Naval Collection (page 16)

Volta (X62)
Marine Nationale Francaise - Volta (X62), a Mogador-class destroyer. Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942. (Marine Nationale Francaise - French Navy) Date: circa 1940

Edgar-class, 1st class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - An Edgar-class, 1st class protected cruiser. Date: circa 1894

HMS Gibraltar
Royal Navy - HMS Gibraltar, an Edgar-class, 1st class protected cruiser, bdfore being fitted with a forecastle to improve sea-worthiness

HIMS Menin
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Menin, an armoured cruiser, at anchor during a state visit by a member of the Russian royal family (possibly Tsesarevich Nicholas). Date: 1878

HMS Gladiator
Royal Navy - HMS Gladiator, an Arrogant-class, 2nd class cruiser. (Completed April 1899, sunk 25 April 1908) Date: circa 1900

British E-class submarine viewed from another Naval vessel. The E class served with the Royal Navy throughout World War I as the backbone of the submarine fleet

Three men in a rowing boat dwarfed next to prow of a steamer
Three men in a small rowing boat dwarfed by the massive prow of a large steamship at (likely) Liverpool Docks, Merseyside

Polar Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr
A superb photograph of a Polar Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (1888-1957) in full furs and holding a snow shoe. Byrd was a pioneering American naval officer, aviator, polar explorer

RMS Titanic - book, Thomas Andrews, Shipbuilder
RMS Titanic - Thomas Andrews's family copy of Shan F. Bullock's definitive volume, Thomas Andrews, Shipbuilder, 1912 first edition. Provenance Andrews family. Date: 1912

Five maritime books from a collection including volumes of the Cunard Magazine, the Official Guide & Album of the Cunard Steamship Service, International Medical Guide for Ships

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two items
Captain John Treasure Jones Archive. Born and raised on a small farm in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, John Treasure Jones (1905-1993) went to sea at the age of 15

Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2
Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval

German Ship Gneisenau Date: 1900

The Duke and Duchess of Kent, children, domestic portrait
The Duke and Duchess of Kent with their children, domestic portrait captioned Home on Leave'. With description Their Royal Highnesses The Duke And Duchess Of Kent were able, last week

Nordenfelt Submarine Trial, Sweden
The trial of the Nordenfelt submarine at Landskrona, Sweden, before the King of Denmark, Christian IX, and the Prince of Wales, Albert Edward

The Rocket Brigade
An unknown Royal Navy rocket brigade asks did that reach her?, enquiring whether their fired rocket reached its intended target, another ship. Date: 1885

The Particular Service Squadron in Ireland
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Throwing out Torpedo Nets, Bantry Bay
The torpedo fleet of the Particular Service Squadron putting up torpedo nets, usually made from galvanised iron, to protect the ship the Sultan in Bantry Bay, Ireland

The Particular Service Squadron, Night Attack, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

The Particular Service Squadron, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Jane Baxter
British actress Jane Baxter (1909-1996) appearing in a nautical production The Midshipman at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Date: 1931

Fatality on the Royal Yacht Britannia
The flag flies at half-mast on the Royal Yacht Britannia, to commemorate the death of Ernest Friend, a second mate who was swept overboard and drowned. Date: 1931

German parents with two sons in sailor suits, WW1
German parents with two sons in sailor suits with model boat, WW1 Date: 1914-1918

Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, British Pacific Fleet, WW2
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet during WW2, based in Sydney, Australia Date: 1940s

Royal Navy leaders during the reign of King George V
Royal Navy leaders during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Lord Fisher, Earl Jellicoe, Earl Beatty, Sir Roger Keyes, Vice-Admiral Evans. Date: 1935

Prince of Wales (future George V) and Edward of Wales
Prince of Wales, later King George V, and his son, naval cadet Edward of Wales, later King Edward VIII Date: 1908

14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Later colouration
14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478-1546). Ottoman admiral
Hayreddin Barbarossa (c. 1478-1546). Ottoman admiral. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Middle Ages. Ship of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Middle Ages. Ship of the 13th and 14th centuries
Middle Ages. Ship of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Roman trireme. Engraving. Later colouration
Roman Trireme. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Knight with the naval decoration of the Cruz de Distincion de la Diadema Real de Marina (Cross of Distinction of the Royal Naval Diadem)

Battle of Cape Ecnomus, First Punic War
Battle of Cape Ecnomus (Eknomos), a naval battle fought off southern Sicily in 256 BCE between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War. 1. Carthaginian fleet, 2

Music cover, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Bing Crosby
Music cover, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen, sung by Bing Crosby with Betty Hutton in the Paramount film Here Come the Waves Date: 1944

Channel British Naval Fleet, with collier alongside Date: 1905

The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, by H M Barker
The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, Laden with Tales and Yarns to Please All Hands, by H M Barker, with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank Date: 1843

The Press Gang - forcing men to join the navy Date: 1879

Jack's Visit to Greenwich IV - at the gates, flag signalling, lighting the gun, fencing

Jack's Visit to Greenwich I - signing the register, the Great Harry, cannon taken at Copenhagen, model of the Battle of Trafalgar, a ship adorned

Jack's Visit to Greenwich III - Father Thames, the Queen, needle and compass belonging to Captain Cook, Greenwich boys

Du Poissey Anecdotes
An illustration belonging to Du Poissey Anecdotes, by Hugh McCrae, showing a rotund naval officer, pointing his finger. Date: circa 1924

Comedic Illustration
A comedic naval illustration showing two men wearing sea faring attire, one of them is spitting out a fish, with a bite taken out of it, captioned, he did not like it. Date: circa 1922

Rear Admiral Percy W. Nelles (1892-1951), of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Date: circa 1940

King George VI's war speech
King George VI (1895-1952) giving his famous address to the nation over the airwaves, on 3 September, the day Britain declared war on Germany

HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854-1921) in naval uniform, with telescope, on board ship. Captioned, The Sea's Loss and the Land's Gain'

Photograph of HRH Prince Albert of Wales, outdoor formal portrait in naval uniform. With description, Who finishes his preliminary training as a naval cadet at the Royal Naval College, Osborne

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

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring an image of women serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Date: 1943

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