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Shipwreck Collection (#50)

"Shipwreck: Tales of Tragedy and Resilience Across the Seas" The Mary Rose: A haunting reminder of a bygone era

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Ship wreck in south beach thailand

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Man sitting boat, woman standing beside

Man sitting boat, woman standing beside

Background imageShipwreck Collection: USS CONSTITUTION: BATTLE. The engagement between USS Constitution and HMS Java

USS CONSTITUTION: BATTLE. The engagement between USS Constitution and HMS Java in the south Atlantic, 29 December 1812: American lithograph, 19th century

Background imageShipwreck Collection: BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, 1813. Oliver Hazard Perry leaving his badly damaged flagship

BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, 1813. Oliver Hazard Perry leaving his badly damaged flagship, the Lawrence, for the Niagara to continue fighting against the British at the Battle of Lake Erie

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Wreck ship in black and white

Wreck ship in black and white in water

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Sea turtle and wreck

Sea turtle and wreck, Townsville, Australia, 2014

Background imageShipwreck Collection: International system of flag signalling - German postcard

International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Wrecks of fishing boats, near Salen, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute

Wrecks of fishing boats, near Salen, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

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Caribbean, Bahamas, Divers explore shipwreck and Gray Reef Sharks

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Caribbean, Bahamas, Diver explore shipwreck and Gray Reef Shark

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Caribbean, Bahamas, Diver Photographs Gray Reef Sharks

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Caribbean, Bahamas, Divers explore shipwreck

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax. Fairview Lawn Cemetery, home to the largest number

Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax. Fairview Lawn Cemetery, home to the largest number of Titanic grave sites in the world, 121

Background imageShipwreck Collection: schooling snappers, Wreck of the RMS Rhone, iron-hulled steam sailing vessel, sank

schooling snappers, Wreck of the RMS Rhone, iron-hulled steam sailing vessel, sank
Schooling snappers, Wreck of the RMS Rhone, iron-hulled steam sailing vessel, sank after the Great Hurricane of 1867 off the coast of Salt Island, near Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Pair of French Angelfish, Wreck of the RMS Rhone, iron-hulled steam sailing vessel

Pair of French Angelfish, Wreck of the RMS Rhone, iron-hulled steam sailing vessel, sank after the Great Hurricane of 1867 off the coast of Salt Island, near Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The sinking of the Chinese ship Kow-Shing by Japanese men-of-war, July 1894

The sinking of the Chinese ship Kow-Shing by Japanese men-of-war, July 1894
SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1894-5. The sinking of the Chinese ship Kow-Shing by Japanese men-of-war, July 1894. Illustration by a Chinese artist for an English newspaper, 1894

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Woman drawing a heart on Zakynthos Beach near wrecked ship, Zakynthos, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Woman drawing a heart on Zakynthos Beach near wrecked ship, Zakynthos, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Picture No. 10761540

Picture No. 10761540
Morocco - The Zahra shipwreck at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean south of the town of Sidi Ifni in southwest Morocco. Africa Date:

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Picture No. 10887576
Shipwreck - at sunset Date:

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Picture No. 10887575
Detail of the Zahra Shipwreck Date:

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Picture No. 10887574
Detail of the Zahra Shipwreck Date:

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Natives of Hispaniola aid Christopher Columbus crew in salvaging supplies from the Santa Maria

Natives of Hispaniola aid Christopher Columbus crew in salvaging supplies from the Santa Maria
SANTA MARIA: WRECK, 1492. Natives of Hispaniola aid Christopher Columbus crew in salvaging supplies from the Santa Maria, wrecked on a coral reef on Christmas Day 1492

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Picture No. 10891578
Tentacled Flathead / Crocodilefish - pair under a part of the Yonlanda Shipwreck (Papilloculiceps longiceps) Date:

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The U. S. S. Arizona in burning clouds of smoke as it sinks, Dec. 7, 1941

The U. S. S. Arizona in burning clouds of smoke as it sinks, Dec. 7, 1941
WWII: PEARL HARBOR, 1941. The U.S.S. Arizona in burning clouds of smoke as it sinks, Dec. 7, 1941

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Three U. S. battleships stricken during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Three U. S. battleships stricken during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
WORLD WAR II: PEARL HARBOR. Three U.S. battleships stricken during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Left to right: USS West Virginia, severely damaged; USS Tennessee

Background imageShipwreck Collection: American survivors of a sunken LCVP landing craft come safely ashore during the D-Day invasion of

American survivors of a sunken LCVP landing craft come safely ashore during the D-Day invasion of Omaha Beach
WORLD WAR II: NORMANDY. American survivors of a sunken LCVP landing craft come safely ashore during the D-Day invasion of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Invasion crafts piled up on wrecked whale causeways at Mulberry Harbor, Normandy

Invasion crafts piled up on wrecked whale causeways at Mulberry Harbor, Normandy, after the storm that followed D-Day
WORLD WAR II: D-DAY, 1944. Invasion crafts piled up on wrecked whale causeways at Mulberry Harbor, Normandy, after the storm that followed D-Day, 6 June 1944

Background imageShipwreck Collection: SS Dicky Wreck

SS Dicky Wreck
The SS Dicky was washed ashore onto Dicky Beach in 1893 during a cyclone. It was re-floated, but again, heavy seas turned the ship about and back onto the sand where it remains to this day

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Dicky Beach is suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within Caloundra urban centre

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Dicky Beach

Dicky Beach is suburb of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, located within Caloundra urban centre

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SS Dicky wreck
SS Dicky was washed ashore onto Dicky Beach in 1893 during cyclone

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Homebush Bay shipwreck

Homebush Bay shipwreck
Main shipwreck at Homebush Bay, near Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The Wreck, Byron Bay

The Wreck, Byron Bay

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Eddystone lighthouse, built on the Eddystone Rock by the English Civil Enggineer

Eddystone lighthouse, built on the Eddystone Rock by the English Civil Enggineer John Smeaton from 1757-1759. Chromolithograph after painting by JMW Turner

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The Little Mermaid visiting the undersea witch for spell to help win love of prince

The Little Mermaid visiting the undersea witch for spell to help win love of prince she rescued from shipwreck. Hans Christian Andersen fairy story illustrated by Monros Orr (b1874)

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Divers salvaging guns from the seabed. Diving suits appear to be Siebes design

Divers salvaging guns from the seabed. Diving suits appear to be Siebes design. From educational plate published Wurtemberg c.1855

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Robinson Crusoe about twenty years after shipwreck, in his cave with family of pet parrot

Robinson Crusoe about twenty years after shipwreck, in his cave with family of pet parrot, cats and kids. From Daniel Defoe The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London 1892

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Ariel on his way back to his master, Prospero, to report on the shipwreck of King Alonso

Ariel on his way back to his master, Prospero, to report on the shipwreck of King Alonso and his party. Illustration for The Tempest for an edition of Shakespeares Works published 1856-1858. Engraving

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Loss of iron paddle-steamer troopship Birkenhead off Simons Bay, S

Loss of iron paddle-steamer troopship Birkenhead off Simons Bay, S
Loss of iron paddle-steamer troopship Birkenhead off Simons Bay, s Africa 26 February 1852. The order Women and children first given by the commanding officer Colonel Seton was obeyed

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Loss of iron paddle-steamer troop ship Birkenhead off Simons Bay South

Loss of iron paddle-steamer troop ship Birkenhead off Simons Bay South Africa 26 February 1852. Commanding officer, Colonel Seton, gave the order Women and children first

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Loss of the Birkenhead iron paddle-steamer troopship which sailed from Queenstown

Loss of the Birkenhead iron paddle-steamer troopship which sailed from Queenstown (Cobh) Ireland for Cape of Good Hope 7 January 1852 Foundered off Simons Bay South Africa 26 February

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Loss of the Birkenhead iron paddle-steamer troopship sailed from Queenstown

Loss of the Birkenhead iron paddle-steamer troopship sailed from Queenstown (Cobh) Ireland for Cape of Good Hope 7 January 1852, foundered off Simons Bay, s Africa on 26 February

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Third Eddystone lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks, 15 miles south of Plymouth in the English Channel

Third Eddystone lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks, 15 miles south of Plymouth in the English Channel, built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) beginning in 1756

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Colossus of Rhodes, lighthouse in the form of a giant marking the entrance of Rhodes

Colossus of Rhodes, lighthouse in the form of a giant marking the entrance of Rhodes harbour by holding a flaming torch in its hand, constructed c292-280 BC. Engraving

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The Ninth Wave, 1850. Oil on canvas, Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) Russian / Armenian painter

The Ninth Wave, 1850. Oil on canvas, Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) Russian / Armenian painter
The Ninth Wave, 1850. Oil on canvas, Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) Russian/Armenian painter. Shipwrecked sailors adrift in sea, clinging to a broken mast. Seascape Shipwreck Survivors Water Wave Sky

Background imageShipwreck Collection: Bird Migration. The lantern of the Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles

Bird Migration. The lantern of the Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England, being used to observe migrating birds

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The third Eddystone lighthouse on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England

The third Eddystone lighthouse on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England. Built by John Rudyerd was first lit in 1709 and destroyed by fire on 2 December 1755

Background imageShipwreck Collection: The fifth Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro

The fifth Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England. Designed by James Douglas, engineer to Trinity House, and constructed between 1878 and 1882




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"Shipwreck: Tales of Tragedy and Resilience Across the Seas" The Mary Rose: A haunting reminder of a bygone era, this shipwreck off the coast of England tells the story of Tudor naval warfare and the lives lost in battle. Grace Darling, rowing with her father: In an act of extraordinary bravery, young Grace Darling risked her life to save survivors from a shipwreck on the treacherous Northumberland coast. Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant - Blackpool, Lancashire: Once majestic and powerful, this wreck now rests silently beneath the waves, reminding us of Admiral Nelson's heroic legacy. The Bay of Panama, Falmouth, Cornwall. March 1891: Amidst stormy seas and fierce winds, tragedy struck as a once-proud vessel succumbed to nature's wrath in these unforgiving waters. Helvetia Wreck - Rhossili Bay, Gower, Wales: Standing as a testament to both human error and Mother Nature's mightiness, this shipwreck captivates all who visit its rugged shores. Doom bar claims another victim – Wrecked on 13th November 1911: The French brigantine Angele met its fate at Padstow's notorious Doom Bar; a chilling reminder that even experienced sailors are not immune to treachery at sea. Zakynthos' Famous Shipwreck Beach from Above: An aerial view reveals an enchanting scene where turquoise waters embrace the remains of a stranded vessel amidst Greece's picturesque Greek Islands. Carbis Bay Chronicles - Bessie & Vulture Collide in Tragic Encounter (1893): Two ships entangled forever in their watery grave off Cornwall’s coastline serve as poignant reminders that maritime disasters can unfold unexpectedly close to home. Man Proposes, God Disposes (1864).