Mast Collection

Radio masts with radio waves
Radio masts, conceptual computer artwork. The concentric rings represent the radio waves or microwaves being transmitted by the central mast

The Mary Rose, Tudor ship, built in 1510. In service for 34 years, it sank in 1545. Discovered in 1971 it was successfully raised from the sea bed in 1982 amid much publicity. Date: 1982

The summit of Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

Viking longship carrying warriors

MARYLAND. USA. Tall ship the Kalmar Nyckel. Chesapeake Bay

R 101 Airship
circa 1929: A broadside view of the Airship R101, at its mooring mast at Cardington, Bedford. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Marina, Findochty, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

HMS Victory at night, Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Peter Port Harbour At Night, Guernsey, Channel Islands

SS Great Britain, Historical ship

A First Rate Taking in Stores, 1818. Artist: JMW Turner
A First Rate Taking in Stores, 1818. Painting held at the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 120 [The Studio Ltd. London & New York, 1940]

The Harbour at Aberaeron, Cardigan Bay, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Royal Sovereign light ship off Eastbourne, Sussex
Royal Sovereign light ship seven miles off Eastbourne, Sussex. It was later replaced by a lighthouse. Date: 1966

Couple with red car at Coverack, Cornwall. 1982

Pill Creek, Feock, Cornwall. 8th July 1912
The Photographer: John Charles Burrow and his party landing at the slipway on the north side of Pill Creek. The launch is called L Oiseau Blesse. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Alexandra Palace, the home of the B. B. C. The large transmitt
Alexandra Palace as the home of the B.B.C television service in 1936 showing the mast and transmitting aerials for vision and sound

The Run Home, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century / early 20th century. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York

Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. Artist: Frederick James Havell
Entrance to Regents Canal Dock, Limehouse, London, 1828. View with boats and crew on Regents Canal and figures on the dockside

Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Painting held at the Royal Holloway College, University of London, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

R101 airship on mooring mast
The R101 airship attached to a mooring mast, Cardington RAF Base. Date: circa 1930

Paddle Steamer Leith 1837
The paddle steamer Leith arriving at Grantham Pier, Edinburgh. Built by R.Menzies & Sons for the General Steam Navigation Co 1837 and used by GSNC for coastal service between Leith and London

Knights Templar are on a mission to collect relics for their nation

R-101 Mooring
17th October 1929: An R101 airship on the mooring mast at Cardington, Bedford. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"

Moshulu Sailing Ship, Penns Landing, Waterfront District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

The Cutty Sark, an old Tea Clipper, Greenwich, London, England, UK

Fishing trawler and crew, Resplendent, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Clouds Over Glencoe Village - Three Sisters - Scotland
Glencoe Village, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands

Harbour from boat in Portofino, Genova (Genoa), Liguria, Italy, Europe

Fishing boats in the old harbour of Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Star ferry and Chinese junk boat on Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China, Asia

RSS Discovery moored on Thames Embankment, London
RSS Discovery moored on the Thames Embankment, London. The ships lifeboat can be seen hanging amidships. circa 1930s

AMERICAs CUP, 1886. The Mayflower saluted by the fleet while crossing the bow of the Galatea on the fourth tack in the first race on 7 September 1886, New York

Front Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Front Street and Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. A group of children stand near the prow of a large ship, moored on the shingle

Rowing boats at Waterhead Ambleside on Lake Windermere at sunset in the Lake District UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Beardmore R. 36 Airship
The Beardmore R.36 at its mooring mast

Puerto Pollenca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Rockport, Massachusetts, USA, sailboats in harbor along Bearskin Neck

OR, Oregon Coast, Newport, Commercial fishing fleet at the Port of Newport, Yaquina
Boats in harbor, Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon, USA

Msida Creek Harbour, Valletta, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Fishing boats at dawn, Calella de Palafrugell, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Inner harbour, Honfleur, Normandy, France, Europe

Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Scene at Stackpole Quay, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with The Pride of Wales unloading coal and ready to load limestone

HMS Warrior, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

H. M. S. Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
H.M.S. Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Tall ship Grand Turk moored in Whitehaven Harbour, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Airship
17th October 1929: The tail-end section of the giant airship R101, riding on the mooring mast at Cardigan, Bedford. The R101 was part of a British government programme to develop civil airships

Red sails on sailboat that takes tourists out for sunset cruise, Key West, Florida, United States of America, North America

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

R101 at Cardington - 1
The R.101 at its mooring mast at Cardington

Sailor Robin Knox Johnston in his Suhaili boat before his departure for the 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Round the World race from Falmouth. June 1968

Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms

HMS Victory at Portsmouth
" Vintage engraving from 1878 showing HMS Victory at Portsmouth. HMS Victory is a 104-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765

Parma was a four-masted steel-hulled barque which was built in 1902 as Arrow for the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London. In 1912 she was sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany

Ships in a Harbour, Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)
Oil on panel, French School, 19th century. Eugene Louis Boudin was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors

Sailing vessel Nellie Bywater, a two-masted schooner. Date: circa 1920s

Fisting the Mainsail by Arthur Briscoe
Sailing clinging on to a ships mast to fix the mainsail. Date: 1931

USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, US frigate
The USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides, a wooden hulled, three masted heavy frigate of the US Navy, launched in 1797

NAVIGATION BY STARS, 1575. Sailors navigating by stars at night. Woodcut from Andre Thevets La cosmographie universelle, Paris, 1575

The Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911
In the foreground two boys are standing and talking with the harbour behind them. In the middle of the picture, with the pale coloured roof, is the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Timber Barque off Pendennis, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1897. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York. In 1859 the family moved to Falmouth, where his father Daniel Tuke, a physician

1st Earl of Birkenhead with his daughter on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930) with his daughter Lady Pamela Smith Berry, Baroness Hartwell (1915-1982) on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925

Illustration From Shakespeares The Tempest
Illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play The Tempest, with the fairy Ariel holding onto the mast of a sailing ship as men stand on the deck below during a strorm

Albert Docks Liverpool
A Tallship in the Albert Docks at Liverpool, once one of the busiest ports in the country, now a busy tourist centre

Lerwick harbour, hosting Cutty Sark Tall Ships race boats in 1999, Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory, Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Port Hercules Harbour, Monte Carlo, Monaco

East Green and Lighthouse, Southwold, Suffolk. Date: circa 1910s

View of Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies, from Richmond, with Navy Island (a former British naval base) in the distance, and the Titchfield Hotel on the right. Date: circa 1910

View of the Outer Quay, Brixham, Devon, with people and boats. Date: 1920s

St Oswalds Home, Cullercoats, Northumberland
St Oswalds Home for Girls, Mast Lane, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1896. Date: 1920s

The 1886 square-rigger ship Balclutha, side view

An old sailing ship navigating the ocean

Europe, Netherlands, North Holland, West-Frisia, Hoorn
Netherlands, North Holland, West-Frisia, Hoorn

The SS Belgenland at Southampton 22 December 1933

Furling the Sails Victorian period

Naval Trawler, HMS Liffy alongside a Grimsby fishing vessel in Grimsby Docks, 1937
A Naval Trawler (H.M.S. Liffy) alongside a Grimsby fisihing vessel in Grimsby Docks, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Quayside at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Quayside at Lerwick, main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, with fishing boats. Date: 1960s

Schooner C & F Nurse in Poole Harbour
Schooner C & F Nurse (right), a coast hopper, in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Date: circa 1930s

Life on a North Sea trawler -- distant view of a trawler at sea, with seagulls circling for food. Date: 1960s

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"Majestic Masts: A Journey through Time and Seas" At the summit of Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe, the wind whispers tales of ancient sailors and their mighty masts. The Mary Rose stands as a testament to the power and grace that once sailed upon her towering masts. St. Peter Port Harbour at Night in Guernsey, Channel Islands paints a picture of tranquility under the watchful gaze of illuminated masts. HMS Victory at night in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire, England reveals its majestic silhouette against a starry sky adorned with proud masts. The R 101 Airship soars above Maryland's Chesapeake Bay like an ethereal mast reaching for the heavens. Tall ship Kalmar Nyckel graces Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, USA with its impressive array of masts standing tall against the horizon. The Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London takes us back to an era when tea clippers ruled the seas with their towering masts and swift sails. SS Great Britain proudly displays its historical significance as visitors marvel at its grandeur anchored by sturdy iron masts. JMW Turner's masterpiece "A First Rate Taking in Stores" captures both chaos and beauty as men scramble amidst towering wooden masts during naval operations in 1818. A couple with a red car finds solace by Coverack's Cornwall coast while colorful fishing boats sway gently on their slender wooden masts nearby. Viking longships carried fierce warriors across treacherous waters using their robust oaken mast as a guiding force towards conquests unknown. The Aberaeron Harbor nestled within Cardigan Bay showcases Wales' maritime heritage through charming sailboats bobbing gracefully atop their elegant white-painted wooden masts. Embark on this visual journey through time and oceans where masts stand tall, symbolizing the resilience and adventurous spirit of humankind.