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HMS Furious, 1918Photograph of HMS Furious, aircraft carrier, wearing its World War One camouflage in 1918. Launched in 1916, HMS Furious served in both World Wars and was scrapped in 1948
HMS Argus, 1918Photograph of the aircraft carrier HMS Argus, which saw service in both World Wars, at a Royal review of the fleet 1918. HMS Argus was launched in 1918 and scrapped in 1946
HMS Royal Oak viewed from HMS Queen Elizabeth, 1935Photograph of a huge wave breaking over the bows of HMS Royal Oak, launched 1916, as seen from the stern of HMS Queen Elizabeth, Mediterranean Sea, 1935
Model of HMS Queen of 1839Engraving of a model of HMS Queen, displayed in the Naval Gallery of the South Kensington Museum, 1865. HMS Queen, launched in 1839, was a three-decker first-rate with 110 guns
HMS Gadfly, 1906Photograph of the coastal destroyer, HMS Gadfly, built by Thorneycroft and Co. at Chiswick in 1906. Equipped with Parsons type turbine machinery and Thorneycroft water-tube boilers
The Winans Ocean Steamer, 1858Engraving of the Winans Ocean Steamer cigar ship, launched at Ferry Bay, Baltimore, on 6th October 1858. Intended as an ocean-going vessel, she was 180 feet long and had a displacement of 350 tons
HMS Goliath, 1907Photograph of HMS Goliath, a Canopus Class battleship of 12, 950 tons, launched in 1898. She was sunk in May 1915, off Cape Helles, Dardanelles, with the loss of most of her crew
Ocean French WarshipFrench warship, she will still be in service in 1837
Goeben WarshipPowerful German battle-cruiser which easily outruns her British pursuers and escapes to Istanbul, where she is transferred to the Turkish navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim
Aquitania Photo P / CCunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950
Aquitania ConstructionAQUITANIA The Cunard ship Aquitania, on the stocks in the process of construction. 901 feet in length. Scrapped in 1950
Aquitanias EnginesAQUITANIA One of the engines of the Aquitania being lowered into position during its construction
Mauretania, at CherbourgCunard Line R.M.S. Mauretania at Cherbourg
COURONNE SAILING SHIPFrench warship, commanded by De Launay-Razilly
London Ship LaunchedThe 15, 000 ton battleship is launched at Portsmouth
Bismarck Launched 1939Launch of the German battleship Bismarck after the Anglo-German Naval Treaty of 1935 came into force
Goeben PhotoAdmiral Souchons Goeben is one of the most powerful warships of its day, manned by over 1000 men and capable of firing at targets up to 233 km away : top speed 28 knots
Empress of BritainBuilt on the Clyde for the Canadian Pacific Line and launched in 1930. Seen here passing through the Panama Canal during a world cruise
Prince George launchThe Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) launches the battleship Prince George at Portsmouth
MAURETANIA 1907Cunard passenger liner on the transatlantic run
STEAMSHIP CALIFORNIAAnchor Line passenger ship sailing between Glasgow and New York
Whitehead Torpedo LaunchA Whitehead torpedo is launched from a torpedo boat
Buoy Marks Broken CableWhen the cable breaks in mid- ocean, a buoy is launched from the Great Eastern to mark the spot
SUCCESS SAILING SHIPBritish convict ship, launched at Moulmein, Burma : in 1900 she was the oldest ship afloat
Italian BattleshipA new addition to the Italian fleet is launched at La Spezia. (There are many vessels with this name.)
Le Suchet LaunchedThe French cruiser Le Suchet is launched at Toulon
Tsukuba WarshipJapanese battlecruiser, somewhat obsolete even when built : in 1917 her magazine will catch fire and she will explode and sink in Yokosuka Bay
Gustave Zede SubmarineThe Gustave Zede is one of the worlds first successful submarines, performing 2500+ dives without mishap : she is the first submarine to be equipped with a periscope
St George, Blakes ShipThis is Admiral Blakes flagship in 1657, in action against the French and Spaniards
Britannia CunarderPassenger liner of the Cunard Line which starts the first regular transatlantic mail service; in 1849 she is sold to Germany and ends her career sunk as a target ship
Warrior Cigarette CardThis British battleship is the worlds first iron-hulled capital ship; she has a speed of 14 knots (26km/h). Now restored and docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire
LINER MAURETANIAPassenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she held the Blue Riband for 21 years; she was withdrawn from service and broken up in 1935
Warrior (Dutton)This British warship is the first ironclad - a capital ship with an iron hull. She has been restored and is docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire
Northumberland LaunchedNaval warship launched at Millwall, on the Thames : shipworkers man the capstan preparatory to the launch
Great Eastern LaunchedMiss Hope hopefully names the ship Leviathan - but the launch is abortive and is not completed until 31 January 1858
Swigging while SwimmingSwigging while you swim - a new idea is launched, literally, by bars on Italian beaches
First Montgolfiere 1783THE FIRST PRACTICAL BALLOON Montgolfiers first air balloon, unmanned, was launched at Annonay, rose to 2000 metres; the Academie Royale des Sciences paid for the venture
Le Besniers DeviceLE BESNIER, of Sable, France, could not rise from the ground, but launched from a height could cross a river with his flapping paddles
Norman Conquest 8 of 16Spies tell William that Harold has been crowned : he orders an invasion fleet to be built, and the vessels are launched
Lusitania in 1908Passenger liner of the Cunard line, the largest in the world at the time of her launch; she will be torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915, with the lost of 1198 lives