Royal Navy Collection (#9)

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

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

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

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

Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. View of '...the rehearsal of a night attack and defence

Illustration depicting the first trial of a torpedo fired by the Nautilus submarine; 1905
5311470 Illustration depicting the first trial of a torpedo fired by the Nautilus submarine; 1905. It destroyed the Danish ship Dorothee provided by the British Admiralty, in Walmer Bay

Advert for Egerton Burnett's Royal Navy Serges
5616652 Advert for Egerton Burnett's Royal Navy Serges; (add.info.: Advert for Egerton Burnett's Royal Navy Serges (naval issue trousers) for boys to use when bathing in the sea. 1893

Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400494 Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On a battleship: gun turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400485 On a battleship: gun turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Oiling': a battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400480 Oiling': a battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Approaching a battleship at night, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400484 Approaching a battleship at night, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The Aurora Borealis
3740649 The Aurora Borealis; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Aurora Borealis observed from the HMS Daedalus. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas
3522188 Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas (1842-1913) a Royal Navy officer of the 19th century

The mutiny at the Nore - a contemporary caricature, 1797 (engraving)
2602290 The mutiny at the Nore - a contemporary caricature, 1797 (engraving); (add.info.: The mutiny at the Nore - a contemporary caricature - engraving from a drawing by Cruikshank, published 1797)

USS Jeannette Arctic Expedition
673472 USS Jeannette Arctic Expedition; (add.info.: Jeannette Arctic Expedition, The first USS Jeannette was originally HMS Pandora, a Philomel-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy)

Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim
672587 Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim; (add.info.: Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim (12 June 1826 - 30 September 1886) was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister

An engraving depicting a Press Gang recruiting men for the Navy in London, 19th century
5311018 An engraving depicting a Press Gang recruiting men for the Navy in London, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting torpedo boats up on the deck of the HMS Heda, a Royal navy torpedo depot shop, 19th century
5308814 Engraving depicting torpedo boats up on the deck of the HMS Heda, a Royal navy torpedo depot shop, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting torpedo boats up on the deck of the HMS Heda)

Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes, 19th century
5308716 Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an experiment involving white-head torpedoes)

James Cook
5308290 James Cook.; (add.info.: Portrait of James Cook (1728-1779) a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Dated 19th century

Captain Alexander Schomberg's improved rigging design, 1850
3331144 Captain Alexander Schomberg's improved rigging design, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Captain Alexander Schomberg's improved rigging design)

Portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock
3077571 Portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock; (add.info.: Portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907)

Portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock
3077570 Portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock; (add.info.: Portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907)

Naval battle plan for the Battle of Trafalgar
5305228 Naval battle plan for the Battle of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Naval battle plan for the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of)

A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho)
817048 A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea)

On a battleship: the after deck, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400488 On a battleship: the after deck, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

celebrations on board the British Ship the Centaur 1776
5306544 celebrations on board the British Ship the Centaur 1776; Universal History Archive/UIG

A sailor cheated out of his share of the prize money by his navy. Unable to pay six guineas
FLO4717990 A sailor cheated out of his share of the prize money by his navy. Unable to pay six guineas, Jack Tar dies of grievance in the lobspound (prison)

British Pattern of 1801 Sea Service Pistol
3036412 British Pattern of 1801 Sea Service Pistol; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, British Pattern of 1801 Sea Service Pistol)

The death of Lord Nelson
2613383 The death of Lord Nelson.; (add.info.: The death of Lord Nelson. 1805); GSinclair Archive/UIG

Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907)
863465 Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907); (add.info.: Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) Anglo-Irish naval officer and explorer who made discoveries in the Canadian arctic islands

Henry John Rous (1795-1877)
863468 Henry John Rous (1795-1877); (add.info.: Henry John Rous (1795-1877), British admiral and sportsman. He served in the Royal Navy from 1808 until 1838

Thomas Cochrane, 1860 (engraving)
1579543 Thomas Cochrane, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860) a Scottish naval flag officer of the Royal Navy and radical politician

Inside the turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400489 Inside the turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The fo'c'sle of a battleship: in the Forth, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400487 The fo'c'sle of a battleship: in the Forth, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

HMS Lion in dry dock, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400482 HMS Lion in dry dock, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spadroon of Royal Navy Captain Morris of the HMS Bristol
3031336 Spadroon of Royal Navy Captain Morris of the HMS Bristol; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spadroon of Royal Navy Captain Morris of the HMS Bristol mortally wounded at Fort Moultrie)

War of 1812/ Napoleonic era, British Flintlock Naval Nock Seven Barrel Volley Gun
3036270 War of 1812/ Napoleonic era, British Flintlock Naval Nock Seven Barrel Volley Gun; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Flintlock Naval Nock Seven Barrel Volley Gun); © Don Troiani

Great Britain, Royal Navy Captain's service cap
3034362 Great Britain, Royal Navy Captain's service cap; Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Navy Captain's service cap); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

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