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Shipwreck off a rocky coast, c. 1815A ship is wrecked in a stormy sea off a rocky coast. People on shore try to rescue half-drowned survivors. A broken rowing boat has been washed up or dragged to shore
Message in BottleThe captain of a fishing boat, disabled by a storm, puts an S.O.S. message in a bottle, hoping it will be found by someone who can (a) read and (b)initiate a rescue. Date: 1884
John Hamilton (Naval)JOHN HAMILTON naval commander, known for his courage and humour : instigated reforms in seamens conditions, drowned in shipwreck Date: ? - 1755
Wreck of French Fishing Boat Varenne, Lands End, CornwallWreck of the French Fishing Boat Varenne of Cherbourg, at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall Date: 1968
Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, DevonWreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Kingswear, South Devon. Date: 1922
Wreck of the Brigontine Crossowen at Thurleston, Devon Date: 1908
Shipwreck of The Cromdale, Lizard Rocks, Lizard, EnglandShipwreck of The Cromdale, Lizard Rocks, Lizard, near Landewednack, Cornwall, England. Date: 1913
Shipwreck of the Norwegian Barque Fornjot, Lowestoft, SuffolShipwreck of the Norwegian Barque Fornjot, Lowestoft, near Great Yarmouth, Suffolk, England. Date: 1907
SCOTT, Georges Bertin, called Scott de Pagnolles (1873-1943). After the shipwreck. 1898. Illustration published in L Illustration on January 28, 1899. Engraving
Hundred Years War. Battle of La Rochelle of June 22, 1372. Defeat of the English fleet against the castilian, ally of Charles V of France
The sinking of the Brig Charles Bartlett, 1849The front cover of The Illustrated London News, dated 7th June, 1849 featuring the sinking of the Brig Charles Bartlett. Date: 1849
A derelict ship discovered, 1873An abandoned ship, encountered by HMS Immortalite in 1873. The ship was the Margaret Pollock, and was later sunk. Date: 1873
A derelict ship discovered, 1856An abandoned ship drifting across the sea, as discovered by the Reine Hortense near Greenland in 1856. Date: 1856
Gieve life saving waistcoat for torpedoed shipwreck victimsAdvertisement for the Gieve life-saving waistcoat from Gieves Ltd, The Royal Naval Outfitters, intended for use by victims of torpedoed ships during the First World War
Life saving guide for seamen by G. H. DavisFor those in peril on the sea: a Government guide designed to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen during the Second World War
Lifeboat, 1806The Northumberland lifeboat, 1806. Date: 1806
Tenby life boat, 1857The Tenby life boat proceeding to the rescue of the crew of the Spanish ship Nuevo Torcuvato, 1857. The life boat bears the mark of the National Life Boat Institution. Date: 7th December 1857
Lifeboat, 1830sA lifeboat of the 1830s, encountering a storm. Date: 1830s
Apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreckVarious apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck. A Dennetts rocket line is shown both in action and arranged for firing, as well as and the landing of a crew using the breeches buoy
Preparing to launch a lifeboat, 1830sPreparing to launch a lifeboat into a stormy sea, with the help of a horse and wagon, 1830s. Date: 1830s
The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at seaThe late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore
Margaret FullerSARAH MARGARET FULLER marchioess Ossoli American teacher, editor and transcendentalist, drowned in shipwreck with husband and son with her autograph Date: 1810 - 1850
Shipwreck off Co. Down Coast. Unknown 19th century
International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s
Sainte-Adresse, France - Le Pain de SucreSainte-Adresse, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region, France - Le Pain de Sucre (The Sugar-loaf Memorial)
Drawing 22 from the Watling Collection
Raper drawing No. 22The melancholy loss of His Majestys Ship Sirius, wrecked on Norfolk Island. By George Raper, 1790
Letter written by Wallace, A. R, describing shipwreck and losLetter written by Wallace, A.R, describing shipwreck and los