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Warship Collection (#4)

"Warships Through the Ages: A Glimpse into Naval Power" USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults

Background imageWarship Collection: On AMIRAL AUBE, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

On AMIRAL AUBE, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
On AMIRAL AUBE, 1917. Shows sailors on the French cruiser Amiral Aube which as docked at Pier 9 (Rector and West Streets) on the Hudson River, New York City, May, 1917.

Background imageWarship Collection: Kansas U.S.N., 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kansas U.S.N., 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kansas U.S.N., 1917.

Background imageWarship Collection: Shooting craps on NEW YORK, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Shooting craps on NEW YORK, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Shooting craps on NEW YORK, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageWarship Collection: HMS Euryalus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

HMS Euryalus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
HMS Euryalus, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageWarship Collection: FEI HUNG, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

FEI HUNG, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
FEI HUNG, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageWarship Collection: Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Baseball team on ship named WASHINGTON (baseball), c1911. Shows the armored cruiser USS Washington ACR-11, later USS Seattle.

Background imageWarship Collection: W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. William J. Reilly, a sergeant in the Navy and a vaudeville performer, who recorded patriotic songs as "Sailor Reilly"

Background imageWarship Collection: W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. William J. Reilly, sergeant in the Navy and vaudeville performer, who recorded patriotic songs as "Sailor Reilly". Reilly is on the U.S.S

Background imageWarship Collection: W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. William J. Reilly, sergeant in the Navy and vaudeville performer, who recorded patriotic songs as "Sailor Reilly"

Background imageWarship Collection: W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. William J. Reilly, sergeant in the Navy and vaudeville performer, who recorded patriotic songs as "Sailor Reilly"

Background imageWarship Collection: W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. William J. Reilly, sergeant in the Navy and vaudeville performer, who recorded patriotic songs as "Sailor Reilly"

Background imageWarship Collection: W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
W.J. Reilly, 1917 or 1918. William J. Reilly, sergeant in the Navy and vaudeville performer, who recorded patriotic songs as "Sailor Reilly"

Background imageWarship Collection: Models of ships in the Naval Gallery at the South Kensington Museum, 1865. Creator: Smyth

Models of ships in the Naval Gallery at the South Kensington Museum, 1865. Creator: Smyth
Models of ships in the Naval Gallery at the South Kensington Museum, 1865. 'The Caledonia, which has, since 1856, been named the Dreadnought...has taken the place of the old Dreadnought as

Background imageWarship Collection: Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham

Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham, 1865. Official drawings '...by Mr. P

Background imageWarship Collection: The Spanish iron-clad frigate Numancia in the harbour of Callao, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Spanish iron-clad frigate Numancia in the harbour of Callao, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Spanish iron-clad frigate Numancia in the harbour of Callao, 1865. Engraving of a drawing by Clement Penny of H.M.S. Leander

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French Minister receiving Admiral Seymour, 1865. '...the Duke of Somerset and the members of the Board of Admiralty

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: meeting of the Reine Hortense and the Osborne

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: meeting of the Reine Hortense and the Osborne, 1865. Creator: Smyth
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: meeting of the Reine Hortense and the Osborne, 1865. 'There are few places in which a naval spectacle can be seen to greater advantage than

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: reception of the French Minister of Marine

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: reception of the French Minister of Marine..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: reception of the French Minister of Marine in board the Victory, 1865. M. de Chasseloup-Laubat visits '...Nelson's celebrated flagship at

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865. Creator: Smyth
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: arrival of the French fleet - the Solferino saluting the English flag, 1865

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the British Admiral's flagship..., 1865

The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the British Admiral's flagship..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the British Admiral's flagship, fleet of yachts, etc., dressed in honour of the Emperor's Fete Day - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageWarship Collection: Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865

Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. 'Preparations were now made for destroying the Terpsichore, 18-gun sailing-frigate

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: illumination of the French ironclad Magenta, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: illumination of the French ironclad Magenta, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: illumination of the French ironclad Magenta - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageWarship Collection: The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, [northern France], 1865. View '...from a sketch by our special artist...The first to round the point was the Royal yacht Osborne, while

Background imageWarship Collection: The British Channel Squadron in Portland Roads, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The British Channel Squadron in Portland Roads, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The British Channel Squadron in Portland Roads, [Dorset], 1865. View '...from a sketch by our special artist...of the squadron lying at anchor in Portland Roads, on the Sunday

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the Reine Hortense leaving Portsmouth Harbour

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the Reine Hortense leaving Portsmouth Harbour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the Reine Hortense leaving Portsmouth Harbour, 1865. On the return of the '...French Minister of Marine

Background imageWarship Collection: View of Arica, Peru, 1865. Creator: Unknown

View of Arica, Peru, 1865. Creator: Unknown
View of Arica, Peru, 1865. 'As the seaport town of Arica, near the southern extremity of Peru, was lately the head-quarters

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French fleet leaving Spithead, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French fleet leaving Spithead, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the French fleet leaving Spithead, 1865. 'The ships composing the French squadron...[included] the Solferino and Magenta, two-deckers, ironclads

Background imageWarship Collection: The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the British Admiral's flagship...salute..., 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the British Admiral's flagship...salute..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the British Admiral's flagship returning the salute of the French fleet, 1865

Background imageWarship Collection: The Royal Yacht Osborne passing through...English squadrons of ironclads in Plymouth Sound, 1865

The Royal Yacht Osborne passing through...English squadrons of ironclads in Plymouth Sound, 1865. Creator: Smyth
The visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Plymouth: the Royal Yacht Osborne passing through the French and English squadrons of ironclads in Plymouth Sound, 1865

Background imageWarship Collection: The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking

The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The action off Cherbourg on Sunday between the Alabama and the Kearsarge: the Alabama sinking, 1864. Engraving of a sketch by James Bryant of the Royal Western Yacht Club

Background imageWarship Collection: Ball on board H.M.S. Victory, At Portsmouth, at the Centenary Festival of the ship, 1865

Ball on board H.M.S. Victory, At Portsmouth, at the Centenary Festival of the ship, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Ball on board H.M.S. Victory, at Portsmouth, at the Centenary Festival of the ship, 1865. 'The Victory, Nelson's flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar, hallowed by the memory of his death

Background imageWarship Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: Her Majesty's sloop-of-war Enterprise, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The new iron-clad fleet: Her Majesty's sloop-of-war Enterprise, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The new iron-clad fleet: Her Majesty's sloop-of-war Enterprise, 1864. 'She is the smallest vessel plated with 4½-inch armour that has yet been set afloat

Background imageWarship Collection: The War in Denmark: the Austro-Prussian Squadron at Cuxhaven after its defeat off Heligoland

The War in Denmark: the Austro-Prussian Squadron at Cuxhaven after its defeat off Heligoland, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The War in Denmark: the Austro-Prussian Squadron at Cuxhaven after its defeat off Heligoland, 1864. '...a view of the Austro-Prussian squadron lying off Cuxhaven, at the mouth of the Elbe

Background imageWarship Collection: The War in Denmark: the Rolf Krake, Danish...gun-boat...engaging the Prussians before Düppel

The War in Denmark: the Rolf Krake, Danish...gun-boat...engaging the Prussians before Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: the Rolf Krake, Danish iron-plated gun-boat, in the Venning Bund, engaging the Prussians before Duppel, 1864

Background imageWarship Collection: The iron gun-boat Rangariri, built at Sydney for the New Zealand government, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The iron gun-boat Rangariri, built at Sydney for the New Zealand government, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The iron gun-boat Rangariri, built at Sydney for the New Zealand government, 1864. River-boat '...built by Messrs. P. N

Background imageWarship Collection: The Confederate cruiser Georgia, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Confederate cruiser Georgia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Confederate cruiser Georgia, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. Frank Wilson, of Birkenhead. '...the steamer Georgia

Background imageWarship Collection: The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, 1864. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Smyth

The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, 1864. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Smyth
The Royal Sovereign turret-ship, 1864. 'The first turret-ship of the British Navy, the Royal Sovereign, which has been converted from an ordinary three-decker into her present form under

Background imageWarship Collection: H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Creator: Unknown

H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by 'Lieut. H. Stratton Bates, of the 65th Regiment

Background imageWarship Collection: The War in Denmark: Danish cruisers of Rügen chasing a Prussian flotilla into Swinemünde..., 1864

The War in Denmark: Danish cruisers of Rügen chasing a Prussian flotilla into Swinemünde..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: Danish cruisers of Rugen chasing a Prussian flotilla into Swinemunde - from a sketch by our Danish correspondent, 1864

Background imageWarship Collection: Destruction of the fortifications of the Ionian Islands: Fort Neuf, in the harbour of Corfu, 1864

Destruction of the fortifications of the Ionian Islands: Fort Neuf, in the harbour of Corfu, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of the fortifications of the Ionian Islands: Fort Neuf, in the harbour of Corfu, 1864. 'The conduct of her Majesty's Government in demolishing the fortifications of Corfu before

Background imageWarship Collection: Armour-clad frigate built in the Clyde for the Danish government, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Armour-clad frigate built in the Clyde for the Danish government, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Armour-clad frigate built in the Clyde for the Danish government, 1864. Ship built by Messrs J. and G. Thomson. 'Her length is 280 ft., her tonnage 3500 tons register

Background imageWarship Collection: The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits..., 1864

The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits - the Kwan-Tung, Chinese war-steamer, in the distance, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Commander Allen Young, R.N

Background imageWarship Collection: Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel)

Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel)
7340545 Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel) by Sillemans, Experiens (fl.c.1650); 28.7x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWarship Collection: Prison Ship York in Portsmouth Harbour, 1807 (etching)

Prison Ship York in Portsmouth Harbour, 1807 (etching)
7341890 Prison Ship York in Portsmouth Harbour, 1807 (etching) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 21.6x28.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWarship Collection: The Duchess before a light breeze, c.1681 (graphite)

The Duchess before a light breeze, c.1681 (graphite)
7341879 The Duchess before a light breeze, c.1681 (graphite) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 27.8x41.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWarship Collection: Progress of Ship Building. 1. The wicker boat of the ancient Britons 2. The Great Harry 3

Progress of Ship Building. 1. The wicker boat of the ancient Britons 2. The Great Harry 3. The Royal James 4
7341847 Progress of Ship Building. 1. The wicker boat of the ancient Britons 2. The Great Harry 3. The Royal James 4. The Royal George, 1756 (etching) by Unknown artist

Background imageWarship Collection: Sovereign of the Seas (1637), after an original by Willem Van de Velde, the Elder

Sovereign of the Seas (1637), after an original by Willem Van de Velde, the Elder, 1802 (coloured etching)
7341846 Sovereign of the Seas (1637), after an original by Willem Van de Velde, the Elder, 1802 (coloured etching) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 29x40.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageWarship Collection: Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash)

Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash)
7341813 Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash) by Cleveley, Robert (1747-1809); 29x35.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London




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"Warships Through the Ages: A Glimpse into Naval Power" USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults, 1962: Witness the mighty USS Randolph as it sails through the vast expanse of the ocean, showcasing its impressive aircraft-carrying capabilities. HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy: Step back in time to witness the grandeur of HMS Hood, a legendary vessel that symbolized British naval strength and played a significant role during World War II. The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919). Artist: Charles John De Lacy: Immerse yourself in history as you gaze upon Charles John De Lacy's artistic depiction of The Vindictive during its daring raid on Zeebrugge harbor in World War I. HMS Exeter engaging in Graf Spree at Battle of River Plate, 2009 (oil): Experience an intense naval encounter as HMS Exeter fearlessly engages with German pocket battleship Graf Spree during one of World War II's most pivotal battles. USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Indian Ocean: Behold the immense power and strategic importance of USS Abraham Lincoln as it traverses across vast waters, safeguarding global security interests. The Renown, Ark Royal, and Sheffield c1939-1941 (1942). Creator: Unknown: Marvel at this captivating artwork depicting three iconic vessels - Renown, Ark Royal, and Sheffield - united under a common purpose during WWII's tumultuous years. The Speedy and El Gamo c1802. Artist: Nicholas Pocock: Travel back to an era marked by fierce naval engagements as artist Nicholas Pocock captures a dramatic moment between two warships - Speedy and El Gamo - amidst turbulent seas. HMS Hood (2), 2016 (oil on canvas).