Shipping Collection (page 4)

A Cross-Section of H. M. S. King George V by G. H. Davis
A cross-section of a 35, 000-ton battleship, the H.M.S. King George V, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, and one of the more modern battleships of its time

Gravesend, Kent
A variety of shipping on the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Date: 1825

Rescue with the breeches buoy
Antique illustration of a Rescue with the breeches buoy

Sailors demonstrating flag semaphore system

Floating Vietnamese fishing village with rocky coastline

Keeping a lookout during exercises of the Barry lifeboat in the Bristol Channel is crew member Mr. Emlyn Davies. 14th May 1970

Carving a wake in the winter grey waters of the Bristol Channel, the Barry lifeboat Arthur and Blanche Harris sets out on an exercise. 13th March 1970

The Boyd Line Fleet sidewinder trawler Arctic Explorer seen here leaving the St Andrews Dock, Hull 11th June 1954

The three-masted French ship Socoa in Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. 1906
View of the starboard side of the three-masted French steel ship Socoa in Falmouth Harbour with tugs alongside. Note the remains of a wooden warship being broken up in the right foreground

The French three-masted barque Magatlan, Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. May 1905
The wooden three-masted French registered barque Magatlan brought to Falmouth harbour after being abandoned at sea and picked up by a British steamer

The French three-masted barque La Fontaine off Falmouth, Cornwall. July 1909
The three-masted barque La Fontaine was built of steel at Ateliers and Chantiers in Nantes in 1899. She was registered in Nantes and owned by Societe Generale d Armement

RMS Transvaal Castle by G. H. Davis
Detailed cross-section drawing of the new mailship for the Union-Castle fleet, R.M.S. Transvaal Castle, which made her maiden voyage from Southampton to South Africa on 18 January 1962

Millwall Docks, London
Taking aboard stores and special equipment for the commonwealth trans-antarctic expeditiion: the Canadian seal-catcher M.V

Old Map Elements
Old map icons, eps 9

Porto in the 1860s (engraving)
KW102545 Porto in the 1860s (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French, out of copyright

Cargo ship in Culebra Cut, Panama Canal, Panama, Central America

Nanban Six-Fold Screen Depicting the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship for Trade
3548717 Nanban Six-Fold Screen Depicting the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship for Trade, Edo Period (ink, colour & gold leaf on paper) by Japanese School

The new lifeboat Augustus and Laura is named by Lady Frances Osborne at Newbiggin. 24th June 1939

The new motor lifeboat Robert and Marcella Beck in Plymouth before its naming ceremony in Plymouth, Devon. 3rd July 1927

The Somerset Maughan seen here returning St Andrews Dock, Hull after a her voyage to the Icelandic fishing grounds. 16th June 1966

SS Canberra leaves on her first voyage after Falklands Service. August 1982

Ship Queen Elizabeth - November 1968, leaves Southampton for the last time. Crowds gather to watch and wave goodbye

The ship Oxfordshire later renamed the Fairstar, the (Fun Ship) was a popular Australian cruise ship operating out of Sydney during a career lasting almost 25 years

Rescue operation of Mini Sub. Mother ship Vickers Voyager with mini sub Pisces V after an attempt to locate the sub. Life line white nylon rope from the stern of the ship. 31st August 1973

The Landing Jetty - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Date: circa 1905

Keflavik on Reykjanes peninsula, monument with anchor in the harbour. europe, northern europe, iceland, august

Sir Arthur Helps, Vanity Fair, Ape
Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet (1822 1907), English shipbuilder born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (county Durham), England. He founded Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in 1852

Island of Principe Historical Map by Van Noort, Circa 1598
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Historical Map of Van Noort at the Island of Principe, 1598. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Deck of container ship, elevated view

Tea Clipper, 1860s, expanded cross-section

Rabelo boats and Dom Luis I bridge in Douro river, Porto
Dom Luis I bridge and rabelo boats from Vila Nova de Gaia. The Dom Lu's I Bridge is a double-decked metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 1730. Newport, Rhode Island, in 1730. Lithograph, American, 1864

Hell Gate Bridge In Queens Under Construction
The Hell Gate Bridge over a part of the East River called Hell Gate, which separates Astoria, Queens, from Wards Island, during construction, mid 1910s. Construction began in 1914 and ended in 1916

Minoans Traders: wall painting from Acrotiri in Thera (Santorini) showing Minoan ships. Bronze Age (3200-1050 BC). The exchange of products with distant countries was served by the well-organized

Historic Docks, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping poster
A poster for shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd, who operated out of Bremen in North Germany. Lines from Southampton - Cherbourg - New York, North America - South America

Chargeurs Reunis shipping
Poster advertising the services of the French shipping line, Chargeurs Reunis, and the various routes they sail to Brazil, Indo-China, French West Africa and the Far East

RMS Titanic, maiden voyage, 10 April 1912

Medals Awarded for Gallantry or Life-Saving at Sea - top row (L-R) Stanhope gold medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society for the bravest life-saving deed of the year

SS Stratheden by Bernard W. Church

Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India
19th century vintage photograph: Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India

Southampton in the Year 1856 (w / c on paper)
SOU80696 Southampton in the Year 1856 (w/c on paper) by Brannon, Philip (1815-90); 62.5x97 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Admirals Hard, Stonehouse, Plymouth, 1865 (oil on canvas)
CH401349 The Admirals Hard, Stonehouse, Plymouth, 1865 (oil on canvas) by Beechey, Richard Bridges (1808-95); 78.7x111.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Off Sunderland, 1871 (oil on canvas)
TW429362 Off Sunderland, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Mills, R. (fl.1871); 25.5x37.8 cm; Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear, UK; eSunderland Museums; British, out of copyright

A new lifeboat, the Will and Fanny Kirby, launched at Seaham Harbour to replace the George Elmy which capsized with the loss of eight men. 21st September 1963

The naming ceremony of the new Barry Dock lifeboat the Arthur and Blanche Harris, was performed on Saturday afternoon at Barry Docks by Lady Traherne, the wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan

General scenes showing workers gathered at Gladstone Docks in Liverpool. 31st October 1967

Only a few groups of men stand chatting at the gate of a deserted Manchester dock May 1951 P011969

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