Troopship Collection (page 2)

Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Landing of the British Troops at Salonika, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Many of the troops evacuated from Gallipoli were transferred to Salonika [Thessaloniki in Greece]

The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, c1910. Passenger ship named after the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, launched in 1902 and operated by the North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd) shipping line

Colored Soldiers who covered themselves with glory in France, returning to US
An undated sterograph of a WW1 scene captioned: " Colored Soldiers who covered themselves with glory in France, returning to US" No. 14338 published by Underwood & Underwood

Prisoners Released, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Prisoners Released, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Troopships at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, preparing to leave for Cuba

Rio Grande Backing Out, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899). Creator
" Rio Grande" Backing Out, Spanish-American War, 12 June 1898, (1899). American soldiers leaving Port Tampa, Florida, USA, on their way to Cuba

At the Dock, June 10th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
At the Dock, June 10th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). Ships in the harbour at Port Tampa, Florida, USA. They were taking American troops to Cuba

The Cherokee : in the Bay, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator
The " Cherokee" : in the Bay, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). US troopship taking soldiers to Cuba from Port Tampa, Florida, USA

Matteawan Docking, Afternoon of June 9th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)
" Matteawan" Docking, Afternoon of June 9th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). American soldiers aboard a troopship at Port Tampa, Florida, USA

13th Infantry after Drill, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
13th Infantry after Drill, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). American troops at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, waiting to leave for Cuba: one of the companies just after the semi-daily exercise

16th Infantry Embarking, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
16th Infantry Embarking, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). US Army soldiers going on board a ship at Port Tampa, Florida, USA

Troopships at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, Spanish-American War, 10 June 1898, (1899). Ships preparing to leave for Cuba. The mules

13th Infantry at Breakfast, Spanish-American War, 11 June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
13th Infantry at Breakfast, Spanish-American War, 11 June 1898, (1899). American troops at Port Tampa, Florida, USA, waiting to leave for Cuba

Last Time the Caprons, Father and Son, Met, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Ships in the harbour at Port Tampa, Florida, USA

A Scene at a French port, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Robert Weston
A Scene at a French port, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Wounded British soldiers are stretchered onto ships from Red Cross ambulances, and taken back to England for treatment

The SS George Washington, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The SS George Washington, c1910. German passenger ship launched in 1908, named after the first US president George Washington (1732-1799)

RMS Aquitania, c1930. Creator: Unknown
RMS Aquitania, c1930. The Aquitania was built by John Brown and Company on the Clyde in Scotland for the Cunard Line. Launched in 1914

R. M. S. Mauretania. (Cunard Line), c1930s. Creator: Unknown
R.M.S. Mauretania. (Cunard Line), c1930s. The Mauretania was built for the Cunard Line by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend on the Tyne in England

Rudder and screws of S. S. Imperator, c. 1912
Rudder and screws of S.S. Imperator, c.1912 (b/w photo). Built for the Hamburg America line and launched 23rd May, 1912. It became RMS Berengaria in 1920 under the Cunard flag

Vive la France: French troops on board a transport going to the Dardanelles, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Troops on board a Channel transport, c1915 (1928). From The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1928]

British troops on a troopship, World War I, c1914. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
British troops on a troopship, World War I, c1914. Transport with the Old Contemptibles from India meets a man of war in the Mediterranean

Aviation Corps boarding a ship, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Aviation Corps boarding a ship, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

The Ripon leaving Southampton with troops for the Crimea, 1904. The paddle steamer Ripon was built for P&O in 1846. In 1854 she was requisitioned to transport troops to the Crimean War

Scottish Highlanders of the British Expeditionary Force at Boulogne, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Cartoon from the ship board paper The Comet, troopship RMS Caronia, 1916-1917

Serving out porter on a troop-ship, 1878. A print from The Illustrated London News, (13 April 1878)

British troops disembarking in France, 7 August 1914. Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. The first elements of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

Arrival of General Voyron at Marseilles on his return from China, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 13th October 1901

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

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