Ship Yard Collection

RMS Carpathia, 1903
Photograph of the Cunard Lines RMS Carpathia, launched by the Swan Hunter Shipyard, in 1902. She was the first vessel built for the Cunard Line which was exclusively for second

The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934
Photograph of the launch of the R.M.S. Queen Mary, viewed from the slipway she had just left, 26th September 1934. The Cunard White Star Liner then spent the next year-and-a-half in Clydebank

Harland and Wolff Yard
The South Yard of Harland and Wolffs shipyards, Belfast. Date: early 20th century

Launch of HMS Ark Royal, Birkenhead, 1937
Photograph showing the aircraft-carrier HMS Ark Royal being launched down the slipway at the Cammell Laird Shipyard, Birkenhead, 13th April 1937

Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Fascinating photograph taken on 6th March 1912, showing The RMS Titanic (left) and The RMS Olympic (right), the brand new ships of the White Star Line at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

Canberra: the swimming-pool
Colour illustration depicting the swimming pool of P&Os super-liner Canberra. Designed by architects Casson and Rendle, the pool was of white mosaic and set within tiers of sunbathing terraces

The Lobnitz Shipyard, Renfrew, Scotland, 1912
Photograph showing the Lobnitz yard at Renfrew on the River Clyde. The Lobnitz company was famous for its rock-cutters and dredgers

R. M. S. Queen Mary leaving Clydebank, March 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary leaving John Browns shipyard, Clydebank, for Greenock on 24th March 1936. Several of the seven tugs involved in manoevering the Queen Mary down the Clyde are

Shipyard Sunset
Sunset over the shipyards of the River Wear at Sunderland, Co Durham, England

R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, 1934
Photograph of Queen Mary, then known as 534, under construction at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. Work on the massive liner had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to lack of funds

View of the luxurious reading room onboard the Titanic
A view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym

Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Fascinating photograph taken on 6th March 1912, showing The RMS Titanic (left) and The RMS Olympic (right), the brand new ships of the White Star Line at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934
Photograph of the launch of R.M.S. Queen Mary from John Browns shipyard, Clydebank, 26th September 1934. The ship is seen under the control of a number of tugs

R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, Clydebank, September
Photograph of the Cunard White Star Liner, R.M.S. Queen Mary, under construction at the John Brown shipyard, Clydebank, September 1934

Tyneside Shipyard
Shipbuilding on the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyneside

Shipyard Apprentice
Apprentice at Swan Hunters Yard, Tyneside. Date: 1950s

Titanic being Built
The ill-fated passenger liner, RMS Titanic under construction in a dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, visiting Kiel shipyard, Germany, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 2 October 1918

Propellor of R. M. S. Queen Mary, September 1934
Photograph of one of the propellors of R.M.S. Queen Mary, then nearing completion in the John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank. The ship was christened and launched by Queen Mary on 26 September 1934

R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, Clydebank, 1934
Photograph of Queen Mary, then known as 534, under construction at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. Work on the massive liner had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to lack of funds

Canberra: The First Class Lounge
Colour illustration depicting the First Class Lounge of Canberra, P&Os super-liner. The ship set off on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961

Royal Wedding 1947 - at Clydebank before wedding
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring photographs of Princess Elizabeth and her future husband, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown

Sultan Mehmed VI leaving the HMS Superb, at anchor in the Bosphorus, Constantinople, Turkey. Mehmed VI Wahid ed-din (Turkish)

Spain (19th c. ). Cᤩz. Shipyards in Puntales
Spain (19th c.). Cᤩ z. Shipyards in Puntales quarter. Painting. SPAIN. San Fernando. Municipal Historic Museum

Spain (1890). Launching of the cruise ship Infanta
" Spain (1890). Launching of the cruise ship " Infanta Maric Teresa" in the shipyard " Astilleros del Nervion" in Bilbao with the presence of the Queen Regent

Harland and Wolffs ship building yard, as seen from Queens road in Belfast

The America Cup challengers: Shamrock II launched at Dumbart
A symbol of three kingdoms: the pontoons " Thistle", " Rose" and the yacht " Shamrock II". The Illustrated London News claimed that at the time of publication this was

Royal Wedding 1947 - Tatler cover
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her future husband, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on one of the last public engagements before their wedding

Framing and plating the hull of a ship, WW1
Framing and plating the middle portion of a ships hull during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Arendal shipyard, Gothenburg, 1970s Date: 1970s

Shipyard
The first ship built at Landskrona shipyard. Photo from 1918. Date: 1918

Submarine launch
Launching of a submarine, Kockums shipyard, Malmo, Sweden, 1921 Date: 1921

Moran Brothers Shipyard at Seattle
The Moran Bros. Shipyard at Seattle, Washington State, USA. Date: 1913

Four-Poster Bedroom on board Titanic
Photograph of a four poster bed in one of the first class bedrooms on the Titanic. Built by the shipyard Harland and Wolff for White Star Lines, the liner was almost identical to her sister ship

HMS Repulse with torpedo boats and submarine, WW1
HMS Repulse, British Renown-class battlecruiser, launched 1916, served briefly during the First World War, served during the Second World War, sunk off Malaya 1941

British destroyers under construction, WW1
British destroyers under construction at a shipyard during the First World War. Date: 1917

Erecting the double bottom of a ship, WW1
Erecting the double bottom of a ship during the First World War. Date: 1917

Persia Launched
Steamship launched at the Robert Napier & Sons shipyard at Govan, Glasgow. At the time she is the largest steamship afloat and wins the Blue Riband in 1856. Date: 3 July 1855

Austin Pickersgill
Aerial view of the Austin Pickersgill shipyard at Sunderland, England. Date: 1950s

Leaving Ship Yard
Shipyard workers coming off their shift. Date: 1950s

Workers riveting a girder at a Sunderland shipyard
Workers riveting the centre girder of a turret vessel at Messrs Droxford & Sons, a shipyard in Sunderland

Plate rolling machine and workers at a Sunderland shipyard
A team of men feed a sheet of metal through a rolling machine at Messrs Droxford & Sons, a shipyard in Sunderland

Ship Launch - Szczecin, Poland
The launch of a Uruguayan ship (called the Uruguay ) built for a Uruguayan Shipping company in the Vulcan shipyards at Strettin, Poland (Szczecin)

Niederfinow boat lift in the Berlin shipyards, Germany in 1934

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - Imperial barge
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918) with his sons in an imperial barge returning to the Old Palace, with the more modern barge standing off in distance (see below)

White Star Line, SS Olympic window sketches
A White Star Line handwritten booklet entitled Particulars of Oceanic Steam Navigation Co, SS Olympic, May 1911. The vessel returned to the shipyard in Belfast in October 1911 for alterations

Titanic propeller shaft fitting
A framed photograph of the RMS Titanic propeller shaft being fitted at the Harland and Woolf yard in Belfast in 1911

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