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Training Ship HMS Conway - Working with the SextantThe naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, some of the ships boys are seen using a sextant. Date: 1898
Greenwich PlacentiaThe palace of Placentia stood on the site of the later Naval College, but was demolished 1664 : it was the scene of many important events such as the birth of Elizabeth. Date: 16-17th centuries
The Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA - very interesting little naval steamer shown in the foreground. Date: 1908
Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines - showing a good patriotic wife using her sewing machine to produce a white ensign for a Royal Naval Seaman husband. Date: circa 1916
Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, Grumman WF-2From left: Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, 134982; Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, 128340, and a Grumman WF-2 from the Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Sicily, in formation near Mt Etna
HMS Glorious cruiser and aircraft carrier, WW1HMS 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
The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"
German Seaman chatting up a Chinese girlGerman Seaman (with his battleship visible in the rear of the shot) chatting up a Chinese girl
Greenwich ParkA fine view from Greenwich Park, London, with the National Maritime Museum in the foreground. The central building is the Queens House, Royal Naval College behind
Cuthbert CollingwoodLORD CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD English naval commander. Took command on Nelsons death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
Recruitment poster, The Royal Marines -- Thats the life! 20th century
Admiral sir Michael Culme-Seymour, (1836 - 1920), British naval commander, on the deck of a warship at sea. Date: 1895
HMS Exmouth - Royal Navy predreadnought battleshipHMS Exmouth - a Duncan class predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. HMS Exmouth was launched in August 1901 and served as a flagship for various fleets including the Mediterranean Fleet
King George V at Cowes Week, Bystander front cover 1927A portrait of King George V (1865 - 1936), in a sailors outfit for Cowes Regatta, which he was attending in 1927. Looking a little like hes had one too many sherries. Date: 1927
HMS Queen Elizabeth, British battleshipHMS Queen Elizabeth, British dreadnought battleship, launched 1913, served during the First and Second World Wars, decommissioned 1948. Date: early 20th century
Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drillUniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment
Tsar Nicholas II with Kaiser Wilhelm IITsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II on board the German imperial yacht, Hohenzollern, on 4 June 1909. Nicholas had sailed on a barge fromm Shtandart to the Hohenzollern, stayed half and hour
Training Ship ExmouthThe Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903
Boys Band, Training Ship IndefatigableThe Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing
Issuing Grog to NavyOn deck on the Royal Sovereign ship: sailors are issued with grog, a mixture of rum and water
Training Ship Exmouth, full crewFull group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment for pauper children
C17 Sailing ShipsA ships boat takes an officer ashore past two naval vessels
Ships of the Navy 1921Flotilla leader, sloop and transport vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Drake, British armoured cruiser, launched 1901HMS Drake, British armoured cruiser, launched in 1901. Illustration on a Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette postcard. Date: circa 1905
Holmes & Watson / In LabTHE NAVAL TREATY Holmes busy with his chemistry apparatus at Baker St. watched by Dr. Watson
Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World WarTorpedoed sailors are rescued by a Brixham fishing boat, aptly named the Providence, during the First World War
Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom in the navy. late 19th century
Card commemorating Zeebrugge and Ostend raid, WW1Card commemorating British raids on German shipping at Zeebrugge and Ostend, 23 April 1918. Date: 1918
Gibraltar HarbourThe harbour of Gibraltar, before the British established their naval base here
Pedro Menendez De AvilesPEDRO MENENDEZ DE AVILES Spanish naval commander
Battle of Cluys / FroissarAt the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel
In Praise of the British Empire - Physical representations of the British territories of Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia give thanks to King George V
Jetstream at FairfordA British Aerospace Jetstream T.2 XX478 564 from 750 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm at Gibraltar Date: circa 1989
Royal Navy Minesweepers in action near British shores and in Asiatic Waters. Date: 1945
Royal Navy - HMS Bulwark R08, a Commando Carrier, converted from a Centaur-class light fleet aircraft carrier, entering port with decks lined, in March 1973. Date: 1973
Twas In Trafalgar's BayThis painting depicts a naval battle between some galleons at Trafalgar Bay, which occurred in 1805, between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies
Massena - a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French NavyMassena was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy, built in the 1890s. A member of a group of five broadly similar battleships, ordered in response to the British Royal Sovereign class
Portsmouth, Hampshire - HMS Victory flying Nelsons signalPortsmouth, Hampshire - HMS Victory flying Nelsons famous signal ( ENGLAND CONFIDES (expects) THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY" Date: circa 1910s
HMS Jewel, British minesweeper M390HMS Jewel, British Algerine-class minesweeper M390. Date: circa 1960s
HMS Opossum - Oberon Class Submarine powered by diesel generators. Oberon was laid down by Chatham Dockyard on 28th November 1957, and launched on 18th July 1959
Tirpitz the pig: naval mascot of HMS Glasgow, WW1. 1916
HMS Majestic - Battleship of the Royal NavyHMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. On 27th May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles during the Dardanelles Campaign
Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695, by Ludolf Bakhuysen (163Ludolf Bakhuysen (1631-1708). Dutch painter. Warships in a Heavy Storm, c. 1695. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
HMS Tartar - Tribal Class Destroyer of the Royal NavyHMS Tartar (F43) - Tribal Class Destroyer of the Royal Navy, completed 1939. Date: circa 1944
Ark Royal - Elizabethan Naval shipBuilt by Raleigh, and named the Ark Raleigh, purchased by Elizabeth and renamed Ark Royal (and subsequently Anne Royal Date: 1587
Japanese battleship YamatoThe Japanese battleship Yamato at sea, which, with her sister ship Musashi was the biggest ever built (by the time of the Second World War) displacing over 70, 000 tons at deep load. Date: c.1942
HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1HMS Good Hope of the British Royal Navy going down with her last guns firing, in an action against overwhelming odds off the coast of Chile, South America
Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend, Belgian State Railways and Mail Packets. Date: circa 1930s