Navy Collection (page 6)

Consolidated PBY-5 seen clad in drab 1942 livery Catalinas flown by the US Navy and RAFs Coastal Command helped defeat the U-Boat threat across the Atlantic

Blackburn Firebrand TF IV first flown in February 1942 opened a whole saga of problems, with the first production aircraft not being available until long after wars end

German cruiser SMS Emden, WW1
The 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 cruiser
USS 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, WW2
HMS 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 cruiser
HMS Galatea (71), British Arethusa class light cruiser. Date: circa 1935

HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser. Date: circa 1930

H. M. S. Formidable
H.M.S.Formidable, an Illustrious class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1939 and commissioned in November 1940

Growth of the submarine by G. H. Davis
The 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. Davis
The 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. Davis
British 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. Devonshire
The 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

Lockheed (P2V-5) Neptune of the Royal Dutch Navy takes off from Burbank, California. December 1953. Date: 1953

Gibraltar (1844). Rock, city and harbour. Etching

LEZO, Blas de (1687-1741). Spanish sailor. Capture
" LEZO, Blas de (1687-1741). Spanish sailor. Capture of the English frigate " Stanhope" by Don Blas de Lezo. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum."

Prince Andrew in Caricature
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960), caricatured by David Hughes wearing his naval uniform. Date: 1986

HMS Daffodil IV on her return to the Mersey from Zeebrugge. The Zeebrugge Raid, which took place on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to neutralize the key Belgian port of

Admiral Hugo von Pohl, German naval officer, WW1
Admiral 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, 1953
A 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, Yorkshire
The 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, Bristol
The Training Ship Formidable, moored in the Bristol Channel at Portishead, was established in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment

HMS Marlborough, Royal Navy, dressing a diver

Boeing P-8A Poseidon 168853
United States Navy - Boeing P-8A Poseidon 168853 (MSN 44145/5338). Date: circa 2010

HMS Warrior R31
Royal 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 Triumph (R16)
Royal Navy - HMS Triumph (R16), fleet support ship. Formerly a Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier, Triumph was converted to a Support Ship in the late 1960s and was de-commissioned in 1975

HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
HMS 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 cruiser
Royal 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

Grumman S-2E Tracker N12-152800
Royal Australian Navy - Grumman S-2G Tracker N12-152800 (MSN 269C) Date: circa 1990

WW1 poster, Join the Navy, the Service for Fighting Men. Date: circa 1917

Haslar Naval Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire. 1876

Supermarine Scimitar F-1
Royal-Navy Supermarine Scimitar F-1 Landing with Tail-Hook Down Operating on Aircraft-Carrier Hms Ark Royal During Trials and Test Date: 1950s

Lamp post made from German torpedo, Gibraltar
Lamp post made from a German torpedo, at a Royal Navy camp in Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s

H. M.s Neptune ready to be lauched 1909
H.M.S Neptune, the first of the Royal Navy super-Dreadnought battleships, photograph showing her in stocks ready for launching at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard

Tatler cover - Christian Dior suit
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a Christian Dior suit of fine navy-blue wool with a wide organdie collar trimmed with grosgrain

The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at Malta
Prince 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, UK
WW1 - 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

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter developed for the RNAS
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter single-seat bomber developed for the RNAS in late 1915. Seen here is serial no. N5504. Date: circa 1915-1916

World War One Royal Navy Rhine Patrol Flotilla - Motor Launches, Deutz, Cologne/K� Germany. Showing also the lost Deutz Suspension Bridge crossing the Rhine. Date: 1918

HMS Vega, British destroyer
HMS Vega (L41, changed to D52 during interwar period), British V-class destroyer. Date: circa 1920

HMS Keith, British destroyer
HMS Keith, British B-class destroyer and flotilla leader. Date: circa 1930

HMS Dunedin, British light cruiser
HMS Dunedin, British Danae class light cruiser. Date: 1937

HMS Yarmouth, British light cruiser
HMS Yarmouth, British Town class light cruiser. Date: circa 1911

HMS Magnificent, British battleship
HMS Magnificent, British Majestic class battleship. Date: circa 1908

HMS Birmingham
The British light cruiser HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, which sunk the first German submarine of the war (the U-15). 1914

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