Sailing Collection

HMS Conqueror submarine returns to Faslane Holy Loch after sinking Argentine battleship General Belgrano South Atlantic Falklands War, July 1982

Seaton, Devon, poster advertising Southern Railway (colour litho)
STC398728 Seaton, Devon, poster advertising Southern Railway (colour litho) by Shoesmith, Kenneth (1890-1939); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Aerial image of Salcombe and East Portlemouth, Kingsbridge Estuary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross

Royal Navy Ships HMS Invincible Aircraft Carrier sailing in the Northern Atlantic October 1985

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

A Fleet Air Arm Sea Harrier prepares to take off from the flight deck of HMS Invincible October 1985

The 96 ft ketch Julnar, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 96 ft ketch Julnar, 1911. Julnar was designed by William Fife and built at Southampton by Summers & Payne to the order of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, the Knight of Kerry, in 1909

HMS Eagle The Royal Navy

Great Yarmouth Breydon Water Norfolk Wherry early 1900s

AJAX NEWS PHOTOS. 1979. SCHEVENINGEN, HOLLAND. - WORLD HALF TON CUP CHAMPIONSHIP - FLEET ROUNDS WEATHER MARK. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF: 31806/1/10 AJAX NEWS PHOTOS. 1979

The sailing ship Eolus seen here arriving at Portsmouth at the beginning of her around the world cruise. August 1973

"Council of War aboard "The Seven Provinces", the Flagship of Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, 10 June 1666, preceding the Four Days Battle: episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War"

Thorne Swing Bridge early 1900s

Istria sailing close-hauled, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Istria sailing close-hauled, 1912. Istria, was designed by Charles Nicholson and originally owned by the architect Sir Charles Allom

The 19-metre Wendula & Mariquita sail close-hauled, 1913
The 19-metre Wendula (renamed Octavia ) & Mariquita sail close-hauled, 1913. Mariquita was designed by William Fife III and Octavia by Alfred Mylne

Sailing on Lake Arrowhead
View shows sailboats on Lake Arrowhead. People on floating platforms are in the forefront. A group of people look out at the lake from the shoreline

STS Malcolm Miller under full sail
STS (Sail Training Ship) Malcolm Miller under full sail. circa 1970s

Union-Castle Line
Poster advertising the Union-Castle Line, a shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and freighters between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977

The Mary Rose, Tudor ship, built in 1510. In service for 34 years, it sank in 1545. Discovered in 1971 it was successfully raised from the sea bed in 1982 amid much publicity. Date: 1982

The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close hauled, 1933
The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close-hauled, 1933. Velsheda was designed by Charles E Nicholson and built in 1933 for Woolworths founder William L Stephenson

Berwick upon Tweed, LNER poster, 1923-1947
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster promoting rail travel to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Artwork by Frank H Mason

Players Please: Sailor, 1955
Players Navy Cut small rectangular counter card. The background is yellow with a cream edge. In the centre is the head and shoulders of a sailor with " H Ms EXCELLENT" on his hatband

Sailing on the lake
The crew of Swallow in a scene from the film Swallows and Amazons

Cutty Sark and HMS Worcester EPW061029
Greenhithe, Kent. The Cutty Sark tea clipper and HMS Worcester berthed outside Ingress Abbey (the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College). Photographed in May 1939 by Aerofilms Ltd

Kraken Attacks a Ship
A kraken attacks a sailing vessel

Poster advertising Aegean cruises around the Greek islands, including Skiathos, Delos, Skyros, Milos and Mykonos

New Zealand travel poster
Poster produced by the Shaw, Saville and Albion Line advertising their passenger liners to New Zealand via the Panama Canal

Tate & Lyle Refinery
A coastal barge sailing by the famous Tate and Lyle sugar refinery works, Plaistow Wharf, off Silvertown, North Woolwich, east London

Discovery from Starboard quarter
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery)

Torquay in Glorious Devon, British Railways poster, c 1950s
Poster produced by British Railways (BR) to promote their services to the holiday destination of Torquay. Artwork by Wootton

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

Racing Yachts
J Class yacht Shamrock V leads Britannia and Velsheda, Cowes Regatta 1933

Swallows and Amazons
The Boat Swallow in the hidden harbour from Swallows and Amazons

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and his 32-foot ketch Suhaili, after completing a 312-day non-stop single-handed voyage around the world

Poster advertising Knysna, South Africa
Poster advertising Knysna, a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A relaxed couple stroll along with golf and fishing tackle

lightning Sailing Ship
Clipper under full sail

SLOCUMs SPRAY
The boat which Joshua Slocum rebuilt and sailed single- handed round the world, 1895-1896

THAMES BARGE SARA
Calm waters, a fine impression of the sailing barge Sara on the River Thames, England. Date: 1960s

COOK: HMS RESOLUTION. Commanded by Captain James Cook on his second and third voyages of discovery. Watercolor by Midshipman Henry Roberts, a member of the ships company

Poster for Lake Garda, Italy
Poster advertising Lake Garda, Italy -- an idyllic scene

Union-Castle
Advertising poster for Union-Castle, Mail Steamship Company Limited, featuring a liner running from Southampton to Cape Town and vice versa next to small sailing dinghies

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Barry Docks 1899
The old and the new, Barry Docks

Ships Royal Nany Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious 1959 Royal Navy. Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious with her complement of Scimitars and Sea Venoms on her deck © Mirrorpix

Viking ship, sunset, silhouette, 3D graphics

The first journey of Victory, 1778. The ship Victory in full sail on calm waters. Date 1922 2nd December. The first journey of Victory, 1778. The ship Victory in full sail on calm waters

Caribbean, Antigua

Cutty Sark in 1923
The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark in Surrey Docks. The iconic craft now housed in dry dock at Greenwich was severely damaged by a fire whilst under restoration on 21st May 2007

Titania
British tea clipper Date: 19th century

CUTTY SARK AT SEA
The Cutty Sark in mid-ocean, with all sails set

Port of Kos Town, Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Thames Sailing Barge
A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London

Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Date: 1876

Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing a Whitstable Hoy, aka The Pilot Boat, and The Red Cap, c1809. Painting on display at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Sledge-party leaving HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

Rhode Island, USA. Point Judith Lighthouse at dusk

Egyptian creation myth. 19th-century artwork of a story from the Egyptian creation myths from the third and second millennia BC

Navy sailor cut-out, 1954
Players Navy Cut cut-out counter-card of a sailor leaning against a wooden post reading a paper

The C. N. Tower and the Toronto skyline, Ontario, Canada
The C.N.Tower and the Toronto skyline, Ontario, Canada

Mayflower in Full Sail
The Mayflower carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America in 63 days, reaching New England in December 1620

Camp on the breaking pack ice, Weddell Sea, 1915
Medium: Oil painting. Artist: George Marston (1882-1940). Expedition: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-17 (Endurance). Leader: Ernest Shackleton

Fishing vessels putting to sea, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909
The Mevagissey fishing fleet putting to sea at high tide. Long oars are being used to manoeuvre the vessels out of the sheltered harbour to enable their sails to catch the wind

Viking Ships /
Dawn raiders

Sailing Ships Date: 1927

Aerial view over the Penryn river and Falmouth, Cornwall, England

A First Rate Taking in Stores, 1818. Artist: JMW Turner
A First Rate Taking in Stores, 1818. Painting held at the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 120 [The Studio Ltd. London & New York, 1940]

Yachting at Cowes
In the foaming wake of a racing cutter Date: 1914

HMS Investigator in the pack, October 8th 1850
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

First discovery of land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

The Bridge at Argenteuil, 1874 (oil on canvas)
XIR59306 The Bridge at Argenteuil, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 60x80 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1900s
A view of the harbour showing a number of different fishing and general purpose vessels, including PZ210, PZ162, PZ323, PZ564. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills

The First Fleet
Some of the First Fleet - eleven British Navy ships under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, which took 750 British convicts to Botany Bay

Old Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Old Fishguard Harbour, with a steamer and sailing ships, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, before the GWR railway station was built

Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships, off Sydney Heads, Australia (b / w photo)
7156948 Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships, off Sydney Heads, Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pamir)

The steam yacht Wanderer (later named Vagus ) hoisting sails

The sailing yachts White Heather and Shamrock, race downwind. Shamrock was designed by William Fife and was Sir Thomas Liptons first challenger for the Americas Cup

The Temple of Dreams by Arild Rosenkrantz
A man and a woman rowing towards a temple. Date: 1930

Spanish Armada - Golden Lion attacks Santa Ana
An Armada episode, the Golden Lion attacking the Santa Ana of the Spanish Armada on 25 July 1588. Date: 1588

A windjammer looming over a London street
Harboured in Dockland - a windjammer looming over a street in by Millwall Dock, London

View of ships at Porth taken from Glendorgal, St Columb Minor, Cornwall. 1890s
Two ships in the bay at Porth. The wall in the centre of the photograph was protecting the old shipyard used for building vessels, not for trading. The bridge to Porth Island can also be seen

Back Quay and Lemon Quay, Truro, Cornwall. 1900s
Back Quay and Lemon Quay, from Lemon Street bridge looking towards Truro school on the hill in the background. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The boat yard corner of the inner harbour at low tide with a large number of fishing boats including FY386 ZONA and FY145

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Sailing through history: From the majestic Union-Castle Line to the charming coastal town of Berwick upon Tweed, this LNER poster from 1923-1947 invites you on an adventure. Feel the wind in your hair as you witness the STS Malcolm Miller under full sail, a sight that never fails to mesmerize. The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda showcases its prowess while sailing close hauled in 1933, leaving spectators in awe. Explore Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight through an enchanting aviation poster that captures the essence of this picturesque destination. 'Players Please: Sailor' takes us back to 1955 with a nostalgic reminder of sailors enjoying their well-deserved break. Discover the legendary tale of The Mary Rose and immerse yourself in its fascinating history. An enticing poster advertising Knysna, South Africa beckons with promises of breathtaking sailing experiences amidst stunning landscapes. Witness racing yachts competing fiercely against each other, showcasing their skills and determination on open waters. Cutty Sark and HMS Worcester stand tall together in EPW061029 photograph - a testament to maritime heritage and strength combined. Torquay shines brightly in Glorious Devon as depicted by British Railways poster from the 1950s; it's where sailing dreams come true. Beware as Kraken Attacks a Ship - a thrilling depiction reminding us of both danger and excitement that comes with venturing into unknown waters.