Shipping Collection (page 24)

Scenes on board the SS Austral: the drawing room, the dining room and the promenade deck. The SS Austral, a passenger vessel which took part in the early transportation by sea of refrigerated meat

Mr Joughin, survivor of the Titanic disaster
Mr Charles Joughin, Chief Baker on the Titanic. He drifted for nearly three hours and then found a place on a raft which saved his life. Date: 1912

Titanic - Craving News at White Star offices
Page from the Illustrated London News showing inquirers at the White Star Line offices in Cockspur Street (top image) and Leadenhall Street (bottom image)

Titanic disaster - comment in The Tatler
Page from the Tatler, featuring a comment about the dreadful tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, illustrated by a cartoon by Pog

Various views of Sydney, Australia: the Zig Zag Railway, the Harbour and the Town Hall. circa 1883

Advertisement for refrigeration units for ships
An advertisement for The Bell-Coleman Mechanical Refrigeration Company of Glasgow and London, Makers of Cold Air and Ice Making Machinery, as used on board various ships

The ports of Plymouth and Gravesend
Views of the ports of Plymouth, Devon (top) and Gravesend, Kent (below), showing the coastline and shipping. circa 1883

The Wreck of the Titanic - page from the Sphere
Page from the Sphere which reported in great detail on the sinking of the Titanic. Top part of the page shows the wireless telegraph message with the SOS and CQD signals

Titanic - Danger Field of the Atlantic with routes through i
A diagram or map showing the dangerous area of the Atlantic Ocean indicating steamer routes that cut through fog and ice. It was here that the Titanic hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912

Titanic - Lifeboats needed to save lives on board ships
A diagram published in the Illustrated London News following the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic showing the ratio of lifeboat capacity to passenger numbers

Titanic - Need for Searchlights on Ocean Racers
Page from The Sphere demonstrating how searchlights on fast ocean passenger liners might have avoided the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

The Wreck of the Titanic - Honour to the Brave
Page from the Sphere honouring the brave men who were part of the Titanics crew who were lost with the ship when it sank, including all the engineers (36), the band (8), the postal clerks (5)

The Wreck of the Titanic - Survivors leave the Carpathia
705 survivors of the Titanic, brought home on board the Titanic have an emotional reunion with friends and relatives in New York. Date: 1912

The Wreck of the Titanic - Noted passengers - Sphere
Page from The Sphere reporting on the disaster of the sinking of White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, featuring portraits of notable passengers including W. T. Stead, Mr and Mrs J. J

Titanic - W. T. Stead
William Thomas Stead (1849 - 1912), English journalist and victim in the Titanic disaster. He became assistant editor, and later editor

Montage of New Zealand landscapes
Montage showing various New Zealand landscapes: Mitre Peak, Mount Egmont, Lake Tanpo, Port Chalmers, and Tasman Glacier. circa 1883

Titanic - Bruce Ismay
Page from the Illustrated London News reporting on the inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic, featuring a portrait of Joseph Bruce Ismay

Titanic - precisely what the sinking meant
A huge crowd scene of around 1635 people, the number estimated at the time of publication to have perished in the sinking of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic. Date: 1912

Titanic - Should liners carry headlights, motor fashion?
A cross-channel steamers searchlight reveals a full-rigged ship passing a little close for comfort, a safety precaution which could, perhaps, have prevented the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

Titanic - Seamen arriving at Plymouth
Crew who survived the Titanic arriving at Plymouth following the sinking of the ship. Date: 1912

View from Charing Cross Bridge and Pool of London
View from Charing Cross Bridge (top), showing the River Thames, Cleopatras Needle on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the middle distance

Titanic - How Ice Blink reveals the presence of bergs
Diagram in The Sphere during the inquiry into the Titanic disaster showing how ice blink reveals the presence of bergs underneath the water

Titanic - Palatial appointments of the liner sunk after iceb
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News following the sinking of the Titanic, showing some of the most well appointed interiors of the luxurious ship including a four-poster bed in

Advertisement for refrigeration equipment for ships
Advertisement for the Dry Air Refrigerator or Freezing Machine, from the Haslam Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd of Derby, showing refrigeration equipment for ships. circa 1883

Various advertisements
Advertisements for the Glasgow & South Western Railway, The Argus newspaper, The Australasian journal, The Sketcher monthly publication

The SS Austral, a passenger vessel which took part in the early transportation by sea of refrigerated meat between Australia and Europe

The famous iceberg that slew the Titanic - Sphere
Double page spread from The Sphere, reporting on the eye witness account of Joseph Scarrott, a crew member on the Titanic

Silhouette of Grimsby to Hamburg shipping
Silhouette depicting Grimsby to Hamburg shipping

Silhouette of Harwich to Hook of Holland shipping
Silhouette depicting Harwich to Hook of Holland shipping

Docks and Basin at Braila, Romania Date: 1910

Silhouette of Harwich to Antwerp shipping
Silhouette depicting Harwich to Antwerp shipping

Shipping Shell Motor Spirit on board the Terra Nova at Sydney for the motor sledges used by Captain Scott during his 1911-12 Antarctic expedition

Silhouette of Harwich to Zeebrugge shipping
Silhouette depicting Harwich to Zeebrugge shipping (summer service only)

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

Shatt al-Arab - Basra, Iraq - also known as the Arvand Rud (River) - the waterway leading out into the Persian Gulf. Date: circa 1910s

Thames Shipping
An atmospheric view of the working river and shipping. Date: 1930

USA / San Pedro
Shipping docks at San Pedro, south California, U.S.A. Date: 1960s

Shipping on the Shatt al-Arab - Basra, Iraq - the waterway which eventually leads out into the Persian Gulf. Date: circa 1910s

Australian Strike
Strikers meet in Flinders Park during the Labour and Shipping Strike. Date: 31 August 1890

Grange Hill Beacon
Grange, Beacon, Grange Hill, Merseyside, England, a 60 feet high sandstone pillar erected by the Trustees of Liverpool Docks in 1841, as a navigational shipping guide. Date: 1950s

Austro-Hungarian fleet at sea, WW1
Ships of the Austro-Hungarian fleet at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Shipping scraps Date: circa 1953

Italy, Genoa - Ponte dei Mille Maritime Station Date: circa 1920s

Duchess of Fife (Princess Royal) in Delhi boat accident
Page from The Tatler magazine entitled, Our Wrecked Royals reporting on the unpleasant episode experienced by Princess Louise, the Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife)

Various ships at sea, WW1
Various unidentified ships at sea, including one which has capsized (possibly HMS Majestic), during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Endymion, Edgar-class cruiser, WW1
HMS Endymion, an Edgar-class cruiser, at sea during the First World War. Launched in 1891, took part in the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War during the Gallipoli campaign. Date: 1914-1918

British drifter fleet at sea, WW1
A British drifter fleet at sea during the First World War, when many fishing drifters were converted for naval use. Date: 1914-1918

Steam Whipping Engine by J. Scott Russell and Co
Technical drawing depicting a patent Steam Whipping Machine constructed by Messrs. J. Scott Russell and Co. of Millwall and used to load and discharge cargo on screw collier ships. Date: 1856

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