Sinking Collection (page 7)

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 - the greatest shipwreck in the world
Double page spread from The Sphere showing interior views of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, including the luxurious Parisian cafe, the gymnasium

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

How the Titanic went down
Impression of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic sinking with the bow going first and lights on the ship blazing into its last moments, while survivors in lifeboats watch in horror

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

Titanic - Westminster Inquiry - Sphere front cover
Front cover from The Sphere magazine showing a scene from the Westminster Titanic inquiry, held shortly after the sinking of the ship on April 15th 1912

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

An American Ship Rescuing the Officers and Crew of a British Man of War. Date: 1868

HMS Sheffield
Splinter damage to HMS Sheffield. The light cruiser had been shadowing the Bismarck at the time of the Ark Royals last air attack

Captain Stanley Lord (1877 - 1962)
Stanley Lord, Captain of the S.S. Californian, which was in the vicinity of the R.M.S. Titanic on the night of 15 April, 1912, attends the British inquiry to give his evidence. Date: May 1912

Wheels of a plane in muddy field, WW1
The wheels of a plane partially submerged in a muddy field during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Scene during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
Scene from the land during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. Showing a sinking ship. Date: 8 December 1914

Looking at the book of the lost and at news of the Titanic
In the anxious hours which followed the greatest of Maritime disasters: At Lloyd s, the famous association of Marine Underwriters. After the sinking of the Titanic. Date: 27th April 1912

Titanic: Women and children first
Based on the detailed eyewitness account of a saloon steward who survived the disaster, special artist of " The Sphere" Fortunino Matania produced this reconstruction of the heartbreaking

Loss of the Titanic
A page from the supplement that appeared in the first issue of The Sphere to be published following the loss of the Titanic, describing it as The Greatest Wreck in the Worlds History

German battleship sinking at night, WW1
An artists impression of a German battleship sinking at night, with searchlights flashing in all directions, during the First World War. Date: 1916

Action during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The scene of action at 4.17pm during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. From left to right: the Scharnhorst turning over and sinking, the Gneisenau still firing all her guns

Three German medallions (2 of 2), WW1
Three German medallions from the First World War. At the top is a large round medallion bearing the words: Gott Strafe England (May God Punish England) 18 Februar 1915

Giuseppe Garibaldi cruiser sinking in Adriatic, WW1
The Giuseppe Garibaldi armoured cruiser (launched 1899) sinking in the Adriatic during the First World War, having been hit by an enemy torpedo. Date: 18 July 1915

Fleet Minesweeper sinking after striking a mine, WW1
A Fleet Minesweeper sinking after striking a mine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Falmouth, British light cruiser, WW1
HMS Falmouth, British Town-class light cruiser, launched 1910, served during the early part of the First World War. Seen here sinking in the North Sea after being attacked by two German submarines

HMS Majestic, British battleship, capsized, WW1
HMS Majestic, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1895, served before and during the early part of the First World War including the Dardanelles

HMS Majestic, British battleship, sinking, WW1
HMS Majestic, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1895, served before and during the early part of the First World War including the Dardanelles

Sinking of the French liner Sontay, Mediterranean, WW1
Scene during the sinking of the French liner Sontay in the Mediterranean after being torpedoed by a German submarine during the First World War, with passengers and crew escaping into lifeboats

Commander Luigi Rizzo, Italian naval officer, WW1
Commander (later Admiral) Luigi Rizzo (1887-1951), Italian naval officer, famous for sinking the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent Istvan in June 1918, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Swedish scouts and upturned sailing boat
Two Swedish Scouts awaiting rescue from their overturned light sailing boat enjoy a refreshing bottle of pop in the middle of the lake

The White Ship tragedy
William Adelin dies following the sinking of the White Ship in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. As the only legitimate son of Henry I and heir to the throne of England

Wreck of the Stella on the Casquet rocks on 30th March 1899. The ship was sailing from Southampton when it was caught among the Casquet rocks and her bottom was torn open. The ship sank in minutes

Couple on a Boat
A young couple who have caught a fish appear to be in danger of capsizing as the man attempts to get back on board following some diving! 1960s

Attacking Channel Ships
German JU-87 Stukas and Messerschmitt 110s operating from French bases attack shipping in the Thames estuary, sinking many allied vessels Date: December 1940

Sinking Ship
The last handshake - the crew of a sinking steamship climb the bridge to shake hands with their captain before it - and they = go under. Date: 1895

War in the Pacific
Pages from The Sphere, 20th December 1941, with an article and accompanying photographs and illustrations about the loss of the British battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse

Sinking an Artesian Well, Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk
The firm of F.H. Buckingham sinking an artesian well at Aylsham Union workhouse in 1923. The workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 at Aylsham

A Night to Remember, film studio scene
An artists colour sketch of a film studio scene for the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912

A Night to Remember, book and film items
The book by Walter Lord, with an information folder and film poster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912

William Nutbean, Certificate of Discharge
Certificate of Discharge of William Nutbean, a Fireman/Stoker on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Nutbean survived, and this is a replacement document

Shipping Casualties HMSO report, Inquiry booklet
Two items relating to the sinking of the Titanic. 1. Front cover of the HMSO report of an official investigation, entitled Shipping Casualties (Loss of the Steamship Titanic)

Selection of Titanic postcards
A selection of eight postcards, relating to the rescue of RMS Titanic survivors by the RMS Carpathia

Titanic news reports, magazines, sheet music
A selection of news reports, magazines and sheet music relating to the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912. It includes a copy of The Times newspaper, a twelve-page supplement of The Sphere

Programme and two leaflets
A programme and two leaflets relating to shipwrecks: 1. Programme for a concert in aid of the survivors of RMS Titanic, taking place on 13 May 1912

Titanic news report and sheet music
A Daily Sketch item dated 20 April 1912, with a full page photograph of Captain Smith, who went down with his ship when the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912

Foundering of the Union Companys Mail Steam-Ship American
This image depicts the loss of the steam ship American which sunk near Cape Palmas on 23rd April 1880

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