Royal Navy Collection (#8)

Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

SPANISH ARMADA, 1588. Battle between the Spanish Armada and the English Royal Navy in the English Channel, 1588. Line engraving, 16th century

BALTIMORE: FORT McHENRY. The British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, 13-14 September 1814, during the War of 1812. Contemporary aquatint by John Bower

Lord Nelsons Flag ship HMS Victory which lead in the battle of Trafalgar. Circa 1975

Royal Navy fleet anchored in Torbay and floodlit in July 1969

The Northern Lights Are Captured Over HMS Ocean
Whilst conducting Cold Weather Amphibious Warfare Training within the beautiful Fjords of Northern Norway, 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle

HMS Victory. Sail and rigging plan, half-deck plan of poop, quarter deck and forecastle, midship section and stern elevation

Haslar Gunboat Yard 33563_049
Haslar Gunboat Yard, Gosport, Hampshire, 2018. Gunboat Traverser System. SZ6199

The Queen Christens Royal NavyaS New Aircraft Carrier
Pictured are events from the Queen Elizabeth naming ceremony conducted at Rosyth Dockyard. Pictured is an RAF Chinook, and Royal Navy Seaking and Merlin Helicopters

HMS Liverpool Escorts Russian Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
HMS Liverpool escorts Russian Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. HMS Liverpool paid escort to the Russian Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov

HMS Liverpool Escorts HMS Ark Royal
HMS Liverpool (front) escorts HMS Ark Royal during Exercise Joint Warrior. HMS Liverpool is the tenth of the class of Type 42 Destroyers and the seventh ship to bear the name

British ship of the line HMS Victory, 1805 (chromolitho)
2782795 British ship of the line HMS Victory, 1805 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British ship of the line HMS Victory, 1805)

English two-decker Great Harry, 1555 (chromolitho)
2782793 English two-decker Great Harry, 1555 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English two-decker Great Harry, 1555)

Breaking up of the Agamemnon, 1870. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
Breaking up of the Agamemnon, 1870. The 'Agamemnon', the last surviving wooden-hulled battle ship in the British navy

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

Fleet of Chinese junks, with H.M.S. Opossum, preparing to attack pirates at How-Chow, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Fleet of Chinese junks, with H.M.S. Opossum, preparing to attack pirates at How-Chow, 1865. 'It was lately mentioned in our Journal that the pirates who infest the China seas have during the past

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

Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour presenting the Victoria Cross, on Southsea Common, to three of the Naval Brigade engaged at Simonosaki, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell

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

Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession...to the Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession from the royal landing place to the Palace, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. R

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

Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession of boats up the river..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
Admiral King's visit to the King of Siam at Bangkok: procession of boats up the river from the British Consulate, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. R

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

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: flight of rockets and illumination..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: flight of rockets and illumination of the Allied Fleets at Spithead, 1865

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

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...ball [for] the officers of the French fleet, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: ball given by the town of Portsmouth for the officers of the French fleet, 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

Old Pensioners leaving Greenwich Hospital, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Old Pensioners leaving Greenwich Hospital, [London], 1865. Naval veterans left the Royal Hospital '...in search of the consolations which only social

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: the ball at the Hotel de Ville - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: officers returning from the banquet..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Cherbourg: officers returning from the banquet at the Hotel de Ville - from a sketch by our special artist, 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

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

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

Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. '...Mr. Donald M'Kay, the extensive shipowner

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

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

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

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

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

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: Review on Southsea Common, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: Review on Southsea Common, 1865. Illustration of a parade of troops. '...the line was formed...in full view of the combined fleets anchored at

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:… the illuminated fountain at the ball..., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the Illuminated Fountain at the ball given by the Mayor, 1865. 'The decorations, which had been intrusted to Mr

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

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth:...banquet to the officers of the French fleet, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: the Mayor's Banquet to the officers of the French fleet, 1865. 'The decorations, which had been intrusted to Mr

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

The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Mock battle. View of '...the advance of the Royal Marines in the boats which conveyed them up St

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

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

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