Sinking Collection (page 9)

The sinking of the German submarine SM U-15 after being rammed by the British light
1772414 The sinking of the German submarine SM U-15 after being rammed by the British light cruiser H.M.S. " Birmingham", 9 August 1914 during World War One

Capture of New Orleans, pub. L. Prang & Co. 1888 (colour litho)
2655397 Capture of New Orleans, pub. L. Prang & Co. 1888 (colour litho) by Thulstrup, Thure de (1848-1930); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst, WW1
Sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst, 8 December 1914, in the Battle of the Falklands, First World War. 1914

Trial of a Model of a New Submarine Torpedo-Vessel and Blockade-Runner in the St Georges Swimming Bath
1605598 Trial of a Model of a New Submarine Torpedo-Vessel and Blockade-Runner in the St Georges Swimming Bath, Buckingham Palace Road (engraving) by English School

HMS Bulldog in conflict at Cap-Haitien
The HMS Bulldog in conflict with the flotilla and fort at Cap-Haitien, on the coast of Haiti. The bulldog fires towards what is left of a sinking flotilla

Destruction of a Brazilian Gunboat
During a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865

Sinking of HMS Vanguard (engraving)
1621306 Sinking of HMS Vanguard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinking of HMS Vanguard)

Cortes, having landed on mainland, destroys his fleet
Hernan Cortes, having reached Mexico and discovering already a mutiny, decided to sink the ships to stop any more arising. Men in longboats surround ships, either sunk or sinking. Date: 1519

Cortes orders his men to sink his ships
Hernan Cortes orders his men to sink the ships, so that they cannot retreat. Camp has been set up on the banks, as men in longboats surround various boats either sunk or in the process of sinking

Sinking of the German submarine U-15 by HMS Birmingham (colour litho)
968987 Sinking of the German submarine U-15 by HMS Birmingham (colour litho) by Hodgson, E. S. (fl.1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scuttling of German fleet at Scapa Flow, post-WW1
The scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow after the First World War, June 1919. 1919

Building the Bridge over the Atbara River in the Soudan (b / w photo)
1592556 Building the Bridge over the Atbara River in the Soudan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

His Good Fairy, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (engraving)
1604903 His Good Fairy, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: His Good Fairy, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon)

Foundering of the battleship Kniaz Suvaroff, flagship of Rojdestvensky (litho)
1092883 Foundering of the battleship Kniaz Suvaroff, flagship of Rojdestvensky (litho) by Matania, Edouardo (1847-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foundering of the battleship Kniaz Suvaroff)

Wilhelm von Tegetthof, Austrian admiral, and the Battle of Lissa, 1866 (chromolitho)
1093946 Wilhelm von Tegetthof, Austrian admiral, and the Battle of Lissa, 1866 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm von Tegetthof)

A Serious Mishap on the Journey, the Sledge breaking through the Ice near Cape Cecil Harmsworth (litho)
1042525 A Serious Mishap on the Journey, the Sledge breaking through the Ice near Cape Cecil Harmsworth (litho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

HMS Immortalite sinking the Derelict Zuleika (engraving)
1105286 HMS Immortalite sinking the Derelict Zuleika (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Immortalite sinking the Derelict Zuleika)

First Sino-Japanese War (litho)
1107688 First Sino-Japanese War (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: First Sino-Japanese War)

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn
Capital F. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn (1837-1916), British Conservative politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1885-1886 and 1895-1902) Date: 1900

The remains of the German zeppelin L-15 sinking off the Kentish coast in 1916. The ship was hit by gun fire during an air-raid the previous night

Work at a Coal Mine, III (engraving)
1059883 Work at a Coal Mine, III (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Work at a Coal Mine, III)

The Last of the "Sultan", the Ship sinking in the Comino Channel, between Gozo and Malta (engraving)
1055503 The Last of the " Sultan", the Ship sinking in the Comino Channel, between Gozo and Malta (engraving) by English School

A Shipwreck, (oil on canvas)
659267 A Shipwreck, (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 87.5x137 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shipwreck. Thomas Luny (1759-1837). Oil on canvas

The Loss of the French Droits de L Homme, on 14. 1. 1798 off Ushant after an Attempt to
CH445152 The Loss of the French Droits de L Homme, on 14.1.1798 off Ushant after an Attempt to Land Troops at Bantry Bay, Ireland

Sketches at Olympia (engraving)
1606873 Sketches at Olympia (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Olympia)

The War, sinking Torpedoes at Pillau (engraving)
2773958 The War, sinking Torpedoes at Pillau (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, sinking Torpedoes at Pillau)

The Stukas of the Sea (Colour Litho)
2778544 The Stukas of the Sea (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stukas of the Sea)

Two Sailors From Portoferraio Left Twenty-Four Hours At Sea Clinging To The Eyelash Of A Boat... (colour litho)
2798233 Two Sailors From Portoferraio Left Twenty-Four Hours At Sea Clinging To The Eyelash Of A Boat... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Calais lifeboat coming to the rescue of a wrecked British fishing boat (colour litho)
2779794 The Calais lifeboat coming to the rescue of a wrecked British fishing boat (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Terrible accident during a bridging exercise on the River Isere, France (colour litho)
2779213 Terrible accident during a bridging exercise on the River Isere, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The damage of the libecciata on the coasts of the Tuscan Archipelago, crew leaving a ship... (colour litho)
2815387 The damage of the libecciata on the coasts of the Tuscan Archipelago, crew leaving a ship... (colour litho) by Beltrame

German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho)
2815238 German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Paganini motor ship of the department of Fiume has bravely saved, during a storm... (colour litho)
2778326 The Paganini motor ship of the department of Fiume has bravely saved, during a storm... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Cut in two! (colour litho)
2778227 Cut in two! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cut in two! During a storm in the Bay of Biscay)

Fury of waves on the Black Sea (colour litho)
2777767 Fury of waves on the Black Sea (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fury of waves on the Black Sea)

Sinking Frigate (oil on canvas)
2829484 Sinking Frigate (oil on canvas) by Koekkoek, Hermanus (1815-82); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by George Platton, 1946.; Dutch

Sinking of the Alabama (litho)
3622840 Sinking of the Alabama (litho) by Sheppard, Warren (1858-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinking of the Alabama)

Ancient Greek sea battle (coloured engraving)
3630062 Ancient Greek sea battle (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek sea battle)

The Ass Loaded wth Sponges, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving)
3472115 The Ass Loaded wth Sponges, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

An unscheduled number (colour litho)
2783947 An unscheduled number (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An unscheduled number)

Naval Engagement between the Kearsage and the Alabama, 1864 (colour lithograph)
3239902 Naval Engagement between the Kearsage and the Alabama, 1864 (colour lithograph) by Lebreton, Louis (1818-66); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of the Falklands: Sinking of the Scharnhorst, 1914 (colour litho)
700955 Battle of the Falklands: Sinking of the Scharnhorst, 1914 (colour litho) by Hodgson, E. S. (fl.1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, c. 1825 (colour litho)
1147299 Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, c.1825 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The trade ship was bound for the Bay of Biscay when it sank in 1825)

The Discovery on the Rocks in Queen Charlottes Sound, engraved by B. T. Pouney, c
STC229665 The Discovery on the Rocks in Queen Charlottes Sound, engraved by B.T. Pouney, c.1790-99 (engraving) by Alexander

The loss of the ironclad USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras
PNP253686 The loss of the ironclad USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras, 30th December 1862 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lusitania, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359610 Lusitania, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: RMS Lusitania, Liverpool)

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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.