Ship Collection (page 10)

Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, Kent
The Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich

Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams

Empire Windrush 1948
The Empire Windrush sails up the English Channel towards Londons Tilbury Docks, carrying 400 Jamaicans who have come to England in search of a new life

Cross-Section of the Emigrant Ship Bourneuf, 1852
Cross-section of the emigrant ship Bourneuf of Liverpool, showing the layout of the passengers quarters, 1852. This ship, of 1495 Tons burden was used for the transport of government passengers to

Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East Runton
Illustration showing a Breeches-Buoy in use, to save the crew of the Norwegian ship Esras, East Runton, Norfolk, 1901. Esras had run aground on the Hasboro sands

Sir Francis Drakes burial at sea, near Portobelo, Panama. He died of dysentery in January 1596, after an unsuccessful attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico. Date: 1596

1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

East London and Regents Canal Dock in Limehouse, showing barges waiting for access to the canal. Date: 1926

Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags. circa 1900

Deptford Creek
A view of Deptford Creek, south east London

Native vessels, Manama Pier, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Native vessels by the pier at Manama, capital of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Election poster, The Great Naval Eclipse 1900 to 1910, a vote for the radicals is a vote against the British Navy. circa 1910s

Russo-Japanese War - Flagship Ting-Yuen - Two masted, twin funnelled ship. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

Royal Sovereign light ship off Eastbourne, Sussex
Royal Sovereign light ship seven miles off Eastbourne, Sussex. It was later replaced by a lighthouse. Date: 1966

The Cunard Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania in full flow Date: 1922

WW1 - The King Stephen fishing boat and Zeppelin L19, 1916
WW1 - The zeppelin L19 (also known as the LZ 54), was a World War I airship of the of the Imperial German Navy. After its first bomb raid in the UK, the L19 crashed in the North Sea

RMS Olympic, White Star Line cruise ship, Southampton
RMS Olympic, White Star Line cruise ship, leaving Southampton, with people watching from the quay. early 20th century

Queen of Bermuda, Furness Bermuda Line, passenger and cargo ship. Date: circa 1930s

HMS Jervis, British destroyer
HMS Jervis (F00), British J-class destroyer and flotilla leader. Date: 1939

RMS Transvaal Castle by G. H. Davis
Detailed cross-section drawing of the new mailship for the Union-Castle fleet, R.M.S. Transvaal Castle, which made her maiden voyage from Southampton to South Africa on 18 January 1962

Millwall Docks, London
Taking aboard stores and special equipment for the commonwealth trans-antarctic expeditiion: the Canadian seal-catcher M.V

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa - built in the UK
The Mikasa - a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s, and was the only ship of her class

Mr & Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd return from Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs John D. Rockefeller III (1906-1978) return from their Honeymoon in Bermuda on the Monarch of Bermuda, 15th December 1932

HMS Thunderer at Dagenham, Essex
HMS Thunderer (launched 1911) was the third Orion-class battleship built for the Royal Navy and the last vessel to be constructed by Thames Ironworks

HMS Vindictive aircraft carrier, WW1
HMS Vindictive, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser (then called HMS Cavendish) converted to an experimental aircraft carrier and renamed

British monitor HMS Terror, WW1
HMS Terror, a British Erebus-class monitor (small warship), seen here during the First World War. Launched 1916, served during the First and Second World Wars, damaged and sunk off Damah, Libya

RMS Republic, SS Florida and wireless-telegraphy room
RMS Republic sank on 24rd January 1909, near Nantucket, Massachusetts, after collision with SS Florida had occurred the day before

The Passenger Who Dared to Feel Sea-Sick on the Queen Mary
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a passenger, green at the gills with sea sickness being observed by his unsympathetic passengers on the Queen Mary ocean liner

Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex
The Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment

Queen Alexandra and children
Photograph from 1884 showing Queen Victoria with four of her children: from left, Princess Louise, Princess Maud (seated), Prince George (later George V), Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria

HMS Implacable at Devonport, 1926
Photograph showing a stern view of the frigate HMS Implacable in dry dock at Devonport, 1926. Implacable was one of the ships captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Unloading Ships at London Docks, 1908
Illustration showing various cargoes coming ashore at London Docks, in the East End of London, 1908. Elephants tusks, barrels

Crew of RMS Olympic
The crew of RMS Olympic in dress uniform including Captain Edward Smith (centre with white beard). Four of these men, including Captain Smith

Titanic / Southampton
The ill-fated White Star Line passenger liner, RMS Titanic departing from Southampton on its maiden, and only, voyage

The Trans-Atlantic French ocean liner, SS Normandie
The 79, 000 ton Trans-Atlantic French ocean liner, SS Normandie. She was steam/electric driven (turbo/electric) - steam turbines drove electric generators that passed on the current to huge electric

Tyneside Shipyard
Shipbuilding on the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyneside

Cunard Poster advertising cruises from Liverpool to Boston on the Scythia and Laconia cruise ships

Wwi Navy Recruitment
Naval recruitment poster from World War One featuring a number of sailors in a crows nest of a ship

Krakatoa Ship Beached
The steamer Berouw is carried by a tidal wave into the jungle at Telokh-Betang, Sumatra

Naval Cadets Hornpipe
Naval cadets learning the Hornpipe onboard the HMS Arethusa, the cadet training ship

Ship on the Rocks
A large sailing ship is hurled against the rocks by stormwaves : survivors cling to wreckage which the waves drive ashore

Flogging Coolie 1886
An asian man is being flogged by two men aboard a ship while the other crew members peacefully watch the scene

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Diving Bell
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He is said to have used a diving vessel for seeing underwater

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship
World War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea

Herring fishing station, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, with women packing fish into barrels for export

Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Darvel, Scotland
Advert, Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Muslin and Lace Curtains, Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. 1905

German fighting ship in Battle of Jutland, WW1
One of Germanys greatest fighting ships in the Battle of Jutland, First World War. 1916

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