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Painting of the LusitaniaA framed painting by B Parr, dated 1919, of the SS Lusitania, a passenger ship which was torpedoed without warning by a German U-boat in May 1915
The Sinking of the BismarckThe sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck. In response to sinking the HMS Hood, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to " Sink the Bismarck"
German propaganda poster, U Boote Heraus!, WW1A German propaganda poster, U Boote Heraus! (U Boats Launch!), showing a submarine officer looking through a periscope with a sinking torpedoed enemy ship in the background
H. M. S. CressyLead ship of the Royal Navy Cressy class of armoured cruisers, the Cressy was launched in December 1899. Soon after the outbreak of World War One, the Cressy and two of her sisterships
Lusitania TorpedoedLusitania torpedoed by a German submarine on her return journey from New York to Liverpool
Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World WarTorpedoed sailors are rescued by a Brixham fishing boat, aptly named the Providence, during the First World War
HMS Courageous, British battlecruiser, WW1HMS Courageous, British battlecruiser, launched 1916, served during the latter part of the First World War, converted to use as an aircraft carrier during the late 1920s
WW1 - The torpedoing of the RMS Falaba, 28th March 1915WW1 - A view from on board the RMS Falaba, showing the German U-Boat U-28 alongside it. The liner tried its best to escape, but the British steamship was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine
RMS Empress of Britain, ocean linerThe RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Empress of Britain, an ocean liner built between 1928 and 1931, owned by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Torpedoed Ship in PortA torpedoed passenger steamship is assisted into port by tugs
Torpedoed Ship in DockA steamship - torpedoed by the Germans although flying the neutral Norwegian flag - is brought into dry dock for repairs
Lusitania Sinks (Dixon)The Cunard passenger liner sinks, with the loss of 1198 lives, after being torpedoed off the Irish coast by German U-boat U-20, while returning to Britain from America
The destruction of HMS Prince of Wales, 1941The destruction of HMS Prince of Wales by Japanese aircraft and torpedoes near Kuantan, off the east coast of Malaya on 10 December 1941
HMS Courageous 50Royal Navy - HMS Courageous 50, an aircraft carrier, seen in July 1936, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy
HMS CourageousRoyal Navy - HMS Courageous (pennant number 50'), in August 1938. HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War
RMS Carpathia, salvaged red octagonal floor tileRMS Carpathia, salvaged red patterned earthenware octagonal floor tile from an unknown location on the ship, approx. 0.875 (d) x 5.875 (w) x 6 inches (diameter)
Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two itemsCaptain John Treasure Jones Archive. Born and raised on a small farm in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, John Treasure Jones (1905-1993) went to sea at the age of 15
Daily Mirror - loss of the Lusitania, WW1The Daily Mirror breaking the news of Lusitania's demise, 8 May 1915, Torpedoed by German Pirate. Date: 1915
RMS Lusitania - musical score, plate and bowlRMS Lusitania - musical score The Lusitania Waltz by Ezra Read, In Memoriam ceramic plate showing Lusitania with the words Torpedoed 7th May 1915, and a bowl depicting the Lusitania/Mauretania
HMS Escort, E-class destroyerRoyal Navy - HMS Escort, an E-class destroyer, built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion
HMS Courageous, aircraft carrierRoyal Navy - HMS Courageous, an aircraft carrier, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World
HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrierRoyal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher
HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiserRoyal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender
The latest act of Hun fiendishness during the First World War: the Glenart Castle, the seventh hospital ship sunk in breach of the German pledge
Destruction of a Brazilian GunboatDuring a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865
The Royal Edward liner - sunk at the DardanellesThe Royal Edward, formerly the Cairo, a big, two-funnelled liner which formerly crossed the Atlantic, and was later used as a troop ship
How Germany treats neutral commerce, torpedo WW1How Germany treats neutral commerce in the First World War. A German torpedo just about to strike a merchantman. 1915
Crew of a British C Class submarine 1916British sailors struggle to haul some German sailors onboard a submarine, after the German ship was torpedoed. At this stage of the war
TORPEDOED CREW HELPEDItalian submarine helps crew of torpedoed English ship to reach Azores in safety Date: September 1940
Mary Cornish - Heroine - WW2 - Sinking of SS City of BenaresHeroic Deeds of the War - Miss Mary Cornish. During the Second World War the City of Benares was used as an evacuee ship to evacuate 90 children from Britain to Canada
Loose Lips Might Sink Ships - United States Office of War Information poster, reproduced on postcards by House of Seagram. Date: circa 1942
Sinking of SMS Szent Istvan, Austrian battleship, WW1The sinking of SMS Szent Istvan, an Austro-Hungarian Tegetthoff-class dreadnought battleship (launched 1914), torpedoed by the Italian navy off the Dalmatian coast during the First World War
Leaving SS Ivernia, Boston HarbourSS Ivernia was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Launched in 1899 by the Cunard Line company to act as an intermediate ship catering for the vast immigration
WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917WW1 - RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by SM U-50 while returning from the USA to England with passengers. The first torpedo struck the liner, but did not sink her
WW1 - SS Sussex torpedoed, 24th March 1916WW1 - SS Sussex was on a voyage from Folkestone to Dieppe when she was torpedoed by SM UB-29. The ship was severely damaged, with the entire bow forward of the bridge blown off
Passengers of the LusitaniaA page from The Sketch reporting on prominent personalities, on board the Lusitania, sunk by a German torpedo on 7 May 1915. Top left is Lady Allan, wife of Sir Hugh M
Germans showing guns on the Lusitania 1915The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, by a German U-boat, hitting the Lusitania twice with torpedoes, sinking within 18 minutes
HMS Majestic battle-ship torpedoed and sunk 1915On 27 May 1915, HMS Majestic battle-ship was torpedoed and sunk, off the Gallipoli Peninsula by a German submarine U-21. Nearly all the officers and men were saved. 27 May 1915
Sinking of the LusitaniaThe sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915, by torpedo off the south-west of Ireland, the German act which more than all else determined Americas entry into the First World
Royal Edward torpedoed August 1915The first British transport ships to be sunk in the First World War, Royal Edward owned by the Canadian Northern Steamship Company
Lusitania MemorialThe Lustiania Memorial, Pier Head, Liverpool, England. The Lusitania, a Cunard liner, was torpedoed by the Germans in 1915 on a return journey from New York to Liverpool. Date: 1950s
DIVERS AND LUSITANIAAmerican scientist/diver J D Craig descends to a depth of 80 metres to photograph the wreck of the Lusitania, torpedoed during World War One Date: 1922
WW1 - HMS E13 British submarine - Aground and attackedWW1 - HMS E13 was a British E class submarine. Due to a compass failure, it ran aground on the Danish Island of Saltholm in the Oresund
Captain Loxley of battleship Formidable & his dog BrucePortrait of Captain Loxley, in command of the battleship Formidable which was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915. Also included is a picture of his terrier dog Bruce who reportedly stayed with his
Embroidered badge of the Welsh Guards, worked by Private H. Gee, 13th Battalion Manchester Regiment and dated March 1917, Netley
Sketch cover, Captain Loxleys faithful dog, WW1Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a portrait of Bruce, the faithful Irish terrier belonging to Captain Noel Loxley of H.M.S Formidable
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
A life bag - life saving device, WW1An ingenious invention by a young Norwegian, Mr John L. Edmund to enable passengers on board ships wrecked or torpedoed to keep afloat until the arrival of help