Rigging Collection (page 6)

Sea Scout climbing rigging
A Sea Scout climbing the rigging of a ship. circa 1920s

Two Sea Scouts hosting a sail on a ship
Two Sea Scouts hoisting a sail on a ship. circa 1930s

The SS Austral, a passenger vessel which took part in the early transportation by sea of refrigerated meat between Australia and Europe

On board SS Lady Rodney, Dominica, West Indies
View on board the SS Lady Rodney (built in 1929) off the coast of Dominica, West Indies. 1949

Silhouette of the coast at Southend, Essex
Silhouette view of the coast at Southend, Essex, with ships at sea and on shore, and two men chatting

Coronation Sailors
Roumanian sailors among the bunting in the rigging of a sailing ship, decorated for the Coronation of King Carol II. Date: 1930

British monitor HMS Severn off Belgian coast, WW1
British monitor (small warship) HMS Severn off the Belgian coast during the First World War. Captain Fullerton and Mr Hamilton (gunner) can be seen at the top of the mast

American troops arriving home, Hoboken, USA
American troops arriving home by ship at Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, after the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1919

Advertisement for Martell Cognac, featuring a ship at sea, powered by sail and steam, of the kind used to export the product in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition

Through the Menai Straits in a Racer. 1892

Quayside with boat, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the quayside at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a boat in the foreground and buildings in the background

Sailing boat off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A large sailing boat with its sails furled, off Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

City of Paris ship at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales
View of the City of Paris ship in for repair at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales, with a railway track in the foreground

Training Ship, Mount Edgcumbe Band, Saltash, Cornwall
The Mount Edgcumbe Industrial Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys was established at Saltash in Cornwall in 1877

Sailing boats on the Caledonian Canal, Scotland
Two sailing boats, one large, one small, on the Caledonian Canal, Scotland

Car at the docks with masts in the background
A car sits at the docks with a well-dressed woman in the front and a man in a flat cap in the back. In the background is a forest of ships masts and rigging

Training Ship Exmouth, flag signalling drill
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth learning flag signalling. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment

Training Ship Exmouth, gun crew
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth in formation as a gun crew, pulling a gun carriage. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex

Music sheet cover for Erin Go Bragh Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Erin Go Bragh Quadrille by Charles d Albert (1809-1886), with a view of the Custom House Quay in Dublin, Ireland, at sunset

Music sheet cover for Down Went the Captain, with words by Frederick Bowyer and music by Kate Royle, who was also the singer of the song

Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in protective masks, taking part in stick practice on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Company & Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Ships company and band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Practical Seamanship, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a practical seamanship class using a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Seamanship Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a seamanship class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

The Admiralty and naval vessels - Algiers
The Admiralty and elements of the Algerian Navy. The lighthouse can be seen in rear

France - Awaiting transport to the New World
A large crowd of emigrants (likely to be Basque Breton fisherfolk) await their passage to the New World at Fecamp, possibly heading to Miquelon or Quebec

Funnel of an unidentified steamship
The funnel of an unidentified steamship. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Stripping Blubber
Stripping whale blubber

Alain Gerbault / Ils 1929
ALAIN GERBAULT French solo sailor on the Firecrest

Columbus / Age 16 / Wheel
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Italian navigator as commander of a galley at the age of 16

Midshipman at Masthead
The Mast-headed Midshipman". A young man looks moodily out over the sea from the top of a ships mast

Cadets on the Sorlandet
A group of cadets are hard at work on the deck of the Sorlandet during the Tall Ships Race

Up Furling Sails
Sailors cling on to the mast and yards of the Sorlandet whilst up furling the sails during the Tall Ships Race at Dartmouth

Cadets on Sorlandet (2)
A group of cadets work with the ropes on the deck of the Sorlandet during the Tall Ships Race Date: 1962

Furling the Mainsail on the Sorlandet
High above the deck of the Sorlandet three sailors cling on to the yards and rigging whilst up furling the sails during the Tall Ships Race

Chopin / Ship / Mallorquin
FREDERIC CHOPIN El Mallorquin: the ship in which the Polish composer and George Sand sailed from Barcelona to Palma on 8 November 1838

Cutty Sark at Sea 1924
A view looking back toward the stern end of the Cutty Sark - the world famous tea clipper The ship was badly damaged by fire whilst under restoration in Greenwich on 21st May 2007

Boy in Rigging
A young sailor-boy up in the rigging

Victoria / Albert / Trident
Victoria and Albert return from Scotland in the Trident

Sea serpent in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
In the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fishermen report a creature 20 metres long, with a giraffes neck and a serpents head. Others dismiss it as a hallucination

Dupuy de Lome airship
Nacelle (basket or carriage) of Dupuy de Lomes dirigible

Captain Cook / Darton
JAMES COOK Explorer

Stevenson / Yacht Equator
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer on his yacht Equator in the South Seas

CARTIERs SHIP HERMINE
Jacques Cartier sailed in this ship to Canada, setting off in 1517

Wreck in Channel
Some of the crew of a steamer sinking in the English Channel are rescued as they cling to the rigging

Steamship Leith 1847
The Leith arriving at Granton Pier, Edinburgh, while The Monarch leaves for London

Bristol / Harbour / 1903
Bristol: the harbour

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