Fleets Collection

The Battle of Trafalgar
3892973 The Battle of Trafalgar by Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867); (add.info.: The Battle of Trafalgar (1805)); Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

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

Twas In Trafalgar's Bay
This painting depicts a naval battle between some galleons at Trafalgar Bay, which occurred in 1805, between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies

The 1886 square-rigger ship Balclutha, side view

Lepanto (Monleon)
BATTLE OF LEPANTO The Spanish & Venetian fleets, commanded by Don John of Austria, defeat the Turkish fleet and end Turkish naval supremacy in Mediterranean

Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving)
3647067 Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

H. M. S. Iron Duke
Photograph of Iron Duke, flag-ship of Sir George A. Callaghan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleets. The Dreadnought was specially protected against aerial attack

Battle of Trafalgar
2613389 Battle of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Battle of Trafalgar. The attack on the combined fleets of France and Spain by the British fleet, under the command of the illustrious Lord Nelson)

Victory of Trafalgar
2613390 Victory of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Victory of Trafalgar. This view of the total defeat of the combined fleets of France and Spain)

Battle of Trafalgar
2613391 Battle of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Battle of Trafalgar. The attack on the combined fleets of France and Spain by the British fleet, under the command of the illustrious Lord Nelson)

Tea clipper ship, side view
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, Clippers, Tea Clipper, Fleets, Masts, Naval Vessels, Oceans, Rigging, Sails, Seafaring, Vessels, White Background, Nobody, Horizontal

1st century Roman corbita, side view
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, Ancient Roman, Corbita, Merchant Ship, Ancient History, Empire, Fleets, Merchant Ships, Naval Vessels, Romans, Rowing, Sails, Seafaring

The US navy ship The Constitution, side view
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, American, Warships, USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, American Revolution, Boston, Charlestown, 1797, Fleets, Masts, Naval Vessels, Navy

Collection of ocean liner books
OCEAN LINERS: Good collection of liner books including Union Castle Chronicle, Normandie Her Life and Times, Titanic and The Californian, etc

Battle of Cape Ecnomus, First Punic War
Battle of Cape Ecnomus (Eknomos), a naval battle fought off southern Sicily in 256 BCE between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War. 1. Carthaginian fleet, 2

HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Royal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy

Fleet of English ships at sea lighting warning beacons
History, Europe, Great Britain, Spanish Armada, 1588, Beacons, Communicating, English, Fire, Fleets, Invasions, Lighting, Messages, Naval, Naval Communicating, Navy, Sailing, Sea, Ships, Signals

The 1587 British ship Ark Royal, side view
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, British, Warships, Ark Royal, 1587, Fleets, Hulls, Masts, Military Invasions, Naval Vessels, Navy, Oceans, Rigging, Rowing, Sailors, Sails

The 1514 ship Henry Grace a Dieu, side view
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, British, Warships, Carracks, Henry Grace a Dieu, 1514, British Navy, Fleets, Golden Sails, Great Harry, Masts, Medieval, Naval Vessels

1450 carrack at sea
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, Carrack, 1450, Battleships, Fleets, Industrial, Lateen Sails, Masts, Medieval, Naval Vessels, Rigging, Seafaring, Steam Age, White Background

19th century clipper ship at sea
Technology, Transportation, Ships, Boats, Sailing Ships, Clippers, Tea Clipper, 19th, Century, Fleets, Masts, Naval Vessels, Oceans, Rigging, Sails, Seafaring, Steamships, Usa, Warships

Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets off the North Foreland, AD 1652 (colour litho)
3628512 Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets off the North Foreland, AD 1652 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Actium, 31 BC (engraving)
3647098 Battle of Actium, 31 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Actium, 31 BC)

Blakes three days engagement with Von Trump 1652, illustration from The History of
3794297 Blakes three days engagement with Von Trump 1652, illustration from The History of the British People published by Waverley, c.1940 (colour litho) by Wyllie

The English and Spanish fleets in action (engraving)
6011327 The English and Spanish fleets in action (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The English and Spanish fleets in action)

A chart shewing the several places of action between the English and Spanish fleets
6011320 A chart shewing the several places of action between the English and Spanish fleets, with the places where several of the Spanish ships were destroyed in their return to Spain

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)

Francesco Morosini, called Peloponnesiaco, General Captain of the Fleets of Venice (engraving)
957970 Francesco Morosini, called Peloponnesiaco, General Captain of the Fleets of Venice (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francesco Morosini)

Ships at Brixham, Devon (colour photo)
3095023 Ships at Brixham, Devon (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ships at Brixham, Devon)

Lord Howard of Effringham on the Ark Royal, engaging Don Alonzo da Leyva, Spanish Armada (colour litho)
3094482 Lord Howard of Effringham on the Ark Royal, engaging Don Alonzo da Leyva, Spanish Armada (colour litho) by English School

Admiral Farraguts Fleet engaging the Rebel Batteries at Port Hudson, March
2646253 Admiral Farraguts Fleet engaging the Rebel Batteries at Port Hudson, March, 14th 1863, pub. Currier & Ives, 1863 (colour litho) by American School

A Perspective Draught of Town, Harbour and Forts of Carthagena in 1739
NAM254169 A Perspective Draught of Town, Harbour and Forts of Carthagena in 1739, published 1741 (line engraving) by English School, (18th century); National Army Museum

Engagement between the two fleets off the Isle of Wight, 25 July 1588 (engraving)
6011332 Engagement between the two fleets off the Isle of Wight, 25 July 1588 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frances Day in The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome
Frances Day riding a horse as Polly Brown in the musical comedy, The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome in 1938. The Sketch writes, " she gives her usual delightful, elusive

Scene from the Battle of Trafalgar, Cape Trafalgar, Spain
Scene from the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805), Cape Trafalgar, Spain, fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies. Date: 1805

Our victorious fleets in Cuban waters, 1898 (colour litho)
497553 Our victorious fleets in Cuban waters, 1898 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The launching of English fireships on the Spanish fleet off Calais with Queen Elizabeth I
RAF227086 The launching of English fireships on the Spanish fleet off Calais with Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) on horseback on shore, on the night of 7th August 1588

Naval Battle given near Agouste, 22nd April 1676 (black ink & mapping pen with w / c
449362 Naval Battle given near Agouste, 22nd April 1676 (black ink & mapping pen with w/c on paper) by Bonnet, Sylvain (fl.1672-92); 49.6x38.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Plan du Combat Naval de la Grenade Gagne par Mr. le Cte
2646261 Plan du Combat Naval de la Grenade Gagnepar Mr. le Cte. D Estaing sur l Amiral Byron le 6 Juillet 1779, pub. 1779 (hand-coloured engraving) by French School

The great sea battle (colour litho)
1218772 The great sea battle (colour litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Told in the Huts published by Jarrold & Sons 1916 Cyrus Cuneo); English, out of copyright

Bombardment of Sebastopol by the British and French Allied Armies and Fleets, 17 October 1854 (engraving)
973089 Bombardment of Sebastopol by the British and French Allied Armies and Fleets, 17 October 1854 (engraving) by English School

The Naval Manoeuvres of 1893, Incidents during the Operation (engraving)
1063427 The Naval Manoeuvres of 1893, Incidents during the Operation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres of 1893)

Attack on Santiago on 27th November 1585 (engraving)
3740307 Attack on Santiago on 27th November 1585 (engraving) by Bry, Theodore de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Engagement between the French and English Fleets in the Channel on 10 August 1512 (engraving)
727060 Engagement between the French and English Fleets in the Channel on 10 August 1512 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The fleets face each other, illustration from Giacomo Francos Habiti d
STC255695 The fleets face each other, illustration from Giacomo Francos Habiti d Huomeni de Donne Venetiane, 1609 (litho) by Italian School

The Meeting with the Turkish Fleet (oil on canvas)
5044444 The Meeting with the Turkish Fleet (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

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"Fleets: A Journey Through Naval History" From the majestic British Fleet at Spithead in 1914 to the resounding Victory of the Roman fleet over Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates in 241 BC, they have played a crucial role in shaping history. Picture yourself standing on deck, gazing at the impressive 1886 square-rigger ship Balclutha as it sails gracefully through turbulent waters. Feel the thrill and anticipation of being part of Lepanto's monumental battle, where a united fleet triumphed against all odds. H. M. S. Iron Duke stands tall, symbolizing strength and power that defined an era. As you flip through a collection of ocean liner books, immerse yourself in tales of grandeur and luxury that once graced these magnificent vessels. Transporting us back to Trafalgar's Bay, witness English ships lighting warning beacons amidst tumultuous waves; their unwavering determination echoing through time. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus during the First Punic War showcases naval warfare tactics that forever changed military strategies. Marvel at HMS Swiftsure, a pre-dreadnought battleship from the Swiftsure-class era - its imposing presence evoking both awe and fear among adversaries. Imagine sailing aboard a 1st century Roman corbita with its sleek design cutting effortlessly through azure waters. The sight of Ark Royal emerges from history's depths - this iconic British ship leaves an indelible mark on maritime heritage with its side view etched into memory. They have been more than mere vessels; they are symbols of courage, unity, and exploration throughout centuries. They embody humanity's relentless pursuit for adventure across vast oceans while defending nations' interests. As we reflect upon these glimpses into naval history captured by engravings and photographs alike, let us honor those who sailed these mighty fleets - their legacy lives on within our collective consciousness.