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92 Poster Prints
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Royal Navy Collection52 Poster Prints
Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507PORTSCATHO HARBOUR, Gerrans, Cornwall. A young boy looking down towards tethered boats in the harbour at Portscatho. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s
Royal Albert Dock a001246ROYAL ALBERT DOCK, Canning Town, London. Two workmen repainting a ship in dry dock (mid-20th century). The dock was the largest of the three royal docks and opened in 1880.s W Rawlings
Tower Bridge under construction a83_01325TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge under construction around 1889. This picture was taken from the River Thames with shipping in the foreground
Sutton Hoo ship burial J910330SUTTON HOO, Woodbridge, Suffolk. Reconstruction drawing of the Sutton Hoo ship burial in 620 or 630 - by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)
Martens - The Beagle in the Murray Narrow J980080DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Darwin Heirlooms Trust. " The Beagle in the Murray Narrow, Tierra del Fuego " watercolour by Conrad Martens
SS Massilia BL05099SS MASSILIA. The Massilia was built in Greenock in 1884 for the Australia service, carrying 154 passengers in first class and 75 in second class. She was broken up in Genoa, Italy 1903-4
RMS Aquitania BL26730_002RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view towards the fireplace in the Palladium Lounge. The Aquitania was launched in 1913 as the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania)
RMS Aquitania EAW022293RMS Aquitania at the New Docks (Western Docks), Southampton. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1949. Aquitania was scrapped in 1950
HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge a98_05144TOWER BRIDGE, Stepney, London. Looking down onto the foredeck of the cruiser HMS Belfast. Being guided up the River Thames by two tugs on the approach to Tower Bridge
RMS Aquitania BL26730_001RMS AQUITANIA. Interior view of the A Deck staircase. The Aquitania was launched in 1913 as the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel BB029364John Scott Russell (left), shipbuilder, Henry Wakefield, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Lord Derby at the launch of the Great Eastern at Millwall on 1st January 1859 or the attempted launch on 3rd
Wrecks, Elmley Ferry N100303ELMLEY FERRY, Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent. View of two beached ship wrecks
St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715ST MAWES HARBOUR, St Mawes, St Just In Roseland, Cornwall. A viewpoint overlooking Summers Beach near St Mawes Harbour in Cornwall, with a view west over small sailboats towards St Mawes Castle
A Shipwreck N070540APSLEY HOUSE, London. " A Shipwreck". Studio replica after Claude Joseph VERNET (1714-89). WM 1575-1948. Provisionally Spanish Royal Collection, captured at Vitoria 1813
Steamers at Southsea EPR006480The Solent Queen and Gracie Fields, Clarence Pier, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1939. Both paddle steamers went to Dunkirk in 1940 and HMS Gracie Fields sunk there
Low tide CC56_00753Falmouth, Cornwall, 1860-1922. View from the pier at low tide with boats moored in the foreground
Flushing ferry BB97_08395Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall, 1896-1920. A Steamer Crossing The Harbour With The Houses On Trefusis Road In Flushing In The Distance
Ship aground HT02694A ship aground at low water in the harbour at Falmouth, Cornwall, 1878. It appears to be dismasted and is in a very poor state of repair. Probably in the process of being broken up
PS Princess Elizabeth EGP_22663_004A view from a dock of the Princess Elizabeth paddle steamer at sea. The Princess Elizabeth was built in 1927 and operated between Southampton and Cowes
Diver JLP01_08_010871aPLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A view of SS William Pearman moored at the coaling wharf for Plymouth B Power Station during its construction
Blyth Harbour 28908_064Blyth Harbour, Northumberland, 2016. UKD Marlin, a trailing suction hopper dredger at work in the harbour mouth
Blyth Harbour 28908_018Blyth Harbour, Northumberland, 2016. The moored vessel is Grand Canyon, an offshore construction/ROV/survey vessel. NZ3280
Etruria, Landing Stage, Pierhead, Liverpool OP00578A large group of people converge towards the steam ship, SS Etruria, on the Landing Stage, Pierhead, Liverpool. Photograph by W and Company Limited. Date range: 1890-1910
Cutty Sark and HMS Worcester EPW061029Greenhithe, 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
German U-boat, Hastings Beach BB88_07120HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX. People in rowing boats and on the beach, looking up at the German U-boat submarine, U-118, which ran aground on Hastings beach in February 1919
Sandown Pier EPW043023SANDOWN, Isle of Wight. The Paddle Steamer Sandown arriving at Sandown Pier in August 1939. Sandown Pier was originally much shorter
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard 1920 EPW004064BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria. Aerial view of the shipyard in July 1920 with four ships in various stages of completion. The shipyard was first established in 1852; by 1920 it was operated by Vickers
Oceanic House, the White Star Line shipping company BL21285OCEANIC HOUSE, Cockspur Street, London. The London office of the White Star Line shipping company decorated for George V coronation (22nd June 1911)
King George V Dock a002109KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. Shipping in the dock with dock workers standing on the dockside in the foreground (mid 20th century)
MV Andulo EAW022791Aerial view of the MV Andulo at sea. Photographed by Aerofilms, 2nd May 1949
RMS Mauretania EPW041073The original RMS Mauretania in the floating dry dock, Southampton. Designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the Cunard Line. She was launched in September 1907
RMS Queen Elizabeth EAW022298RMS Queen Elizabeth in the Solent approaching Southampton Water, Cowes, from the south-west. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1949
Huskisson Dock OP02540Huskisson Dock, Regent Road, Liverpool. An aerial view of the docks, with the Tate & Lyle sugar silo under construction near the centre of the picture
Sunderland EAW405804Sunderland and the mouth of the River Wear. May 1981. Aerofilms Collection
Shipwreck at St Merryn EAW200562The wreck of the tanker " Hemsley I" at Fox Cove, St Merryn, Cornwall. September 1969. The vessel went ashore here on 12th May 1969 en route from Liverpool to Antwerp. Aerofilms Collection
HMS Wishart a002466HMS WISHART, Hays Wharf, Bermondsey, London. A Thorneycroft modifed W class destroyer launched in 1919, here bedecked in celebratory bunting
Royal Docks, London a002112ROYAL DOCKS, Silvertown, Canning Town, London. Shipping moored by the dockside including barges in the foreground. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945 - 1965
Tilbury Docks a001349The Strathaird moored at dockside with its mast reflected in a puddle in the foreground. The ship was built in 1932 and scrapped in 1967. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945-1965
Crome - The Yarmouth Water Frolic K991018KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " The Yarmouth Water Frolic" c.1821 by John CROME and John Berney CROME
River Tyne 1935 EPW048817Aerial view of the Tyne River looking towards Tynemouth and Jarrow, August 1935. Lots of shipping in the river and in dock. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Clacton-on-Sea a98_17446CLACTON-ON-SEA, Essex. A view of the pier complete with rollercoaster. In the foreground seaside holidaymakers lounge in deckchairs while a small boat offers sea trips
RFA Lyme Bay 24688_016ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY LYME BAY L3007. Aerial view of one of the Royal Navys amphibious assault vessels (Bay Class landing ship dock), moored alongside at Portland Harbour
Liverpool Pierhead 1964 EAW133857PIER HEAD, Liverpool. Aerial photograph of the Princes Dock and Princes Landing Stage, with the Three Graces beyond in July 1964
King George V Dock, Canning Town, London a002108KING GEORGE V DOCK, Canning Town, London. A view looking towards the bow of the Persic as she is assisted into the dock by tugs
HMT Queen Mary at Southampton EAW001370HMT QUEEN MARY at home in Southampton in June 1946 between round trips to Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York. The " Grey Ghost" transported many war brides to the US in 1946 before being
Flying boat berth, Southampton EAW023211BOAC FLYING BOAT SERVICES, Southampton Water. Flying boat services had been operating from Southampton since 1919. After the Second World War
Robinsons Flour Mill, Deptford, London 1883 BL03876ROBINSONS FLOUR MILL, Deptford, London. General view with boats in the foreground. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in 1883
The launch of the RMS Aquitania BL22100_027RMS AQUITANIA. Launch, April 21st, 1913. The Aquitania was the third of the Cunard Line express ocean liners (after the Mauretania and Lusitania), and the last four-stack liner to be built
Cammel Laird Shipyard BL_22201_14CAMMEL LAIRD SHIPYARD, The boiler shop, Birkenhead, Merseyside. 1914. Bedford Lemere
Lindisfarne Castle K040573LINDISFARNE CASTLE, Holy Island, Northumberland. View from the West looking across harbour with boats in foreground
The Great Eastern BB88_06275BLACKWALL, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship the " Great Eastern " under construction in 1857. Robert Howlett
Strand on the Green, Chiswick a064333STRAND ON THE GREEN, Chiswick, London. Rear view of two elderly women seated on a bench between trees overlooking boats moored on the River Thames. Also, a dog lying in the shade behind the bench
Shipwreck at Saltwick Bay K020590SALTWICK BAY, North Yorkshire. View of a shipwreck and Black Nab Rock on the sea shore. The wreck is of the Admiral van Tromp, a fishing vessel wrecked in 1976
Clovelly harbour K011622CLOVELLY, Devon. View through arch to the harbour with cobbled street and boats on the shingle beach
Brownsea Island EPW041058Brownsea Island, Studland, Dorset. Montague Grahame-Whites steam yacht Alacrity and Brownsea Island from the east. Photographed in April 1933 by Aerofilms Ltd
Western Ferry Terminal, Ramsgate EAW696658Western Ferry Terminal, Ramsgate. The ferry is the MV Larkspur, operated by TransEuropa Ferries. Photographed in September 2003 by Aerofilms Ltd
SS Great Britain EAW250863The steam ship SS Great Britain in Great Western Dry Dock, Bristol. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1973
RMS Mauretania EAW022294RMS Mauretania at the New Docks (Western Docks), Southampton. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1949
RMS Queen Mary EAW001368The Grey Ghost (RMS Queen Mary) in Ocean Dock, Southampton. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in June 1946
Wrecks at Stoke Saltings 29652_042Remains of a First World War U-Boat (UB122) and the sailing boat Swale embedded in mud flats. Stoke Saltings, River Medway. Photographed 27th May 2015
Golden Hinde 27662_040Golden Hinde II, St Mary Overie Dock, Bankside, Southwark, London. This ocean going replica of Sir Francis Drakes famous ship built in Devon in 1973
SS Great Britain 21417_02SS Great Britain, Bristol. Built in 1843 to designs by Brunel, the Great Britain was used as a passenger ship to New York
SS Great Britain JEH_22046_009Wapping Dockyard, Bristol. The SS Great Britain returned to the same dry dock that had been purpose-built for its construction by the Great Western Steamship Company between 1839-43
SS Great Britain JEH_22046_008Wapping Dockyard, Bristol. The SS Great Britain returned to the same dry dock that had been purpose-built for its construction by the Great Western Steamship Company between 1839-43
Humber Ferry EAW 148406The Humber Ferry, Kingston-upon-Hull. June 1965. Aerofilms Collection
Wreck at Fidlers Reach EAW143996River Thames, London November 1964. The capsized German Cargo Vessel " Magdeburg" laden with buses bound for Cuba. A collision with the " Yamashiro Maru" caused the wreck
QE2 at Southampton EAW191249The QE2 liner docked at Southampton. February 1969. Aerofilms Collection
St Ias Church, St Ives a98_04734ST IAs CHURCH, St Ives, Cornwall. The east end of the early 15th-century church of St Ia, St Ives, seen from the harbour. A boat is pulled up in the foreground
Albert Dock, Liverpool a60_04458ALBERT DOCK, Liverpool, Merseyside. A view of small craft in Albert Dock. The dock was opened in 1846 and prospered until the invention of steam driven ships which were too big for the docks; unlike
Tees Transporter Bridge a55_04344TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. This transporter bridge is one of only four in Britain. Built in 1911, a moveable platform was slung by cables from a steel frame
Wreck of the Falcon N100299WRECK OF THE FALCON, Langdon Steps, Dover, Kent. (1926) View down onto the wreck with yacht and cross-channel ferry in the distance
Queen Victorias cortege D880022OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. The Ryde Album. Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on 22nd January 1901 aged 81. Her cortege left Osborne on 1st February
Tilbury Ferry a001369THE TILBURY FERRY, River Thames, Essex. The Tilbury Ferry viewed from the deck of another boat with cars and lorries clearly visible on the ferry. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings
Passing ship, Gravesend Reach a001364View of passing ship, Gravesend Reach, Kent. A distant view of shipping in Gravesend Reach as seen from the deck of another boat with the stern of a raised lifeboat in the foreground
Ferryboat, Gravesend Reach a001233Shipping in Gravesend Reach viewed from the deck of a ferryboat with passengers in the foreground. Photographed by Stanley W Rawlings. Date range: 1945-1965
Boatyard, Norfolk BB99_01083F B Wilds Boatyard, Horning, Norfolk. Interior view. Two boats at different stages of construction, and a parked moped. Photographed by Hallam Ashley 1963
Boat builder, Wroxham, Norfolk a99_00303Wroxham, Norfolk. The boatbuilder at work inside a boatbuilders shed close to Wroxham Bridge on the River Bure. Watercraft of different types have for centuries been an essential means of transport
Boats N080605Two boats on Deal beach in Kent
Salters Bros. boatyard in 1900 CC74_00380SALTERS YARD, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Looking across the Thames at Folly Bridge toward the Salter Brothers boatyard, established in 1858