Salvaged Collection

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

RMS Carpathia, salvaged red octagonal floor tile
RMS Carpathia, salvaged red patterned earthenware octagonal floor tile from an unknown location on the ship, approx. 0.875 (d) x 5.875 (w) x 6 inches (diameter)

Canadian Pacific Railway - Minton ceramic dinner plate, believed to be from the RMS Empress of Ireland. The present owner fully restored the plate, removing the corrosion built up when in the water

Paper and Parchment Binding Fragments
Fragments of paper and parchment salvaged from the binding of a book. Two pieces of parchment are from the same document, possibly a letter or deed

Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat 3872 (msn ), at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL Loaned to 892 NAS Royal Navy while working up at Norfolk, VA.18 Jul y 1942

Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1489
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 59-1489 (msn 17977), of the Utah Air National Guard, at RAF Mildenhall ca March 1999

Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 58-0040
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker 58-0040 (msn 17785), at RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. (KC-135E - re-engined with JT3D / TF33-PW-102 engines salvaged from retired civilian)

Wyoming Air National Guard - Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
Wyoming Air National Guard - Lockheed T-33A-1-LO Shooting Star 52-9654 (msn 580-7839) of the 187th Fighter Interceptor Squadron *Wyoming ANG 187th FIS.*1-1970

United States Air Force - North American F-86F Sabre 52-5083
United States Air Force - North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre 52-5083 (msn 191-779, Buzz number FU-083) of Air Training Command from Nellis Air Force Base

New York Air National Guard - Lockheed F-94B Starfire 51-5387 of the 138th Fighter Interception Squadron in the New York Air National Guard (NY ANG)

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94C Starfire 51-5594
United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94C-1-LO Starfire 51-5594 (msn 880-8190), of the 84h Fighter Interceptor Squadron, at an air-show on Naval Air Station Oakland

Air National Guard - Canadair F-86E Sabre 52-2860
Air National Guard - Canadair F-86E-6-CAN Sabre 52-2860 of the Michigan Air National Guard (Mich. ANG) Ex-RCAF Sabre Mk.2 19321 1952: Transferred to the USAF. Michigan ANG 107th FIS

United States Navy - Lockheed TV-2 138006, call-sign K-34, at Kingsville with ATS-7 1969: NAF Washington Base Flight.2/1969: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.5/22/1970

Texas Air National Guard - Convair F-102A-80-CO Delta Dagger 56-1518. USAF 4756th ADW. USAF 18th FIS. Louisiana ANG 122nd FIS. North Dakota ANG 178th FIS. Texas ANG 182nd FIS

United States Marine Corps Reserve - Lockheed T-1A Sea Star
United States Navy Reserve / United States Marine Corps Reserve - Lockheed T-1A Sea Star 144183, unit code 7D, call sign 183, of the Naval Reserve Training Unit at Naval Air Station Dallas in Texas

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94B-5-LO Starfire 51-5447 (msn 780-7401). 1951: Pennsylvania ANG 148th FIS. 1952: USAF 46th FIS. USAF 84th FIS. 1953-54: USAF 438th FIS (534th ADG)

United States Air Force Republic F-84D Thunderjet
United States Air Force - Republic F-84D Thunderjet 48-0746, The Wicked Witch, of the 20th Fighter-Bomber Group. 1949: USAF 55th FBS (20th FBG). 1951: USAF 363rd TRW. 1953: Georgia ANG 158th FBS

WW2 - Home Front - Young Blitz victim with his cuddly Toy, salvaged from the wreckage of his bombed-out home. Date: circa 1941

AFS women resting in bunks, Southwark Fire Station, WW2
AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) women resting in bunks at Southwark Fire Station (Station 60), Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, during the Second World War

Vasa Ship Museum, Sweden
The Vasa Museum, Stockholm, houses the gigantic warship Vasa, built in 1628, which sank in Stockholm harbour on its maiden voyage. It was salvaged in 1961

Tresco - The Valhalla - Figureheads from Shipwrecks
Tresco, The Isles of Scilly - The unique Valhalla collection, situated within Tresco Abbey Garden, containing some 30 figureheads

War trophies on display in London, 1915
A German mine and a searchlight on display in Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London in November 1915, part of an exhibition of war trophies - weapons and salvaged objects from the war. Date: 1915

Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2
London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944

Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915
Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells

NFS (London Region) Salvage Corps at work, WW2
Although financed by Insurance companies, the London Salvage Corps were amalgamated into the National Fire Service (London Region) but maintained their primary salvage role

Bunk beds at New Cross LFB sub-station, London, WW2
Firemen and bunk beds put up in the basement from salvaged materials, at New Cross sub-station, Monson Road, SE London. The men were getting what sleep was possible during the hectic days

Debris from Russian battleship falling to the bottom of the sea where it is being salvaged by fish wearing kimonos. Date 1904

Remains of Hawker and Grieves Sopwith
The remains of the Sopwith aeroplane Atlantic (picked up in the Mid Atlantic) from the ill-fated attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by Harry George Hawker and Kenneth Mackenzie Grieve

Flag of the R101 airship
The torn flag of the British R101 airship salvaged from the wreck after the airship crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Salvaged Luxury Liner Normandie, New York Harbour, Novembe
Photograph of the Normandie in New York Harbour, November 1943. The Normandie had just been refloated and was being towed to dry dock for repairs

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Hindenburg Salvaged
The German battle cruiser Hindenburg is salvaged at Scapa Flow

Salvaged Destroyer
A scuttled German destroyer is salvaged at Scapa Flow

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