Shipping Wonders Of The World Collection

Cunard White Star liner Berengaria, approaching Cunard pier, 1936
Approaching Her Berth. A striking photgraph of the Cunard White Star liner Berengaria (ex-Imperator, 52, 101 tons), assisted by tugs, coming into the Cunard pier, 1936

Shipping Wonders of the World Part I advertisement, 1935
Shipping Wonders of the World Part I advertisement, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie, 1937
One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie is a vessel of 86, 496 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

An Orient Liner berthed in Woolloomooloo Bay, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Late Sir James Alfred Ewing, KCB, 1937
The Late Sir James Alfred Ewing, K.C.B. presided over the cryptographic staff of the Naval intelligence division for some time during the war of 1914-18, 1937

One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

Shore End of a submarine cable is generally laid from a lighter, 1937
Shore End of a submarine cable is generally laid from a lighter which is paid out to sea as the cable is paid out, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

HMS Hood was laid down in 1916 and completed in 1920, 1937
The Largest Warship in the World. - H.M.S. Hood was laid down in 1916 and completed in 1920, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937
In the Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Rhe largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, 1937
Off Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, the largest British racing yachts compete during Cowes Week, the first week in August, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Seen from a crane, the River Clyde has appearance of a long narrow dock basin, 1937
Seen from a Mammoth crane, the River Clyde has the appearance of a long narrow dock basin, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

First-Class Dining Saloon in the Queen of Bermuda, 1937
The First-Class Dining Saloon in the Queen of Bermuda has a well-opening in the centre to give increased height and added illumination, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Last Moments of the Sinking Battleship HMS Victoria, 1893, 1937
Last Moments of the Sinking Battleship. - An impression of H.M.S. Victoria a short time before she went down by the head, causing great loss of life, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Three Funnels of the Monarch of Bermuda, the Furness Withy luxury liner, 1937
The Three Funnels of the Monarch of Bermuda, the Furness Withy luxury liner, are black, with one narrow and one wide band of deep red, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

All Electric from Stem to Stern - The Monarch of Bermuda, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Drakes flagship on his voyage round the world, replica, 1937
Drakes flagship on his voyage round the world is represented by a fine model of the Golden Hind specially built for Navy Week displays at Plymouth, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Modern liners for Far Eastern Services of the German Lloyd Line built in 1935, 1937
For the Far Eastern Services of the German Lloyd Line, three modern liners were built in 1935, the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and the Posdam, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Brikenhead Docks lie on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936
Fomerly rivals to the Liverpool Docks, the Brikenhead Docks lie opposite, on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

Leaving the Landing Stage at Liverpool, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world, from the River Mersey
Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world. A Large portion of the 6 1/2-miles stretch of dockland along the River Mersey, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

The Landing Stage at Liverpool, 1936
The Landing Stage at Liverpool, at which the largest vessels can berth at all states of the tide, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

HRH Duchess of York with Duke of York, launching Strathmore on April 4, 1935, (1936) Artist
A Happy Ceremony. H.R.H. the Duchess of York, accompanied by the Duke of York, about to launch the P. & O. liner Strathmore on April 4, 1935, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

1936 worlds fastest single-engined boat Miss Britain III, 1936
Top Speed. At the beginning of 1936 the worlds fastest single-engined boat was Miss Britain III, driven, built and owned by Mr. Huber Scott-Paine, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

A Training Ship for Fifty-Two Years, the Joseph Conrad is now registered as a yacht, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Sailing Into Newlyn Harbour, the Isabella, a two-masted Lancashire type schooner
Sailing Into Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, in a fresh breeze. The Isabella is two-masted Lancashire type schoner of 97 tons gross, registered at Barrow, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

The Ship that Became A Dry Dock, 1937. The remains of the Canton. Which was sunk in Limehouse, London, in 1829 to form a dry dock. Here we see the dry dock during extension work in 1898

The fine Staircase Hall in the First Lords residence at the Admiralty, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Attractive Colouring of the Union Castle liner Stirling Castle, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

A Twin-Screw motorship, the Stirling Castle built by Harland and Wolff, 1937
A Twin-Screw motorship of 25, 550 tons gross, the Stirling Castle was built by Harland and Wolff, Ltd. for the Union-Castle Lines South African Royal Mail service, 1937

French Antarctic Expedition under Captain JSC Dumont d Urville, August 1833, 1937
A French Antarctic Expedition under the command of Captain J. S. C. Dumont d Urville sailed in August 1833 to the waters that Ross was to explore in the next five years, 1937

Rosss Antarctic Voyage in the Erebus and the Teror, November 12, 1840, 1937
Rosss Antarctic Voyage in the Erebus and the Teror started from Hobart, Tasmania, on November 12, 1840, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Natives loading bananas at Kingston, Jamaica, chant Scottish psalms, 1937
In Charge of a Precentor - the natives loading bananas at Kingston, Jamaica, chant Scottish psalm tunes as they walk along, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Merchant Ship Types. No. 19 - A River Amazon Trade Cargo-Passenger Ship, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Irish Minstrel, a wooden three-masted schooner, 1937
One of the Survivors of the British coastal sailing vessels, the Irish Minstrel, a wooden three-masted schooner of 154 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

American Naval Diver wears three-fingered watertight rubber gloves, 1937
An American Naval Diver wears three-fingered watertight rubber gloves unlike the British diver, who generally works with bare hands, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Launching of giant new British liner the RMS Queen Mary, September 26, 1934, (1936) Artist
An Historic Event. The launching of the giant new British liner the R.M.S. Queen Mary on September 26, 1934, at John Brown and Co.s shipyard on the Clyde, 1936

A Modern Ulysses. Gerbault photographed at Suva, in the Fiji Islands, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Yacht that sailed round the world, 1936. The cutter Firecrest. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Gracefully Riding the Seas, 1936. The clipper ship Lightning. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Top Deck of the Strathmore with modern lifeboats, 1936
The Top Deck of the Strahmore showing some of the fine modern lifeboats carried by this liner, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

A Salvage Triumph. The cruiser Gladiator, supported by salvage tugs, 1908, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

The Thrust of the Modern Liners Mighty Engines, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

On the Firth of Forth. Shipbreaking at Bo ness West Lothian, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Illuminated by Floodlights, the distinctive appearance of the Empress of Britain is emphasized, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

Below the Bridges, 1936. The Thames at the Tilbury-Gravesend Ferry. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

An Important Part of the Industry. Scottish girls busy gutting at Yarmouth, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Herring Season in Full Swing, 1937. River Yare, Yarmouth. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

A Many-Bladed Rotor for one of the Queen Marys low-pressure turbines, 1937
A Many-Bladed Rotor for one of the Queen Marys low-pressure turbines undergoig final adjustments in the works of the builders, John Brown and Co. Ltd, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

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"Unveiling the Majestic: Shipping Wonders of the World" Step back in time and witness the grandeur of maritime history with these captivating glimpses into the shipping wonders of yesteryears. Picture yourself standing on Cunard pier in 1936, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the magnificent Cunard White Star liner Berengaria, a true marvel that epitomized luxury and elegance. In 1935, an advertisement proudly showcased a collection titled "Shipping Wonders of the World Part I, " offering a tantalizing glimpse into a world where ships were not merely vessels but floating palaces. Among them was the French liner Normandie, which graced oceans with its presence in 1937, leaving passengers awestruck by its sheer opulence. Imagine strolling along Woolloomooloo Bay in 1937 and witnessing an Orient Liner majestically berthed—a sight that evoked both excitement and wanderlust. Meanwhile, we pay tribute to Sir James Alfred Ewing, KCB—his legacy forever intertwined with these remarkable ships that traversed vast seas. The transatlantic liners held their own allure during this era; none more so than the beloved Mauretania at Southampton in 1937. Passengers marveled at her grace as she embarked on countless journeys across treacherous waters. Delving deeper into maritime engineering feats, we explore how submarine cables are laid from lighters—an intricate process essential for global communication networks. And let us not forget HMS Hood—a vessel born amidst conflict yet completed in 1920—a testament to human resilience and innovation. John Brown & Company's shipbuilding yard at Clydebank reveals itself through images capturing their fitting-out basin—an emblematic hub where dreams took shape upon mighty hulls destined for greatness. Cowes Week showcases another facet of seafaring excellence as British racing yachts compete fiercely against each other—their sails billowing with determination.