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825 Squadron on HMS Warrior aircraft carrierGroup photo of 825 Squadron, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, on board HMS Warrior (R31) aircraft carrier with a Fairey Firefly plane. Date: circa 1953
WW1 - U-14 rammed by British steam trawler, the Oceanic IIWW1 - SM U-14 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. On the 5th June 1915, U-14 was disabled by gunfire from armed British trawler, Oceanic II
German cruiser SMS Emden, WW1The German light cruiser SMS Emden after being attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Escaping crew can be seen in a boat in the foreground. 1914
USS Phoenix, American light cruiserUSS Phoenix (CL-46), American Brooklyn-class light cruiser, seen here at Portland, Oregon, in July 1939. Later sold to Argentina and renamed General Belgrano. Date: 1939
HMS Echo, British destroyer, WW2HMS Echo (H23), British E-class destroyer. Date: circa 1940s
British submarine HMS C11. Date: circa 1909
British submarine HMS Holland 4, launched on the 23rd May 1902 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2nd August 1903. Date: circa 1903
HMS Galatea, British light cruiserHMS Galatea (71), British Arethusa class light cruiser. Date: circa 1935
HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiserHMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930
Commander C. R. Samson R. NAir Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 5 February 1931), British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal
Growth of the submarine by G. H. DavisThe growth of the submarine from 1901 to 1912. In chronological order, they are: 1901-2 Holland Class, 1903-5 A Class, 1904-6 B Class, 1906-9 C Class, 1911 D Class and 1912 E Class
Methods of escape from submarine by G. H. DavisThe latest methods of escape from a sunken submarine: the rescue bell, the one-man escape chamber, and escape without the use of breathing apparatus. 1954
British merchant ship war losses by G. H. DavisBritish merchant ship war losses during the Second World War: the toll of oversea supplies. Britain lost through enemy action 2570 ships and over 11 million tonnage
H. M. S. DevonshireThe lead ship of the Royal Navy Devonshire class of armoured cruisers. The Devonshire formed part of the Grand Fleet for the first two years of World War One
WW2 - Surcouf Submarine of the Free French Navy. The largest submarine ever built until surpassed by the first Japanese I-400-class submarine in 1943
Greetings postcard from Taranto, Italy - with Corso Umberto with R.N. Regina Elena and an Italian sailor. Date: circa 1920s
Naval Airship No3, Astra Torres, moored on a mast, 12 June 1913
Town Crier in pony and trap, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexJames Smith, Town Crier of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, in pony and trap. Seen here passing the butchers shop owned by J Potter, where cuts of meat are on display
Prince Andrew in CaricaturePrince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960), caricatured by David Hughes wearing his naval uniform. Date: 1986
Admiral Hugo von Pohl, German naval officer, WW1Admiral Hugo von Pohl (1855-1916), German naval officer during the First World War, commander of the fleet from 1915 to 1916
Royal Navy parade, Coronation day, 1953A contingent of the Royal Navy gives a superb display of marching skill as they reach Marble Arch. The three columns are seen at the moment of dividing. 1953
Training Ship Southampton, Hull, YorkshireThe Southampton Industrial Training Ship was established on the Humber, at Hull, in 1868. Boys aged 11-15, placed there by magistrates, were trained in seamanship
Training Ship Formidable, Portishead, BristolThe Training Ship Formidable, moored in the Bristol Channel at Portishead, was established in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment
HMS Warrior R31Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)
HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, 23 April 1918 - a raid during the First World War, designed to disrupt use of the port by the German Navy Date: 1918
HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiserRoyal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889
WW1 poster, Join the Navy, the Service for Fighting Men. Date: circa 1917
Haslar Naval Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire. 1876
Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by FerdinandMichiel de Ruyter (1607-1676). Dutch Admiral. Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680). Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Deptford DockyardThe naval dockyard at Deptford, with Greenwich in the distance. Our Picture Library is out of sight, to the right of the picture. Date: 1793
The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at MaltaPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being met by Lt.-Cmdr A. Harber (sp?) at the time he took over command of HMS Magpie at Valletta harbour in Malta. Date: 1950
WW1 - German fleet sail to Scapa Flow, Scotland, UKWW1 - German fleet set sail to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. 74 ships of the Kaiserliche Marines High Seas Fleet were interned in Gutter Sound at Scapa Flow pending a
HMS Vega, British destroyerHMS Vega (L41, changed to D52 during interwar period), British V-class destroyer. Date: circa 1920
HMS Keith, British destroyerHMS Keith, British B-class destroyer and flotilla leader. Date: circa 1930
HMS Dunedin, British light cruiserHMS Dunedin, British Danae class light cruiser. Date: 1937
HMS Yarmouth, British light cruiserHMS Yarmouth, British Town class light cruiser. Date: circa 1911
HMS Magnificent, British battleshipHMS Magnificent, British Majestic class battleship. Date: circa 1908
HMS BirminghamThe British light cruiser HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, which sunk the first German submarine of the war (the U-15). 1914
Training Ship HMS Conway - Boys on the Upper DeckThe naval training ship HMS Conway was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Here, the ships boys and officers are seen on the upper deck. Date: 1898
Britain poster, HMS Victory, Southsea and Portsmouth, bys Cribb for The Travel Association. Date: circa 1948
Major-General Sir Eric GeddesSir Eric Campbell-Geddes GCB, GBE, PC (26 September 1875 22 June 1937), British businessman and Conservative politician. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1917 and 1919
Naval manoeuvres on East Coast by G. H. DavisThe naval manoeuvres of 1913: the varying fortunes of the East Coast raiding parties. How the Humber Ports were raided last week by the Red fleet
H. M. S. HardyOne of twenty ships in the Royal Navy K class of destroyers (previously designated as Acasta class). After service in World War One, the Hardy was sold for breaking up in 1921 Date: 1914
King George VI at his desk in naval uniform, 1942King George VI (1895 - 1952), pictured writing at his desk in Buckingham Palace wearing naval uniform in May 1942. An exclusive photographic sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News
Japan - Mutsu Dreadnought BattleshipThe 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
WW1 - King George V - his message to the Royal Navy - The Sure Shield. The shield in the bottom left-hand corner is the Royal Navy Kings Colours. Date: circa 1914
The first three McDonnell F-4K Phantoms, XT858, XT859 and XT860, for the Fleet Air Arm arrive at the Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton, escorted by two de Havilland DH110 Sea Vixen FAW2s
Airship R9 returning to landing party at the conclusion of flight. Naval Air Station, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness. 27 November 1916. Date: 1916