Spithead Collection

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review
A panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee

The British Fleet - Spithead, 1914
Britains Bulwarks. The great fleet assembled at Spithead, Portsmouth - July 16th - 20th 1914 for King George Vs inspection, three weeks after the declaration of war against Germany

Spithead & Shoreham Air Ferries Poster
Poster, Spithead & Shoreham Air Ferries, showing a passenger plane G-ABVB above a map of the south coast. Save time, see more, give your holiday a flying start

1889 photograph - RMS Teutonic - from an album of images relating to the launch of the vessel, which was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast

Spithead panorama, ships on south side
Panorama of the Coronation Review: the left-hand section, showing ships on the south side. A Spithead panorama, looking west: home fleet battleships headed by the Nelson foreign warships

German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, 1937. The Graf Spee attending the Fleet Review for the coronation of King George VI at Spithead, Hampshire

SS Berengaria Passing Spithead, 1935
Photograph of the Cunard Liner SS Berengaria passing through the lines of the British Fleet, assembled for the Spithead Review, on her homeward journey from New York

A submarine crew line the decks as they await the Britannia and the Queen for the Silver Jubilee Royal Navy Review. Lined up at Spithead for the Jubilee Review of the Fleet. 28th June 1977

Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time

Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Royal Spithead Hotel Date: circa 1909

Dreadnoughts. From the deck of H.M.S. Superb showing heavier vessels in the Home Fleet during manoeuvres at Spithead
2915215 Dreadnoughts. From the deck of H.M.S. Superb showing heavier vessels in the Home Fleet during manoeuvres at Spithead 1914.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Spithead naval review
2602577 Spithead naval review; (add.info.: Spithead naval review, 1887, Neptune and Vulcan, riding a Whitehead torpedo, toasting Queen Victoria at the time of her Golden Jubilee review of the fleet)

HMS Pegasus - ex HMS Ark Royal
HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier, which saw action in WWI and in the 1920s She was re-named in 1934

Early Coastal Survey Map of the Isle of Wight, Spithead and Portsmouth Harbour 1794
This is a colour reproduction of the attractive coastal chart of the Isle of Wight, Spithead and Portsmouth Harbour originally published in 1794 by Jos Avery

A Japanese Man of War warship in the Spithead Review of 1902

Japanese Man of War battleship, Spithead Review in 1902

The Naval Review, Queen Victoria's Jubilee

RMS Titanic, May Collection, archive of ephemera
RMS TITANIC MAY COLLECTION, small archive of personal ephemera relating to Titanic passengers Richards and Stanley May. It includes a South Western Hotel luncheon menu from July 1914 for the Spithead

HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal)
Royal Navy - HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier

Luncheon menu, Assembly of Fleet at Spithead, Southampton
South Western Hotel, Southampton, luncheon menu from 19 July 1914 for the Spithead Review, signed by Richard and Stanley May, in the May brothers personal archive of shipping items. Date: 1914

Small archive of May brothers personal ephemera
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, May Collection. Small archive of personal ephemera relating to Titanic passengers Richard and Stanley May

Kamov Ka-27PS 60 Red
Russian Navy - Kamov Ka-27PS 60 Red (msn 88610), aboard the Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko, during a Spithead Naval Review on 28 June 2005. Date: 2005

The Naval Review at Spithead, Her Majesty the Queen on Board the "Victoria and Albert"inspecting the Fleet
1060065 The Naval Review at Spithead, Her Majesty the Queen on Board the " Victoria and Albert" inspecting the Fleet (engraving) by Durand

Spithead, Uppark, Sussex, 1868 (oil on canvas)
CH402315 Spithead, Uppark, Sussex, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Cole, George (1810-83); 86.3x122 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The greatest assembly of warships the world has seen (litho)
3643107 The greatest assembly of warships the world has seen (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The greatest assembly of warships the world has seen)

Naval Review at Spithead, the Big Guns of the "Sultan", Sailors working Battery before the Shah (engraving)
1052956 Naval Review at Spithead, the Big Guns of the " Sultan", Sailors working Battery before the Shah (engraving) by English School

The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1059826 The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review at Spithead)

The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1059825 The Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review at Spithead)

The visit of the French Fleet, the Review as Spithead by H M The Queen (engraving)
1036661 The visit of the French Fleet, the Review as Spithead by H M The Queen (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Emperor of Germany at Spithead (engraving)
1046513 The Emperor of Germany at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor of Germany at Spithead)

Dressing an Ironclad with Flags at Spithead in Honour of the Wedding of the Princess Beatrice (engraving)
1041010 Dressing an Ironclad with Flags at Spithead in Honour of the Wedding of the Princess Beatrice (engraving) by English School

The Coronation Review at Spithead, the Kings Yacht "Victoria and Albert"steaming Eastwards down the Lines D
1040936 The Coronation Review at Spithead, the Kings Yacht " Victoria and Albert" steaming Eastwards down the Lines D and E (engraving) by Dixon

Her Majesty going on Board the "Albion, "at Spithead (engraving)
1095623 Her Majesty going on Board the " Albion, " at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majesty going on Board the " Albion)

Coronation Decorations in the Provinces (engraving)
1629854 Coronation Decorations in the Provinces (engraving) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation Decorations in the Provinces, A Study in Flags, Palmerston Road)

Inspection of the Italian Squadron at Spithead by the Prince of Wales on 13 July
1100043 Inspection of the Italian Squadron at Spithead by the Prince of Wales on 13 July, Evolution of the Torpedo Flotilla (litho) by English School

Illumination of the Combined British and Italian Squadrons at Spithead, 12 July (engraving)
1100042 Illumination of the Combined British and Italian Squadrons at Spithead, 12 July (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The mutiny at Spithead: hauling down the red flag AD 1797
1192485 The mutiny at Spithead: hauling down the red flag AD 1797 by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

A spectacle of astonishing grandeur offered the night lighting of the fleet... (colour litho)
2809319 A spectacle of astonishing grandeur offered the night lighting of the fleet... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Coronation Naval Review before King Edward at Spithead, 16 August (litho)
1600923 The Coronation Naval Review before King Edward at Spithead, 16 August (litho) by Cull, Alma Claude Burlton (1880-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Coronation Naval Review before King Edward at Spithead, 16 August (litho)
1600922 The Coronation Naval Review before King Edward at Spithead, 16 August (litho) by Cull, Alma Claude Burlton (1880-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1591670 The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead)

The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1591669 The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead)

The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1591292 The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead)

The Naval Review, Fleet assembling at Spithead, Ships taking up their Position (engraving)
1596040 The Naval Review, Fleet assembling at Spithead, Ships taking up their Position (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review)

Royal Navy ships off Spithead, Hampshire. 1860

The Naval Review, Spithead, 23 July 1886 (chromolitho)
668153 The Naval Review, Spithead, 23 July 1886 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review, Spithead, 23 July 1886)

The Naval Review at Spithead (colour litho)
559459 The Naval Review at Spithead (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Review at Spithead)

Memorial, at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George
Memorial at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George, sunk on the heel of Spithead on 29 August 1782. 1780s

Fitting out a War Steamer (engraving)
1607887 Fitting out a War Steamer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fitting out a War Steamer)

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead (engraving)
1608749 The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead)

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead (engraving)
1608746 The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead (engraving) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead)

Westland Wessex passenger aircraft G-ABVB, of the Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation Co, also known as the Spithead Ferry. Date: circa 1932

The British Fleet at Spithead (engraving)
1619576 The British Fleet at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Fleet at Spithead)

The Great Coronation Review at Spithead (engraving)
1629849 The Great Coronation Review at Spithead (engraving) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Coronation Review at Spithead, a Rehearsal of the Illuminations)

Advert, Samson Barnett Diving Apparatus
Advertisement for Samson Barnett, Diving Apparatus Manufacturer to the Royal Navy. 1862

Queen Victorias farewell to the Duke of Wellington, 131 guns, Spithead, 11 March 1854. 1854

The French Squadron at Spithead, Admiral Lord Clanwilliam and Admiral Gervais meeting on Board the Fire Queen
1591852 The French Squadron at Spithead, Admiral Lord Clanwilliam and Admiral Gervais meeting on Board the Fire Queen (engraving) by Overend

The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1591291 The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead)

Old Naval Reviews (engraving)
1596043 Old Naval Reviews (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Naval Reviews. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 August 1889)

The Queens Birthday Naval Parade at Portsmouth, the Royal Salute (litho)
1599709 The Queens Birthday Naval Parade at Portsmouth, the Royal Salute (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

The End of a Historic Commission (litho)
1601054 The End of a Historic Commission (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of a Historic Commission, the Return of the " Terrible" to England)

The Coronation Naval Review at Spithead, 16 August (litho)
1600924 The Coronation Naval Review at Spithead, 16 August (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coronation Naval Review at Spithead, 16 August)

HMS "Prince George, "to be commanded by the Duke of York during the Visit of the United States Fleet to
1598380 HMS " Prince George, " to be commanded by the Duke of York during the Visit of the United States Fleet to Spithead (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Experimental Firing of the Bellerophon at the Royal Sovereign at Spithead (engraving)
1099235 Experimental Firing of the Bellerophon at the Royal Sovereign at Spithead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Naval Events of the Year (engraving)
1060040 Naval Events of the Year (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval Events of the Year)

"Three Cheers for the Colonials!"a Sketch at Spithead (litho)
1042340 " Three Cheers for the Colonials!" a Sketch at Spithead (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Three Cheers for the Colonials)

Plan showing Position of the Fleet at Spithead at the Naval Review (engraving)
1042327 Plan showing Position of the Fleet at Spithead at the Naval Review (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the End of the Coronation Review at Spithead, Admirals and Captains going to the Kings Reception on the Royal Yacht
1040651 At the End of the Coronation Review at Spithead, Admirals and Captains going to the Kings Reception on the Royal Yacht (litho) by Martino

HMS Amphibian and HMS Lion, Spithead, July 1912
HMS Amphibian (naval aero-hydrople or seaplane) flying over the battle cruiser HMS Lion at Spithead, July 1912. Date: 1912

Her Majestys Experimental Squadron (engraving)
1101353 Her Majestys Experimental Squadron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Majestys Experimental Squadron)

Naval Review at Spithead, the Big Guns of the "Sultan", Sailors Working Battery before the Shah (engraving)
1049182 Naval Review at Spithead, the Big Guns of the " Sultan", Sailors Working Battery before the Shah (engraving) by English School

The Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1046420 The Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead, the Illumination of the Fleet)

Bird s-Eye View of Portsmouth Harbour (engraving)
1047894 Bird s-Eye View of Portsmouth Harbour (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird s-Eye View of Portsmouth Harbour)

The Russian Corvettes off Spithead (engraving)
1054294 The Russian Corvettes off Spithead (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Russian Corvettes off Spithead)

Sketches at the Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1048838 Sketches at the Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Naval Review at Spithead)

The Night of the Great Naval Review, the Illuminations (engraving)
1600925 The Night of the Great Naval Review, the Illuminations (engraving) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Night of the Great Naval Review, the Illuminations)

Coronation Night Illuminations at Portsmouth and in London (litho)
1600903 Coronation Night Illuminations at Portsmouth and in London (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation Night Illuminations at Portsmouth and in London)

Thirty Miles of War-Ships at Spithead in the Year of the Queens Diamond Jubilee, 26 June 1897 (litho)
1598320 Thirty Miles of War-Ships at Spithead in the Year of the Queens Diamond Jubilee, 26 June 1897 (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wooden Walls of England, the Great Naval Review at Spithead in 1856 (litho)
1597643 The Wooden Walls of England, the Great Naval Review at Spithead in 1856 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wooden Walls of England)

Destruction of the "Eastern Monarch"Troop Ship by Fire, at Spithead (engraving)
2772028 Destruction of the " Eastern Monarch" Troop Ship by Fire, at Spithead (engraving) by Ubsdell, Richard (fl.1828-63); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1591298 The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead)

The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving)
1591297 The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead (engraving) by Speed, Lancelot (1860-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Jubilee Naval Review at Spithead)

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Discover the rich maritime history of Spithead: a gateway to adventure and naval glory. From the bustling port of Portsmouth to the serene shores of Southsea, this coastal gem has witnessed countless historic moments that shaped Britain's seafaring legacy. Step back in time with an Isle of Wight Aviation Poster from 1935, showcasing the pioneering spirit that took flight from these very grounds. Feel the excitement as you imagine being part of the grand Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review in 1935, where majestic ships paraded for all to admire. Experience the thrill & Shoreham Air Ferries through a vintage poster, transporting you to an era when air travel was still a novelty. Marvel at The British Fleet - Spithead, 1914 photograph capturing a powerful fleet readying itself for duty during World War I. Delve even further into history with an 1889 photograph featuring RMS Teutonic's launch – witness her majesty taking her first steps towards conquering the seas. Immerse yourself in a breathtaking Spithead panorama and let your eyes wander across ships lining its southern side. Witness SS Berengaria Passing Spithead in 1935; feel the awe-inspiring presence of this magnificent vessel as it sails by. Learn about Turbinia -the first steam turbine-powered steamship- revolutionizing maritime technology forever. Travel across continents with A Japanese Man-of-War warship participating in Spithead Review of 1902; embrace cultural exchange amidst naval splendor. Relive Queen Victoria's Jubilee through The Naval Review and honor her enduring reign alongside proud sailors. Lastly, pay tribute to RMS Titanic within May Collection's archive of ephemera; remember those who sailed bravely but tragically on her fateful voyage. Spithead beckons you to explore its captivating past – embark on a journey filled with tales of triumphs and tribulations that have left an indelible mark on maritime history.