Steam Ship Collection (page 7)

Constantinople - RMS Carinthia
RMS Carinthia was first laid down in Barrow-in-Furness in 1924 with the yard number Hull 586. Originally she had the name Servia but was renamed at the time of her launching on 24 February 1925

Aswan - Scene on the River Nile with Paddlesteamer
The Rameses III, one of the paddle steamers operated by Thomas Cook & Son for excursions on the Nile- here seen as Aswan

The Bitter Lakes - Suez, Egypt
A steamship passing the North Lighthouse as it crosses the Bitter Lakes at the Northern entrance to the Suez Canal, Egypt

Rarotonga Island - Cook Islands - the landing wharf

Croatia - Crikvenica on the Adriatic coast

Norddeutscher Lloyd poster
Poster for the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping line which operated out of Bremen in North Germany. The poster features the Europa and Bremen passenger steamships

Egypt - Port Said - Franz Josef Quay
Large steamship liner moored in the Franz Josef Quay, Port Said, Egypt

Schoolchildren on Tower Bridge, London, 1897
Illustration showing a large group of children dashing about on Tower Bridge to watch the passage of a large passenger steamship under the bridge, London, 1897

Shipping in the Pool of London, 1882
Engraving showing a large steamship, several lighters and a paddle-steamer in the Pool of London, 1882. The Tower of London is visible on the right

Turkish Imperial Yacht Izzeddin
The Turkish Imperial Yacht Izzeddin

The Crowd at Greenwich for the passing of the Great Eastern
Engraving showing the scene at the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, as huge crowds assembled to watch I.K. Brunels steamship Great Eastern steam down the River Thames, 1859

Wheelhouse of the Great Eastern, 1859
Engraving showing the stern deck, steering apparatus and wheelhouse of I.K. Brunels steamship Great Eastern, 1859

SS Ireland, 1885
Engraving of the City of Dubin Steam-Packet Companys Mail Paddle Steamship Ireland, shortly after its launch, 1885. This ship, built in the Laird Shipyard at Birkenhead

Portraits of three Trans-Atlantic Travellers, 1888
Portraits of three passengers on a trans-Atlantic steamship; from top, a young man Never ill, centre the Colonel and, bottom, our Mother of music

The Steamship Britannia leaving Boston Harbour, USA, 1847
Engraving showing the steamship Britannia steaming through the ice to leave Boston Harbour, USA, 1847

The blockade runner Lillian; American Civil War, 1864
Sketch showing the steamship Lillian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour, during the American Civil War

Lady Passenger on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Illustration showing a female passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamship Moselle, relaxing on her deckchair with a book, 1888

Passengers on a Trans-Atlantic steamer waving goodbye to the
Engraving showing sailor casting off and the passengers waving their hats in the air, as the tug Alexandra departs and the steamship Moselle heads out to sea, 1888

The Steamship Viceroy, Galway Bay, 1850
Engraving showing the steamship Viceroy at anchor in Galway Bay, prior to its maiden voyage from Ireland to New York, 1850

Loading a Steamship, Woolwich, 1884
Engraving showing the loading of rails and other materials for the Souakim Railway onto a steamship, at Woolwich, 1884. Stevedores and dockworkers are visible

After-Deck of the RMS Asia, 1850
Engraving of the after-deck of Cunard Line Royal Mail Paddle-steamer Asia at sea, 1850. Asia was the largest steamship yet built on the River Clyde

The First Penny Post from England to America, 1908
Photographs and Illustrations showing the first mail service to operate between England and America for the price of a penny. At top left, photograph of the Royal Mail Van at Waterloo Station

SS Great Western in a Heavy Gale, North Atlantic, 1846
Engraving showing the Steamship Great Western being struck amidships in a gale during a crossing from Liverpool to New York in 1846

Twin Steam-Ship Castalia, August 1875
Engraving of the twin-hulled, paddle steamer Castalia, leaving Dover for Calais, August 1875. Built in 1874 for the English Channel Steamship Company

Woman reading on the deck of an Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Portrait of a very pretty young woman reading in her deck chair with hat and parasol, during a trans-Atlantic passage, 1888

Young Emigrants singing Grace on their ship, 1884
Engraving showing emigrant boys from Dr. Stephensons Home singing Grace before a meal on board an Atlantic steamship, 1884

Passengers on the deck of a Trans-Atlantic steamer, 1888
Engraving showing passengers on a trans-Atlantic steamship gathered round the capstan on the deck of the ship, 1888. The passengers shown were involved in buying and selling of pool tickets

Passengers on a Trans-Atlantic Steamship, 1888
Portrait caricatures of three passengers on the trans-Atlantic steamship, Moselle, originally entitled Our Foreign Contingent

Passengers claiming luggage at Liverpool Railway Station, 18
Engraving of the crowded Liverpool railway station, with children sitting on baggage in the foreground, and a huge luggage trolley holding hundreds of trunks in the background

Social / Tech Progress 19C
Six scenes illustrating technological progress during Queen Victorias reign, including a steamship, a train, bicycles and street lighting

Pourquoi Pas Steamship
One of the few ships with a question mark in her name, this is the steamer used by French explorer Charcot

WILLIAM FAWCETT
Although this vessel is not identified, it closely resembles the William Fawcett, the first steamship of the Peninsula Steam Navigation Co (later P&O)

The blockade runner Lizzie; American Civil War, 1864
Engraving of the steamship Lizzie built on the Clyde, Scotland, and first used as a blockade runner during the American Civil War, 1864

Taking of Chusan 1840
The taking of the Island of Chusan during the First Opium War by Charles Elliott The archipelago was evacuated in early 1841 in exchange for the cession of Hong Kong

Refuelling a Steamship
A large group of Japanese workers unloading coal from traditional boats and carrying it at great effort up rope ladders onto a steam liner at Nagasaki Harbour, Japan

Returning Mecca Pilgrims
Pilgrims returning from Mecca on board an Austrian Lloyd steamship

On board a passenger ship, Aden, 1891
Engraving of a scene on the deck of a passenger ship anchored off Aden; European passengers are pictured throwing coins into the water for local children to dive for

Passengers disembarking after a rough passage, 1883
Engraving of passengers on the quayside after a rough passage on a steamship. At centre a sailor can be seen helping a family ashore

SS Umbria, 1893
Engraving of the Cunard steamship Umbria. During a crossing from Queenstown to New York in December 1892, the Umbrias propellor shaft broke and she was disabled

Japanese Steamship
An early steamship among traditional Japanese boats, watched by a warrior from the coast

USS Arctic, 1856
Engraving of the United States Navy Steamship Arctic, whilst involved in sounding the Atlantic. This project was undertaken in preparation for the laying of the first Atlantic Telegraph Cable

SS Sampo, 1898
Photograph of Steamship Sampo a newly constructed ice-breaker, built by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. for the Senate of Finland, 1898

The Spool and Steam Engine used for Sounding the Atlantic, U
Engraving of the cable spool and steam engine on United States Navy Steamship Arctic, whilst sounding the Atlantic. The steam engine was used for recovering the line from the great depths of

Napoleon Steamship
There must be many vessels with this name but this is surely one of the most elegant. She also has the distinction of being Frances first propeller-driven ship

Paris Deck View
Deck view of a French passenger liner, showing - for a change - not the fashionable passengers, but the funnels, windlasses and other equipment essential to a big steamship

Sphinx Steamship
An early French paddle-steamer with elegant slim funnel

STEAMSHIP FORTH 1849
The Steamer Forth (which went missing in 1849)

LONDON ENGINEER (COL)
A celebrated Thames steamer plying between London and Margate Date: circa 1819

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