Cruiser Collection (page 6)

The Olympia at Manila, 1898. The US Navy protected cruiser USS Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War

HMS Magicienne, Royal Navy 2nd class cruiser, c1890-c1893. A Marathon class cruiser, HMS Magicienne was built in 1888 and sold in 1905

HMS Mohawk, Royal Navy 3rd class cruiser, c1890-c1893. Launched in 1886, HMS Mohawk was an Archer class torpedo cruiser. She was sold for scrap in 1905

HMS Calliope, Royal Navy 3rd class cruiser, c1890-c1893. A Calypso class cruiser, HMS Calliope entered service in 1887. In 1889 she survived an encounter with a tropical cyclone at Apia, Samoa

HMS Latona, Royal Navy 2nd class cruiser, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Frederick Mitchell
HMS Latona, Royal Navy 2nd class cruiser, c1890-c1893. An Apollo class cruiser launched in 1890, HMS Latona was converted to a minelayer in 1907. She was sold in 1920

HMS Undaunted, Royal Navy 1st class cruiser, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Frederick Mitchell
HMS Undaunted, Royal Navy 1st class cruiser, c1890-c1893. A cruiser of the Orlando class, HMS Undaunted was launched in 1886. She was sold for scrapping in 1907

HMS Blenheim, Royal Navy 1st class cruiser, 1892. Artist: William Frederick Mitchell
HMS Blenheim, Royal Navy 1st class cruiser, 1892. HMS Blenheim was launched in 1890. She served with the Channel Fleet until 1908 when she was reclassified as a depot ship with the Mediterranean

United States Protected Cruiser Columbia, c1890s. The fifth ship to bear the name, USS Columbia was in service with the US Navy from 1894 until 1921

US Navy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26), Panama Canal, Panama, 1931. Commissioned in 1930, the Northampton was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers

Guard of Honour from HMS Sirius, Antwerp, c1946-c1949
Guard of Honour from HMS Sirius, Antwerp, Belgium, c1946-c1949. Sailors from the British cruiser Sirius preparing to march through the city to lay a wreath at the war memorial

Three petty officers on board the cruiser HMS Theseus, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Three petty officers on board the cruiser HMS Theseus, 1896. The Theseus was launched in 1892. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st August 1896

Torpedo instruction on board HMS Theseus, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Torpedo instruction on board HMS Theseus, 1896. Four sailors with a Whitehead torpedo. The Theseus was a cruiser launched in 1892

Ambulance drill on board the cruiser HMS Tartar, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Ambulance drill on board the cruiser HMS Tartar, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th January 1896

Sunken warship HMS Vindictive, Ostend, Belgium, World War I, 1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Sunken warship HMS Vindictive, Ostend, Belgium, World War I, 1918. A cruiser launcehed in 1897, HMS Vindictive was modified in 1918 with her guns replaced by howitzers

German cruiser sunk off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German cruiser sunk off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, World War I, 1914-1918. Possibly the light cruiser Konigsberg, sunk by the British in the Battle of Rufiji Delta on 11th July 1915

Naval review off the coast of Portsmouth, 1907 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
Naval review off the coast of Portsmouth, 1907 (1908). From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra, published by The Daily Telegraph (London, 1908)

The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. The cruiser Gladiator sank after colliding with an Anerican steamer, the St Paul, off the Isle of Wight during a severe snowstorm on 25 April 1908

A salute by the Home Fleet, 1907 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
A salute by the Home Fleet, 1907 (1908). This salute was offered to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as they were passing in HMS Dreadnought

One Life, One Flag, One Fleet, One Throne, Britons, Hold Your Own!, early 20th century

HMS Spartan off Norway, 1904 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
HMS Spartan off Norway, 1904 (1908). Spartan was a second class cruiser which was launched in 1891 and remained in service until 1931

The French Linois Class cruiser Galilee saving french sailors, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th September 1903

Russian Admiral Avellan on board the cruiser Emperor Nicholas I, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 7th October 1893

Sinking of the Japanese warship Hatsuse, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Sinking of the Japanese warship Hatsuse, May 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

Japanese naval brigade landing under fire at Pitsewo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Japanese naval brigade landing under fire at Pitsewo, Russo-Japanese War 1904-5

Russian cruiser foundering at the Battle of Cehmulpo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian cruiser foundering at the Battle of Cehmulpo, 9 February 1904. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

Russian cruiser on its way to the Battle of Chemulpo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian cruiser Varyag steaming out of harbour to engage with the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo, at which she was sunk, 9 February 1904

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