Naval Review Collection

Naval Review
July 1907: Battleships lined up in the Solent, for the Kings Naval Review of the British Fleet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, 1937. The Graf Spee attending the Fleet Review for the coronation of King George VI at Spithead, Hampshire

Cartoon depicting Mr Punch reviewing the British Navy, with Dog Toby, as part of the Spithead Review which marked Queen
5308764 Cartoon depicting Mr Punch reviewing the British Navy, with Dog Toby, as part of the Spithead Review which marked Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

The Naval Review: the Queen's Yacht leaving Portsmouth Harbour, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The Naval Review: the Queen's Yacht leaving Portsmouth Harbour, 1856. Queen Victoria attends a display by the Royal Navy off the Hampshire coast

The Naval Review: Promenade on Southsea Common - sketched by S. Read, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Naval Review: Promenade on Southsea Common - sketched by S. Read, 1856. Crowds flock to the Hampshire coast to watch a display by the Royal Navy

The Great Naval Review: "No Beds" - drawn by Phiz, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Naval Review: "No Beds" - drawn by Phiz, 1856. Crowds flock to the Hampshire coast for a display by the Royal Navy - accommodation is quickly snapped up

The Great Naval Review: "No Beds" - drawn by Phiz, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Naval Review: "No Beds" - drawn by Phiz, 1856. Crowds flock to the Hampshire coast for a display by the Royal Navy

The Great Naval Review: sketch on Fort Monckton, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Naval Review: sketch on Fort Monckton, 1856. Crowds watching a display by the Royal Navy off the Hampshire coast

The Naval Review: the Queen and Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth - sketched by R. Landells, 1856 Creator: Unknown
The Naval Review: the Queen and Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth - sketched by R. Landells, 1856. Queen Victoria attends a Royal Navy display in Hampshire

The Naval Review: the Queen's Yacht passing Fort Monckton - drawn by S. Read, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Naval Review: the Queen's Yacht passing Fort Monckton - drawn by S. Read, 1856. Queen Victoria attends a display by warships of the Royal Navy off the coast of Hampshire

The Naval Review: Illumination of the Fleet - drawn by R. Leitch, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Naval Review: Illumination of the Fleet - drawn by R. Leitch, 1856....thousands who had borne the cold and languor of the day had left...before the ships made this grand

The Naval Review: Dance on Board H.M.S. "Caesar", 91, Capt. Robb - from a sketch by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Entertainment after a display by warships of the Royal Navy

The Naval Review: the Flotilla of Gun-Boats off the Motherbank - drawn by R. Leitch, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Naval Review: the Flotilla of Gun-Boats off the Motherbank - drawn by R. Leitch, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire

The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy take part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire near Southsea Castle

The Naval Review: the Pivot-Ships "Rodney" and "London" - drawn by E. Weedon, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire....there was a

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Excursionists on the Floating-Bridge at Portsmouth, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Excursionists on the Floating-Bridge at Portsmouth, 1856. Sightseers flock to see a display of Royal Navy ships off the Hampshire coast

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Excursionists going to View the Fleet - scene on the "Hard", 1856. Sightseers flocking to a display of Royal Navy ships off the coast of Hampshire

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Southsea Castle, towards Portsmouth, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Southsea Castle, towards Portsmouth, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Light Draught Gun-Boats of the White Division of the Flotilla - Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Light Draught Gun-Boats of the White Division of the Flotilla - sketched by E. Weedon, 1856

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Gun-Boats attacking Southsea Castle - sketched by E. Weedon, 18 Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Gun-Boats attacking Southsea Castle - sketched by E. Weedon, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: James Gate, Portsmouth - Liberty-Men Returning, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: James Gate, Portsmouth - Liberty-Men Returning, 1856. Sailors of the Royal Navy go ashore before taking part in a military display off the coast of

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856 Creator: W Thomas
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire....the entrance to

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire - sailors manning the yards

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Main-Deck of "The Blenheim" - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: The Fleet from the South - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: The Fleet from the South - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire....the fleet anchored

Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wedne Creator: Unknown
Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wednesday the 23rd April, 1856. Map showing Royal Navy ships off the coast of Hampshire

The Grand Naval Review - Supplement, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review - Supplement, 1856. Familiar for the past two years with the story of naval and military achievements

The Grand Naval Review - Yachts taking out Passengers to View the Fleet, sketched from Southsea Comm Creator: Unknown
The Grand Naval Review - Yachts taking out Passengers to View the Fleet, sketched from Southsea Common, 1856....the water was sprinkled with boats carrying spectators; steamers filled with visitors

The Approaching Naval Review - H.M. Divisional Ships of the Gun-Boat Flotilla, at Moorings off Ryde, Creator: Smyth
The Approaching Naval Review - H.M. Divisional Ships of the Gun-Boat Flotilla, at Moorings off Ryde, 1856. Blue Division, "Brunswick", Captain Yelverton

Harbour and Town of Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Harbour and Town of Cherbourg, 1850. The French port of Cherbourg prepares for a naval review. The vast harbour, which, in ordinary times

The French Squadron in Position, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The French Squadron in Position, 1850. Warships off Cherbourg in northern France for a naval review. The French fleet was under the command of Admiral Parseval-Dechesnes

The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Louis Napoleon attends a naval review off the coast of France....the Prince visited each line-of-battle ship in succession

The Royal Yacht Squadron Saluting the French Squadron - sketched by the Hon. Dudley Pelham, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Yacht Squadron Saluting the French Squadron - sketched by the Hon. Dudley Pelham, 1850. French and British warships at a naval review off the coast of Cherbourg

The Naval Review at Spithead, Her Majesty the Queen on Board the "Victoria and Albert"inspecting the Fleet
1060065 The Naval Review at Spithead, Her Majesty the Queen on Board the " Victoria and Albert" inspecting the Fleet (engraving) by Durand

Naval Review at Spithead, the Big Guns of the "Sultan", Sailors working Battery before the Shah (engraving)
1052956 Naval Review at Spithead, the Big Guns of the " Sultan", Sailors working Battery before the Shah (engraving) by English School

The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1059826 The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review at Spithead)

The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1059825 The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review at Spithead)

The Naval Review and Sham Fight at Portsmouth before the Colonial and Indian Visitors (engraving)
1054910 The Naval Review and Sham Fight at Portsmouth before the Colonial and Indian Visitors (engraving) by English School

The Naval Review off Kingstown in Honour of the Queens Visit, Steam Tactics (litho)
1048430 The Naval Review off Kingstown in Honour of the Queens Visit, Steam Tactics (litho) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Late Naval Review, as seen from Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight (engraving)
1097226 The Late Naval Review, as seen from Bembridge Down, Isle of Wight (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Naval Review, as seen from Bembridge Down)

The Naval Review, the Fleet rounding the Pivot-Ships at the Nab, Portsmouth (engraving)
1608923 The Naval Review, the Fleet rounding the Pivot-Ships at the Nab, Portsmouth (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

The Naval Review, the Queens Yacht leaving Portsmouth Harbour (engraving)
1608793 The Naval Review, the Queens Yacht leaving Portsmouth Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

The Naval Review, the Queen and Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth (engraving)
1608770 The Naval Review, the Queen and Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth (engraving) by Landells, Robert Thomas (1833-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

The Naval Review, Illumination of the Fleet (engraving)
1608768 The Naval Review, Illumination of the Fleet (engraving) by Leitch, Richard Principal (fl.1844-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review, Illumination of the Fleet)

The Naval Review, the Flotilla of Gun-Boats off the Motherbank (engraving)
1608766 The Naval Review, the Flotilla of Gun-Boats off the Motherbank (engraving) by Leitch, Richard Principal (fl.1844-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

The Naval Review, manning the Yards, "The Queens Coming!"(engraving)
1596041 The Naval Review, manning the Yards, " The Queens Coming!" (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

The Naval Review, Fleet assembling at Spithead, Ships taking up their Position (engraving)
1596040 The Naval Review, Fleet assembling at Spithead, Ships taking up their Position (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

The Naval Review, Spithead, 23 July 1886 (chromolitho)
668153 The Naval Review, Spithead, 23 July 1886 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review, Spithead, 23 July 1886)

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The Naval Review: A Spectacle of Majesty and Power Step aboard the majestic "Victoria and Albert" as Her Majesty the Queen graces Spithead with her presence, inspecting the mighty Fleet. This enchanting engraving captures a momentous occasion in naval history. Amidst the grandeur of Spithead, witness the awe-inspiring Big Guns of the "Sultan" as sailors diligently work on their battery before an esteemed visitor, Shah. The power and precision displayed by these men are truly remarkable. Another captivating engraving transports us back to that memorable day at Spithead during The Naval Review. The scene is filled with anticipation and excitement as ships from far and wide gather for this historic event. As dusk settles over Portsmouth, a thrilling Sham Fight takes place before Colonial and Indian Visitors. This lively engraving showcases not only military prowess but also camaraderie among nations united under one cause. Off Kingstown, another splendid review unfolds in honor of the Queen's visit. Steam tactics take center stage in this lithograph, demonstrating cutting-edge technology employed by our valiant navy. From Bembridge Down on Isle of Wight, we gain a panoramic view of The Late Naval Review. Ships stand tall against a picturesque backdrop while spectators marvel at their might from afar - a sight to behold indeed. Witness yet another breathtaking moment as the Fleet rounds the Pivot-Ships at Portsmouth during The Naval Review. This intricate engraving highlights strategic maneuvers executed flawlessly by our skilled seafarers. Capturing an emotional departure from Portsmouth Harbour is an exquisite engraving showcasing The Naval Review's climax -the Queen's Yacht setting sail amidst cheers and salutes; bidding farewell to this extraordinary event. Embark on an enchanting journey through time with yet another engrossing engraving depicting Her Majesty alongside Royal Family members embarking at Portsmouth for The Naval Review –a testament to unity within royalty itself. As darkness falls, the Fleet comes alive in a mesmerizing Illumination.