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Hms InvincibleBattle-cruiser HMS Invincible played a crucial role in the Battle of the Falklands in 1914, sinking the German vessels Scharnhorst and Gneisnau
LINER UNITED STATESA number of small tugs alongside the liner United States, holder of the Blue Riband of the Atlantic, at Southampton
Robert F Stockton ShipJohn Ericsson successfully tests his screw propeller on this steamship which crosses the Atlantic, leading to his emigration to the U.S. and many other innovations
Staffordshire SteamshipPassenger liner of the Bibby line
Strathnaver SteamshipPassenger liner of the P&O line
Strathmore SteamshipPassenger liner of the P&O line
Tsukuba WarshipJapanese battlecruiser, somewhat obsolete even when built : in 1917 her magazine will catch fire and she will explode and sink in Yokosuka Bay
Tuscania SteamshipPassenger liner of the Anchor Line, plying between England and India, on one occasion carrying the writer of this caption as a small boy
Vandyck SteamshipPassenger liner of the Lamport and Holt company
Vindictive WarshipBritish warship active during World War One
William Fawcett SteamerThe first steamship of the Peninsula Steam Navigation Company, later the Peninsula and Oriental (P&O) line
Standart Royal YachtRoyal yacht of the Tsar of Russia
Victoria & Albert YachtRoyal yacht of Queen Victoria : this is the third such ship to proudly bear this illustrious name
Orduna SteamshipPassenger liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation company
OLYMPIC STEAMSHIPPassenger liner of the Cunard line
Newfoundland SteamerPassenger steamship of the Furness line, preseumably sailing between Britain and Canada
Niagara SteamshipCanadian passenger liner used on the Vancouver to Australia run
NIMROD STEAMSHIPFormer Newfoundland whaler, used by Shackleton in his Antarctic expedition
King George V WarshipWarship of the Royal Navy
Moldavia SteamshipRoyal Mail steamer of the P&O line to the Far East
STEAMSHIPS / ASTURIASTurbine passenger liner of the Royal Mail Lines employed on the South American run
Anchor Line SteamerA passenger liner of the Anchor Line leaves harbour for India or Australia
Imperial Star LinerPassenger liner of the Blue Star Line
Highland Patriot ShipMotor vessel of the Royal Mail Lines
Hohenzollern SteamshipGerman armed steam yacht
Homeric LinerPassenger ship of the Cunard White Star line, sailing from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
DUCHESS OF RICHMONDPassenger liner of the Canadian Pacific Line
Fitch Steamboat 2John Fitchs second steamboat on the Delaware River
CITY OF MANCHESTERSteam passenger ship of the Inman Line employed on the North Atlantic run
Britannia CunarderPassenger liner of the Cunard Line which starts the first regular transatlantic mail service; in 1849 she is sold to Germany and ends her career sunk as a target ship
Bristol PaddlesteamerPaddle steamer of the Fall River Line, plying between New York and Boston
Balkal (Cig Card)British-built steamship built for use on Russias Lake Balkal. Her hull is designed to withstand the ice which frequently impedes navigation of the lake
Warrior Cigarette CardThis British battleship is the worlds first iron-hulled capital ship; she has a speed of 14 knots (26km/h). Now restored and docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire
esperance Bay steamshipPassenger ship of the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line
LINER MAURETANIAPassenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she held the Blue Riband for 21 years; she was withdrawn from service and broken up in 1935
Warrior (Dutton)This British warship is the first ironclad - a capital ship with an iron hull. She has been restored and is docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire
Great Eastern (Cig Card)
Great Eastern ConstructUnder construction, at Millwall, seen from the river Thames
Great Eastern in GaleThe Ladies Saloon is an uncomfortable place to be when the Great Eastern encounters a gale
Great Eastern RemainsThe last, sad remains of the great ship at New Ferry, on the Mersey, Lancashire
Great Eastern LaunchedMiss Hope hopefully names the ship Leviathan - but the launch is abortive and is not completed until 31 January 1858
Great Eastern / LifeboatsLifeboats on the starboard quarter of the Great Eastern
Great Easterns EnginesThe huge screw engines of the Great Eastern, designed and bult by James Watt and Co
AMERIQUE STEAMSHIPThe French Transatlantic Companys steamship Amerique towed into Plymouth by tugs
German Steam WarshipEin Segelschiff - with sails backed by steam engines
Olympic in DockThe White Star liner in floating dock
COLUMBA STEAMERPaddle steamer of Macbayne Line, plying between the Scottish islands
ROOSEVELT STEAMSHIPSteamship used by Peary for his Arctic expedition
