Warships Gallery

View of Hong Kong harbour, with ships and buildings

General panoramic view of Hong Kong harbour, with various ships, including HMS Medway, submarine depot ship, in the centre. To the left are two County class cruisers (with three funnels). To the right is HMS Eagle, an aircraft carrier. On the other side of the water to the right is the Peninsular Hotel. In the foreground are buildings on Gloucester Road: on the left is the China Fleet Club under construction (opened 1934), and further to the right is the Seamen's Mission (opened 1933). Date: 1933

© Mary Evans / Pharcide

Winston Churchill and Sir Alan Brooke

Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left, chats with General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, on the bridge of the warship which is carrying them to General Sir Bernard Montgomery's temporary headquarters somewhere in France. They are pictured somewhere off the French coast. Date: C.1945

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover c1540

The Embarkation at Dover c1540. Henry VIII and his fleet setting sail from Dover to Calais on 31 May 1520 on the way to meet Francis I at The Field of Cloth of Gold. Painting held at The Royal Collection Trust, Hampton Court Palace, London. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1925]

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