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Sinking Collection (page 2)

Background imageSinking Collection: British salvage party on a German destroyer, Scapa

British salvage party on a German destroyer, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: A scuttled German warship, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

A scuttled German warship, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: A general view at 3. 30pm on 21st June, 1919, Scapa

A general view at 3. 30pm on 21st June, 1919, Scapa
A general view at 3.30pm on 21st June, 1919, Scapa Flow, Orkney

Background imageSinking Collection: German Battle Cruiser Derfflinger sinking, Scapa

German Battle Cruiser Derfflinger sinking, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 2.45pm, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: Scapa Flow, Battle cruiser Derfflinger sinking

Scapa Flow, Battle cruiser Derfflinger sinking at 2.45pm on 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: Battle Cruiser Seydlitz, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

Battle Cruiser Seydlitz, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: The whaler Ramna stranded on German Battle Cruiser

The whaler Ramna stranded on German Battle Cruiser Moltke, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 23rd June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: Crew of a German Destroyer taking to the boats

Crew of a German Destroyer taking to the boats, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: Salvaging German Destroyer G102, Scapa Flow, Orkney

Salvaging German Destroyer G102, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: Battle Cruiser Hindenburg, Scapa Flow, Orkney

Battle Cruiser Hindenburg, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: German Battleship Bayern sinking, Scapa Flow

German Battleship Bayern sinking, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: German Battle Cruiser Nuremburg re-floated

German Battle Cruiser Nuremburg re-floated, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 3rd July 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: Scapa Flow, Destroyers sinking off Island of Fara

Scapa Flow, Destroyers sinking off Island of Fara, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: British Boarding Party alongside a German warship

British Boarding Party alongside a German warship, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: German battleships sinking off the island of Fara

German battleships sinking off the island of Fara, Scapa Flow, Orkney, 21st June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: A salvage boat, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

A salvage boat, Scapa Flow, Orkney, June 1919

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic table on which composer Archibald Joyce wrote

RMS Titanic table on which composer Archibald Joyce wrote
RMS TITANIC, an important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gate leg table where composer and English Waltz King Archibald Joyce (1873-1963)

Background imageSinking Collection: German Battleship Tirpitz WW2

German Battleship Tirpitz WW2

Background imageSinking Collection: WW2 Fairey Swordfish Sinking A U-Boat

WW2 Fairey Swordfish Sinking A U-Boat
An illustration of a British WW2 Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber biplane sinking a German U-Boat in the North Sea. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSinking Collection: Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz

Background imageSinking Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard

Background imageSinking Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

Background imageSinking Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, view of B Deck restaurant

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, view of B Deck restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, view of a la carte restaurant on B Deck. A section of a column from this restaurant was recovered by CS Minia while searching for bodies following the sinking. Date: 1912

Background imageSinking Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, A La Carte Restaurant

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, A La Carte Restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare A La Carte Restaurant flyer from a promotional brochure, owned by Second Class passenger Joseph Laroche of Haiti who died in the sinking

Background imageSinking Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic, George W Bowyer log

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, George W Bowyer log
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, George W. Bowyer handwritten log detailing the voyage to New York and back April/May 1918, page 46 of his memoir Lively Ahoy

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

Background imageSinking Collection: Sinking of the Lusitania, poem by Baker and Cure

Sinking of the Lusitania, poem by Baker and Cure
RMS LUSITANIA: Rare pamphlet entitled Sinking of The Lusitania, a poem written by Lewis O. Baker and R. W. Cure, extending over three pages. Date: circa 1915

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - postcard, George Marks and wife, WW1

RMS Lusitania - postcard, George Marks and wife, WW1
RMS Lusitania - postcard dated 5 May 1915 to a Miss Powell in Southampton. The card refers to a George Marks and his wife

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic - page from The Knickerbocker Press

RMS Titanic - page from The Knickerbocker Press of Albany New York State, 17 April 1912: Heroism and Discipline of Titanic's Crew Save Women and Children as Millionaires Perish

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1

RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1
RMS Lusitania - extremely rare WW1 bronze trench art souvenir related to the sinking of the original Lusitania. She was sunk a mile east of Folkestone gate by German submarine U5

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - captured German UC5 submarine. WW1

RMS Lusitania - captured German UC5 submarine. WW1
RMS Lusitania - rare cross-sectional postcard of the UC5, German submarine responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - four items

RMS Lusitania - four items. Large sepia photograph, handwritten postcard, 1918 pamphlet Remember the Lusitania, and a card with technical data. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - cover design, Life magazine

RMS Lusitania - cover design, Life magazine, 13 October 1972, New evidence on the unprovoked sinking that dragged us toward war'. Date: 1972

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Background imageSinking Collection: White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board

White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Henry James Beauchamp, rare Titanic lettercard written on board and posted with original one penny stamp

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Background imageSinking Collection: Harland & Wolff letter to Mrs A W Frost

Harland & Wolff letter to Mrs A W Frost
RMS Titanic - letter to Mrs A W (Lizzie) Frost, widow of Anthony (Artie) Wood Frost, Harland & Wolff Guarantee Group Fitter, dated June 1912

Background imageSinking Collection: Book cover, Sinking of the Titanic, first edition

Book cover, Sinking of the Titanic, first edition
Book cover, Sinking of the Titanic, The World's Greatest Sea Disaster, by Thomas H. Russell, published by L.H. Walter, 1912 first edition, salesman copy

Background imageSinking Collection: Book cover, Lusitania by Colin Simpson

Book cover, Lusitania by Colin Simpson. Date: 1972

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic - book, model and cutlery box

RMS Titanic - book, model and cutlery box
RMS Titanic - book, The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters; model of the ship in perspex box, and commemorative cutlery box in marquetry. Date: 20th century

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic - three books about the disaster

RMS Titanic - three books about the disaster, The Sinking Titanic and Great Sea Disasters, Story of the Wreck of the Titanic, and Sinking of the Titanic

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Lusitania - Archibald correspondence

RMS Lusitania - Archibald correspondence
RMS Lusitania - archive of correspondence relating to the sinking of the Lusitania. The letters date from 18 May 1915 and relate to a painting by Rubens, The Holy Family

Background imageSinking Collection: Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2

Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2
Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval

Background imageSinking Collection: RMS Titanic - poster, Spanish version of SOS Titanic film

RMS Titanic - poster, Spanish version of SOS Titanic film
RMS Titanic: rare Spanish colour poster for the film SOS Titanic, 28 x 42 inches. They said that not even God could sink it! Date: 1979

Background imageSinking Collection: Aeroplane in Sea, Spithead

Aeroplane in Sea, Spithead
A British aeroplane had fallen into the sea at Spithead due to the bad weather and high winds. The plane can be seen getting towed away by R.A.F Auxiliary vessel Adastral. Date: 1925

Background imageSinking Collection: Shipwreck of P&O Oceana

Shipwreck of P&O Oceana
The masts of the P&O liner ??Oceania?. It sunk above the water six miles south east of Eastbourne. It was run into by the German ship ??Pisaqua?. Date: 1912

Background imageSinking Collection: Advertisement for Bovril, barrage balloon

Advertisement for Bovril, barrage balloon
Advertisement for Bovril, man in red and white striped pyjamas, red slippers, riding barrage balloon in a blue sky, holding cup of Bovril aloft. Captioned, Bovril prevents that sinking feeling'

Background imageSinking Collection: Titanic pre-sinking silk postcard

Titanic pre-sinking silk postcard
This is a silk postcard probably made by Stevens. These were published before the sinking and offered for sale onboad. Date: circa 1912



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