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Battleship Collection

Background imageBattleship Collection: British battleship HMS King George V, Sydney, Australia, 1945

British battleship HMS King George V, Sydney, Australia, 1945. King George V after arriving from Tokyo where she had been present at the surrender of Japan

Background imageBattleship Collection: German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, 1937

German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, 1937. The Graf Spee attending the Fleet Review for the coronation of King George VI at Spithead, Hampshire

Background imageBattleship Collection: Aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales, 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales, 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Aboard H.M.S. " Prince of Wales", August 1941, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the deck of the battleship Prince of Wales during the Second World War

Background imageBattleship Collection: George VI, Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, 1936

George VI, Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, 1936. The future King George VI (1895-1902) served in the Navy from 1910 until 1918

Background imageBattleship Collection: The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). German sailors lower the Imperial battle flag on one of the battleships after the First World War armistice

Background imageBattleship Collection: The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. Artist: Reinagle, George Philip (1802-1835)

The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. Artist: Reinagle, George Philip (1802-1835)
The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. Private Collection

Background imageBattleship Collection: Dreadnoughts and hydroplane, British Grand Fleet, North Sea, First World War, 1914

Dreadnoughts and hydroplane, British Grand Fleet, North Sea, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Background imageBattleship Collection: Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. 'Chefoo Bluff; Green Island, Stick-up Rock; The China; Island of Kung-Kung-Tau; English naval stores; H.M

Background imageBattleship Collection: H.M.S. TRAFALGAR (Brit.), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

H.M.S. TRAFALGAR (Brit.), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H.M.S. TRAFALGAR (Brit.), between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageBattleship Collection: Launch of ARIZONA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Launch of ARIZONA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Launch of ARIZONA, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageBattleship Collection: RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. The U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I

Background imageBattleship Collection: French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. French women on the deck of the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A military band playing next to the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Camouflaging RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A worker camouflaging a lattice mast on the the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948), leader of the 236th Canadian Infantry (the Maclean Highlanders), speaking on the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Captain Adams receiving 'Kilties' on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Captain Adams receiving "Kilties" on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Adams receiving "Kilties" on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mrs. O. Harriman, Blaine Ewing, Lieut. McKinney, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. O. Harriman, Blaine Ewing, Lieut. McKinney, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. O. Harriman, Blaine Ewing, Lieutenant McKinney, 1917. Grace Carley Harriman, Blaine Ewing, and Lieutenant McKinney on the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Junior Naval Scout on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Junior Naval Scout on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Junior Naval Scout on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. A Junior Naval recruit semaphore flag signalling on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Recruits on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Recruits on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruits on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. Margaret Murray Crumpacker, Commandant of the Women's Auxiliary for Naval Recruiting, addressing Navy recruits under the guns of the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Reverend Herbert Shipman addressing recruits, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Reverend Herbert Shipman addressing recruits, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Reverend Herbert Shipman addressing recruits, 1917. Episcopal suffragen bishop and military chaplain Herbert Shipman (1869-1930), addressing Navy recruits under the guns of the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Officers of the U.S.S. Recruit, 1917 Creator: Bain News Service

Officers of the U.S.S. Recruit, 1917 Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. C.F. Pierce, Lt. W.P. Vickerman, Ass't Surg. J.J. Kaveny, Com. C. Adams, Lt. Com. T.N. Taylor, Lt. C. McKinney, Ass't P.M. Wells Hawkes, Ass't Surg R.H

Background imageBattleship Collection: Rookies leave U.S.S. Recruit for Newport, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Rookies leave U.S.S. Recruit for Newport, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Rookies leave U.S.S. Recruit for Newport, 1917. Navy recruits disembarking from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mabel Garrison on U.S.S. Recruit, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mabel Garrison on U.S.S. Recruit, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mabel Garrison on U.S.S. Recruit, 16 Jul 1917. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963) with sailors on board the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mabel Garrison, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mabel Garrison, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mabel Garrison, 1917. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963), digging a spade into the ground at a demonstration garden next to the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. A view from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917
Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963), with officer and sailors on board the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) (left), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mabel Garrison, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mabel Garrison, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mabel Garrison, 16 Jul 1917. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963) with officer and sailors on board the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or publishd later)

Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or publishd later). Creator: Bain News Service. Capt
Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or published later). Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917
Mabel Garrison & Captain Pierce, 16 Jul 1917. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963) with naval officer on board the U.S.S

Background imageBattleship Collection: Junior Naval Scouts on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Junior Naval Scouts on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Junior Naval Scouts on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Members of the Junior Naval Scouts aboard the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) boarding the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A group of Native Americans inspecting the model weapons aboard the USS Recruit

Background imageBattleship Collection: U.S.S. Recruit, Union Sq., between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

U.S.S. Recruit, Union Sq., between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S.S. Recruit, Union Sq., between c1915 and c1920. The "U.S.S. Recruit," a wooden battleship built by the Navy in Union Square, New York City

Background imageBattleship Collection: Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Lt. Wells Hawks (1870-1941), a member of the Navy's public relations team with "Chief Bald Eagle"

Background imageBattleship Collection: Bald Eagle, Wells Hawks, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Bald Eagle, Wells Hawks, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle, Wells Hawks, 28 Jul 1917. Native American "Chief Bald Eagle" shaking hands with Lieutenant Wells Hawks (1870-1941)

Background imageBattleship Collection: Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Native American "Chief Bald Eagle" during his visit to the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Background imageBattleship Collection: Fighting between the cavalry and the war ships - The latter surrendered, 1919. Creator: Unknown

Fighting between the cavalry and the war ships - The latter surrendered, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Fighting between the cavalry and the war ships - The latter surrendered, 1919. Japanese cavalry fighting Russian warships.

Background imageBattleship Collection: In the State of Siege, 1904. Creator: Unknown

In the State of Siege, 1904. Creator: Unknown
In the State of Siege, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Background imageBattleship Collection: Unparalled Battle of the 'Variag' and the 'Koreets' at Chemul'po, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Unparalled Battle of the "Variag" and the "Koreets" at Chemul'po, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Unparalled Battle of the "Variag" and the "Koreets" at Chemul'po, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements

Background imageBattleship Collection: We Will Sit by the Sea, We Will Wait for the Weather!, 1904. Creator: Unknown

We Will Sit by the Sea, We Will Wait for the Weather!, 1904. Creator: Unknown
We Will Sit by the Sea, We Will Wait for the Weather!, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Background imageBattleship Collection: The War in New Zealand: the gun-boat Pioneer at anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River

The War in New Zealand: the gun-boat Pioneer at anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in New Zealand: the gun-boat Pioneer at anchor off Meremere, on the Waikato River, reconnoitring the native position, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by '...Mr

Background imageBattleship Collection: Chasing Money (Japanese Song), 1904. Creator: Unknown

Chasing Money (Japanese Song), 1904. Creator: Unknown
Chasing Money (Japanese Song), 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Background imageBattleship Collection: Attack on Port Money, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Attack on Port Money, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Attack on Port Money, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Background imageBattleship Collection: Russian Treat, 1904. Creator: Unknown

Russian Treat, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Russian Treat, 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements and a set of posters from the era of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Background imageBattleship Collection: AUDACIOUS, between c1912 and c1914. Creator: Bain News Service

AUDACIOUS, between c1912 and c1914. Creator: Bain News Service
AUDACIOUS, between c1912 and c1914. The H.M.S. Audacious warship of the Royal Navy which was sunk by a German mine off the coast of Ireland on October 27, 1914 during World War I.

Background imageBattleship Collection: Yellow Neptune. From the magazine 'Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst...', 1905

Yellow Neptune. From the magazine "Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst...", 1905
Yellow Neptune. From the magazine "Jugend: Munchner illustrierte Wochenschrift fur Kunst und Leben", 1905. Private Collection



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