Royal Navy Collection (page 25)

Painting the anchor of the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, 1937. HMS Courageous was a battlecruiser that was converted into an aircraft carrier in 1924

Deck hockey on board the battleship HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and a Fairey Flycatcher aircraft, (1937)
The aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and a Fairey Flycatcher aircraft, 1937. The Fairey Flycatcher was a carrier-borne fighter plane in service with the Royal Navy between 1923 and 1934

Sailors polishing the 16 inch guns of HMS Nelson, 1937. HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars

Young bugler of the Royal Marines, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Battlecruiser HMS Repulse, 1937. Launched in 1916, HMS Repulse saw action in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917

The guns of the battleship HMS Warspite, 1937. HMS Warspite was a famous battleship that saw action in both World Wars. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Launching a paravane from the battleship HMS Rodney, 1937. Invented by Charles Dennistoun Burney, the paravane was designed as a countermeasure against enemy naval mines

The admiral striking his flag, HMS Warspite, 1937. HMS Warspite was a famous battleship that saw action in both World Wars

Fairey III F reconnaissance plane taking of from the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, 1937. The Fairey III F entered service in 1927 but was obsolete by the Second World War

Commissioning a Battleship, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Paying the hands, 1937. Sailors receiving their pay on board a British warship. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Repairing a target ship, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Eyes of the Fleet, 1937. A reconaissance aircraft flying above a British warship. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The blacksmiths shop on board the battleship HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Hawker Osprey on the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, 1937. The Hawker Osprey was the carrier-borne version of the Hawker Hart biplane

The 16 inch guns of the battleship HMS Rodney, 1937. Launched in 1925 HMS Rodney was the sister ship of HMS Nelson. The design of the ships was unusual in that all their main guns were sited forward

The guns of the battleship HMS Nelson firing, 1937. HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars

Preparing a boat for sea, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

A naval band of HMS Vernon shore establishment at Portsmouth, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Lowering a boat, HMS Devonshire, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Hoisting a torpedo, HMS Courageous, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

HMS Nelson entering harbour at Portsmouth, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Cadets shooting the sun, Royal Navy College, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Physical jerks; exercise on board HMS Devonshire, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

A Carley float, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Scrubbing the deck on board HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Holystoning the deck, HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Hoisting a sea boat, HMS Nelson, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

A ships galley, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

HMS Worcester, 1937. The school ship of the Thames Nautical Training College. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Battleship HMS Nelson, 1937. HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars. Her design was unusual, with all the main 16 inch guns mounted forward

Battleship HMS Revenge off Gilbralter, 1937. HMS Revenge saw action in both World Wars. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

A navy landing party, St Kitts, West indies, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

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

Semaphore signals, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire, 1937. A heavy cruiser of the London class, HMS Devonshire evacuated the Norwegian Royal Family after the Germans invaded

Sir John Leake, British Admiral, 18th century(?). Leake (1656-1720) saw action in the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession

Visit of the Queen to the Emperor and Empress of the French at Cherbourg, France, 1858. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
Visit of the Queen to the Emperor and Empress of the French at Cherbourg, France, 1858. Royal visit to France by Queen Victoria

English squadron carrying troops to take possession of Dunkirk, 1708, (1894). An engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession. From History of Queen Anne, 1740

Sir Charles Napier, British naval officer, (1786-1860). Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Commander Wilmot, of HMS Euryalus, 1863. Wilmot was second-in-command of the Euryalus, flagship of the British squadron at the bombardment of the Japanese port of Kagoshima in August 1863

Captain Josling, of HMS Euryalus, 1863. Josling commanded the Euryalus, flagship of the British squadron at the bombardment of the Japanese port of Kagoshima in August 1863

The bombarment by the Royal Navy of the harbour of Kagoshima, Japan, 1863. The British subjected the city of Kagoshima to a naval bombardment in August 1863 after the government of the province of

Sailors of HMS Challenger having tea at a tea house near Yokohama, Japan, 1888

Admiral Jellicoes farewell to Lord Kitchener, First World War, 1914-1916, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Rear-Admiral Horace Hood, British sailor, c1916. Hood (1870-1916) was killed at the Battle of Jutland when his flagship HMS Invincible was destroyed

Commander Sir Charles R Blane, British sailor, c1920. Blane served on HMS Queen Mary. Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

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