Steamships Collection (page 2)

Kinburn - the "Curacoa" and "Tribune" Steam-frigates, and "Beagle" Gun-boat, in the Ice, 1856

The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. between 1910 and 1920

The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Harbor, Norfolk, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Event to welcome the return of...two of the heroic defenders of the city of Kars [Crimean War]

The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy take part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire near Southsea Castle

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856 Creator: W Thomas
The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Liberty-Men going on Shore - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire....the entrance to

The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on Sveaborg, 1856. Incident during the Crimean War; Russian-held town [now part of Helsinki, Finland] comes under fire from the French-English-Ottoman alliance

Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Ships launched...from the building-yard of Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co...The first vessel launched was a screw steam-yacht for Mr

Arrival of the Seven Ships of the Australian Squadron at Port Jackson, New South Wales, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Travel views of Europe, 1900s. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, 1900s. Group of people watching ships in a port

Le Loyalisme de L'Afrique Francaise, 1914. Creator: Geiser
Le Loyalisme de L'Afrique Francaise; La tranquillite interieure du pays permit d'envoyer au front sans delai la presque totalite des troupes algeriennes, 1914

La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines, 1914. Creator: Henri Rudaux
La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines flottants fort dangereuses pour le securite des transports, 1914

Les torpilleurs et la "Slava" empechent les Allemands de forcer le detroit d'Irben, c1915) From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

La bataille de Riga; D'apres une aquarelle du lieutenant de vaisseau Novikof, c1915. Creator: Unknown
La bataille de Riga; D'apres une aquarelle du lieutenant de vaisseau Novikof, c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Crimean War. Fort Peter I.; Fort Alexander; Fort Menschikoff; "Bulldog"; "Phlegethon"

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday June 14, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday June 14, 1890, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

"By Water from Greenwich to the Tower" Royal Aquatic Excursion to Greenwich Hospital, 1838, 1937. Boats on the River Thames in London. From "The Said Noble River", by Alan Bell

The French and English Fleets approaching the Aland Islands, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The French and English Fleets approaching the Aland Islands, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Embarkation of French Troops on board English transport Ships, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of French Troops on board English transport Ships, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Mouth of the Danube at Sulina, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Danube at Sulina, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Russian Steamers Shelling the French Camp, Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Steamers Shelling the French Camp, Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. Sketch by Lieutenant Edgar G. Bredin, Royal Artillery, ...taken from a French redoubt

The "Valorous" chasing Russian Steamers into Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The "Valorous" chasing Russian Steamers into Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War....the mast-heads of a Russian steamer appeared... another was seen following her

Wrecks of the "Caduceus" and the Steamer "Melbourne", 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wrecks of the "Caduceus" and the Steamer "Melbourne", 1854....the steam-propeller Melbourne towed the sailing-vessel Caduceus

"But The Prospect in the Neighbouring Pool - The More It Changes, The More It Is The Same", 1937. Cargo ships in the Pool of London, River Thames. In the distance is Tower Bridge

Sur la Cote Albanaise, a Saint-Jean-De-Medua; Transports torpilles en rade. 1916. Creator: Samson Tchernoff
Sur la Cote Albanaise, a Saint-Jean-De-Medua; Transports torpilles en rade, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Vapeurs bloques dans la glace a Arkhangelsk. 1916. Creator: Unknown
Vapeurs bloques dans la glace a Arkhangelsk, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

"At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation... 1937
"At Tilbury Lie the Steamers Which Carried To England A Fraction of the Mighty Coronation Crowd", 1937. Barges and steamships at the port of Tilbury on the River Thames

"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant... 1854
"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships

Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Crimean War....Balaclava has been completely changed into a Greek town...[It] is situated close to the harbour, along the foot of the mountain

The Battle of the Alma, sketched from the Deck of "The Star of the South", 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of the Alma, sketched from the Deck of "The Star of the South", 1854. Crimean War: view from Royal Navy ship

Sebastopol - from an original drawing, 1854. Creator: Edmund Evans
Sebastopol - from an original drawing, 1854. Crimean War. Warships on the Black Sea near the port of Sebastopol. The Siege of Sevastopol was the subject of Crimean soldier Leo Tolstoy's

The Transport Fleet Embarking the Troops, at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Transport Fleet Embarking the Troops, at Varna, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: the Black Sea, off the coast of Bulgaria. Royal Navy ships arrive with British soldiers

The Transport Fleet Embarking the Troops, at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Transport Fleet Embarking the Troops, at Varna, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: the Black Sea, off the coast of Bulgaria. Royal Navy ships arrive with British soldiers

The Transport Fleet Embarking the Troops, at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Transport Fleet Embarking the Troops, at Varna, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: the Black Sea, off the coast of Bulgaria. Royal Navy ships arrive with British soldiers

The Official Arrangement of the British Division off the coast of the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Official Arrangement of the British Division off the coast of the Crimea, 1854. Crimean War: plan of attack. Diagram showing the positions of Royal Navy ships carrying troops of the Light

Her Majesty's Despatch Gun-Boats, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Her Majesty's Despatch Gun-Boats, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships Lynx, Beagle, Arrow and Viper en route for the Black Sea

The French Screw Steamer "Charlemagne" passing the Castles of Europe and Asia, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The French Screw Steamer "Charlemagne" passing the Castles of Europe and Asia at Constantinople, 1854. The waters of the Bosphorus have teemed with transports

Steam-ships of the Allied Fleet searching for Infernal Machines off Cronstadt... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Steam-ships of the Allied Fleet searching for Infernal Machines off Cronstadt - from a sketch by W.O. Brierly, 1854. Crimean War

Embarkation of French Troops in English Vessels, at Calais, for the Baltic, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of French Troops in English Vessels, at Calais, for the Baltic, 1854. Soldiers leaving France to fight in the Crimean War

The Allied Fleets and Armies at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Allied Fleets and Armies at Varna, 1854. Crimean War: warships on the Black Sea, off the Bulgarian coast....the Allied Fleets and Armies at Varna, sketched on June 24

Steam-ships reconnoitring at Sveaborg, in the Gulf of Finland, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Steam-ships reconnoitring at Sveaborg, in the Gulf of Finland, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships off Russian-held Sveaborg [modern Suomenlinna]

Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Ships bound for the Arctic: The Expedition consists of the Resolute, Captain H. T

The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Louis Napoleon attends a naval review off the coast of France....the Prince visited each line-of-battle ship in succession

The Golden Horn, Constantinople, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Golden Horn, Constantinople, [modern Istanbul], 1850. One of our artistic correspondents has sketched the great harbour...The pontoon bridge was then opened

The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, [Kent], 1850. A hazy line of distant smoke, floating over the horizon in the direction of Ostend, grew gradually more distinct, until, at last

Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Loud Gough arrived at Calcutta [modern Kolkata, India] on the 29th of December

The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The First Shipment of Coals in the New Sunderland Docks, [Tyne & Wear], 1850. The entrance to the dock itself is 60 feet wide; the depth of water at the quays will be 20 feet

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

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"Revolutionizing the Seas: A Journey through Steamships" Step back in time and witness the birth of a new era as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, adorned with chains of innovation, unveils his masterpiece - the SS Great Britain. This monumental steamship, showcased in its intricate plan, set sail to redefine travel across oceans. As we delve deeper into history, we encounter the mighty HMS Invincible proudly displaying her strength on tumultuous waters. Meanwhile, the Royal Iris Ferry Steamer gracefully ferries passengers to their destinations with unparalleled elegance. Enter Le Grand Salon onboard SS Normandie – an opulent sanctuary where luxury meets grandeur. The epitome of engineering marvels arrives next; behold Turbinia - a steam turbine-powered steamship that propelled maritime technology into uncharted territories. The RMS Lucania emerges from misty horizons, captivating hearts with her majestic presence. Cross-sections reveal Aquitania's inner workings – a testament to meticulous craftsmanship and unwavering dedication. Immerse yourself in nostalgia as iconic posters showcase White Star Line liners RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic side by side - vessels that captured imaginations but met contrasting fates. A Tatler cover photoshoot captures timeless beauty against the backdrop of these magnificent vessels. Witness glamour intertwine with maritime excellence as models grace their decks. Finally, we unveil RMS Campania – an emblematic steamship that united continents and bridged cultures through its remarkable voyages across vast seas. Join us on this extraordinary voyage through time as we celebrate the legacy – pioneers who forever altered our perception of exploration and connectivity at sea.