Naval Collection (#92)

Three German medallions (1 of 2), WW1
Three German medallions from the First World War. At the top is a large round medallion bearing the head of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, German naval leader

Aerial view of damaged Zeebrugge Mole, Belgium, WW1
German aerial photograph of the gap in the viaduct at the landward end of the mile-long Zeebrugge Mole, at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918)

British monitor at sea, WW1
Aerial view of a British monitor (small warship) at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Riviera aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Riviera, Royal Navy aircraft carrier during the First World War. Formerly a fast Cross-Channel steamer, returned to civilian use in 1919, then served again during the Second World War

Toulon, France - Place Amiral Senes. The square was named after Victor Baptistin Senes (born in Toulon - 1857-1915), a French naval officer and admiral

Ships and boats at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands
View of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with various ships in the distance. Date: 20th century

Young lady in a dress designed by Anna
Fashionable young lady wearing a dress in mauve silk, with fine pleating, a velvet belt and two velvet bows at the hip, with matching cloche hat, by Anna. 1924

US Navy NC4 seaplane, transatlantic flight
Some of the crew of the US Navy NC4 seaplane after its transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, Portugal, and then on to Spain, and Plymouth, UK

HMS Chester, British light cruiser, WW1
The forecastle and gun of the British Town-class light cruiser, HMS Chester, launched 1915, which took part in the Battle of Jutland (1916) during the First World War

HMS Furious aircraft carrier, WW1
The aircraft carrier HMS Furious (a modified Courageous-class cruiser) during the First World War. Launched in 1916, HMS Furious served in both World Wars and was scrapped in 1948

French submarine Turquoise renamed, Turkey, WW1
The French submarine Turquoise, captured by Ottoman forces, renamed Mustacip Onbasi and commissioned for operations in the Black Sea during the First World War. Date: late 1915

Sopwith Camel on board HMS Repulse, WW1
A Sopwith Camel biplane on board HMS Repulse during the First World War. Date: 1917

German gunners with 17cm naval gun, WW1
German gunners in action with a 17cm naval gun during the First World War. Two of them are covering their ears as protection from the blast. Date: 1914-1918

Biplane coming in to land on HMS Argus, WW1
A biplane coming in to land on the flight deck of HMS Argus, one of the first aircraft carriers, launched 1917, watched by crew during the First World War. circa 1917-1918

HMAS Sydney landing party, Direction Island, WW1
Landing party of HMAS Sydney in a rowing boat, just about to arrive at Direction Island, in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, during the early part of the First World War

Salvo falling, Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The first enemy salvo falling in the wake of HMS Invincible at the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. Date: 8 December 1914

The Heathen and the Christian - Play
The Heathen and the Christian - promotional postcard for this play - performed at The Grand Theatre Southampton between 1908-1909

Castle Williams - Governors Island, New York Harbour
Castle Williams - situated on the northwest point of Governors Island, one of a series of forts built in the early 19th century to protect New York from sea attack. Date: circa 1900

Invincible or Indefatigable class Battlecruiser, WW1
An Invincible or Indefatigable class Battlecruiser, which served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during World War I

Sir George Callaghan, Admiral of the Fleet
Sir George Astley Callaghan (1852-1920), Admiral of the Fleet, seen here in uniform on the deck of a ship. He served in the Boxer Rebellion and during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Insect class river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
An Insect class river gunboat in service in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Viscount Curzon, Queen Mary and Admiral David Beatty
The Royal visit to the Fleet. Queen Mary chatting to Viscount Curzon (Francis Curzon, later 5th Earl Howe). On the right of the group of three is Admiral David Beatty. Date: c.1915

Allied naval armoured cars, Mersa Matruh, Egypt, WW1
Allied naval armoured cars at Mersa Matruh, a base on the north coast of Egypt, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Sopwith Baby seaplane in flight, WW1
A Sopwith Baby seaplane in flight during the First World War. It was a British single-seater tractor seaplane used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from 1915. Date: 1915-1918

Biplane landing on HMS Argus, WW1
A biplane coming in to land on the flight deck of HMS Argus, one of the first aircraft carriers, launched 1917, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Convoy of British ships in the Atlantic, WW1
A German photograph of a convoy of British ships (prey for German U-boats) in the Atlantic during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sailor binding a swab, sitting on a rope, WW1
A British sailor binding a swab, and keeping a rope tight by sitting on it, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British sailors on the Tigris, Mesopotamian Campaign, WW1
British sailors on the Tigris in the Mesopotamian Campaign during the First World War. Gunboat crews assisted on the river and in transport work. Date: circa 1917

Austro-Hungarian battleship at sea, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian battleship at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British DH6 biplane escorting convoy of ships, WW1
A British DH6 biplane escorting a convoy of ships during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Aerial view of Cuxhaven, Germany, WW1
Aerial view of Cuxhaven, a German naval base, during the First World War. Photo taken from one of the British aircraft taking part in the raid. Date: 25 December 1914

Naval recruitment poster Date: 1955

Boys in training, oarsmanship, Shotley Barracks, WW1
Boys in training, receiving their first lesson in oarsmanship at Shotley Barracks during the First World War. They are naval cadets attached to HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy training ship. Date: 1914-1918

Two British naval officers on deck, WW1
Two officers of the Royal Navy on the deck of a ship during the First World War. The man on the right is possibly Commodore (later Admiral of the Fleet) Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt (1870-1951)

Sopwith Baby seaplane firing rockets, WW1
A Sopwith Baby seaplane in flight during the First World War. It was a British single-seater tractor seaplane used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) from 1915

Austrian battleship SMS Novara, Adriatic, WW1
The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Novara, damaged during the Otranto Barrage (Battle of the Otranto Straits) in the Adriatic, First World War. Date: May 1917

View from the deck of a ship, WW1
View from the deck of a ship during the First World War, with sailors looking at something floating in the water. Date: 1914-1918

Italian torpedo boat crew occupying a port, post-WW1
An Italian torpedo boat crew occupying the port of recaptured territory just after the end of the First World War. Date: December 1918

Italian naval guns in action, WW1
Italian naval guns in action during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Italian dreadnought battleship entering Taranto harbour
An Italian dreadnought battleship entering Taranto inner harbour. Date: 20th century

Italian naval action with aeroplane overhead, WW1
Italian naval action from an armoured monitor boat with 381mm guns, and an aeroplane flying overhead, during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Italian submarine stranded near Tagliamento River
Italian submarine no.10 stranded near the mouth of the Tagliamento River, north east Italy. Date: 20th century

Italian MAS boat at sea with balloon attached
An Italian MAS boat (Motoscafo Armato Silurante, Torpedo Armed Motorboat) at sea with a balloon attached, probably during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Italian naval action, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Italian naval action with sailors in a boat, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War, with sailors in a boat in the foreground. Date: 1915-1918

Italian naval action viewed from above, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War, viewed from above. Date: May 1917

Italian naval action viewed from above, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War, viewed from above. Date: May 1917

Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci, WW1
The Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci, a Conte di Cavour class ship, launched 1911, sunk in Taranto harbour 1916, refloated 1919, decommissioned 1923. Date: 1914-1916

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