Vessel Collection (#42)

The Hydromotor Ship, 1881
Engraving of the Hydromotor Ship, invented by Dr. Emil Fleischer of Dresden, September 1881. Instead of propellor or paddle-wheel

The Winans Ocean Steamer, 1858
Engraving of the Winans Ocean Steamer cigar ship, launched at Ferry Bay, Baltimore, on 6th October 1858. Intended as an ocean-going vessel, she was 180 feet long and had a displacement of 350 tons

A Surf-Boat, Sri Lanka, 1887
Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft

In the Suez Canal
A cargo vessel crosses the trench of Toussoun

Cleveland Royal Yacht
Royal yacht of Charles II, one of whose mistresses was the Duchess of Cleveland, hence the name of this vessel

Shipping the Atlantic Telegraph onboard the Great Eastern
Engraving showing Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam-ship Great Eastern receiving the Atlantic cable from a smaller vessel. The cable was manufactured at Messrs

Naval Battle of Genova
The contest between France and the Empire for Italy is conducted at sea as well as on land : at Genova (Genoa) the French win a duel of galleys with a Spanish vessel

Jean Bart Threatens
NAVAL BATTLE OFF TEXEL In the course of his victory over the Anglo-Dutch fleet, Jean Bart boards a Dutch vessel and threatens to blow her up unless she surrenders

Sir C Shovell / Blood
SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL British naval commander, drowned when his vessel was wrecked in a storm off the Scillies

Emigration Vessel
Scene between decks on an emigrant ship showing the crowded and unpleasant conditions

Arctic Franz Josef Land
A sailing vessel proceeds warily up the fjord

Sailing Ship Aground
A sailing vessel runs aground on the Yorkshire coast : rescuers on the beach throw out lines to help the crew get ashore

Northmens Vessels
Various types of vessel used by the Northmen

Shipbuilding 1832
A wooden ship is worked on, while in the distance crowds cheer a vast vessel with five huge flags as it takes to the sea

Winds and Sailing Ship
A sailing vessel has winds coming at her from all quarters

Polychrome Pottery
Selection of wide-brimmed and fine-funnelled jugs and a large serving vessel, all with fancy polychrome patternation

Racial / N Africa / Algeria
A Kabyle woman of North Africa (Algeria/Tunisia) in a green and white striped dress and a red hat, resting from carrying a heavy earthenware jar

Kronstadt Harbour
A sailing vessel enters the harbour, passing the defensive forts

French Navy Signallers
Every French naval helmsman is instructed how to send messages from one vessel to another by arm gestures

Shipwreck 1 of 4
Scene One : the sailing vessel leaves the port of Liverpool

Goddards Moon Project
American engineer GODDARD proposes to reach the Moon by rocket ship : illustration shows the vessel approaching the crater of Plato

Leipzig Sinking 1914
During the Battle of the Falkland Islands, German vessel Leipzig sinks with great loss of life after a relentless British attack

Whaling / Crew in Danger
The crew in danger A small whaling vessel is overturned by a whale

Rocs Stone Sindbad
The vessel of Sindbad the Sailor is attacked by ROCs who hurl great stones at it

French Merchant Ships
A French galleon flies the Pavillon Royal : to the right, a vessel flies the standard of the merchant marine, while far off a galley flies the flag of the galley fleet

France / Boulogne Harbour
A fishing vessel entering the harbour

Cavendish Captures Ship
Thomas Cavendish captures the Spanish vessel Santa Anna

GREAT WESTERN STEAMER
One of the first steamships to cross the Atlantic, Brunels paddle-wheel vessel was the first purpose-built passenger liner, making 64 crossings before being broken up in 1856

Ship Off the Coast
Small boats part company from a sailing vessel off the coast as it heads out into the open sea

U-Boat Gets Wrong Ship
Oh sorry! I thought you were a neutral vessel! says the German U-boat commander

U-Boat and Victim 1915
A German U-boat damages an Allied vessel

German Captain Salutes
The captain of a German warship, having sunk an enemy vessel, shows his good breeding by saluting the ship and its crew whom he has sent to their graves

Glasgow Attacks Dresden
The British ship Glasgow fires upon the Dresden off the Chilean coast. The German captain scuttled his vessel after realising that the battle was lost

American Privateer / 1776
An American privateer captures a British vessel

Future Atlantic Liner
Transatlantic passenger liners will be aerodynamically shaped for faster travel. This vessel is based on a project by American designer Norman Bel Geddes

Spanish Sail Ship 1502
A Spanish sailing vessel of Columbuss time, depicted on the cover of Juan Luschners Consolat dela fets maritima

Hanseatic Vessel
A Hanseatic League vessel

Shipwreck 4 of 4
Scene Four : the sailing vessel is driven onto the rocks; those aboard are washed ashore, some alive, some not

Shipwreck 2 of 4
Scene Two : the sailing vessel runs into rough seas

Torpedoed Ship, Ww1
Abandon ship ! the crew of a torpedoed British ship take to the boats as their vessel keels over

Highland Patriot Ship
Motor vessel of the Royal Mail Lines

Racial / Native Americans
Native American woman and child, with teepees in the background

Paris Chemistry Lecture
A chemistry professor, holding a glass vessel, holds forth in a Parisian lecture hall

Sargasso Sea (Anon)
Sailors row from their vessel caught in the floating vegetation of the SARGASSO SEA, a tract of still water in the North Atlantic

Cliffa at Etretat
The cliffs et Etretat, on the Channel, are magnificently picturesque, but a menace to shipping - here a sailing vessel has been driven onto the shore

Thunderbolt Misses Ship
A French sailing vessel has a narrow escape from a thunderbolt during a storm at sea

ARGO 1681
ARGO named after the vessel which carried Jason and the Argonauts to steal the Golden Fleece

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