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The Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. Artist: Francois d Orleans, Prince de JoinvilleThe Burning of the Ocean Monarch, c1848. The Ocean Monarch set sail from Liverpool bound for Boston on 24 August 1848, carrying passengers
Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces, c1819. Artist: JMW TurnerEntrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces, c1819. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd
The Glorious First of June, c1795 Artist: Philip James de LoutherbourgThe Glorious First of June, c1795. The battle known as The Glorious First of June was the first and largest major naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars
The Quebec and the Surveillante, c1780. Artist: Richard PatonThe Quebec and the Surveillante, c1780. A naval engagement between the British warship Quebec and French Surveillante took place on 6 October 1779
The Burning of the Royal James, c1700. Artist: Willem van de Velde the YoungerThe Burning of the Royal James, c1700.HMS Royal James was destroyed by fire and sank during the Battle of Solebay, the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, on 7 June 1672
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
The sinking of the Merrimac, (1898), 1920sSinking of the Merrimac. On June 3rd, 1898 the Lieutenant Richmond Hobson, sank ithe coal vessel Merrimac n the port channel, in order to obstruct
The destruction of the Chinese war junk in Ansons Bay, 7 January 1841 (c1857). Artist: George GreatbatchThe destruction of the Chinese war junk in Ansons Bay, 7 January 1841 (c1857). The East India Companys steamer Nemesis, and the boats of the Sulphur
Anxious crowds outside the White Star Line office, 1912 (1937). Artist: Sport & GeneralAnxious crowds outside the White Star Line office, 1912, (1937). Awaiting news of survivors of the sinking of the Titanic
The Confederate ironclad Merrimac sinking the USS Cumberland, 1862 (c1880). The Merrimac sank two Union ships in an attempt to break through their blockade, in Hampton Roads, Virginia
The invincible fleet, 1588 (c1870). Artist: W SteelinkThe invincible fleet, 1588 (c1870). Scene depicting the Spanish Armada, the supposedly invincible Spanish invasion fleet destroyed by a combination of the British Navy
The University Boat Race, March 1912 (1935). Both the Oxford and Cambridge boats sank during the race, swamped by rough waters in the Thames
Boat of the Deerhound rescuing Captain Raphael Semmes, 1864 (c1880). Semmes was a Confederate naval officer during the American Civil War
Lieutenant Cushings attack on the Albemarle, c1880Lieutenant William B Cushings attack on the Albemarle, 1864 (c1880). The Albemarle was a Confederate ironclad warship that operated in the coastal waters of North Carolina during the American Civil
The Nashville destroying a federal merchantman, American Civil War, 1861-1862 (c1880). Built as a passenger steamer, the Nashville was converted into a warship by the Confederates when the Civil War
Destruction of the privateer Petrel by the St Lawrence, 28 July 1861, (1862-1867). Artist: R HinshelwoodDestruction of the privateer Petrel by the St Lawrence, 28 July 1861, (1862-1867). The US Navy warship USS St Lawrence sinking the Confederate schooner Petrel
The fleet passing forts on the Mississippi, capture of New Orleans, 1862-1867. Artist: W RidgwayThe fleet passing forts on the Mississippi, capture of New Orleans, 1862-1867. The Union Navy commanded by Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans from the Confederacy in 1862
The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Samuel BeggThe lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south-west coast of Ireland near Kinsale
The sinking of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Oliver BernardThe sinking of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south-west coast of Ireland near Kinsale
The moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Oliver BernardThe moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed
The Last Broadside of the Varuna, 1862, (1872). On 24th April 1862, the USS Varuna, a screw gunboat in the United States Navy
A Sea Battle, late 17th or 18th century. Artist: Adam SiloA Sea Battle, late 17th or 18th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia
The Sinking of the Russian Battleship St. Evstafius in the naval Battle of Chesma, 1771. Artist: Jacob Philip HackertThe Sinking of the Russian Battleship St. Evstafius in the naval Battle of Chesma, 1771. Hackert, Jacob Philipp (1737-1807). Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Peterhof, St
Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlosk, Russo-Japanese War, 13th April 1904. The Russian ironclad Petropavlosk was sunk by a Japanese mine off Port Arthur with the loss of 600 lives
The passenger liner Liban sinking after colliding with another ship, 1903. On the 7th June 1903 the Liban was rammed and sunk off Marseilles by the Fraissinet steamer Insulaire with the loss of about
Save!!, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901
Shipwreck of a vessel-school, German, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1901
Attempts at Rescue, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901
Collision on the Seine, Paris, 1897. Artist: F MeaulleCollision on the Seine, Paris, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th February 1897
Loss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniLoss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st March 1897
Venezuelan vessels sunk by the Anglo-German fleet, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th December 1902
Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914, (1915). A naval engagement of the First World War, fought between the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) on 8 December 1914
Pirates Attacking a British Navy Ship, 17th century. Artist: Willem van de Velde the YoungerPirates Attacking a British Navy Ship, 17th century
Heroic wireless operators, 1912. Top: sending SOS signals from the wireless room of the Titanic as the water rises. Bottom: the last minutes of the wireless operators during the Fez massacre
Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Artist: Claude-Joseph VernetStorm at the Sea, 1740s. Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-1789). Found in the collection of the Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Kiev
Loss of the troopship Birkenhead, South Africa, 1852. HMS Birkenhead, an iron paddle-steamer troopship sailed from Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland, for the Cape of Good Hope on 7 January 1852
Punch cartoon on the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. Artist: Bernard PartridgePunch cartoon on the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. A German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions
On the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. Britannia to America: In silence you have looked on felon blows, On butchers work of which the waste lands reek; Now, in Gods name
Shipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893. Artist: Henri MeyerShipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th March 1893
An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. Artist: Henri MeyerAn Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. The Camperdown rammes the Victoria by mistake, causing the death of Admiral Tyron and 359 Officers and English Sailors, 22 June 1893
Toll of the Sea, the sinking of the Titanic, 1912. Cartoon showing Britannia and America supporting each other in grief. The SS Titanic, operated by the White Star Line
Russian cruiser under fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5Russian cruiser Varyag receiving her death-blows from the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo, Russo-Japanese War, February 1904
Russian ship sunk by Japanese torpedo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904Russian ironclad Petropavlosk sunk by Japanese torpedo with loss of 600 lives, including Admiral Makharoff, 13 April 1904. Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 24 April 1904
Rescuing survivors from sinking Russian vessel, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. Russian vessel Variag sinking at Chemulp, 9 February 1904. The French cruiser Pascal rescuing survivors
Korrigan, French navy submarine, 1906. Monsieur Thomson, the French navy minister, making a dive in the submarine Korrigan at the location where her sister ship Lutin was lost
The Pilgrims Rest, caricature af Paul Kruger, South African politician, 1900. Artist: John TennielThe Sinking Ship, caricature af Paul Kruger, South African politician, 1900. Known as Oom (uncle) Paul, Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (1825-1904)
Clearing the Course!, July 7, 1888. Artist: Joseph SwainClearing the Course!, July 7, 1888. William Henry Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, and his Conservative colleague, Charles Ritchie, attempt to steer the Ship of Government across crowded waters
Loss and Gain, 1875. Artist: Joseph SwainLoss and Gain, 1875. John Bull, the representative of the British people, stands with Mr Punch on the coast of Ireland and looks into the gloom