Scrapped Collection (page 3)

The Social Hall on R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of the Social Hall aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

New Arethusa and old figurehead, Upnor, Kent
The new Training Ship Arethusa on the Thames off Upnor. Ashore is the preserved figurehead of its scrapped predecessor. Date: circa 1935

Avro Tudor Mk. V G-AKBZ BOAC Stansted
Avro Tudor 5 G-AKBZ was originally built for British South American Airways and named Star Falcon. Used as a fuel freighter during the Berlin Airlift. It was taken on by BOAC in 1949 but never used

Decline and fall in Royal Navy ships by G. H. Davis
The decline and fall in numbers of the Royal Navy: those scrapped or sold, and postwar construction for the fleet. Date: 1962

The complete Bristol 167 Brabazon I Mk I, G-AGPW, and the incomplete Brabazon Mk II before being scrapped in October 1953

A scrapyard for cars, St Erth, Cornwall
A scrapyard for cars at St Erth near Hayle in Cornwall. A crane is about to drop another car on the heap

RMS Tartar, 1883
Engraving showing the Union Steam-ship Companys Royal Mail Steamer Tartar and, inset, the Dining Saloon on board the ship

HMS Duke of York, 1943
Photograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing a salvo from her after turret in 1943. The Duke of York, launched in 1940

Aftermath of World War One! 1919
Heroes of the Dardanelles and around Gallipoli, theses battleships resigned to their fate, holiday-making multitudes at seaside resorts are feasting their curious eyes on the ships that watched for

WW2 poster, Work carefully, avoid scrap
WW2 poster, Accidents sometimes happen... Work carefully, avoid scrap. HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

Inauguration of New Training Ship Arethusa
Inauguration ceremony in July, 1933, for new Training Ship Arethusa which had replaced a previous vessel of the same name which had been scrapped. Date: 1933

0329 Locomotive 0-6-0, Unknown location, England. Waiting to be scrapped Date: 1930s

Agusta AZ8-L MM564 Italian Air Force
Designed to carry 22 passengers the Agusta AZ8-L failed to gain orders. Only one aircraft was built, MM564, which flew from 1958 to 1963 with the Italian Air Force and was then scrapped Date

Canadair C-5 N17599 (previously 17524) Long Beach
A Canadair C-5 North Star which carried the Queen and Prince Philip on both Canadian tours of 1951 and 1959. Sold to civil owner and scrapped at Long Beach in 1969 Date: 1969

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar N305EA demonstrator Hong Kong
Lockheed Tristar N305EA was used by Lockheed aircraft on their Whisperliner Worldwide Sales tour of 1972. Later operated by Eastern and then Delta Airlines before being scrapped in 2002 Date: 1972

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar C-FTNK Air Canada Toronto
Lockheed Tristar C-FTNK of Air Canada shown the year after its manufacture at Toronto-Pearson Airport. This aircraft flew with Air Canada before being sold to Royal Airlines

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar C-FTNI Air Canada Toronto
Lockheed Tristar C-FTNI of Air Canada shown the year after its manufacture at Toronto-Pearson Airport. This aircraft flew with Air Canada before being sold to Royal Airlines

RMS Aquitania in Liverpool. She was a Cunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950

The Great Eastern scrapped: the auction, 1888
The Great Eastern under the hammer. After a thirty year career, the great steamship was scrapped, with her hull and fittings being sold at auction at New Ferry, Liverpool. 1

Kasuga Japan Warship
Italian-built cruiser, bought by Japan, in service till the 1920s when she becomes a training ship, finally scrapped in 1948. Date: launched 1902

Iron Duke Warship
This dreadnought, seen here in the Pentland Firth, is the flagship at the battle of Jutland : she will become a training ship in 1931 and will be scrapped in 1946. Date: launched 1912

SS Great Western in a Heavy Gale, North Atlantic, 1846
Engraving showing the Steamship Great Western being struck amidships in a gale during a crossing from Liverpool to New York in 1846

Strathnaver Illustration
The P&O liner Strathnaver. 202.4 m in length with a speed of 20 kn. Scrapped in Hong Kong in 1962

RMS Aquitania
The RMS Aquitania, White Star Line passenger liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tonnes. Scrapped in 1950

A Bath-room on the R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of a bathroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The First-Class Dining Saloon on R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of a corner of the first-class dining saloon on board R.M.S.P. Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The Childrens Playroom, R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of the Childrens Playroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

HMS Furious, 1918
Photograph of HMS Furious, aircraft carrier, wearing its World War One camouflage in 1918. Launched in 1916, HMS Furious served in both World Wars and was scrapped in 1948

HMS Argus, 1918
Photograph of the aircraft carrier HMS Argus, which saw service in both World Wars, at a Royal review of the fleet 1918. HMS Argus was launched in 1918 and scrapped in 1946

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Aquitania Photo P / C
Cunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950

Aquitania Construction
AQUITANIA The Cunard ship Aquitania, on the stocks in the process of construction. 901 feet in length. Scrapped in 1950

Steamship dreadnought
Dreadnough, the Royal Navy battleship which introduced a new era of construction : her all big gun design made all earlier battleships obsolete. She fought in WW1, scrapped 1923

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