Hydroplane Collection

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

Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane Taking Off On Potomac, April, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane Taking Off On Potomac, April, 1916

Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Richardson Tandem Biplane Hydroplane on Potomac, April, 1916. George A. Gray at Controls, at Left And Right are Richardson Brothers who built the plane; 2nd from Left is their uncle

Claude Grahame-White hydroplane, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Claude Grahame-White Hydroplane, 1912. The early aviation pioneer, Claude Grahame-White flew his hydroplane at Cowes over the assembled yachts which included the Royal Yacht which had King George V

The hydroplane Brunhilde. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Brunhilde. Brunhilde was built by S. E. Saunders on the Isle of Wight for the Duke of Westminster as a successor to the record breaking Ursula

Izmes two 150 hp engines, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Izmes two 150 hp engines, 1913. Izme was built for Albert Vickers to take part in the British International Trophy (Harmsworth Trophy) event held at Osborne Bay in September 1913

Curtiss V-4, V-12 Engine, Circa 1915. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Toward the end of 1915, Curtiss conducted a design study for a large aircraft engine of 224 kW (300 hp) or more. The objective was a power plant for large seaplanes

Roberts 4X, In-line 4 Engine, 1911. Creator: Roberts Motor Company
The Model 4X engine was built by the Roberts Motor Company of Sandusky, Ohio. An important design objective was light weight

Unknown hydroplane underway, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown hydroplane underway, 19th January 1912

Unknown hydroplane underway, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown hydroplane underway, 1914

Unknown speedboat underway. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Unknown speedboat underway

The French hydroplane Despujols II, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The French hydroplane Despujols II, 1913. The 400 hp Despujols II was owned by M. Maurice Coulumb and competed for the British International Trophy which took place in Osborne Bay, September 1913

The French hydroplane Despujols I being towed, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The French hydroplane Despujols I being towed, 1913. Despujols I competed for the British International Trophy which took place in Osborne Bay

Izmes two 150 hp engines, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Izmes two 150 hp engines, 1913. Izme was built for Albert Vickers to take part in the British International Trophy (Harmsworth Trophy) event held at Osborne Bay in September 1913

The American hydropane Disturber III, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The American hydropane Disturber III, 1913. The 40 ft Fauber hydroplane Disturber III was owned by James A. Pugh. It was powered by two Van Blerck engines giving a total 600 hp

The French 400 hp hydroplane Despujols I, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The French 400 hp hydroplane Despujols I, 1913. Despujols I was owned by M. Victor and competed for the British International Trophy which took place in Osborne Bay, September 1913

The 40 ft hydroplane Pioneer under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 40 ft hydroplane Pioneer under way. Pioneer was an English boat, owned by the Duke of Westminster, and challenged America for possession of the Harmsworth International Trophy in 1910

The American hydroplane Ankle Deep, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The American hydroplane Ankle Deep, 1913. Ankle Deep was a 32 ft hydroplane designed by Tams, Lemoine & Crane and built by Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. for Count Mankowski

Hydroplane under way, 1913

Brunhilde on slip ready for launching. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Brunhilde on slip ready for launching. Brunhilde was built by S. E. Saunders on the Isle of Wight for the Duke of Westminster as a successor to the record breaking Ursula

The power boat Maple-Leaf III under way, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The power boat Maple-Leaf III under way, 1911. The 40 ft Maple-Leaf III was owned by the Canadian banker E, Mackay Edgar. It was powered by a 12-cylinder, V-type Orleans engine of 400 horsepower

The hydroplane Columbine at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Columbine at anchor. The Fauber design hydroplane Columbine was built by Sam E. Saunders in 1909

The hydroplane Columbine under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Columbine under way. The Fauber design hydroplane Columbine was built by Sam E. Saunders in 1909

The hydroplane Maple Leaf IV, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Maple Leaf IV, 1914. Maple Leaf IV in which T.O.M. Sopwith won back the British International Trophy in 1912, was powered by two Austin engines generating 400 horsepower

The hydroplane Maple Leaf IV, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Maple Leaf IV, 1913. Maple Leaf IV in which T.O.M. Sopwith won back the British International Trophy in 1912, was powered by two Austin engines generating 400 horsepower

The hydroplane Angela II, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Angela II, 1913. Angela II was built at Sam E. Saunders and was powered by a Wolseley engine

Wolseley hydroplane, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley hydroplane, 1914. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft

Wolseley hydroplane, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley hydroplane, 1912. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft

The hydroplane Izme under way, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Izme under way, 1913. Izme was built for Albert Vickers to take part in the British International Trophy (Harmsworth Trophy) event held at Osborne Bay in September 1913

Planning motor boat Crusader, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Planning motor boat Crusader, 1914

The hydroplane Brunhilde under way. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Brunhilde under way. Brunhilde was built by S. E. Saunders on the Isle of Wight for the Duke of Westminster as a successor to the record breaking Ursula

The hydroplane Vicuna III underway, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The Sam E. Saunders built hydroplane Vicuna III, 1913

Wolseley hydroplane, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Wolseley hydroplane, 1912. The Wolseley Motors company, a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by Vickers, also built marine power-units for a variety of watercraft

The hydroplane Izme, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Izme, 1913. Izme was built for Albert Vickers to take part in the British International Trophy (Harmsworth Trophy) event held at Osborne Bay in September 1913

The hydroplane Izme under way, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The hydroplane Izme under way, 1913. Izme was built for Albert Vickers to take part in the British International Trophy (Harmsworth Trophy) event held at Osborne Bay in September 1913

Sir Malcolm Campbells Bluebird, 1938. Blue Bird K3 is a hydroplane powerboat commissioned in 1937 by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948). From Speed. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, Great Britain and Ireland, 1938]

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