Destroyer Collection

Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton on a destroyer, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton on a destroyer, between c1910 and c1915. Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), a British Army general the deck of a ship with others.

WARD after 5 days, 15 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
WARD after 5 days, 15 June 1918 (date created or published later). The USS Ward (DD-139), a destroyer ship of the United States Navy built during World War I at Mare Island Navy Yard, California.

Les Evenements de Grece; Le 27 juin, venant de Salonique, M.Venizelos, vetu de blanc, vu de dos, a Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Le 27 juin, venant de Salonique, M.Venizelos, vetu de blanc, vu de dos, a gauche de la bouee sur le pont du contre-torpilleur, rentre au Piree, a bord du contre-torpilleur

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de... 1916. Creator: Charles Pears
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de destroyers, dessinent un mouvement tournant pour couper la retraite a la flotte allemande de haute mer, 1916

H.M.'s Torpedo Boat Destroyer Viper, c1900. Creator: Marguerite Jacob
H.M.'s Torpedo Boat Destroyer Viper, c1900. Engraving after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Destroyer, torpedo tube, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer, torpedo tube, between 1882 and 1901

Destroyer between decks, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer between decks, between 1882 and 1901

Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901

Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901

Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Boulogne: le cercueil est porte sur le contre... 1920
Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Boulogne: le cercueil est porte sur le contre-torpilleur britannique "Verdun", 1920

The Civil War in Chili, Paying off an Old Score on the "Almirante Lynch", 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in Chili, Paying off an Old Score on the "Almirante Lynch", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'La surveillance de la mer; l''Amphion touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914
'La surveillance de la mer; Le lendemain 7 aout, l''Amphion, au cours de son perilleux service, touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914

Le combat inegal du corsaire allemand "Emden" et du torpilleur francais "Mousquet", 1914
'La Guerre de Course; Le combat inegal du corsaire allemand "Emden" et du torpilleur francais "Mousquet", 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

David Against Goliath: British Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Makes an End of German Battleship, 1916. HMS Spitfire in action at the Battle of Jutland, May 31st, 1916

The Archbishop of York visits British sailors of the Royal Navy, First World War, 1914, (c1920). A Visit of the Archbishop of York to the Grand Fleet

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

The launch of the 2nd Argentine Destroyer Tucuman, 16 Oct 1928
The launch of the 2nd Argentine Destroyer Tucuman built by J Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 16 Oct 1928. Tucuman was the second of three Mendoza class destroyers built in the United

Unknown destroyer under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown destroyer under way

Line of Torpedo Boats under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Line of Torpedo Boats under way, 1911

The destroyer HMS Windsor at anchor, 1929. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The destroyer HMS Windsor at anchor, 1929. HMS Windsor (D42) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and in World War II

The 1st Argentine Destroyer Mendoza built by J Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1928. Mendoza was the first of three Mendoza class destroyers built in the United Kingdom for the Argentine

The Chilean Destroyer Almirante Lynch under way, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Chilean Destroyer Almirante Lynch under way, 1913. Almirante Lynch was the first of six Almirante Lynch class destroyers ordered by the Chilean Navy and built in Cowes, Isle of Wight by J

The Chilean Destroyer Almirante Lynch under way, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Chilean Destroyer Almirante Lynch under way, 1914. Almirante Lynch was the first of six Almirante Lynch class destroyers ordered by the Chilean Navy and built in Cowes, Isle of Wight by J

The Chilean destroy Almirante Condell after launch, 27th January 1913. Creator
The Chilean destroy Almirante Condell after launch, 27th January 1913. Almirante Condell was the second of six Almirante Lynch class destroyers ordered by the Chilean Navy and built in Cowes

The launch of Chilean destroy Almirante Lynch, 28th September 1912. The name of this vessel is recorded as Tome by the photographers, Kirk & sons

Launch of the Chilean destroy Almirante Condell, 27th January 1913. Almirante Condell was the second of six Almirante Lynch class destroyers ordered by the Chilean Navy and built in Cowes

The launch of Almirante Simpson at J. Samuel White shipyard, Cowes, 26th February 1914. HMS Faulknor was a British destroyer of the First World War

Almirante Simpson before launch at J. Samuel White shipyard, Cowes, 26th February 1914. HMS Faulknor was a British destroyer of the First World War

A Destroyer in Heavy Weather, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Capture of the Turkish Troopship Mersina by the Steamer Russia on 13 December 1877, 1877. From a private collection

The Hornets of the Seas. Destroyers at Speed, c1917 (1919). Artist: Charles Dixon
The Hornets of the Seas. Destoryers at Speed, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

H. M. S. Glowworm Sunk, 1940, (1940)
H.M.S. Glowworm Sunk, 1940, (1940). Oil covered survivors being rescued by a German ship after the HMS Glowworm a British minelaying destroyer sank. From The War in Pictures

King George VI in the gun turret of H. M.s Southampton, 1937
King George VI in the gun turret of H.M.S Southampton, 1937. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

Cerveras Squadron, (1898), 1920s
Cerveras squadron departure. The Spanish squadron left Santiago on 3th July 1898 at 9am. The first battleship to succumb was the Maria Teresa, followed the Vizcaya and then the Colon

British warships entering Sydney harbour, Australia, 1945. Three destroyers escorting the battleship King George V

Bluejackets of the torpedo boat destroyer HMS Sturgeon, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Bluejackets of the torpedo boat destroyer HMS Sturgeon, 1896. The Sturgeon was launched in 1894 and was attached to the Channel Squadron

On board the torpedo-boat destroyer HMS Sturgeon, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
On board the torpedo-boat destroyer HMS Sturgeon, 1896. The Sturgeon was launched in 1894. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th April 1896

A smoke screen laid down by a destroyer, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The loss of the French destroyer Framee, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd September 1900

HMS Sturdy,s class destroyer, 1937. HMS Sturdy ran aground and was wrecked off Tiree Island in western Scotland in 1940. Five of her crew were drowned whilst trying to reach the shore

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