United States Navy Collection (page 20)

USS Kearsarge, American battleship, 1898. The lead ship of her class, Kearsarge was launched in 1898. She served as flagship of the US North Atlantic Fleet

The Puritan at Matanzas, 1898. The US Navy monitor USS Puritan during the bombardment of the Cuban coastal city of Matanzas early in the Spanish-American War

The Olympia at Manila, 1898. The US Navy protected cruiser USS Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War

USS Indiana, American battleship, 1898. Artist: W Rau
USS Indiana, American battleship, 1898. Commissioned in 1895, the Indiana was the lead ship of a class of three pre-dreadnought battleships

The Oregons race for Cuba, 1898. As tensions grew between the United States and Spain after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine in Havana harbour, Cuba

Charles Dwight Sigsbee, American naval officer, 1898. Sigsbee (1845-1923) was captain of the battleship USS Maine which exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898

The last sunset of the Maine, 1898. The USS Maine, a pre-dreadnought battleship, exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898, with the loss of 274 of her crew

United States Battleship Indiana, c1890s
United States Battleship Indiana, c1880. The first ship to bear the name, the USS Indiana entered service with the US Navy in 1895

United States Torpedo boat Cushing, 1890s. Named in honour of US Civil War naval officer William B Cushing, the USS Cushing served in the US Navy from 1890 until 1898

United States Protected Cruiser Columbia, c1890s. The fifth ship to bear the name, USS Columbia was in service with the US Navy from 1894 until 1921

United States Armoured Cruiser Brooklyn, c1890s. The second ship of that name, USS Brooklyn served in the US Navy from 1896 until 1921

Seaplanes on board a US Navy warship, Navy yard, Balboa, Panama, 1931. Balboa is located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal

US Navy warships, Navy yard, Balboa, Panama, 1931. Balboa is located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between

US Navy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26), Panama Canal, Panama, 1931. Commissioned in 1930, the Northampton was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers

Passenger compartment of Zeppelin LZ 126, c1924 (1933). LZ126 was built for the US military as part of the war reparations Germany was compelled to pay after World War I

Captain Bainbridge and the Dey of Algiers, 1800 (c1880) Artist: Hooper
Captain Bainbridge and the Dey of Algiers, 1800 (c1880). William Bainbridge was the commander of the George Washington, sent to carry the tribute that the United States paid to the Dey of Algiers so

Fight between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1813 (c1880). The ships fought on 1st June 1813 as the Chesapeake attempted to evade the blockade of Boston during the War of 1812

Capture of the Macedonian, c1813. Artist: Jean Pierre-Marie-Jazet
Capture of the Macedonian, c1813. The capture of the British ship HMS Macedonian by the American heavy frigate USS United States on 25 October 1812

The Escape of the Belvedera, c1813. Artist: F Edwards
The Escape of the Belvedera, c1813, (1924). The British frigate HMS Belvidera encountered three American heavy frigates, USS President, USS Constitution and USS United States

The President and the Little Belt, c1812. Artist: Joseph Cartwright
The President and the Little Belt, c1812. An engagement between the British post ship HMS Little Belt and American heavy frigate USS President on 16 May 1811

King George V visiting the fleet, November 1917 (1935). An interesting group, including the King, the Prince of Wales, Admiral Beatty

Lieutenant Cushings attack on the Albemarle, c1880
Lieutenant 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

American submarine Preparedness at full speed, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow, United States Navy, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow, United States Navy, 1862-1867. Winslow (1811-1873) commanded the USS Kearsage which sank the Confederate commerce raider Alabama off the French port of Cherbourg in

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, admiral in the United States Navy, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, admiral in the United States Navy, 1862-1867. During the American Civil War Goldsborough (1805-1877)

Rear Admiral John Dahlgren, United States Navy, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Rear Admiral John Dahlgren, United States Navy, 1862-1867. An ordnance officer who designed several naval guns, Dahlgren (1809-1870)

Samuel Francis Du Pont, admiral in the United States Navy, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Samuel Francis Du Pont, admiral in the United States Navy, 1862-1867. Du Pont (1803-1865) was promoted to Rear Admiral after he successfully commanded the bombardment of Port Royal

Silas Horton Stringham, admiral in the United States Navy, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Silas Horton Stringham, admiral in the United States Navy, 1862-1867. Stringham (1798-1876) commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War

Union Civil War Admirals Winslow, Goldsborough, Du Pont, Dahlgren and Stringham, 1862-1867. Artist: J Rogers
Union Civil War Admirals Winslow, Goldsborough, Du Pont, Dahlgren and Stringham, 1862-1867. An engraving from volume I of The War with the South : a History of the Late Rebellion, by Robert Tomes

The Last Broadside of the Varuna, 1862, (1872). On 24th April 1862, the USS Varuna, a screw gunboat in the United States Navy

Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, 1856, (c1888)
Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Resolute, Spithead, Hampshire, 1856, (c1888). Queen Victoria and her husband visit the ship of British Arctic explorer John Franklin

Matthew Fontaine Maury, American naval officer, hydrographer and oceanographer, 1896. Maury (1806-1873) was the founder of the US Naval Oceanographic Office

Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. A water-level view of the Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) " America" floating in the sea following splashdown

Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. In its seaplane configuration, a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics crew prepares the Wright XF3W-1 Apache for take off from the Little Back River

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