Shipbuilder Collection

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, 1857, printed 1863-64

Clydside Docks; Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky
17th July 1954: Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky at a dockyard on the River Clyde in Scotland. The shipyards are the major employers of the area and, while the demand is high

Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary
The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder Special Souvenir Issue: The Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary

Three women chippers working in a shipbuilding shipyard, 1942

Advert, John Cran & Co, Shipbuilders, Leith, Scotland
Advert for John Cran & Co, Shipbuilders and Engineers, Leith, Scotland. 1905

Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm

Jacob Aaron Westervelt
3585843 Jacob Aaron Westervelt; (add.info.: Portrait of Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800-1879) an American shipbuilder and Mayor of New York City. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A patent 3-cylinder oscillating steam engine for marine use, 1850
3330543 A patent 3-cylinder oscillating steam engine for marine use, 1850; (add.info.: A patent 3-cylinder oscillating steam engine for marine use)

Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789 - 1874
3083199 Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, 1789 - 1874.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder)

A paddle steamer, 1850
3478563 A paddle steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a paddle steamer built by John Scott Russell (1808-1882) a Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder

English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Women at work building navy ships during World War I in England.

English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Women at work building navy ships during World War I in England.

Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working on a propeller in a navy shipbuilding yard in England during World War I.

Eastern States on the ways, Dec. 7, 1901, 1901 Dec 7. Creator: Unknown
Eastern States on the ways, Dec. 7, 1901, 1901 Dec 7

Portrait of Vice Admiral Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, 1808, early 19th century. Creator: Anders Gustaf Andersson
Portrait of Vice Admiral Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, 1808, early 19th century

The Ship-yard in Amsterdam, mid-17th century. Creator: Reinier Zeeman
The Ship-yard in Amsterdam, mid-17th century

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, 1721-1808, 1778. Creator: Lorens Pasch the Younger
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, 1721-1808, 1778

Industry: design for a wall painting in Rotterdam, c.1908-c.1917. Creator: Huib Luns
Industry: design for a wall painting in Rotterdam, c.1908-c.1917. Shipyard with workers; cherubs and gods above

Portrait of Gillis Hooftman, Shipowner, and his Wife Margaretha van Nispen (Gilles van Eichelenberg)
Portrait of Gillis Hooftman, Shipowner, and his Wife Margaretha van Nispen (Gilles van Eichelenberg, called Hoffman), 1570

S.S. Morro Castle, Cramps Shipyards, Philadelphia, between 1900 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
S.S. Morro Castle, Cramps Shipyards, Philadelphia, between 1900 and 1901

Mr. James T. Buckner; Ship builder; Rents out boats; Battle Creek, Mich. 1907. Creator: Unknown
Mr. James T. Buckner; Ship builder; Rents out boats; Battle Creek, Mich. 1907

Casabianca under construction, St Ives, Cornwall. 1877
The Casabianca of Shoreham, Sussex, under construction in St Ives harbour. A large pennant bearing the ships name is being flown from the main mast

The Cardiff pilot cutter No12 Baratanach on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall in 1879, the year she was built
Baratanach on the beach at St Ives with the topsail schooners Drake and John Carnall and the fishing lugger S.S.619 in the background. The pilot cutter Baratanach (ON 81779) was built in 1879

Canada, Prince Edward Island, Tyne Valley, Green Park Shipbuilding Museum, Historic Yeo House, former home of shipbuilder james Yeo Junior

Canada, Nova Scotia, Maitland, Lawrence House Museum, b. in 1874 by Canadian shipbuilder William D. Lawrence

Mauretania and Empress of Britain - Shipbuilder magazines
Ocean Liners - two souvenir numbers of The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine Builder depicting the Mauretania and the Empress of Britain. Date: 20th century

Three shipbuilding magazine front covers
Three front covers of shipbuilding magazines. Two souvenir issues of The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine Builder (one with RMS Queen Mary), and one Shipbuilding and Shipping Record. Date: 20th century

RMS Titanic - book, Thomas Andrews, Shipbuilder
RMS Titanic - Thomas Andrews's family copy of Shan F. Bullock's definitive volume, Thomas Andrews, Shipbuilder, 1912 first edition. Provenance Andrews family. Date: 1912

Sir Charles Mark Palmer
5323150 Sir Charles Mark Palmer by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet, 1822 -1907)

Then Orpheus took his harp and began his magic song, illustration for How they built the ship "Argo"in
IL193712 Then Orpheus took his harp and began his magic song, illustration for How they built the ship " Argo" in Iolcos, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales

Shipbuilders Yard, Liverpool, 1875. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Shipbuilders Yard, Liverpool, 1875

Shipwrights taking a Rest, 1846 (w / c on paper)
474394 Shipwrights taking a Rest, 1846 (w/c on paper) by Madou, Jean-Baptiste (1796-1877); 29.8x42.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, from Les Merveilles de la Science
2619144 Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (litho) by French School

Shipbuilders Yard, 1875 (drypoint on paper)
FSG324685 Shipbuilders Yard, 1875 (drypoint on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 27.6x15.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Adverts, Lees, Anderson & Co, Lawson & Co, Scotland
Adverts for Lees, Anderson & Co, Engineers, Boilermakers and Shipbuilders, Govan, and Lawson & Co, building contractors, merchants, etc, Park Saw Mills, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

A & J Inglis, Steamer and Yacht Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Advert for A & J Inglis, Steamer and Yacht Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

John Scott Russell (1808 - 1882), Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder who built the Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Date: 1858

Peter the Great at Deptford Dockyard (litho)
STC358013 Peter the Great at Deptford Dockyard (litho) by Maclise, Daniel (1806-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Shipyard in the time of Louis XIV (litho)
PNP427734 A Shipyard in the time of Louis XIV (litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XIV (1638-1715), King of France from 1643; ); Peter Newark Historical Pictures; French

RMS Aquitania (b / w photo)
STC255171 RMS Aquitania (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The late Mr J T Caird, Greenock, Engineer and Shipbuilder (engraving)
1595105 The late Mr J T Caird, Greenock, Engineer and Shipbuilder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr J T Caird, Greenock)

RMS Queen Elizabeth at John Brown docks, August 1938 (b / w photo)
STC255170 RMS Queen Elizabeth at John Brown docks, August 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Building the Ships. Sketch for the painting of the same title, 1903 (oil on panel)
5642590 Building the Ships. Sketch for the painting of the same title, 1903 (oil on panel) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); 31.2A--41.1 cm; Nicholas Roerich Museum

Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1801. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mé
Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1801

Gondole
Massimo Della Latta

Ship maker
Haitham AL Farsi

Where the city ends and the ships begin
Azim Khan Ronnie

Donald McKays Clipper Date: 1948

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"Shipbuilder: Crafting Dreams on the Seas" Step into the world of shipbuilding, where dreams take shape and legends are born. Isambard Kingdom Brunel stands tall before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, a testament to his engineering prowess. Clydeside Docks come alive with cranes reaching towards the sky, their silhouettes dancing alongside seagulls. The Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary reigns supreme, a majestic beauty crafted by skilled hands. An advertisement for John Cran & Co Shipbuilders in Leith, Scotland beckons aspiring craftsmen to join their ranks. Breaking stereotypes, three women chippers diligently work in a shipyard, proving that passion knows no gender boundaries. Meanwhile, men at Yarrow Military Hospital recover from battles fought at sea as they yearn to return to their beloved trade. Intrigue surrounds RMS Titanic as Thomas Andrews meticulously oversees her construction. Shipbuilder magazines showcase grand vessels like Mauretania and Empress of Britain that grace our oceans with elegance and power. Delve into history through shipbuilding magazine covers that capture moments frozen in time. The book about RMS Titanic reveals Thomas Andrews' dedication and tragic fate intertwined with this iconic vessel's story. Witness Casabianca taking shape under construction in St Ives, Cornwall in 1877—a symbol of human ingenuity pushing boundaries. The Cardiff pilot cutter No12 Baratanach finds solace on St Ives' sandy beach after its birth in 1879—proof that even humble ships have stories worth telling. From towering giants to humble cutters, shipbuilding is an art form passed down through generations—a symphony composed by master craftsmen who breathe life into steel and wood alike. These unsung heroes create vessels that carry dreams across vast oceans—the true architects of maritime marvels.