Warship Collection (page 39)

German cruiser sunk off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
German cruiser sunk off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, World War I, 1914-1918. Possibly the light cruiser Konigsberg, sunk by the British in the Battle of Rufiji Delta on 11th July 1915

Royal Yacht passing the battleship HMS Nile, Coronation Review, Spithead, Hampshire, 1902. Stereoscopic card detail

The attack on Sullivans Island, South Carolina, 1776 (c1880). British warships bombarding the colonial fort at Sullivans Island during the American Revolutionary War

The cover of The Illustrated London News, 17th April 1875. Artist: JR Wells
The cover of The Illustrated London News, 17th April 1875. Commissioned in 1877, the Alexandra was a broadside ironclad battleship

HM Torpedo Gun Boat Rattlesnake, 1887. The Rattlesnake entered service in 1886 and was retired in 1910. A print from The Illustrated London News, 26th Febuary 1887

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

John Ericsson, Swedish-born American engineer and inventor, (c1880). Artist: Whymper
John Ericsson, Swedish-born American engineer and inventor, (c1880). On moving to the USA in 1839, Ericsson designed many warships including the Monitor (1861)

Captain Morgans defeat of the Spanish fleet, 1660s (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

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

Sir Philip Broke, British naval officer, 1815 (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Sir Philip Broke, British naval officer, 1815 (c1880). Broke (1776-1841) commanded HMS Shannon in its famous battle against the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812

Four Days Battle, 1666 (c1870). Artist: W Steelink
Four Days Battle, 1666 (c1870). Fought in the North Sea between the English and Dutch navies during the Second Anglo-Dutch War

Piet Pieterszoon Hein brings in the silver fleet, Netherlands, 1629 (c1870). Artist: W Steelink
Piet Pieterszoon Hein brings in the silver fleet, Netherlands, 1629 (c1870). Piet Hein (1577-1629) was a Dutch naval officer who became a popular hero because of his exploits in the Eighty Years War

The invincible fleet, 1588 (c1870). Artist: W Steelink
The invincible fleet, 1588 (c1870). Scene depicting the Spanish Armada, the supposedly invincible Spanish invasion fleet destroyed by a combination of the British Navy

Attack upon Saint Thomass Tower by the Duke of Suffolk, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Attack upon Saint Thomass Tower by the Duke of Suffolk, 1554 (1840). An exaggerated depiction of fighting at the Tower of London during the rebellion led by Sir Thomas Wyatt against Queen Mary

HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 20th century. HMS Victory was a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765

Boiler explosion on board HMS Britannia, 28th April 1908. The explosion, which occurred in one of the warships aft boiler rooms, seriously injured five of the crew. Three of them died later

HMS Victory, Isle of Wight, England, 1912. The ship which saw service under Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

The wreck of HMS Vanguard, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

Balaklava, 1857. Artist: H Bibby
Balaklava, 1857. View of the port on the Black Sea which was a strategic site during the Crimean War. Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

The explosion of the Imperial Mole during the bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, 1854 (1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The explosion of the Imperial Mole during the bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, by the English and French, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). From a sketch by an officer during the action

The fleet in the Baltic, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
The fleet in the Baltic, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, 1857. From Englands Battles by Sea and Land, volume II: Russia and Turkey, by Lieutenant Colonel Williams

Sebastopol, Ukraine, 1857. Artist: H Bibby
Sebastopol, Ukraine, 1857. From Englands Battles by Sea and Land, volume II: Russia and Turkey, by Lieutenant Colonel Williams, Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company (1857)

The bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
The bombardment of Odessa, Ukraine, during the Crimean War, 1854 (1857). The boats of the fleet going to the French steamer Vauban

The gallant affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 1854 (1857). Artist: H Bibby
The gallant affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 1854 (1857). Cutting out a Russian barque from under the batteries of Eckness, HMS Arrogant, anchored off the batteries, kept up a furious cannonade

HMS Duke of Wellington, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
HMS Duke of Wellington, 1857. The 131-gun Duke of Wellington was the flag ship of Admiral Sir Charles Napier. From Englands Battles by Sea and Land, volume I: Russia and Turkey

HMS Agamemnon attacking Fort Constantine, 1854 (1857). Artist: H Winkles
HMS Agamemnon attacking Fort Constantine, 1854 (1857). From Englands Battles by Sea and Land, volume III: Russia and Turkey, by Lieutenant Colonel Williams

A French Frigate Towing an English Man-of-War into Port, late 18th-early 19th century, (1929). Illustration from the Apollo Volume X, no 55, (July 1929)

British sailors throwing overboard luxuries, North Sea, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British torpedo craft in North sea storms, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, early 20th century. Artist: Wright & Logan
HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, early 20th century. Victory was a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765

A warships boiler room, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition

Do Your Bit - Save Food, food economy poster, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Artist: M Randall
Do Your Bit - Save Food, food economy poster, First World War, 1917, (c1920). A British sailor exhorts civilians not to waste the food that he risks his life to supply

Naval review off the coast of Portsmouth, 1907 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
Naval review off the coast of Portsmouth, 1907 (1908). From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra, published by The Daily Telegraph (London, 1908)

The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The raising of HMS Gladiator, 1908. The cruiser Gladiator sank after colliding with an Anerican steamer, the St Paul, off the Isle of Wight during a severe snowstorm on 25 April 1908

A salute by the Home Fleet, 1907 (1908). Artist: Queen Alexandra
A salute by the Home Fleet, 1907 (1908). This salute was offered to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as they were passing in HMS Dreadnought

United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, Panama, 1926
United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, 1926. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer

HMAS Australia, Indefatigable class battlecruiser, June 1913 (1936). HMAS Australia was launched in 1911, shortly after the formation of the Royal Australian Navy

Nelson at the Battle of the Nile, 1798, (c1920). The British fleet under Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet in Aboukir Bay, Egypt, in a battle fought at night

Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (1726-1799), English admiral, 1816. Artist: I Brown
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (1726-1799), English admiral, 1816. The Glorious First of June is the name for a naval battle fought in the Atlantic Ocean between 28 May

H. M. S. Hood, 1935
H.M.S. Hood, 1935. Named after the 18th century Admiral Samuel Hood, HMS Hood was the largest ship in the Royal Navy when she was commissioned in 1920

One Life, One Flag, One Fleet, One Throne, Britons, Hold Your Own!, early 20th century

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

An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813. Artist: William John Huggins
An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813, (1924). On 30 April 1812, after a three day chase, the American armed merchant ship Gipsy was captured by the British Navy. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

Capture of the Rivoli, c1813. Artist: John Heaviside Clark
Capture of the Rivoli, c1813. On 22nd February 1812, the French warship Rivoli was captured by the British third-rate HMS Victorious under the command of Captain John Talbot at the Battle of Pirano

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

Remember Nelson, c1812. Artist: Thomas Whitcombe
Remember Nelson, c1812. On 13 March 1811, a British squadron engaged with a French and Venetian fleet off the coast of Croatia at the Battle of Lissa

Capture of the Sparviere, c1811. Artist: Nicholas Pocock
Capture of the Sparviere, c1811. On 3 May 1810, the British frigate HMS Spartan, commanded by Captain Jahleel Brenton (1770-1844) captured the French brig Sparviere in a battle in the Bay of Naples

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