Ramming Collection

H. M. S. Glowworm ramming the Admiral Hipper
The 1345-ton destroyer Glowworm ramming the 10, 000-ton German cruiser Hipper after a single-handed duel at point-blank range

WW1 - U-14 rammed by British steam trawler, the Oceanic II
WW1 - 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

Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose in order to fatten up the liver of the bird for making foie gras pate. Date: circa 1910s

Figureheads, May 1890
Engravings of ships figureheads from Ancient Etruscan and Roman times through to the 18th century, from The Graphic, 17th May 1890

French Artillery - 13
A gunner of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale turns his ecouvillon in the muzzle of his Gribeauval cannon, ramming home the charge as hard as he can

Albemarle and Sassacus
In the North Carolina sounds, Confederate ram Albemarle rules the waves : she survives ramming by the Sassacus but will be sunk by a torpedo attack later in the year

Royal Navy sailors ramming home a projectile probably 1930s

Royal Navy Ramming home a projectile

A TRIREME (three banks of oars) The larger oar at the stern is for steering ; note also the lantern, and the hooked prow for ramming an enemy vessel

Metal casting equipment: open sand casting 1, trowel 2, ramming tool 4, lifting screw 5, sand casting between flasks 6, cog wheel casting 7-10, and moulds for loam casting 11-13

WW1 - HMS Birmingham sinking the German U-15 U-Boat
WW1 - On 9 August 1914, HMS Birmingham spotted the German submarine U-15, whose engines had failed as she lay stopped on the surface in heavy fog, off Fair Isle

WW1 - HMS Badger rams U-19 German Navy U-Boat, 1914
WW1 - HMS Badger was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the eighth Royal Navy ship that served during the First World War

Fast ramming boat. 1487-1492. Model
Fast ramming boat. Codex Ashburham 2037, sheet 3r, 1487-1492. Model. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Sinking of the U 15 - HMS Birmingham
The British Light Cruiser, H.M.S. " Birmingham", commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, notable for sinking the first German U-boat - the U15 - on 9 August 1914. Date: 1914

British Hurricane ramming Italian raider by G. H. Davis
The new technique in air attack during the Second World War: a British Hurricane ramming an Italian raider in mid-air. The British pilot said of the incident

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

U14 rammed by British trawler
A German illustration depicting their version of events as submarine U 14 is sunk treacherously and unsuspectedly. The illustration shows a British trawler ramming the U boat deliberately

Naval Ramming, 1811
NAVAL ACTION During a gale, off Beachy Head on the south coast of England, the British warship Hermes rams the French privateer La Mouche

Birmingham Rams U15 1914
HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, ramming the German submarine U15

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