Cowes Collection (page 3)

The 23 Metre sailing yacht Cambria, 1928. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 23 Metre sailing yacht Cambria, 1928. Cambria was built by William Fife for the newspaper magnate Sir William Berry

Queen Mary, King George V and crew on board HMY Victoria and Albert, 1925. Creator
Queen Mary, King George V and crew on board HMY Victoria and Albert, 1925. Group portrait of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) with the crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert

The spectacular 338-ton Big Class schooner Westward, 1926. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The spectacular 338-ton Big Class schooner Westward, 1926. Westward was designed by Nathanael Herreshoff and built in 1910

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1908. Group portrait of the Prince of Wales (1865-1936, later King George V) and Princess of Wales (1867-1963)

Christening Group for the Yugoslavian Bakar, J Samuel White and Co, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1931
Christening Group for the Yugoslavian Bakar, J Samuel White and Co shipyard, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 10 Jan 1931

The Prince of Wales and Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, 1908. The Prince of Wales (1865-1936, later King George V) with his son Prince Edward (1894-1972)

Prince Arthur on board HMY Victoria and Albert, c1925. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Prince Arthur on board HMY Victoria and Albert, c1925. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria

The launch of Shamrock IV with H. M. S. Victory in the background, May 1914. Creator
The launch of Shamrock IV at Gosport with H.M.S. Victory in the background, May 1914. Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by Sir Thomas Lipton and designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson

PS Princess Mary, July 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
PS Princess Mary, July 1911. The Princess Mary paddle steamer was built in 1911 as a general purpose ship for excursion, ferry and tender work

The schooner Astria sailing close-hauled. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Astria sailing close-hauled

The beautiful schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The beautiful schooner Meteor IV, 1911. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

Queen Mary and King George V on board HMY Victoria and Albert, 1930. Creator
Queen Mary and King George V on board HMY Victoria and Albert, 1930. Group portrait of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) with the crew of the royal yacht Victoria and Albert

The steam yacht Greta at anchor, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Greta at anchor, 1912. Greta was built by Scott & Co at Greenock in 1895. She was later named Laranda

Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. Creator
Prince Edward standing in front of the officers quarters of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. The prince in naval cadets uniform at the college where he spent two years

The Duke and Duchess of York aboard HMY Victoria and Albert, 1933. Prince Albert (1895-1952), the future King George VI, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) on board the royal yacht

The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing on a broad reach, August 1912. Creator
The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing on a broad reach, August 1912. The 40 ton cutter, Bloodhound was designed by William Fife and built in 1874

The ketch Cariad and schooner Irma racing downwind, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Cariad and schooner Irma racing downwind, 1911. Cariad, named after the Welsh word for Sweetheart was built by Summers & Payne in Southampton for Lord Dunraven in 1896

King George V and Queen Mary aboard HMY Victoria and Albert, 1933. King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) on board the royal yacht

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

Prince Edward at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. Creator
Prince Edward standing in front of the officers quarters of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, c1909. The prince in naval cadets uniform at the college where he spent two years

The 6-metre Lanka sailing close-hauled, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6-metre Lanka sailing close-hauled, 1914

Cowes, 1909. Artist: JMW Turner
Cowes, 1909. From The Water-colours of J. M. W. Turner, text by W. G. Rawlinson and A. J. Finberg. [Avalon Press, London, 1909]

New landing place, at East Cowes, built for Her Majesty, 1845. Creator: Unknown
New landing place, at East Cowes, built for Her Majesty, 1845. Queen Victoria travels from Windsor Castle to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, another of her royal residences

Her Majesty landing at Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty landing at Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1844. Crowds wait to greet Queen Victoria:the thunder of the artillery of Cowes Castle, succeeded by the salutes from the Royal Yacht Squadron battery

Launch of "The Waterwitch", at Cowes, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Launch of " The Waterwitch", at Cowes, 1844. Ship of the Royal Navy built by Joseph White, being relaunched at Cowes on the Isle of Wight after repairs

Launch of "The Braganza"steamer at Cowes, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Launch of " The Braganza" steamer at Cowes, 1844. Relaunch of a ship after undergoing alterations at the Isle of Wight

King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935). George V (1865-1936) sailing HMY Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight

The Royal Yacht leaving Cowes, Isle of Wight, 6 August 1902. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Yacht leaving Cowes, Isle of Wight, 6 August 1902. HMY Victoria and Albert leaving Cowes for Portsmouth on Wednesday afternoon, 6 August, with King Edward VII on board

Royal Naval College group portrait, Isle of Wight, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Royal Naval College group portrait, Isle of Wight, 1914. Cadets posing for a photograph during their 6th term, Christmas 1914

The Library at the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Library at the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes

The Alarm winning the Ladies Challenge Cup at Cowes, 1830 by GM Gilbert on stone by L Haghe

RYS Castle: Interior of Dining Room

Theatre show, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Theatre show, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, c1935. Performers on stage in Victorian costume

The yawl Lola under sail, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Lola under sail, 1913

The 65 ton motor yacht Mairi at anchor, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 65 ton motor yacht Mairi at anchor, 1921

The motor yacht Margery at anchor, 1929. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The motor yacht Margery at anchor, 1929

The ketch Hoyden at anchor, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Hoyden at anchor, 1911. Hoyden was built in Lowestoft in 1890 and owned by the founder of magazines The Lady and Vanity Fair, Thomas Gibson Bowles

Motor yacht Stella Maris under way, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Stella Maris under way, 1914

The 8 Metre class Antwerpia IV sailing under spinnaker, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 8 Metre class Antwerpia IV sailing under spinnaker, 1912

The 65 ton motor yacht Mairi, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 65 ton motor yacht Mairi, 1921

The 65 ton motor yacht Mairi under way, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 65 ton motor yacht Mairi under way, 1921

The 28 ton motor yacht Edina at anchor, 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 28 ton motor yacht Edina at anchor, 1921

The ketch Lady Camilla under sail, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Lady Camilla under sail, 1912. Lady Camilla, originally called Nyria, was designed as a cutter by Charles E. Nicholson and built in 1906. In 1912, under the ownership of Mr H

Motor yacht Estelle under way, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Estelle under way, 1922

Motor yacht Ytene under way, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Motor yacht Ytene under way, 1914

The 36 ft Edie II running downwind. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 36 ft Edie II running downwind

The ketch Corinda under sail. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Corinda under sail

The yawl Pleiad under sail, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The yawl Pleiad under sail, 1911

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