Sinking Collection (page 16)

The Defeat of an Ionian Fleet, illustration from Hutchinson
IL340199 The Defeat of an Ionian Fleet, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho) by Wigfull, William Edward (1875-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: in 696 BC Kirua)

Sixteen Pirate ships in the pay of the Turks sunk by Italians in their galleons
STC255678 Sixteen Pirate ships in the pay of the Turks sunk by Italians in their galleons and galleasses, illustration from Pregi della Toscana Nell Imprese piu Segnalate de Cavalieri di Santo

Sea storm and shipwreck (oil on wood)
BFM286891 Sea storm and shipwreck (oil on wood) by Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712-74); 21x27.5 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany; Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Ship dashed against ship, till the Persian dead strewed the deep like flowers
STC306477 Ship dashed against ship, till the Persian dead strewed the deep like flowers, illustration from The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor, 1st edition, 1913 (colour print) by Crane

The Nautilus, illustration from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea
CHT213079 The Nautilus, illustration from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97) Paris, Hetzel

Baltic Scene of a Sunset (w / c on paper)
AGN271171 Baltic Scene of a Sunset (w/c on paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Lord Bridports Action off Port L Orient, June 23rd 1795
STC131141 Lord Bridports Action off Port L Orient, June 23rd 1795, engraved by Bailey for J. Jenkinss Naval Achievements, 1816 (colour engraving) by Whitcombe

H. M. Pandora foundering, from The Eventful History of the Munity
CHT164560 H.M. Pandora foundering, from The Eventful History of the Munity and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: its cause and consequences by John Barrow

Morning after the Battle of the Nile (oil on canvas)
REA197459 Morning after the Battle of the Nile (oil on canvas) by Dodd, Robert (1748-1815); 62x90 cm; Private Collection; eRoyal Exchange Art Gallery at Cork Street, London; English, out of copyright

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, British Minister of War, killed in the sinking of HMS Hampshire while on his way to
6000426 Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, British Minister of War, killed in the sinking of HMS Hampshire while on his way to Russia, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled

Two British RAF Short Sunderland flying boats rescuing the crew of the merchant ship Kensington Court
6014673 Two British RAF Short Sunderland flying boats rescuing the crew of the merchant ship Kensington Court, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-32, World War II

Destruction of the Ocean Monarch, 24 August 1848
3870622 Destruction of the Ocean Monarch, 24 August 1848 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); The Parker Gallery; (add.info.: Destruction of the White Diamond Line American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch)

The Kraken drags down a ship (coloured engraving)
1147339 The Kraken drags down a ship (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; German, out of copyright

Thirty-Six Years Progress in Submarine Navigation (engraving)
1598525 Thirty-Six Years Progress in Submarine Navigation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirty-Six Years Progress in Submarine Navigation)

Wreck of the "Orion"(engraving)
1612239 Wreck of the " Orion" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wreck of the " Orion")

Rock Drill, Shaft-sinking by means of Rock Drills Mounted on a Duplex Swivel-jointed Bar (engraving)
5207109 Rock Drill, Shaft-sinking by means of Rock Drills Mounted on a Duplex Swivel-jointed Bar (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rock Drill)

British fleet attacking Castillo del Morro, Cuba, 1761 (chromolitho)
964796 British fleet attacking Castillo del Morro, Cuba, 1761 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British fleet attacking Castillo del Morro, Cuba, 1761)

The sinking of the Lusitania, World War I, 7 May 1915 (litho)
972811 The sinking of the Lusitania, World War I, 7 May 1915 (litho) by Millar, Addison Thomas (1850-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sinking of the Lusitania, World War I, 7 May 1915)

A rescue at sea in the year 2000 (chromolitho)
974587 A rescue at sea in the year 2000 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rescue at sea in the year 2000)

Battle of Ushant (Glorious First of June), 1794 (chromolitho)
973934 Battle of Ushant (Glorious First of June), 1794 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Ushant (Glorious First of June), 1794

Dramatic lifeboat rescue of the coast of Brittany (colour litho)
3097493 Dramatic lifeboat rescue of the coast of Brittany (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dramatic lifeboat rescue of the coast of Brittany)

The Russo-Japanese War: three Japanese transport ships sunk in a raid by the Vladivostok Squadron (colour litho)
3097399 The Russo-Japanese War: three Japanese transport ships sunk in a raid by the Vladivostok Squadron (colour litho) by French School

Blockade of the Russian naval squadron at Port Arthur (engraving)
3097391 Blockade of the Russian naval squadron at Port Arthur (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blockade of the Russian naval squadron at Port Arthur)

The Russo-Japanese War: sinking of the Japanese troop transport Kinshu Maru by the Russian Navys Vladivostok Squadron
3097378 The Russo-Japanese War: sinking of the Japanese troop transport Kinshu Maru by the Russian Navys Vladivostok Squadron (colour litho) by French School

The Russo-Japanese War: the heroic death of the captain of the Russian minelayer Yenisei (colour litho)
3097354 The Russo-Japanese War: the heroic death of the captain of the Russian minelayer Yenisei (colour litho) by French School

Crash of the balloon Gay-Lussac in the English Channel (colour litho)
3099234 Crash of the balloon Gay-Lussac in the English Channel (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crash of the balloon Gay-Lussac in the English Channel)

The London Water Supply, jottings at the Kent Waterworks (engraving)
1053762 The London Water Supply, jottings at the Kent Waterworks (engraving) by Murray, William Bazett (fl.1871-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Water Supply)

The Sinking of the "Kow Shing", the British Officers arguing with the Chinese Generals (litho)
1048153 The Sinking of the " Kow Shing", the British Officers arguing with the Chinese Generals (litho) by Nash

The Sinking of the Rebel Ship "Blanco Encalada"by the Government Torpedo-Catchers "Almirante
1062663 The Sinking of the Rebel Ship " Blanco Encalada" by the Government Torpedo-Catchers " Almirante Lynch" and " Almirante Condell

Scene on the deck of The Rurik before she sank (litho)
1092881 Scene on the deck of The Rurik before she sank (litho) by Matania, Edouardo (1847-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene on the deck of The Rurik before she sank)

Sinking of the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi by the Austrian submarine U-4, World War I
980280 Sinking of the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi by the Austrian submarine U-4, World War I, 18 July 1915 (colour litho) by Austrian School

Sinking
David Caballero

Sinking
Christophe Kiciak

Never Let Go
Karen Jones

Enemy merchant ship of about 10, 000 tons sunk after R. A. F
Enemy merchant ship of about 10, 000 tons sunk after R.A.F. Bomber Command minelaying operations near Bordeaux. Bay of Biscay. Pictures taken 13th April 1944

The Norwegian cargo ship Burgos seen here sinking after she struck a mine in the North Sea north of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All 32 crew were rescued by HMS Pelican 28th March 1940

The Kriegsmarine destroyer Georg Thiele photographed from a Royal Nav destroyer after having been run aground during the Second Battle of Narvik. 13th April 1940

Aerial images of HMS Ark Royal healing over to starboard after being torpedoed by German U-boat U81 13th November 1941 with HMS Legion in attendance to take off the crew of the stricken aircraft

German Transport sunk in Narvik Harbour, Ofotfjord, Norway during the Second Battle of Narvik. 13th April 1940

U-boat sinking in Atlantic Ocean, successfully taken out by a Short Sunderland British flying boat patrol bomber, April 1944. Sunday Pictorial Published Picture 23/04/1944

The last moments of German submarine U973 following a rocket attack by a Swordfish aircraft (816 Sqn Fa/X) from HMS Chaser in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 70.04N

British raid on the Lofoten Islands, where oil plants were put out of action, oil stocks burned, prisoners taken and large parties of Norwegian volunteers brought back to serve in the Allied forces

The armed Italian supply ship Giacoma, bound from Sicily to Tripoli, seen here ablaze and sinking having been hit amidships during a gun engagement with the Royal Navy submarine HMS Porpoise

HMS Barham, which was eventually torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

HMS Barham, torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

The British Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Ark Royal lists badly after being torpedoed by German U-boats 30 miles off the coast of Gibraltar during the Second World War

The "Duc De Genes", a 12, 000 ton boat from La Valence Genes in Italy
The " Duc De Genes", a 12, 000 ton boat from La Valence Genes in Italy, pictured after being struck by a torpedo off the coast of Spain during the Second World War. Circa 1942

"Spurlos Versenkt"sunk with out trace. The wake of the torpedo leads from
" Spurlos Versenkt" sunk with out trace. The wake of the torpedo leads from the bows of the German submarine U35 to claim another allied ship

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"Sinking: A Tale of Tragedy and Heroism Through the Ages" In 1903, the RMS Carpathia sailed through treacherous waters, defying fate as it narrowly escaped sinking. Meanwhile, a young girl named Grace Darling fearlessly rowed alongside her father to rescue stranded sailors from a sinking vessel. The haunting memory of "The Sinking of the Bismarck" in 1941 still lingers, reminding us of the devastating power that lies beneath the waves. An enchanting 19th-century French engraving captures this maritime disaster with its intricate details and somber atmosphere. As we delve into history's depths, we come across artifacts like the Titanic Shipwreck Registration—a chilling reminder of mankind's hubris and nature's merciless force. The Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 witnessed ships sinking amidst fierce combat, leaving behind tales etched in time. The tragic fate that befell LUSITANIA serves as a stark reminder that even grand vessels can succumb to unforeseen circumstances. Jules Verne's Nautilus submarine emerges from imagination onto artwork, symbolizing both exploration and potential peril beneath turbulent waters. No discussion on sinking is complete without mentioning one of history's most infamous disasters—the Sinking of the Titanic. This catastrophic event continues to captivate hearts worldwide with stories of heroism and loss that unfolded on that fateful night. "The Last Man, " an evocative propaganda piece by Hans Bohrdt depicting a German navy officer facing his own mortality at sea reminds us how war can lead brave souls towards their final descent. G. H Davis' depiction commemorates HMS Courageous' untimely demise—an eternal tribute to those who perished serving their country. Finally, Matania's poignant painting "The Last Shot" encapsulates both sorrow and hope as survivors cling onto life amid wreckage—reminding us that even in moments when all seems lost, the human spirit can prevail.