Merchant Navy Collection

"Our Special Artist" on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour... 1864
"Our Special Artist", on board The Lilian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour, North Carolina, 1864. American Civil War

Captain William Harrison, Commander of the "Great Eastern" Steam-ship, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Captain William Harrison, Commander of the "Great Eastern" Steam-ship, 1858. Engraving from a portrait taken by Mr

Le "Deutschland"; le submersible allemand "Deutschland" dans la baie de Chesapeake, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Le "Deutschland"; Le capitaine Koenig, commandant du "Deutschland", 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le "Deutschland"; Le capitaine Koenig, commandant du "Deutschland", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Une lachete allemande; le capitaine Charles Fryatt, fusille par les Allemands, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une lachete allemande; le capitaine Charles Fryatt, fusille par les Allemands, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Hold of the "Cornelius Grinnell" Line-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Hold of the "Cornelius Grinnell" Line-Ship, 1850. The Cornelius Grinnell [is] owned by Messrs. Grinnell, Mintum, and Co

The murder of a missionary by the Maoris in New Zealand: Captain Levy, master of the...Eclipse, 1865 Creator: Unknown
The murder of a missionary by the Maoris in New Zealand: Captain Levy, master of the...Eclipse, 1865. 'The hideous superstition now prevailing

Ebenezer Dorr, 1800. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin
Ebenezer Dorr, 1800

Ship supplying coal in freezing conditions, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Ship supplying coal in freezing conditions, First World War, 1914, c1920). Winter Work with the Northern Patrols: coaling ship in 36 degrees of frost

Captain MacNicol, of the Bavarian. 1900. Creator: Unknown
Captain MacNicol, of the " Bavarian.", 1900. MacNicol was the captain of the Allan liner Bavarian, launched in 1899

The Supremacy of the Seas, (1919). Creator: Unknown
The Supremacy of the Seas, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The supremacy of the British Navy and Merchant Service finds apt illustration in the photograph of a convoy of merchant

Germanys Submarine Policy, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Germanys Submarine Policy, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The inhuman practice adopted by Germany of sinking without warning merchant ships of friend or foe

Shipmates Ashore. John G. Winant, Ernest Bevin, with merchant seamen, 1942 Creator
" Shipmates Ashore. American women workers who heard this programme, which goes out over the seven seas, presented the British Merchant Navy with a London club

The Commander of the Titanic and the Bows of his Ship, (April 20), 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Commander of the Titanic and the Bows of his Ship, (April 20), 1912. Captain Edward Smith (1850-1912) went down with his ship, and consequently became an icon of British stiff upper lip spirit

The Ocean Grave of the Titanic, and photograph of Captain Edward Smith, April 20, 1912. Article entitled The Ocean Grave of the Titanic

Poster to raise awareness of Ligue Maritime Franciase, 1918
Poster to raise awareness of Ligue Maritime Franciase, pub. 1918 (colour lithograph)

Honduras - Merchant Flag, c1910

Spanish Merchant, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

French Merchant, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

New Streamlined Express, Merchant Navy, S. R. leaving Honiton Tunnel, 1940
New Streamlined Express, Merchant Navy, S.R. leaving Honiton Tunnel, 1940. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

The merchant navy of old Japan: a trading ship under the old regime, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

(for Merchants) Red Ensign, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Front cover of Coastal Command, 1943. Coastal Command was a booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

Sinking of the Merchant Ship Stamboul, Istanbul Harbour. May 25th 1915. HMS E11, an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy was one of the most successful submarines of the 1915 naval operations in

Samuel Plimsoll, British social reformer and politician, 1873. Known popularly as the sailors friend because of his championing of sailors interests

The Coffin-Ships, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Coffin-Ships, 1873. Jack Tar is embraced by his lover as he prepares to board his ship. This relates to recent agitation on the part of Samuel Plimsoll for a Royal Commission into the condition

Our Merchant Navy, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our Merchant Navy, 1874. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh refers to Britains need for fit and ready sailors. Mr Samuel Plimsoll was pursuing his fight against the often deliberate overloading

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