Shipbuilding Collection (#4)

Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor, published 1873. Creator: Winslow Homer
Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor, published 1873

La Salle Driving the First Bolt for the Griffin. January 26, 1679, 1847 / 1848
La Salle Driving the First Bolt for the Griffin. January 26, 1679, 1847/1848. Le Griffon was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Island on the Niagara River

View of the coast of Italy (Veue des Costes d Italie), the bow of a ship resting to left, a group of men playing cards in center, a tower in ruins to right in the background

H. M. Iron steam-frigate "Trident", 1845. Creator: Unknown
H.M. Iron steam-frigate " Trident", 1845. The Trident is the first Iron Steam-Ship-of-War ordered by her Majestys Admiralty to be built. She was launched from Messrs

Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVII), October 11, 1873

Aphrodita Under Construction, ca. 1857. Creator: Robert Howlett
Aphrodita Under Construction, ca. 1857

Men at Work Beside the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, November 18
Men at Work Beside the Launching Chains of the " Great Eastern", November 18, 1857

Bergs Ship Yard, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
Bergs Ship Yard, 1870s

Hartford, from Colts Factory, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Hartford, from Colts Factory, 1874. Steam locomotive crossing the Little River at Hartford, Connecticut, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Navy Yard, 1874. Creator: W. H. Morse
Navy Yard, 1874. Ships on the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was the first shipyard to be built for the US Navy

Chatham Dockyard, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Chatham Dockyard, 1898. Chatham Dockyard, a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, at the forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology

Workers leaving... after construction of Cunarder 534 was suspended, December 1931, (1935)
Workers leaving the shipyards after construction of Cunarder 534 was suspended, Clydebank, Scotland, December 1931, (1935)

The English Vessel, Discovery, On The Stocks, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The English Vessel, " Discovery", On The Stocks, 1901. The last traditional wooden three-masted barque to be built in the United Kingdom. Built by the Dundee Shipbuilders Company

Part of the Crankshaft of M. V. Britannic (White Star), 27, 000 Tons, c1930
Part of the Crankshaft of M.V. " Britannic" (White Star), 27, 000 Tons, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

How the Titanic met with Disaster on her Maiden Voyage, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
How the Titanic met with Disaster on her Maiden Voyage, April 20, 1912. Map of the North Atlantic Ocean, with portraits of William Pirrie

How the Titanic met with disaster... and The Cunard liner Carpathia... April 20, 1912
How the Titanic met with Disaster on her Maiden Voyage, April 20, 1912. Map of the North Atlantic Ocean, with portraits of William Pirrie

J. S. White laying the keel of the Brazilian destroyer Javary, 30th March 1938. Javary was ordered by Brazil on 8 December 1937 from J. Samuel White, Cowes

Launch of unknown ship at Samuel J. Whites shipyard. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Launch of unknown ship at Samuel J. Whites shipyard

Saunders motor launch at anchor, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch at anchor, 1914

Saunders motor launch in yard, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch in yard, 1914

Ship launched at Samuel J. White, Cowes. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Ship launched at Samuel J. White boatyard, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Saunders motor launch, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch, 1914

Saunders motor launch on slipway ready for launching, 1908. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch on slipway ready for launching, 1908

Saunders motor launch being launched, 1908. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch being launched, 1908

Saunders motor launch on slipway, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch on slipway, 1914

Saunders motor launch under way, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Saunders motor launch under way, 1914

The Building of a War-Ship: A First-Class Cruiser in Progress at the Thames Ironworks, (c1897)
The Building of a War-Ship: A First-Class Cruiser in Progress at the Thames Ironworks, London, (c1897). These works occupy about 28 acres, and employ between three and four thousand workmen

Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937
In the Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937. The remains of the Canton. Which was sunk in Limehouse, London, in 1829 to form a dry dock. Here we see the dry dock during extension work in 1898

The Thrust of the Modern Liners Mighty Engines, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

On the Firth of Forth. Shipbreaking at Bo ness West Lothian, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

A Many-Bladed Rotor for one of the Queen Marys low-pressure turbines, 1937
A Many-Bladed Rotor for one of the Queen Marys low-pressure turbines undergoig final adjustments in the works of the builders, John Brown and Co. Ltd, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

A Nest of Steel. Cunard White Star liner Georgic in construction, 1927-1929, (1936)
A Nest of Steel. The illustration on the opposite page shows the giant Cunard White Star liner Georgic (27, 759 tons) in course of construction, surrounded by cranes and scaffolding, 1936

A Great Feat Partly Accomplished. The Leonardo da Vinci resting in dry dock, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Long As A Street, Lofty As A Tower, 1930-1934, (1936)
Long As A Street, Lofty As A Tower, . From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Massive Hull, partly placed, 1930-1934, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

More than 1, 000 Feet Long. Shell of Queen Mary in early days of construction, 1930-1934, (1936)
More than 1, 000 Feet Long. The shell of the Queen Mary in the early days of her construction, 1930-1934, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

Visiting the Liner Queen Mary, 1937
Visiting the Liner Queen Mary, Clydebank, March, 1936 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Clydeside Cheers, 1937
Clydeside Cheers, 1936 (1937). Edward VII visiting Clydeside, March 1936. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Shipyard of James Ash & Co, Cubitt Town, London, c1863. James Ash & Co were builders of iron ships. The company was founded in 1862 but the yard never became profitable

Floating dock at Rotherhithe, London, c1810. Artist: Francois Louis Thomas Francia
Floating dock at Rotherhithe, London, c1810

Isambard Kingdom Brunel beside the Great Eastern, c1857. Artist: Robert Howlett
Isambard Kingdom Brunel beside the Great Eastern, c1857. Brunel (1806-1859) proposed to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company the construction of a steamship five or six times the size of any then in

A Corvette on the Stocks. Copenhagen, 1828. Creator: CW Eckersberg
A Corvette on the Stocks. Copenhagen, 1828

Negro students working at shipbuilding at the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. 1899 or 1900. Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va

HMS Cleopatra at Devonport frigate complex, Plymouth, Devon, 1977. The Devonport frigate complex was completed in 1977 and continues to provide a covered refitting facility for frigates

Rivetting, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Rivetting, 1941. Men at work in the shipyard. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Army behind the Fleets, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Army behind the Fleets, 1941. Men crowd the gangplanks as they leave the dockyard after a hard day working on the military ships. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

Launch of the Cunard ocean liner `Queen Mary`, 1934 (1935). The British giant liner, Cunarder No. 534, was launched on September 26th by Her Majesty, who christened the boat Queen Mary, 1909

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