Steamship Collection (page 20)

PSS Great Eastern on the ocean, 1858. Colour print after a painting by Edwin Weedon. This steamship, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott Russell

The Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales, c1850. The Britannia Tubular Bridge with the Menai Suspension Bridge, a road bridge of 1826, in the background

Grand saloon of the steamship Atlantic, 1850

Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on the US mail boat Atlantic, Liverpool, August 1850. Opera singer Jenny lind, being given an enthusiastic send-off on her journey to America

The Grand Saloon on board the Great Eastern, 1859. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott Russell, the Great Eastern was lauched in 1858

Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Western, 1882. The Great Western was launched in 1837 for the Great Western Steamship Co as the first of three steamships designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Ships of Commodore Perrys American expedition to Japan of 1852-1854. American naval officer Matthew Perry (1794-1858) was ordered by President Millard Fillmore to command an expedition to Japan to

Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, American Civil War, 1862 (1864). The Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, which was fought on 8-9 March 1862

White Star Lines steamer Oceanic, 1871. Built in 1870 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, the Oceanic was the first liner built for the White Star Line

Dinner time in the first class dining saloon of an Atlantic steamer on a stormy day, c1890. From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril & Heroism by F Whymper

Cunard Lines first transatlantic liner Britannia leaving Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1847. Artist: Smyth
Cunard Lines first transatlantic liner Britannia leaving Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1847. The Britannia made her first transatlantic voyage in 1840, travelling from Halifax, Nova Scotia

The United States mail steam ship Atlantic entering the Mersey, 1850. Artist: Smyth
The United States mail steam ship Atlantic entering the Mersey, 1850. A print from The Illustrated London News, 25th May 1850

Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Artist: P&O Pencillings
Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Embarking for a voyage through the Suez Canal to India, Australia or Japan

English family travelling to France, 1886. An English family taking the air on deck crossing the English Channel on a steamer on their way to France for a continental holiday

Maritime Telegraph, c1900. Sailors hoisting flags which have been assembled to convey a message to a nearby vessel. For centuries signals were sent from vessel to vessel using flags

The Aquitania on the Stocks, c1930. Creator: John Brown & Company
The " Aquitania" on the Stocks, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Launch of the Sea Steamer Great Republic, pub. 24 November 1866. Creator
Launch of the Sea Steamer " Great Republic", from Harpers Weekly, pub. 24 November 1866 (colour engraving). Launch of the Sea Steamer " Great Republic" on 8th November 1866

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