail Ship Orvieto was a steamer of the Orient Line engaged in the passenger trade between England and Australia

HMS Norfolk, British heavy cruiser, WW2
HMS Norfolk, British County-class heavy cruiser, launched 1928, served throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1950. Date: circa 1940s

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 1900
Photograph of the North German Lloyd Liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at sea, 1900. This liner was built by the Vulcan Shipyards at Stettin with the aim of winning the Blue Riband

Whitbreads Pale Ale
WHITBREADs PALE ALE Fashionable people on a luxury cruiser enjoy a glass of beer

Blue Star Line poster to South America
Blue Star Line to South America, calling at Boulogne, Lisbon, Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. First class passengers only. circa 1925

RMS Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Lines
Cruise liner RMS Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Lines. Date: circa 1960s

HMAS Sydney - Chatham Class Light Cruiser Built 1911-13, Australia. New Royal Australian Navy. Photograph taken on convoy by the HMS Dublin in 1917

HMS Curacoa, British light cruiser
HMS Curacoa (D41), British C class light cruiser. Date: circa 1920

HMS Lion hit, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the British battlecruiser HMS Lion being hit on the Q turret

HMS Indefatigable, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS Indefatigable, British battlecruiser, launched 1909, served during the First World War. Seen here going into action during the Battle of Jutland, on the day she was sunk. 31 May 1916

RMS Queen Mary leaving Clyde shipyards, near Glasgow
RMS Queen Mary (Cunard-White Star liner) leaving the John Brown shipyards on the River Clyde, near Glasgow, on her completion. Date: 1934

RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Lines
Cruise liner RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Lines, decorated with bunting. Date: circa 1960s

HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser, Hong Kong, China
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser, at Hong Kong, China. Date: 1933

Card commemorating Graf Spee destruction, WW2
Card commemorating the destruction of the German cruiser, Admiral Graf Spee, on 13 December 1939 by HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles following the Battle of the River Plate. Date: 1939

HMS Aurora, British light cruiser
HMS Aurora (12), British Arethusa class light cruiser. Date: circa 1940s

H. M. S. Cressy
Lead ship of the Royal Navy Cressy class of armoured cruisers, the Cressy was launched in December 1899. Soon after the outbreak of World War One, the Cressy and two of her sisterships

HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, with destroyers, WW1
HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, launched 1913, served in various locations during the early part of the First World War, damaged by a mine off Felixstowe and wrecked 1916

The Shipbuilder, Special Aquitania Number
Front cover of The Shipbuilder industry journal, June 1914 issue, focusing on the Cunard cruise liner Aquitania, launched the same year

Naval Captain 1800
A captain of the Royal Navy stands on the taffrail, on the poop deck of his vessel

HMS Glorious cruiser and aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Glorious, British Royal Navy Courageous-class cruiser during the First World War, rebuilt as an aircraft carrier in the late 1920s. Launched in 1916, sunk in 1940. Date: circa 1920s-1930s

Dockyard Workers on board HMS Coventry, Second World War
Photograph showing dockyard workers, including a rivetters boy working with a portable forge, refitting HMS Coventry during the Second World War, 1940

HMS Indefatigable sinking, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS Indefatigable, British battlecruiser, launched 1909, served during the First World War, seen here sinking during the Battle of Jutland. Date: 31 May 1916

Sinking of the Emden
The predatory German cruiser Emden is sunk upon coral reef by the Australians

Falkland Isles Battle
BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS The light cruiser Kent sinks the German cruiser Nurnberg

Card commemorating Zeebrugge and Ostend raid, WW1
Card commemorating British raids on German shipping at Zeebrugge and Ostend, 23 April 1918. Date: 1918

HMS Tiger, British battle cruiser, WW1
HMS Tiger, a British battle cruiser, launched 1913, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1931. Date: 1914-1918

RMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line
RMS Windsor Castle, passenger and cargo liner of the Union Castle Line. Date: circa 1960s

HMS Ajax, light cruiser, Leander class. circa 1940s

Gneisenau, German battleship
Gneisenau, German Scharnhorst-class battleship. Date: 1936

HMS Courageous, British battlecruiser, WW1
HMS Courageous, British battlecruiser, launched 1916, served during the latter part of the First World War, converted to use as an aircraft carrier during the late 1920s

HMS Vindictive aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Vindictive, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (then called HMS Cavendish) converted to an experimental aircraft carrier and renamed

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey with advisors / patriots
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) pictured with Niazi Bey, Enver Pasha, Chevket Pasha, Prince Sehzade Yusuf Izzeddin Effendi, Riza Bey

Prinz Eugen in Copenhagen Harbour; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing the German cruiser Prinz Eugen under Danish guard, in Copenhagen harbour, after she had surrendered to the Royal Navy on 9th May 1945

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