Cruisers Collection (page 3)

HMS Frobisher, British heavy cruiser, in dry dock
HMS Frobisher (D81), British Hawkins-class heavy cruiser, seen here in dry dock, viewed from above. Date: circa 1940s

HMS Renown
The Battlecruiser HMS Renown passing the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, entering the Grand Harbour in Malta in the 1930s Date: 1930s

HMS Effingham, Birmingham Class Cruiser

Yokohama, celebrating arrival of Cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan - A fete to celebrate the arrival of Cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga. Date: 1904

Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopter in flight. This helicopter had two intermeshing rotors and was intended to operate from cruisers for spotting work in anti-submarine patrols

A line-up of Flettner FL282 Kolibri helicopters. This helicopter had two intermeshing rotors and was intended to operate from cruisers for spotting work in anti-submarine patrols

Firing a Torpedo
Charging a torpedo-tube aboard a U-boat, of the type which sank three British cruisers in the North Sea during the first weeks of World War One - a warning of things to come... Date: September 1914

Launching the Deutschland
Launching of the cruiser Deutschland at Kiel 19/5 1931. Date: 1931

Thomas Cook cruisers - Luxor, Egypt
Nile river cruisers of the Thomas Cook Co. moored alongside the Winter Palace Hotel at Luxor, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Moored Motor Cruisers
Moored motor cruisers on the Shropshire Union Canal, at Hargrave, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Austrian battleships after Otranto Barrage, Adriatic, WW1
Austro-Hungarian battleships after the Otranto Barrage (Battle of the Otranto Straits) in the Adriatic, First World War. Here, the damaged SMS Novara limps back, helped by SMS Sankt Georg

HMS New Zealand, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS New Zealand, Indefatigable class British battlecruiser (a gift from the government of New Zealand), launched 1911, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1922

Oxford Canal Cruisers
Two converted narrow boats Mandy and Nelson, cruising on the Oxford Canal, near Lower Shuckburgh, Warwickshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Aerial view of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War, around the time of the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

View of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, post-WW1
View of the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, taken after the end of the First World War. Showing three old British cruisers, HMS Thetis, Intrepid and Iphigenia

Sunken cruiser, Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
An American photo of a sunken British cruiser in the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War, soon after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

Shropshire Union Canal
Narrow boats and motor cruisers causing congestion on the Shropshire Union Canal at Barbridge, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Hms Indominatble
One of three battle-cruisers added to the R N at this time, sister to Invincible, she will take part in several notable engagements of WW1 including Jutland. Date: completed 1908

Students on Canal
Students plying private hire motor cruisers on the Oxford Canal, near Napton, Warwickshire, England. Date: early 1960s

HMS Chester, British light cruiser, WW1
The forecastle and gun of the British Town-class light cruiser, HMS Chester, launched 1915, which took part in the Battle of Jutland (1916) during the First World War

View of Bruges Canal, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
View of the Bruges Canal at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War, around the time of the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

View of British ships from Ostend, Belgium, WW1
View of British ships and boats out at sea, seen from the port of Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. They include two obsolete British cruisers, HMS Brilliant and HMS Sirius

Austrian battleship SMS Novara, Adriatic, WW1
The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Novara, damaged during the Otranto Barrage (Battle of the Otranto Straits) in the Adriatic, First World War. Date: May 1917

British 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron at sea, WW1
Ships of the British 3rd LCS (Light Cruiser Squadron) at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

John Jack Travers Cornwell, heroic sailor, WW1
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), heroic young sailor posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

HMS Grafton, British cruiser, WW1
HMS Grafton, British Edgar-class cruiser, launched 1892, served in the Gallipoli Campaign, First World War, decommissioned 1920

HMS Falmouth, British light cruiser, WW1
HMS Falmouth, British Town-class light cruiser, launched 1910, served during the early part of the First World War. Seen here sinking in the North Sea after being attacked by two German submarines

HMS Aboukir, British armoured cruiser
HMS Aboukir, British Cressy-class armoured cruiser, launched 1902, sunk by a German U-boat in September 1914. circa 1902

HMAS Sydney, British light cruiser, WW1
HMAS Sydney, Australian Town-class (Chatham sub-class) light cruiser, launched 1912, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1928. Seen here leaving Rosyth, Scotland. Date: circa 1917

British battle cruisers HMS Lion, Princess Royal and Tiger
British battle cruisers at sea, from left to right HMS Lion, HMS Princess Royal and HMS Tiger, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Aurora, British light cruiser with mines, WW1
HMS Aurora, British Arethusa-class light cruiser, launched 1913, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1918. Seen here with mines lined up along her quarter deck

Four Allied battlecruisers at sea, WW1
Four Allied battlecruisers at sea during the First World War. They are, from left to right, HMAS Australia, HMS New Zealand, HMS Indomitable and HMS Inflexible. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Bristol, British light cruiser, WW1
HMS Bristol, British Town-class light cruiser, launched 1910, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. circa 1910

Unidentified armoured cruiser
An unidentified armoured cruiser around the time of the First World War. Date: early 20th century

HMS Inflexible, British battlecruiser, Falklands, WW1
HMS Inflexible, British Invincible-class battlecruiser, launched 1907, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1920

HMS Carnarvon, British armoured cruiser
HMS Carnarvon, British Devonshire-class armoured cruiser, launched 1903, served before and during the First World War, briefly used as a training ship, then sold and broken up 1921

Aerial view, bows of a British cruiser, WW1
Aerial view of the bows of a British Royal Navy cruiser, probably during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1918

British battle cruisers HMS Queen Mary and HMS Tiger, WW1
British battle cruisers HMS Queen Mary (left) and HMS Tiger (right) at sea during the First World War. The Queen Mary was lost during the Battle of Jutland, on 31 May 1916

Ships of the British 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron, WW1
Ships of the British 2nd LCS (Light Cruiser Squadron) at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Caradoc, British light cruiser, post-WW1
HMS Caradoc, British Caledon group C-class light cruiser, launched 1916, part of the Grand Fleet during the latter part of the First World War, also served in the Second World War

HMS Kent, British armoured cruiser, WW1
HMS Kent, British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser, launched 1901, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Showing damage to her upper deck, with crew members standing on either side

HMS New Zealand, WW1
HMS New Zealand, Indefatigable class British battlecruiser (a gift from the government of New Zealand), launched 1911, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1922

Four British battle cruisers at sea, WW1
Four British battle cruisers at sea during the First World War. They are, from left to right, HMS Queen Mary, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Lion and HMS Tiger. Date: 1914-1916

British battle cruisers HMS Tiger, Princess Royal and Lion
British battle cruisers at sea, from left to right HMS Tiger, HMS Princess Royal and HMS Lion, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMAS Australia and HMAS New Zealand, WW1
HMAS Australia (left) and HMAS New Zealand (in the distance), Indefatigable class battle cruisers, launched 1911, served in the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMAS New Zealand and HMAS Australia, WW1
HMAS New Zealand (left) and HMAS Australia (centre), Indefatigable class battle cruisers, launched 1911, served in the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Spanish Cruiser Miguel De Cervantes before being bombed

The crew of the U boat U9, they sunk three royal navy cruisers, HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue

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