Naval Ship Gallery

The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield, c1939-1941, (1942). Creator: Unknown

The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield, c1939-1941, (1942). "Out To Sea and Into The Sky". The three famous partners of Force H - the battle-cruiser Renown, the Ark Royal, the cruiser Sheffield - ready for action near Gibraltar'. A British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Second World War, HMS Ark Royal was designed to carry a large number of aircraft, and had two hangar deck levels. She was involved in the first aerial and U-boat kills of the war, in operations off Norway, in the search for the German battleship Bismarck, and took part in the Malta Convoys. A German submarine torpedoed her on 13 November 1941 and she sank the following day. Only one of her 1,488 crew members was killed. From "Ark Royal". [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1942]

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President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts, 1969. Creator: NASA

President Nixon and Dr. Paine Wait to Meet Apollo 11 Astronauts, 1969. President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, watch Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin Jr., walk from the recovery helicopter to the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. The President later congratulated the astronauts by microphone, speaking through a window of the quarantine trailer. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. The extravehicular activity lasted more than two hours

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Pitcher, 1812/25. Creator: Unknown

Pitcher, 1812/25. Jug with portrait of American naval officer James Lawrence and his last words: "don't surrender the Ship!". Lawrence commanded the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812, and shouted "Don't give up the ship!" as the Chesapeake was captured by HMS Shannon of the Royal Navy. Made in Staffordshire, England, for the American market

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