Ships Collection (page 13)

A View of the city and harbour of Genova
View of the city and the harbour of Genova. Italian anonymous. Oil on canvas

Sir Francis Drake attacking a Spanish treasure ship (actually a Portuguese carrack, the Sao Filipe, containing gold, spices and silk), off the Azores, 8 June 1587

A tea ship, the Loudoun Castle (spelt Louden Castle in the picture), from Hankow, China, commencing unloading ( breaking bulk ). The ship discharged from her vast hold 40, 000 packages of tea

Cross section of a British submarine 1939
Illustration showing a labeled cross section of a British submarine. Reminds its readers of an announcement last week, stating that British submarine successes may not be brought to the attention of

Interior of New Royal Yacht - HMY Victoria and Albert 1901
HMY Victoria and Albert was a royal yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Showing the apartments for Edward VII and Alexandra that was furnished by Messrs Waring

RMS Queen Mary Hedge, St Lawrence, Isle of Wight
RMS Queen Mary Hedge (topiary), St Lawrence, Isle of Wight. circa 1949

Julius Caesars invasion of Britain
This picture shows the British forces trying to prevent Roman soldiers from landing on the shores of Kent. The Romans, following the standard bearer, wade from their ship toward the shore. Date: 54 BC

RMS Berengaria, formerly SS Imperator, ocean liner
RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line, formerly SS Imperator, transatlantic ocean liner, seen here at Southampton. Date: circa 1925

Russo-Japanese War - Propaganda - Sinking toy Russian Ships
A superb Russo-Japanese War propaganda postcard - Japanese children (in uniform) and a Geisha sink toy Russian Ships with blowpipes and darts at a fair

RAE Larynx UAV missile
Rae Larynx Cruise-Missile Mounted on a Cordite Fired Catapult of Royal-Navy Destroyer Hms Stronghold, Prior to its First-Flight on 20 July 1927 When it Crashed into the Bristol Channel, UK

Cartoon with British and American tanks, WW2
Cartoon, political map of Libya with British and American tanks during the Second World War. circa 1942

Ironclads in stormy weather. The behaviour of large ironclad warships in rough weather at sea is an important consideration for the British Royal Navy. Date: 1889

Attack on Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen, an attempt by James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to regain the throne. Date: 1715

Vessels of the Spanish Armada wrecked on the rocky Irish west coast after being driven there by storms, September 1588. Date: 1588

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

c. 1870s India - ships in the harbour at Calcutta Kolkata

HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927
Vintage c.1920s photograph: British Royal Navy ships, HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl Friend
The Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943

Ancient Greek ship - Quinquireme
Ancient Greek ship - cross-section of a Quinquireme. Date: BCE

HMS Renown, Duke & Duchess of York on visit to Antipodes
Fold out cross section of HMS Renown, the battle-cruiser on which the Duke and Duchess of York travelled to Australia and New Zealand for their tour in 1927. 1927

HMT Himalaya, British troop ship, with steam tug serving as its anchor. circa 1919

Advert, Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow
Advert for Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

HMS Ness, British river class frigate, WW2
HMS Ness (K219), British river class frigate. Date: circa 1943

Advert, The Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company
Advert for The Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company Ltd, Passenger and Cargo Ships, Bernard Street, Leith, Scotland. 1905

Natal Line of Steamers, passenger ships, London to Natal direct, sailings every ten days. 1905

Map of Drakes route round the world, 1577-1580
Map of Sir Francis Drakes route round the world, 1577-1580, in The Queens Pirate, The tale of Drakes argosy of terror, by B J Clarke, illustrated by W G Savory. Date: 16th century

Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910
In construction the Cunard companys steamer RMS Franconia, covered in girders and scaffolding. Franconia, was intended for the lines Boston service, between Liverpool and Boston, USA. Date: 1910

Hurricane at Madras, India: wrecks on the beach Date: 1872

TSS Largs Bay, steamship of the Australian Commonwealth Line. Date: circa 1922

A striking view of the coastal sailing barge Spinaway C, from the quayside at Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1950s

WW1 - The Anglo-French fleet at Lemnos Island, Moudros, Greece. Moudros was used as an Allied Base during the Dardanelles Campaign during the First World War. circa 1915

Camel Caravan - Aden, Yemen. 1920

United States Navy Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk, a ship-board float-plane scout, for operation from capital ships with catapults, or seaplane tenders with launch and recovery apparatus. Date: circa 1945

Royal Navy captain on bridge of warship
Royal Navy captain on the bridge of a warship, leaning on the brass engine room telegraph set at Full Ahead. Date: circa 1950s

Pier and Harbour, Littlehampton, West Sussex, with the paddle steamer Worthing Belle on the left and Arun Mill in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1905

Sailing Vessel Dalgonar, built in 1892. Date: circa 1909

DUTCH MERCHANT VESSELS
Dutch West Indies Merchant Vessels. Date: early 17th century

The Combined Fleet in China
The combined fleet in China - transports in Cowloong (Kowloon) Bay preparing to get under way for the North. Date: 1860

Valletta, Malta - View of Grand Harbour from Barrakka lift
Valletta, Malta - View of the Grand Harbour from the Barrakka lift (which links the Grand Harbour to the Upper Barrakka Gardens and Valletta city centre)

Supermarine Scimitar Type 544 N113
Royal-Navy Supermarine Scimitar N-113 with Steam from the Catapult System During Catapult Tensioning Trials Operating on Aircraft-Carrier Hms Ark Royal Date: 1950s

Hawker Sea Hawk
Royal-Navy Hawker Sea Hawks flying in formation over Aircraft-Carrier Hms Ark Royal Date: 1959

Hma R33 British Rigid Airship Built for the Royal Naval ?
Hma R33 British Rigid Airship Built for the Royal Naval Air Service in 1919 Parked Attached to its Mast Date: 1919

Zeppelin LZ-11 Viktoria Luise Airship in 1912 Date: 1912

Zeppelin LZ-6 Airship Entering its Hangar by Lake Constance

The First Successful Airship - Constructed by Henri Giff?
The First Successful Airship - Constructed by Henri Giffard in 1852 Steam Powered Airship Captioned in French Aerostat a Vapeur de Henri Giffard Date: 1852

Book of Trades, Names of the parts of a ship
Book of Trades, A Frigate, names of the parts of a ship. 1841

The Victory Going Into Action At Trafalgar

Change of Wind: Merchant Men Making For London

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