Wreck Collection (page 6)

Children / Flag / Boat C1890
Children raise the union jack on the remains of a boat. Date: circa 1890

Lillie Bridge Sports Ground Riot, London
Rioters wreck Lillie Bridge Sports Ground when prize race is called off - the first rush at the Grandstand Date: 1887

Wreck of French Fishing Boat Varenne, Lands End, Cornwall
Wreck of the French Fishing Boat Varenne of Cherbourg, at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall Date: 1968

Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Devon
Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Kingswear, South Devon. Date: 1922

Wreck of the Brigontine Crossowen at Thurleston, Devon Date: 1908

Resue of the crew of the Benvenue 1891
Sandgate life-boatmens plucky resue of the crew of the ship Benvenue in heavy seas. Date: 11 November 1891

Wreck of an airship, Les Images en Musique
The wreck of an airship, getting caught up on a chimney pot and a weathervane, illustration in Les Images en Musique, with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier and easy pieces for piano by Jane Vieu

Vintage Car Wreck on Ship (possibly a Morris)
Vintage Car Wreck on Ship (awaiting identification - possibly a Morris), England. Date: 1920s

French fishing boat wrecked, Dollar Cove, Lands End
French fishing boat wrecked in Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall. Date: 1986

Nefeli wrecked at Dollar Cove, Lands End
A cargo ship, the Nefeli, wrecked at Dollar Cove, near Lands End, Cornwall, October 1972. 1972

WW2 Paddle Steamer Wreck
World War 2 Paddle Steamer Wreck, France. Date: 1940

Wreck of City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA
Wreck of the City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA, seen here on 24 September 1909 after the collapse of the dam. Date: 1909

Coal barge wreck, Pemberton, Massachusetts, USA
Coal barge wreck at Pemberton, Massachusetts, USA. It was driven ashore during the great November storm of 1897. Date: circa 1905

Boys playing on a car in a Balham street, SW London
Three boys playing on an abandoned car in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys with pram wheels and car in Balham street, SW London
Boys playing with pram wheels and an abandoned car in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

HMHS Assaye, Christmas Greetings, WW1
HMHS Assaye, hospital ship, Christmas Greetings card for 1917. Date: 1917

The sinking of the Brig Charles Bartlett, 1849
The front cover of The Illustrated London News, dated 7th June, 1849 featuring the sinking of the Brig Charles Bartlett. Date: 1849

Wreckage of car, Peckham High Street, SE London
Wreckage of a car in Peckham High Street, SE London, 15 May 1956, surrounded by mostly men and boys. LFB Special Services attended when a British Road Service lorry forced the front of the car into

Fire safety for children -- a boy and girl playing near a wrecked car. The boy is about to strike a match near the open fuel cap

Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2
Blitz in London -- a battered Austin taxi car, damaged by falling debris following a direct hit on sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940

Aftermath of high explosive bomb, Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940. In the background is the train bridge between London Bridge and Waterloo stations

Vis頂ridge destroyed
The wreck of the iron bridge across the Meuse at the Belgian town of Vis鬠 blown up by the Belgian defenders in an attempt to hinder the German advance Date: 1914

Cunard Liner Lusitania 1915
The Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed by German submarine off the south coast of Ireland on 7th May 1915, and sank within half an hour, of the 1, 906 persons on board, only 708 were saved

Front cover of The Illustrated London News, 1843
The front cover of The Illustrated London News, dated 29th July 1843. The wreck of the ship Pegasus is pictured, and the news on the Rebecca riots in south Wales are reported on. Date: 1843

Page from The Illustrated London News, 1843
A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 29th July 1843. The steamer Pegasus is reported to have been wrecked on Goldstone rock, off Lindisfarne, while plying between Leith and Hull

Lifeboat, 1806
The Northumberland lifeboat, 1806. Date: 1806

Rawalpindi outgunned by Deutschland by G. H. Davis
The first sea battle of the Second World War: the British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindis heroic stand, outgunned by the Deutschland

Tenby life boat, 1857
The Tenby life boat proceeding to the rescue of the crew of the Spanish ship Nuevo Torcuvato, 1857. The life boat bears the mark of the National Life Boat Institution. Date: 7th December 1857

Lifeboat, 1830s
A lifeboat of the 1830s, encountering a storm. Date: 1830s

Apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck
Various apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck. A Dennetts rocket line is shown both in action and arranged for firing, as well as and the landing of a crew using the breeches buoy

Wreck lighter, tug and two boats, London
Wreck lighter, a tug and two boats, Port of London Authority. Date: 20th century

Preparing to launch a lifeboat, 1830s
Preparing to launch a lifeboat into a stormy sea, with the help of a horse and wagon, 1830s. Date: 1830s

The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at sea
The late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore

Scene outside a garage, with a burning car. Date: 1932

German tank at the side of a road, WWI
A World War One German tank in a shallow ditch at the side of a road at the end of the war, with a car passing alongside. Date: circa early 1920s

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note ?
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

Wreck of a Ship of the Line - beached at Bideford, Devon
Wreck of a Ship of the Line - beached near Bideford, Devon Date: circa 1910s

M Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu
M. Bregis Breguet H1-U2 seaplane sheltering at Beaulieu. The wreck of M. Weymanns Nieuport is in the foreground at the Monaco Schneider Trophy Contest, 12 April 1913

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxims steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

Life-boat of the Royal National Life-boat Institution proceeding of to a wreck. The Practical Mechanics Journal. 1860-61. 2nd series. vol.V. p.225 Date: circa 1861

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- vehicle blasted onto a roof in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Trying to float the old wreck

Little girl rescued from the Lusitania 1915
Little girl clutching her dolls, survived the sinking of the Lusitania, but both parents drowned. Date: 1915

Wreck of the U. S. M. steam ship Arctic: off Cape Race Wednesd
Wreck of the U.S.M. steam ship Arctic: off Cape Race Wednesday September 27th. 1854. Date c1854. Wreck of the U.S.M. steam ship Arctic: off Cape Race Wednesday September 27th. 1854. Date c1854

The return, or saved from the wreck. Print showing. Date c1872

The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine 1915
The giant cunard liner, Lusitania, in the First World War, was attacked by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 and sank in 18 minutes killing 1198 people

The sinking of the Lusitania on the fateful voyage 1915
During the First World War, the British Ocean liner the Lusitania, was sunk after a fatal blow dealt by the striking of two torpedoes, by a German submarine on the 7 May 1915

Lusitania - First sight of the approaching Torpedo 1915
Passengers that were on the deck of the Lusitania, were looking out to sea, suddenly they saw a white streak close to the surface coming straight for the vessel. 7 May 1915

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