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Naval Ship Collection (#6)

"The Naval Ship: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Courage

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; Le general Pershing et le vice-amiral... 1917

Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; Le general Pershing et le vice-amiral... 1917. Creator: Jean Clair-Guyot
Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; Le general Pershing et le vice-amiral americain Gleaves, a bord d'un des navires de guerre convoyeurs, 1917

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; L'entrée des transports americains sous... 1917

Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; L'entrée des transports americains sous... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; L'entree des transports americains sous l'escorte de navires de guerre, le 26 juin 1917, dans le port de Saint-Nazaire, 1917

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Les Evenements de Grece; Le 27 juin, venant de Salonique, M.Venizelos, vetu de blanc, vu de dos

Les Evenements de Grece; Le 27 juin, venant de Salonique, M.Venizelos, vetu de blanc, vu de dos, a Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Le 27 juin, venant de Salonique, M.Venizelos, vetu de blanc, vu de dos, a gauche de la bouee sur le pont du contre-torpilleur, rentre au Piree, a bord du contre-torpilleur

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Coup d'etat in Portugal; Revolutionary artillery unit responding to fire from the warships

Coup d'etat in Portugal; Revolutionary artillery unit responding to fire from the warships... 1917 Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; Revolutionary artillery unit responding to fire from the warships "Vasco-de-Gama" and "Guadiana" loyal to the regular government, 1917

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; The 'Chateaurenault' hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown

A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea... 1917. Creator: Unknown

A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea... 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea, the "Chateaurenault" sank by the bow, at 9 o'clock in the morning

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: A French three-deck warship under full sail, 1770. Creator: Johannes Swertner

A French three-deck warship under full sail, 1770. Creator: Johannes Swertner
A French three-deck warship under full sail, 1770

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The 'Öland' Fighting with English Men-of-War in 1704, 1870. Creator: Albert Berg

The "Öland" Fighting with English Men-of-War in 1704, 1870. Creator: Albert Berg
The "-land" Fighting with English Men-of-War in 1704, 1870

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; A Zeebrugge: Schema de l'attaque, 1918. Creator: Unknown

L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; A Zeebrugge: Schema de l'attaque, 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; A Zeebrugge: Schema de l'attaque, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Naval battle. Creator: Willem van de Velde I

Naval battle. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
Naval battle

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Naval Battle, 1753. Creator: Adriaen Manglard

Naval Battle, 1753. Creator: Adriaen Manglard
Naval Battle, 1753. Edition: First edition before plate numbers

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Building the great steam-frigate 'Warrior' at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1860. Creator: Smyth

Building the great steam-frigate "Warrior" at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Building the great steam-frigate "Warrior" at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1860. Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Surveyor of the Navy

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Farewell visit of Garibaldi to Admiral Mundy on board the 'Hannibal' at Naples, 1860. Creator: W

Farewell visit of Garibaldi to Admiral Mundy on board the "Hannibal" at Naples, 1860. Creator: W. L. Thomas
Farewell visit of Garibaldi to Admiral Mundy on board the "Hannibal" at Naples, 1860. The Liberator of the Two Sicilies left Naples for his island home, Caprera

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Apres Zeebrugge, le retour triomphal du... 1918

L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Apres Zeebrugge, le retour triomphal du... 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Apres Zeebrugge, le retour triomphal du "Vindictive" a Douvres: l'equipage pousse des hourras, 1918

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Perseus Killing Medusa, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson

Perseus Killing Medusa, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Perseus Killing Medusa, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 41

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Gun practice on board H.M.S. 'Brilliant', 1860. Creator: Unknown. Gun practice on board H.M.S

Gun practice on board H.M.S. "Brilliant", 1860. Creator: Unknown. Gun practice on board H.M.S
Gun practice on board H.M.S. "Brilliant", 1860. British seamen in the Naval Reserve: scene showing...a gun's crew at lever target-practice - in the act of laying the gun for

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The King George Disabled... 1753. Creator: John Boydell

The King George Disabled... 1753. Creator: John Boydell
The King George Disabled... 1753

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Basin of Minas - Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America... 1860

The Basin of Minas - Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Basin of Minas - Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America - views illustrating the passage of H.M.S. "Styx", having his Royal Highness on board, from Handsport to St

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks

Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Naval Warfare in Paraguay, destruction of a Brazilian gunboat by a torpedo; A visit to... 1875

Naval Warfare in Paraguay, destruction of a Brazilian gunboat by a torpedo; A visit to... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Naval Warfare in Paraguay, destruction of a Brazilian gunboat by a torpedo; A visit to Paraguay during the war, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: H.M.S. 'Termagant' convoying the gun-boats 'Grappler'

H.M.S. "Termagant" convoying the gun-boats "Grappler" and "Forward" through the Straits of Magellan: passing English Narrows - from a sketch by C. Royle, R.N. 1860

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Conquest of Palembang, Sumatra in Indonesia, by Lieutenant-General De Kock, June 24, 1821, 1857

Conquest of Palembang, Sumatra in Indonesia, by Lieutenant-General De Kock, June 24, 1821, 1857

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Creator: Jeronymus van Diest

The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Creator: Jeronymus van Diest
The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Other Title(s): The Arrival of the English Flagship Royal Charles at Hellevoetsluis, Captured during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, June 1667

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: H.M.S. 'Termagant' convoying the gun-boats 'Grappler'

H.M.S. "Termagant" convoying the gun-boats "Grappler" and "Forward" through the Straits of Magellan: steaming through the ice in Wide Channel - from a sketch by C

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Engagement between the 'Bourbonnais' Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Amsterdam Four-Master ‘De Hollandse Tuyn and Other Ships on their Return from Brazil under

The Amsterdam Four-Master ‘De Hollandse Tuyn and Other Ships on their Return from Brazil under the Creator
The Amsterdam Four-Master De Hollandse Tuyn and Other Ships on their Return from Brazil under the Command of Paulus van Caerden, c.1605-c.1640

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Battle of Gibraltar in 1607, c.1621. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

Battle of Gibraltar in 1607, c.1621. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
Battle of Gibraltar in 1607, c.1621. Other Title(s): The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, 25 April 1607

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Defeat of the Spanish at Gibraltar by a Dutch Fleet under the Command of Admiral Jacob van

The Defeat of the Spanish at Gibraltar by a Dutch Fleet under the Command of Admiral Jacob van Heems Creator
The Defeat of the Spanish at Gibraltar by a Dutch Fleet under the Command of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607, 1639

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Combined Fleet in China - transports in Cowloong Bay preparing to get under way for... 1860

The Combined Fleet in China - transports in Cowloong Bay preparing to get under way for... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Combined Fleet in China - transports in Cowloong Bay preparing to get under way for the north - from a sketch by our special artist at Hong-Kong, 1860. British warships at anchor

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The arrival of the Prince of Wales in Plymouth Harbour - H.M.S. 'Impregnable' firing a salute, 1860

The arrival of the Prince of Wales in Plymouth Harbour - H.M.S. "Impregnable" firing a salute, 1860. The future King Edward VII returns from a tour of North America

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573, 1663. Creator: Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff

The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573, 1663. Creator: Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff
The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573, 1663

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship 'Anson' at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth

Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Royal Navy ship launched...in the presence of at least 5000 spectators...The band of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Le 23 avril 1918, au matin, un raid naval... 1918

L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Le 23 avril 1918, au matin, un raid naval... 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Le 23 avril 1918, au matin, un raid naval d'une rare audace etait execute sur le cote flamande, contre Zeebrugge et Ostende

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Les evenements d'orient; Tandis que le Comite National se constituait a Salonique

Les evenements d'orient; Tandis que le Comite National se constituait a Salonique, une escadre franco-britannique s'embossait devant Athenes, 1916

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Arsenal at Naples - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Arsenal at Naples - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Arsenal at Naples - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. The dockyard and arsenal of Naples adjoin the Castel Nuovo and the Royal Palace. The arsenal was built by the Viceroy Mendoza in 1577

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de... 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de... 1916. Creator: Charles Pears
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de destroyers, dessinent un mouvement tournant pour couper la retraite a la flotte allemande de haute mer, 1916

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; 'Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ', 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; "Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le 'Warspite' en action, 1916. Creator: Montague Dawson

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le "Warspite" en action, 1916. Creator: Montague Dawson
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le "Warspite" en action, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse 'Warrior' riposant au feu de six... 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six... 1916
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six adversaires, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Islay, in Peru, the Head-quarters of General Viranco, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Islay, in Peru, the Head-quarters of General Viranco, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Islay, in Peru, the Head-quarters of General Viranco, 1857. H.M.S. Tribune, boats landing troops, Peruvian Squadron...At daylight, on the 27th, large bodies of troops were observed coming from Tama

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Arica, in Peru, attacked by the Squadron of General Viranco, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Arica, in Peru, attacked by the Squadron of General Viranco, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Arica, in Peru, attacked by the Squadron of General Viranco, 1857. British Consul's House, H.M.S. Tribune, Peruvian Frigate - boats firing

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Le 'Vindictive' revenant de Zeebrugge, 1918

L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Le "Vindictive" revenant de Zeebrugge, 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; Le "Vindictive" revenant de Zeebrugge, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Our Ironclad Fleet: H.M.S. Temeraire, launched at Chatham on Tuesday last, 1876. Creator: JR Wells

Our Ironclad Fleet: H.M.S. Temeraire, launched at Chatham on Tuesday last, 1876. Creator: JR Wells
Our Ironclad Fleet: H.M.S. Temeraire, launched at Chatham on Tuesday last, 1876. Her maindeck guns will be broadside, but she will have on her upper deck a "barbette" battery...She will

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Navy's Man-of-War Amsterdam'off the Westerlaag on Y at Amsterdam, 1807. Creator: Nicolaus Baur

The Navy's Man-of-War Amsterdam'off the Westerlaag on Y at Amsterdam, 1807. Creator: Nicolaus Baur
The Navy's Man-of-War Amsterdam'off the Westerlaag on Y at Amsterdam, 1807

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: The Navy's Frigate Rotterdam on the Maas off Rotterdam, 1807. Creator: Nicolaus Baur

The Navy's Frigate Rotterdam on the Maas off Rotterdam, 1807. Creator: Nicolaus Baur
The Navy's Frigate Rotterdam on the Maas off Rotterdam, 1807

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: Du Bosphore a L'Adriatique; Le general autrichien Pflanzer Baltin recu a bord du navire... 1918

Du Bosphore a L'Adriatique; Le general autrichien Pflanzer Baltin recu a bord du navire... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Du Bosphore a L'Adriatique; Le general autrichien Pflanzer Baltin recu a bord du navire italien "Quarto" par le conseil de surveillance italien des forts de la rive orientale de

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; entrée dans les bassins de l'arsenal de Cher... 1918

La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; entrée dans les bassins de l'arsenal de Cher... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; entree dans les bassins de l'arsenal de Cherbourg, le 10 decembre 1918, de l'un des sous-marins livres a la France

Background imageNaval Ship Collection: La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; A bord des navires anglais designes pour aller... 1918

La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; A bord des navires anglais designes pour aller... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La Reddition de la Flotte Allemande; A bord des navires anglais designes pour aller prendre livraison de la flotte allemande, les hommes etaient a leurs postes de combat




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"The Naval Ship: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Courage, and History" From the majestic oil painting "The Fighting Temeraire" to the captivating aerial image of HMS Belfast on the River Thames, naval ships have always held a special place in our hearts. These magnificent vessels have witnessed countless battles and played pivotal roles in shaping history. Take a journey through time as we explore some iconic moments captured by talented creators. In 1839, J. M. W. Turner immortalized "The Fighting Temeraire, " showcasing the grandeur of a ship that had fought valiantly during the Napoleonic Wars. Its fading glory against a vibrant sunset serves as a poignant reminder of changing times. Moving forward to c1939-1941, an unknown artist brings us "The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield. " This powerful depiction pays homage to three British warships that stood united during World War II's darkest days. Their strength and resilience echoed throughout history. Traveling back even further to 1678-80, we encounter "The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale. " The creator skillfully captures the might of this vessel battling treacherous waves amidst nature's fury—a testament to sailors' unwavering determination. Wenceslaus Hollar's masterpiece from 1647 presents us with another perspective—the Dutch Warships (Naves BellicaeHollandicae). These imposing vessels symbolize Dutch maritime power during their Golden Age—an era marked by exploration and trade dominance. Fast-forwarding again to 1941 aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales—another anonymous artist transports us into wartime reality. Amidst smoke-filled skies and turbulent seas, brave sailors stand resolute on deck—a visual representation of courage under fire. Delving into more recent history is PNAV2A-00033—an enigmatic caption hinting at untold stories locked within classified archives—a tantalizing glimpse into naval operations shrouded in secrecy.