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Background imageWrecked Collection: Zeebrugge, gun spoiled by Germans, 24 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Zeebrugge, gun spoiled by Germans, 24 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Zeebrugge, gun spoiled by Germans, 24 Oct 1918. Shows 150mm gun of the Kaiserin Battery, east of Blankenberghe, Belgium, which was destroyed by the Germans, October 24, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageWrecked Collection: British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British officers' luncheon in wrecked village, 1917 25 April 1917. British officers eating lunch in the ruins of a building at EĀ“treillers, Aisne, France on April 25, 1917 during World War I.

Background imageWrecked Collection: British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917.. Creator: Bain News Service

British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917.. Creator: Bain News Service
British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917. Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) troops riding on horseback through the ruined village of Caulaincourt

Background imageWrecked Collection: Longwy, Church wrecked by aeroplanes, 5 Feb 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Longwy, Church wrecked by aeroplanes, 5 Feb 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Longwy, Church wrecked by aeroplanes, 5 Feb 1916 (date created or published later). A church in Longwy, Belgium, possibly Saint-Dagobert Church, which was damaged by bombing during World War I.

Background imageWrecked Collection: Room in villa at Tilsit occupied by Russian officers, between c1914 and c1915

Room in villa at Tilsit occupied by Russian officers, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Room in villa at Tilsit occupied by Russian officers, between c1914 and c1915. A room in a villa occupied by Russian soldiers during World War I, in Sovetsk (Tilsit), Russia.

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wrecked bridge over Morawa [i.e., Morava], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked bridge over Morawa [i.e., Morava], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked bridge over Morawa [i.e., Morava], between c1915 and c1920. A bridge over the Morava River, Serbia during World War I.

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, Crosby Point...Liverpool

Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, Crosby Point...Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, at Crosby Point, near Liverpool, 1864. 'The Jura...had made her passage across the Atlantic...She arrived at the Bell Buoy

Background imageWrecked Collection: The screw-steamer Ontario aground on Hasborough Sands, near Yarmouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The screw-steamer Ontario aground on Hasborough Sands, near Yarmouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The screw-steamer Ontario aground on Hasborough Sands, near Yarmouth, 1864. 'Our Engraving, from a sketch by Mr. W. K

Background imageWrecked Collection: S.S. Princess May wrecked on August 5, 1910, 1910. Creator: William Howard Case

S.S. Princess May wrecked on August 5, 1910, 1910. Creator: William Howard Case
S.S. Princess May wrecked on August 5, 1910, 1910.

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. A German zeppelin brought down by the French forces on Oct. 21, 1917 during World War I.

Background imageWrecked Collection: German guarding wrecked aeroplane, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German guarding wrecked aeroplane, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German guarding wrecked aeroplane, between 1914 and c1915. A German soldier guarding the wreck of an airplane during World War I.

Background imageWrecked Collection: The Shipwreck, 1775. Creator: Hendrik Kobell

The Shipwreck, 1775. Creator: Hendrik Kobell
The Shipwreck, 1775

Background imageWrecked Collection: Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Creator: Adam Willaerts

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Creator: Adam Willaerts
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Other Title(s): Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast

Background imageWrecked Collection: 'The Rover's Bride' abandoned at sea - boat of the Royal Mail Steamer 'Atrato' boarding, 1857

"The Rover's Bride" abandoned at sea - boat of the Royal Mail Steamer "Atrato" boarding, 1857....from a sketch by H. B

Background imageWrecked Collection: Shipwreck after a Storm off the West Coast of Jutland near Ferring Church, 1848

Shipwreck after a Storm off the West Coast of Jutland near Ferring Church, 1848. Creator: Carl Frederik Sorensen
Shipwreck after a Storm off the West Coast of Jutland near Ferring Church, 1848

Background imageWrecked Collection: Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837. Creator: Wijnand Nuyen

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837. Creator: Wijnand Nuyen
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837

Background imageWrecked Collection: The Royal Mail Clipper 'Schomberg', 1856. Creator: Unknown. The Royal Mail Clipper 'Schomberg'

The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. Creator: Unknown. The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg"
The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. The Melbourne papers received by last Australian mail contain full particulars of the wreck of this splendid ship

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wreck of the San Francisco; American steam-ship December 1853, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the San Francisco; American steam-ship December 1853, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the San Francisco; American steam-ship December 1853, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wreck of the Troop-ship 'Charlotte' - Attempt of the Life-Boat, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte" - Attempt of the Life-Boat, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte" - Attempt of the Life-Boat, 1854. British soldiers lost at sea off the coast of South Africa, during the Crimean War

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wreck of the Troop-ship 'Charlotte', in Algoa Bay, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte", in Algoa Bay, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Troop-ship "Charlotte", in Algoa Bay, 1854. British soldiers lost at sea off the coast of South Africa, during the Crimean War....she drifted in towards the shore

Background imageWrecked Collection: The Screw Steam-Ship 'Prince', wrecked off Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Screw Steam-Ship "Prince", wrecked off Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Screw Steam-Ship "Prince", wrecked off Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Crimean War: severe storm wrecks up to 30 vessels including Royal Navy warships....the wind blowing a terrific hurricane

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wrecks off the Katscha, 1854. Creator: Smyth

Wrecks off the Katscha, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Wrecks off the Katscha, 1854. Crimean War, ships lost in bad weather....the most horrific gale ever known in that part of the world continued to rage throughout the length

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wrecks at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Wrecks at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wrecks at Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War: ships wrecked in bad weather....in 2 hours 11 transports have been wrecked and 6 dismasted, and rendered unfit for service

Background imageWrecked Collection: The Emperor of Russia's Steam-Yacht 'Peterhoff', 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Emperor of Russia's Steam-Yacht "Peterhoff", 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor of Russia's Steam-Yacht "Peterhoff", 1850. We regret to announce that the splendid steam-yacht...which was built in this country a few months since

Background imageWrecked Collection: Scrapped! Wrecked Motor-cars captured from the Germans... First World War, 1914, (c1920)

Scrapped! Wrecked Motor-cars captured from the Germans... First World War, 1914, (c1920)
Scrapped! Wrecked Motor-cars captured from the Germans at the Front, First World War, 1914, (c1920). From " The Great World War - A History" Volume II, edited by Frank A Mumby

Background imageWrecked Collection: Used car lots and auto wrecking establishments, U. S. 99, Near Tulare, California, 1939

Used car lots and auto wrecking establishments, U. S. 99, Near Tulare, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Tulare, California, U.S. 99. Used car lots and auto wrecking establishments add to the litter which fronts this highway

Background imageWrecked Collection: Sketch of a Shipwreck, 1809. Creator: William Blake

Sketch of a Shipwreck, 1809. Creator: William Blake
Sketch of a Shipwreck, 1809

Background imageWrecked Collection: Near Beachy Head, Sussex, 1823. Artist: William Daniell

Near Beachy Head, Sussex, 1823. Artist: William Daniell
Near Beachy Head, Sussex, 1823. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell

Background imageWrecked Collection: The interior of one of the wrecked houses in Southend, 1915

The interior of one of the wrecked houses in Southend, 1915. The destruction caused by a German Zeppelin attack, 10th May 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15

Background imageWrecked Collection: The result of an air raid: A wrecked house in Southend, 1915

The result of an air raid: A wrecked house in Southend, 1915
The result of an air raid: A wrecked house in Southend. 1915. The destruction caused by a German Zeppelin attack, 10th May 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15

Background imageWrecked Collection: British soldiers on a wrecked Turkish gun, 1915

British soldiers on a wrecked Turkish gun, 1915. The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Canakkale was a campaign of World War I that

Background imageWrecked Collection: Inside the wrecked fortress of Sedd el Bahr, 1915

Inside the wrecked fortress of Sedd el Bahr, 1915
Inside the wrecked fortress of Seddil Bahr, 1915. The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Canakkale was a campaign of World War I that

Background imageWrecked Collection: A factory wrecked by the Russians to prevent its being any use to the Germans, 1915

A factory wrecked by the Russians to prevent its being any use to the Germans, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Background imageWrecked Collection: The Invincible Armada, 1588 (1905)

The Invincible Armada, 1588 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Background imageWrecked Collection: Wreckers stripping the body of Sir C Shovel, 1707, (19th century)

Wreckers stripping the body of Sir C Shovel, 1707, (19th century). The death of Sir Cloudesley Shovell (c1650-1707), English admiral


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