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Dreadnought Collection

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Dreadnought, British battleship

HMS Dreadnought, British battleship, launched 1906, served in the First World War, decommissioned 1919. Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Dreadnought

HMS Dreadnought
A fine forward view of the HMS Dreadnought - pride of the British fleet

Background imageDreadnought Collection: A Dreadnought firing her great guns

A Dreadnought firing her great guns. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Hms Dreadnought 1906

Hms Dreadnought 1906
The ship that gave her name to a new style of warship - the mighty HMS Dreadnought leaves Portsmouth harbour, escorted by a paddle-wheel tug

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Dreadnought Battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth

Dreadnought Battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth, England. Shown at head of the lines Date: 1930s

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship

HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship
HMS Queen Elizabeth, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First and Second World Wars, decommissioned 1948. Date: 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: British battleships at sea, including HMS Agincourt, WW1

British battleships at sea, including HMS Agincourt, WW1
British battleships at sea during the First World War, including HMS Agincourt, a dreadnought, in the foreground. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship

HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleship
HMS Queen Elizabeth, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First and Second World Wars, decommissioned 1948. Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa - built in the UK

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa - built in the UK
The Mikasa - a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s, and was the only ship of her class

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Sultan Osman Dreadnought - Ottoman Navy

Sultan Osman Dreadnought - Ottoman Navy
Dreadnought of the Imperial Ottoman Empire - The Sultan Osman Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Shackleton / Dreadnought

Shackleton / Dreadnought
The Dreadnought. An iceberg encountered by Shackleton and his crew

Background imageDreadnought Collection: H. M.s Neptune ready to be lauched 1909

H. M.s Neptune ready to be lauched 1909
H.M.S Neptune, the first of the Royal Navy super-Dreadnought battleships, photograph showing her in stocks ready for launching at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Japan - Mutsu Dreadnought Battleship

Japan - Mutsu Dreadnought Battleship
The Mutsu - a dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the end of World War I - of the Nagato Class. Date: circa 1921

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Dreadnought at Speed

Dreadnought at Speed
The innovative battleship undergoing trials at sea. Her combination of high speed and heavy gunpower will be copied worldwide. Date: circa 1906

Background imageDreadnought Collection: The HMS Collingwood and seaplane

The HMS Collingwood and seaplane
The HMS Collingwood with a seaplane flying overhead. A St Vincent Class Dreadnought Battleship, launched in 1908, commissioned in 1910 and scrapped in 1922

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Menu for Supper on HMS Queen Elizabeth - March 8, 1920

Menu for Supper on HMS Queen Elizabeth - March 8, 1920
Menu for Supper for officers serving on the HMS Queen Elizabeth - March 8, 1920. HMS Queen Elizabeth was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early

Background imageDreadnought Collection: The Dreadnought Hoax

The Dreadnought Hoax
THE DREADNOUGHT HOAX The Emperor of Abyssinia and his suite prepare to inspect the Royal Navy : Virginia Stephen (Woolf) on left, Horace Cole on the right Date: February 1910

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Studio photo, sailor in HMS Orion cap and uniform, WW1

Studio photo, sailor in HMS Orion cap and uniform, WW1
Studio photo, sailor in HMS Orion cap and uniform. HMS Orion was a dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1914

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Dreadnought and HMS Victory, Southsea, early 1900s

HMS Dreadnought and HMS Victory, Southsea, early 1900s

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Dreadnought and HMS Victory

HMS Dreadnought and HMS Victory

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine Dreadnought

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine Dreadnought
Ransomes Sims and Jefferies General Purpose Engine 27512, Dreadnought, reg. R 6244, at Ryhill on 17 June 1972. Date: 1972

Background imageDreadnought Collection: American pre-dreadnought battleship, USS Illinois

American pre-dreadnought battleship, USS Illinois, launched in 1898 Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Russian pre-dreadnought battleship, Retvisan

Russian pre-dreadnought battleship, Retvisan, launched in 1900 Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: German pre-dreadnought battleship, SMS Braunschweig

German pre-dreadnought battleship, SMS Braunschweig, launched in 1902 Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: French battleship, Gaulois

French battleship, Gaulois, Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleship, completed in 1899 Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: British battleship, HMS Formidable

British battleship, HMS Formidable, pre-dreadnought, launched in 1898. Date: early 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: German pre-dreadnought battleship, SMS Zahringen

German pre-dreadnought battleship, SMS Zahringen
Cross-section of German pre-dreadnought battleship, SMS Zahringen, Wittelsbach-class, launched in 1901 Date: 1901

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Caricature illustration of chaotic scenes with crew, captain, journalists and photographer

Caricature illustration of chaotic scenes with crew, captain, journalists and photographer, with Dreadnought airship. Captioned

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Comic birthday postcard, Two children in sailor suits Date: 20th century

Comic birthday postcard, Two children in sailor suits Date: 20th century

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Photograph of Dreadnought PH, Deptford, London

Photograph of Dreadnought PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Damaged searchlight, HMS Dreadnought, British battleship

Damaged searchlight, HMS Dreadnought, British battleship
Damaged searchlight on HMS Dreadnought, British flagship battleship - the searchlight was shattered by the ships own gunfire during a fleet review

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Four Contingent Battleships Ordered 1909

Four Contingent Battleships Ordered 1909
Building a Dreadnought, at Barrow-in-Furness. Digging out the upper half of a Dreadnought turbine cover. Thedressing shop in the large iron foundry of the works of Vickers, Sons and Maxim

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Queen, London or Queen class pre-dreadnought battleship

HMS Queen, London or Queen class pre-dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Illustrious, Majestic class pre-dreadnought battleship

HMS Illustrious, Majestic class pre-dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDreadnought Collection: WW2 - Rough Sea aboard the USS Pennsylvania - US Navy

WW2 - Rough Sea aboard the USS Pennsylvania - US Navy. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of a United States Navy super-dreadnought battleship

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive - Dreadnought

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive - Dreadnought
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. AY 9682, number: 3093, Dreadnought. Built in 1909 by Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk, powered by a 8 Nhp compound steam engine

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine Dreadnought

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine Dreadnought
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, regn. R6244, number: 27512, Dreadnought. Built in 1918 by Ransomes Sims & Jefferies at Ipswich, powered by an 8 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Diagram showing German air-dreadnought, zeppelin compared to a section of buildings in

Diagram showing German air-dreadnought, zeppelin compared to a section of buildings in Piccadilly London. Date: 1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Dreadnought Hospital ship at Greenwich 1870

Dreadnought Hospital ship at Greenwich 1870
In 1870 the patients were transferred ashore to the infirmary. which was renamed the Dreadnought Seamens Hospital. HMS Dreadnought herself remained in use as an isolation hospital until she was

Background imageDreadnought Collection: H. M Dreadnought off Greenwich 1846

H. M Dreadnought off Greenwich 1846
The Seamens Hospital-ship Dreadnought, off Greenwich. Date: 1846

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Burrell General Purpose Engine NO106

Burrell General Purpose Engine NO106
Burrell General Purpose Engine, regn. NO106, number 2948, Dreadnought. Built in 1927 by Charles Burrell & Sons at Thetford, in Norfolk, powered by an 8 Nhp single cylinder steam engine

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Russian battleship Slava, WW1

Russian battleship Slava, WW1
The Russian pre-dreadnought Borodino-class battleship Slava, launched 1903, served in the Baltic Sea during the First World War, sunk October 1917. Seen here flying the Russian Navy Jack flag

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Sinking of SMS Szent Istvan, Austrian battleship, WW1

Sinking of SMS Szent Istvan, Austrian battleship, WW1
The sinking of SMS Szent Istvan, an Austro-Hungarian Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleship (launched 1914), torpedoed by the Italian navy off the Dalmatian coast during the First World War

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Bulwark battleship

HMS Bulwark battleship, on 26th November 1914 conducting patrols in the English Channel, while anchored near Sheerness, she was blown up with loss of between 700 and 800 lives. Date: 1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: The super-dreadnought Monarch

The super-dreadnought Monarch
British super-dreadnought battleship, " Monarch" completed in 1912 and pictured at the beginning of the First World War

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Vanguard, British battleship

HMS Vanguard, British battleship
HMS Vanguard, British St Vincent class dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Sea Battle, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo

Sea Battle, World War I by Cyrus Cuneo
The Great Sea Battle. An unspecified but fierce naval battle during the First World War, illustrated by the late Cyrus Cuneo. Date: 1916

Background imageDreadnought Collection: H. M. S. Colossus

H. M. S. Colossus
HMS Colossus, a British dreadnought launched in 1910 and commissioned in 1911, becoming the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron at the commencement of World War in 1914

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Yashima built in the UK

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Yashima built in the UK
Yashima - a Fuji-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the 1890s. Designed and built in the United Kingdom

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Dreadnought, British battleship, WW1

HMS Dreadnought, British battleship, WW1
HMS Dreadnought, British battleship, launched 1906, served in the First World War, decommissioned 1919. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian warships in Bosphorus

Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian warships in Bosphorus
WW1 - Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian Naval Dreadnought Battleships in the Bosphorus Date: circa 1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The Sketch

The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The Sketch
Page from The Sketch magazine reporting on the Dreadnought hoax. The incident was a joke played by a group led by Horace de Vere Cole, including the writer Virginia Stephen (Woolf)

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Music cover, Anglo-Saxon March by Max Werner

Music cover, Anglo-Saxon March by Max Werner, with a Dreadnought battleship, an allegorical female figure holding an American flag, and the British Lion at her feet. 1898

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Dreadnought

Dreadnought
The Seamens Hospital-ship Dreadnought, off Greenwich Date: 1870

Background imageDreadnought Collection: World War One Battleship HMS Dreadnought in port, Germany

World War One Battleship HMS Dreadnought in port, Germany. Date: 1910s

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Royal Naval Division at HMS Crystal Palace

Royal Naval Division at HMS Crystal Palace
Royal Naval Division (RND) at HMS Crystal Palace (" The Old Glass Dreadnought" ), with a sphinx from the Old Egyptian Court

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Edwardian canal scene with rowing boat

Edwardian canal scene with rowing boat Dreadnought - Date: circa 1908

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Collingwood, British battleship

HMS Collingwood, British battleship
HMS Collingwood, British St Vincent class dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Renown, British battleship

HMS Renown, British battleship
HMS Renown, British pre-Dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1906

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Building of the battleship Dreadnought

Building of the battleship Dreadnought
Construction of one of the Eight Dreadnoughts (battleships) being constructed in the early 20th century by the British, at Portsmouth dockyard. 1909

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Illustrated War News front cover, naval, 12 August 1914

Illustrated War News front cover, naval, 12 August 1914
Front cover of the first issue of the Illustrated War News, produced within a week of the outbreak of the First World War and dedicated to covering all aspects of the conflict

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, Port Vathi, Greece

HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, Port Vathi, Greece
HMS Iron Duke, British dreadnought battleship, seen here at Port Vathi, Ionian Islands, Greece, with crew on deck. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Lord Nelson, British battleship

HMS Lord Nelson, British battleship
HMS Lord Nelson, British pre-Dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Hindustan, British battleship

HMS Hindustan, British battleship
HMS Hindustan, King Edward VII class British pre-Dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Hibernia, British battleship

HMS Hibernia, British battleship
HMS Hibernia, King Edward VII class British pre-Dreadnought battleship. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailor

Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailor
Front cover of The Sphere magazine featuring a sailor with a cap reading HMS Dreadnought standing in front of a Union Jack flag. Date: 1917

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Suffragette Boat Advertising Womens Exhibition

Suffragette Boat Advertising Womens Exhibition. The suffragettes Dreadnought steam launch on the River Thames, with banners advertising the Womens Exhibition, May 13th-26th 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageDreadnought Collection: The watch on the Nile by the ship of the desert, 1915

The watch on the Nile by the ship of the desert, 1915
The first British Super-Dreadnought for use against the Turks in Egypt, designed on behalf of the British Government by a friendly Viennese cartoonist. Date: 1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: WW1 The Ladys World cover - dreadnought cushion cover

WW1 The Ladys World cover - dreadnought cushion cover
Front cover of a First World War period The Ladys World Fancy Work Book featuring a topical design for a dreadnought cushion cover. Date: c.1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Dreadnought provisions 1914

Dreadnought provisions 1914
A diagram illustrating the provisions required to maintain a crew of 900 for about one month on a dreadnought battleship. Date: 1914

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Gamages Xmas bazaar advertisement, WW1

Gamages Xmas bazaar advertisement, WW1
An advertisement for the famous Gamages store on Holborn, London, promoting their annual Christmas bazaar. Typically for the period

Background imageDreadnought Collection: British oil carrier fuelling a super dreadnought & submarine

British oil carrier fuelling a super dreadnought & submarine
Illustration showing a new kind of fleet auxiliary vessel, the oil-carrier, supplying oil fuel to the fleet, in this case a super-dreadnought and two submarines

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1

Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1
Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Dreadnought Queen Elizabeth in action by G. H. Davis

Dreadnought Queen Elizabeth in action by G. H. Davis
Our greatest dreadnought in action -- the Queen Elizabeth bombarding the Dardanelles forts during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: American dreadnought, USS Pennsylvania, New York, USA

American dreadnought, USS Pennsylvania, New York, USA
View from the 31st storey of the Whitehall Building, New York, USA, showing the dreadnought USS Pennsylvania steaming down the river on the way to the sea, to take part in fleet manoeuvres

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Comparing aeroplanes and battleships by G. H. Davis

Comparing aeroplanes and battleships by G. H. Davis
Comparative values of aeroplanes and battleships. One super-dreadnought ship is the equivalent of 3000 aeroplanes in monetary terms. 1912

Background imageDreadnought Collection: British warships by G. H. Davis

British warships by G. H. Davis
All that goes to produce a great British warships battle thunder : cold science behind the big guns. From the captains quietly spoken order to the pulling of the pistol-trigger

Background imageDreadnought Collection: H. M. S. Neptune

H. M. S. Neptune
HMS Neptune, Royal Navy dreadnought, launched in 1909 and commissioned in 1911. She was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and survived the war

Background imageDreadnought Collection: H. M. S. Orion

H. M. S. Orion
HMS Orion, launched in August 1910 and commissioned in January 1912, the first British dreadnought to mount guns of a greater calibre than 12 inches

Background imageDreadnought Collection: The dreadnought battle-ship

The dreadnought battle-ship
The vessel from which Admiral Togo directed the crippling of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Admiral F C T Tudor

Admiral F C T Tudor
Rear-admiral F C T TUDOR British naval commander, commanded a Dreadnought-class battleship, later Third Sea Lord. Date: circa 1915

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Japanese pre-dreadnought warship of Russo-Japanese War era

Japanese pre-dreadnought warship of Russo-Japanese War era
Inset photograph of a Japanese pre-dreadnought warship of Russo-Japanese War era set on a decorative red world map background with embossed golden lotus flower

Background imageDreadnought Collection: HMS Illustrious - Patriotic British Naval postcard

HMS Illustrious - Patriotic British Naval postcard
The third HMS Illustrious of the British Royal Navy was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship - commissioned in 1898

Background imageDreadnought Collection: Westland Dreadnought J6986 crash

Westland Dreadnought J6986 crash
The only Westland Dreadnought, J6986, crashed on its first flight, 9 May 1923. Date: 1923



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