Ships Collection (#87)

Ship in harbour, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
German East African liner preparing to leave, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Simons Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Simons Town (Simonstown) viewed from the west, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. It was used as a Royal Navy base. Date: circa 1912

Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: 1908

Admiralty Pier, Dockyard, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Tarabya (Therapia), Istanbul, Turkey
Tarabya (Therapia) - world famous for aromatic raspberries, restaurants, hotels. Also the site of the former British Consulate - who still own a garden there. Date: circa 1907

East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Views of East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa -- Buffalo Harbour, and domestic servants. Date: 1899

The Quay at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain
The Quay at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Date: 1913

Japanese warship Yoshino Kan, 1894
First Sino-Japanese War (1st August 1894 17th April 1895). The Japanese warship Yoshino Kan on the cover of the Illustrated London News, 4th August 1894

Cancale, Brittany, France - The return of the Fishing Fleet Date: circa 1907

Port of Amsterdam - The Netherlands (De Hoofdstad van Nederlands) This postcard shows an image of the harbour at Amsterdam, showing tugs at the quayside and ships coming into port. circa 1910s

Italo-Turkish War - Landing Italian Troops at Tripoli on 11th October 1911. Date: 1911

Dunkirk, France - entrance to the port
Ships and smaller boats line the entrance to the port of the French town of Dunkirk (Dunkerque). circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - fisherman and boats in harbour
Dunkirk, France - Fishermen keep their boats in one of the Dunkirk (Dunkerque) harbours, in view of the busy waterfront streets. circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - Bassin du Commerce marina and city quay
Dunkirk, France - Trading marina in the Bassin du Commerce, and the Quai de la Citadelle. Date: circa 1910s

Saint Louis steamship renamed to USS Louisville in WWI
Saint Louis, twin-screw, was a transatlantic passenger liner built for American Line by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895. Sponsored by Mrs

Aladdin, St Julians Hall, Guernsey, Channel Islands, 23 January 19?? Two nights only. The small venue could probably not afford to reproduce the poster in colour. circa 1910s

Lower Pasig River, Manila, Philippines, showing inter-island boats. Date: circa 1920

Camels ready for embarkation, Basra, Iraq. circa 1918

Damaged ship at a quayside, possibly American or French. Date: circa 1860s

Two British sailors with oriental guards
Two British sailors with three oriental guards and a pet dog. Date: circa 1900

HMS Enterprise, anti-aircraft crew, Dar-es-Salaam
HMS Enterprise, Emerald class cruiser, with anti-aircraft gun crew, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. Date: 1928

Captain Keigwin in the Revenge 1884
Captain Richard Keigwin in the Revenge beating off Sevages Fleet. Date: 1884

Monitor used for bombarding Lukuledi, East Africa, WW1
Monitor used for bombarding Lukuledi from Lindi Bay (General O Gradys force), East Africa (now in Tanzania), during WW1. 1917

Monitor bombarding Lukuledi, East Africa, WW1
Monitor bombarding Lukuledi from Lindi Bay, East Africa (now in Tanzania), July 1917, during WW1. 1917

Prow of monitor in Lindi Bay, East Africa, WW1
Prow of monitor in Lindi Bay, East Africa (now in Tanzania), during WW1. circa 1917

Lighter for transport to waiting ships, Dar es Salaam, WW1
Lighter used for transporting men, animals and supplies to waiting ships, Dar es Salaam, East Africa (now in Tanzania), during WW1. circa 1916

Koenig scuppered, Dar es Salaam harbour, WW1
The Koenig, German cargo ship, scuppered in Dar es Salaam harbour, East Africa (now Tanzania), during WW1. 1916

Gardiners Battery, Gibraltar
Soldiers of Gardiners Battery, Gibraltar. circa 1890

Jubilee Naval Review - battery of searchlights of the fleet
Jubilee Naval Review - Spithead - battery of searchlights of the fleet - Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935. Date: circa 1908

WW1 poster, Sugar means Ships
Poster, Sugar means Ships, The Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Drinks Must Be Reduced. US Food Administration. circa 1918

Christmas card in the shape of a pipe with seascape
Christmas card in the shape of a pipe decorated with a seascape. circa 1890s

Kobe, Japan - Aerial View looking toward the port and sea Date: circa 1920s

New Year card in the shape of an oyster shell (open), with ships in a harbour. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas and New Year card in the shape of a shell (open), with a seasonal verse and a seascape with crescent moon. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a fishing boat -- reverse with seascape and sailing boats in the sunset. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Seascape on a sail-shaped New Year card
Seascape with sailing boat on a sail-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink flowers on a sail-shaped Christmas card
Pink flowers and seascape on a sail-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Bayonne, France - Quai de Lesseps. Date: circa 1910s

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Trinikitat - Rough sea, small boats in bay, sailing ships out to sea, people and camel on shore. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889

RMS Maloja, British ocean liner of the P&O Line. Date: circa 1920s

RMS Kaisar-i-Hind, cruise ship of the P&O Line. Date: circa 1910s

RMS Alcantara, armed merchant cruiser, with crew on deck
RMS Alcantara, Royal Mail Lines armed merchant cruiser, with crew on deck. Date: circa 1939

RMS Kenilworth Castle, people playing deck games
RMS Kenilworth Castle, Union Castle Line -- people playing deck games on their way back from a trip to Madeira. Date: 1930s

Advertisement, Union Castle Line and Royal Mail Service, showing destinations including Madeira, Tenerife, St Helena and Africa, managed by Donald Currie & Co, Fenchurch Street, London

Industrial Ireland in wartime: how Belfast is doing its bit, including with making ships and munitions, gathering sphagnum moss for wound dressings, and sending men for the front. 1916

Russo-Japanese War - Grossachtstu Run - Ship with flags. Part of Box 168 Boswell Collection - Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1904 - 1905

Crimean War, Kerch from the road to Simferopol
Crimean War -- view of Kerch from the road to Simferopol, bombardment of the town. 1855

Archduke Matthias leaving the Netherlands
Departure of Archduke Matthias (1557-1619) from the Netherlands, on 29 October 1581, showing him and his entourage boarding their ships at Antwerp on their return home to Austria

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