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Proclamation of the Colony of Bay IslandsThe British gained violent control of the Bay Islands from Honduras in 1838, but did little about any formalities or governance until March 1852
Capt. Faulknor Storming Fort Royal, MartiniqueCaptain Faulknor in the ship Zebra, storming Fort Royal in Martinique in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Faulknor uses his sword to point up a set of wooden stairs
Destruction of a Brazilian GunboatDuring a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865
U. S. Marines from naval ship Florida Occupy Post OfficeU.S. Marines from the naval ship Florida occupy the post office in Veracruz. This was part of the operation to occupy Veracruz by the US navy in response to the Tampico Affair, where U.S
Cartoon, A Sort of War (Mexican Revolution)Cartoon, A Sort of War - a satirical comment on American intervention in the Mexican Revolution. Woodrow Wilson stands on a ship during a naval battle
U. S. Navy Recruitment Office, New YorkThe recruitment office for the US navy in New York. Four men sign papers at a table, with a naval officer standing over them pointing. To the right is a line of men waiting to sign up
The Embarkation of Emperor MaximilianThe embarkation of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico on board the Austrian war-frigate Novara at Miramar. Two large ships wait at the port, with men lining the mastpoles
The Rescue of Zouaves on board the Prince Jerome, on fireOff the coast of Gibraltar, the ship the Prince Jerome is on fire, with men still on board as men in longboats try to rescue them, and put out the fire. Date: 1862
Drakes men at SantiagoThomas Moon, captain of the Francis, part of Francis Drakes fleet, stands on the deck of the ship with his sword, pointing at two men on the floor as others look on. Date: 1585
Columbus Second VoyageChristopher Columbus second voyage, the first mass said on American soil. A priest holds up a crucifix as sailors kneel in prayer and to listen, and native people sit in a gathering. Date: 1493
Columbus leaving Palos on First Voyage 3 August 1492; Christopher Columbus in a crowd at Palos harbour, receiving blessings of a monk. Date: 1492
Light craft on River Nile, South Sudan, East Central AfricaLight craft (or dhow) on the River Nile, Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Pets brought home by men of HMS Thetis from St Helena - the monkey Jack salutes from the capstan. Date: 1901
Royal Navy sailors riding on donkeys, Tangier, MoroccoRoyal Navy sailors riding on donkeys during a sightseeing tour of the Tangier bazaar, Morocco, January 1937. 1937
Royal Navy recruitment office, Strand London, WW1Royal Navy recruitment office in The Strand, London, First World War. 1914-1918
Unidentified film still. circa 1930s
Programme, The Flag LieutenantTheatre programme, The Flag Lieutenant, by Major W P Drury and Leo Trevor, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, from The Playhouse, London, in a production by Cyril Maude and his London company. 1909
King George V inspecting the Royal Navy. 20th century
Illustration, Hilda, Lalla RookhIllustration, Hilda, in Lalla Rookh, a narrative poem by Thomas Moore. 19th century
Four sailor boys on a cutout greetings card -- with my best wishes. (1 of 2) circa 1890s
Firing a torpedo out of a tubeGerman sailors firing a torpedo out of a tube using compressed air. circa 1898
Burns Philp & Company Ltd, Java Singapore Line terminus. Date: circa 1900s
Naval images of our Allies, by Bert Thomas, WW1Naval images of our Allies, by Bert Thomas, First World War. Showing aircraft, an armoured car, guns, and British, French, Belgian and Russian naval troops. circa 1914
Gate to the shipyard, Arsenal, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. Date: circa 1904
Bandstand in Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920
Sailors Home, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales. Date: circa 1908
Memorial service, Pembroke Dockyard, West Wales. Claimed to be for those lost on the minesweeper HMS Jason, which was sunk by a mine from a German U-boat in April 1917 off Coll Island, Scotland
Crew members, HMS Magpie, boom defence vesselGroup photo of crew members on HMS Magpie, a screw gunboat launched in 1889, used as a boom defence vessel from 1902, then reverting to a gunboat in 1915. Date: circa 1908
Football team photo, crew of HMS DiomedeFootball team photo with dog mascot, crew of HMS Diomede, Danae class British cruiser, around this time stationed in China, Hong Kong and New Zealand. circa 1925
HMS Diomede, Danae class British cruiser, crew members standing alongside the six-gun house. Date: circa 1925
Joseph Johnson - crippled sailor beggingJoseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat. He earned his living as a Regular Chaunter singing songs such as Storm and The British Seamans Praise 1815
Two sailors leaving for War - WW2 - Don t Worry, they ll soon be back. Date: circa 1910s
Admiral knighting brave soldiers - Spanish ArmadaEnglish Admiral knighting brave sailors during the battle against the fleet of the Spanish Armada - July to August 1588. 1588
EVENTS / ASIA / CHINABOXER REBELLION German sailors attack and destroy the Tsung-li-Yamen, ministry of foreign affairs at Peking Date: July 1900
Two women wearing fashionable Cowes week costumes, the first sketch shows a frock carried out in pink tussore and dark grey, the sash is of grey silk and sleeves are of blue and white striped lawn
Sailor at the wheel of a German naval vessel during World War One. Date: 1915
Spanish reinforcements for Manila on board the Jota - the Spanish soldier is light- hearted and humorous... with the dash of fatalism which he has in his Moorish blood. Date: 1898
Prospectors camp at Pegleg and Sailors Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Date: 1853
Prince Albert Edward, later Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) dressed in a sailor suit, at the age of six. 1846
Young child posing in a sailors outfit holding a hoop - A Little Jack Tar - We All LoveYoung child posing in a sailors outfit holding a hoop - A Little Jack Tar - " We All Love Jack". Date: 1905
Cyrus Field Date: 1950
Victorian ladies wearing bathing-dresses 1895Two victorian women wearing the latest sea-bathing garments. Date: 1895
Crew of a British C Class submarine 1916British sailors struggle to haul some German sailors onboard a submarine, after the German ship was torpedoed. At this stage of the war
Sailors relax on the deck of a British destroyer 1916Stokers, Sailors and Gunners, have a cigarette break - and shelter from the sun - lying on the wooden decks of a British destroyer
Sailors swab the decks after refuelling their shipSailors, many in bare feet, clean the decks after coal has been put into the hold. Coal was known by the sailors as black diamonds
TEA - CUP THAT CHEERSA thirsty sailor enjoys a cuppa whilst steering his boat. Date: 1894
Girls paddling clothes 1885A girl paddling wears a half Scottish half nautical costume of tartan kilt & Tam-OShanter teamed with a sailor blouse. Two ribbon rosettes are pinned to her kilt. Date: 1885
NAVY YESTERDAY AND TODAYBritish naval officers of yesterday... and today... Date: circa 1830