Merchant Ship Collection

The 76 ton schooner Lisette under sail. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 76 ton schooner Lisette under sail. Lisette was built at Cowes in 1873

Merchant ship from the time of Thotmes III, 1858-1860. Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
Merchant ship from the time of Thotmes III, 1858-1860. From a painted bas-relief on the wall of Queen Hatshepsut's temple at Deir-al-Bahari in Gournah

Speronare ship from Malta, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Speronare ship from Malta, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Meeting of sailors of the speronaras from Malta, at Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Meeting of sailors of the speronaras from Malta, at Catania, 1778. (The speronara was a type of small merchant craft originating from Malta). Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Les sous-marins allemands chez les neutres; les visites de sous-marins allemands aux ports... 1916 Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands chez les neutres; les visites de sous-marins allemands aux ports neutres: L'u35 a Carthagene, ou il a accoste le navire marchand allemand Rom

Three ships: Two speronaras from Scilla and one tartane, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Three ships: Two speronaras from Scilla and one tartane, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Unknown
Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Second Opium War. The lorcha is used in the coasting trade of China by the English

The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 1599. Creator: Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 1599

Merchant Ships, 1643/68. Creator: Reinier Zeeman
Merchant Ships, 1643/68

The Wreck of the Reliance (November 12, 1842), November 1, 1843. Creator: George Baxter
The Wreck of the Reliance (November 12, 1842), November 1, 1843

The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1913. Modwena was built in 1908 by John Reid in Glasgow. In 1912 she was bought by the sewing machine magnate Mortimer Singer to use as a private yacht

Roman Merchant-ship being loaded with grain, from a wall painting in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century. Note the rudder. Vatican Museums

Cyclone at Calcutta, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Cyclone at Calcutta, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

View of Rangoon, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of Rangoon, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

View of an Italian Port, early 1660s. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
View of an Italian Port, early 1660s

Naues MercatoriaeHollan dicaeper Indias Occidentales (Dutch West Indiaman)
Naues Mercatoriae Hollan [] dicae per Indias Occidentales (Dutch West Indiaman), 1625-77

Germanys Submarine Policy, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Germanys Submarine Policy, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The inhuman practice adopted by Germany of sinking without warning merchant ships of friend or foe

The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 135 ft barque sailing ship Modwena, 1911. Modwena was built in 1908 by John Reid in Glasgow. In 1912 she was bought by the sewing machine magnate Mortimer Singer to use as a private yacht

The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). Artist: Samuel Walters
The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). The Joseph Cunard, a barque of 680 tons, built probably about 1830. She traded between Liverpool and New Orleans

Three Funnels of the Monarch of Bermuda, the Furness Withy luxury liner, 1937
The Three Funnels of the Monarch of Bermuda, the Furness Withy luxury liner, are black, with one narrow and one wide band of deep red, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

All Electric from Stem to Stern - The Monarch of Bermuda, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Merchant Ship Types. No. 19 - A River Amazon Trade Cargo-Passenger Ship, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Engagement Between Two Merchant Ships Off The Coast of Iceland, 1555. From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London & New York, 1927]

Merchant ships in the Royal Albert Dock, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813. Artist: William John Huggins
An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813, (1924). On 30 April 1812, after a three day chase, the American armed merchant ship Gipsy was captured by the British Navy. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

Gallant Defence of the Centurion, c1805. Artist: John Francis Sartorius
Gallant Defence of the Centurion, c1805. The British warship HMS Centurion defending two East Indiamen from French attack on 15 September 1804 at the Battle of Vizagapatam in the Bay of Bengal

Front cover of Coastal Command, 1943. Coastal Command was a booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

Roman relief, Merchant Ship with Lighthouse on right

Roman mosaic of a merchant ship, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a merchant ship with steering orars, from the Square of the Corporations in Ostia, 2nd century

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