With the Flagship in the South, British navy ship
Cover of book by Charles Bean With the Flagship in the South - a description of the time he spent on HMS Powerful from August 1908
'action Stations' Again, off Gallipoli, April 24th 1915 Art.IWMART4273
'English: action Stations' Again, off Gallipoli, April 24th 1915 image: A view from the stern of HMS Manica towards three Royal Navy warships, HMS Minerva, HMS Talbot and HMS Ark Royal from left to right respec... More
'dazzled'- a Camouflaged Battleship - 'hms Ramillies' in a gale of win...
'dazzled'- a Camouflaged Battleship - "HMS Ramillies" in a gale of wind English: image: The Royal Navy Revenge-class battleship HMS Ramillies at sea in rough weather conditions. She is shown from the bow end a... More
A Big Crane at Rosyth Placing a Gun on a Light Cruiser; Night Art.IWMA...
A Big Crane at Rosyth Placing a Gun on a Light Cruiser; Night English: image: A Royal Navy light cruiser moored at Rosyth dockyard has a gun fitted to its deck at night. The gun is being lowered by a large cra... More
A Destroyer Torpedoed. (hms Ullswater) Art.IWMART1351
A Destroyer Torpedoed. (HMS Ullswater) English: image: The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ullswater in the process of sinking, having been torpedoed amidships. The destroyer is shown port side on and has virtually b... More
A Monitor's Turret Art.IWMART564
A Monitor's Turret image: A detailed side-on view of the two-gun turret of a Monitor, with part of the ship's superstructure visible behind the turrent to the left. A portion of the deck is visible, with a sail... More
Action Continuing, Off Helles, May 18th 1915 Art.IWMART4333
Action Continuing, Off Helles, May 18th 1915 image: an annotated sketch of three Royal Navy warships and two transports off the Gallipoli coast near Cape Helles. The Royal Navy cruiser HMS Euryalus is shown por... More
An Ml Recovering a Torpedo - 'hms Yarmouth' at practice, January 1918 ...
An Ml Recovering a Torpedo - "hms Yarmouth" at practice, January 1918 English: image: The Royal Navy Motor Launch, ML 294, recovers a red and white torpedo from the surface of the water in the right foreground... More
Battle of the Landings - 'a.n.z.a.c', April 25th 1915 Art.IWMART4274
Battle of the Landings - 'a.n.z.a.c', April 25th 1915 image: A view across the sea toward the Gallipoli peninsula, with the sun rising over the high ground of Sari Bair. The two Royal Navy warships HMS Bacchan... More
Big and Little - 'hms Glorious' and an Ml. the island of Inchkeith und...
Big and Little - "hms Glorious" and an Ml. the island of Inchkeith under snow. English: image: The Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Glorious at sea near the snow covered island of Inchkeith in the Firth of Forth, ... More
Britain's Sea Power is Yours! Art.IWMPST14008
Britain's Sea Power is Yours! whole: the image occupies the majority, with the Admiralty seal placed in the lower left. The title is separate and positioned along the bottom edge, in white, set against a grey b... More
British Monitors off the Coast of Palestine (m31) Art.IWMART2407
British Monitors off the Coast of Palestine (m31) image: two Royal Navy monitors in the water, with one in the right foreground shown from the port side and another immediately in front of the first, also shown... More
Copenhagen December 1918 - 'hms Concord' and 'hms Cardiff' alongside t...
Copenhagen December 1918 - "HMS Concord" and "HMS Cardiff" alongside the "langelinie" image: bow view of two warships anchored alongside each other at the dockside; to the right a small sailing boat and a dista... More
Danzig. Neufahrwasser. Christmas Day 1918 - British prisoners homeward...
Danzig. Neufahrwasser. Christmas Day 1918 – British prisoners homeward bound boarding "HMS Concord" image: view from a high forward point on a warship, of a long line of men boarding the ship from the dockside;... More
Dawn- Sending away Coastal Motor Boats, 11th August 1918 Art.IWMART136...
Dawn- Sending away Coastal Motor Boats, 11th August 1918 image: Several Royal Navy coastal motor boats sail at speed from right to left, away from a Royal Navy warship, which is in the water to the right with a... More
Destroyer in Dry Dock Art.IWMARTLD1184
Destroyer in Dry Dock image: a Royal Navy destroyer moored in a dry dock viewed from a slightly elevated position with the bow of the ship in the distance. A group of sailors has gathered on the deck towards th... More
Dockyard Creek, Malta - Submarine M1, Monitor 'abercrombie' and Fleet ...
Dockyard Creek, Malta - Submarine M1, Monitor "abercrombie" and Fleet Messengers image: a row of naval ships anchored in a harbour, viewed from the port bow quarter; in the centre, a submarine and a large warsh... More
Evening Art.IWMART1296. Warship photograph collection
Evening image: A view from the deck of a warship of another Royal Navy ship at sea, which is towards the left of the composition. The detail of the deck of the warship, in the right foreground, is unfinished. ... More
Fleet Messengers at Malta - 'hms Asphodel' and 'hms Ivy' Art.IWMART310...
Fleet Messengers at Malta - "hms Asphodel" and "hms Ivy" image: view of a harbour with two naval ships at anchor to the right, with a tug alongside. To the left, imposing buildings with the outline of two subma... More
HMS Ark Royal and Tender Alongside Her in Kephalos Bay, July 2nd 1915 ...
HMS Ark Royal and Tender Alongside Her in Kephalos Bay, July 2nd 1915 image: an annotated sketch of Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal moored in Kephalos Bay on Imbros, with her tender ship immediately b... More
HMS Caledon in the Ice Off Libau Art.IWMART1659
HMS Caledon in the Ice Off Libaupainting: a seascape with a port beam silhouette view of a warship; a ship's boat is approaching from the right.
HMS Courageous in Dry Dock, at Rosyth. Winter. Art.IWMART633
HMS Courageous in Dry Dock, at Rosyth. Winter. image: A view along the length of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Courageous in dry dock at Rosyth, with the stern of the warship in the foreground. The ship is s... More
HMS Danae Art.IWMART1303. Warship photograph collection
HMS Danaë image: A side on view of the light cruiser HMS Danae moored near the coast. The port side of the warship faces the viewer. A small boat moves toward the viewer in the right foreground and there is ano... More
HMS Manica, Balloon Ship, in Kephalos Bay, Imbros Art.IWMART4394
HMS Manica, Balloon Ship, in Kephalos Bay, Imbros image: a view of the kite balloon ship HMS Manica, shown port side on, in Kephalos Bay off the island of Imbros. The ship's yellow balloon is partly inflated on... More
HMS Mantis with Guns Dismounted for Homeward Voyage Art.IWMART1847
HMS Mantis with Guns Dismounted for Homeward Voyage image: a starboard side view of Royal Navy HMS Mantis, her decks empty of guns and with the Royal Navy ensign at the stern.
HMS Queen - Trawlers and drifters, Taranto Art.IWMART996
HMS Queen - Trawlers and drifters, Taranto image: a view of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Queen moored at Taranto in Italy alongside trawlers, drifters and various other small vessels. A line of neatly arranged... More
HMS Revenge in Dry Dock, Portsmouth, 1918 Art.IWMART765
HMS Revenge in Dry Dock, Portsmouth, 1918 image: a view of the looming bow of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Revenge whilst undergoing maintenance in dry dock at Portsmouth. The huge ship is tethered to the dock... More
HMS Shark and HMS Ark Royal at Malta Art.IWMART3117
HMS Shark and HMS Ark Royal at Malta image: a view of two large warships moored together, with only the bow and forward section of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal visible, with a tender and supply boats moor... More
HMS Superb - flagship of the Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean, leadin...
HMS Superb - flagship of the Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean, leading the British Fleet to Constantinople, November, 1918 image: A view of a Royal Navy fleet at sea, led by HMS Superb, sailing in coastal waters.
Imbros, June 27th 1915 Art.IWMART4364
Imbros, June 27th 1915 image: an annotated sketch of Royal Navy shipping off the coast of the island of Imbros. In the centre is a Royal Navy steamship, shown port side on, with a torpedo boat sailing towards i... More
Libau Harbour, January-february 1919 - 'hms Caledon' and destroyers 'w...
Libau Harbour, January-february 1919 - "hms Caledon" and destroyers "wrestler" and "valhalla" image: a seascape of broken ice floes with three warships: in the right foreground a bow view of a large warship; to... More
Light Cruisers Art.IWMART1283 during World War I
Light Cruisers image: A view of several Royal Navy light cruisers that appear to be moored at sea near the coastline, which is visible in the background. A sailing boat is at sea in the right foreground.
Light Cruisers Ceres and Calypso at Malta Art.IWMART3121
Light Cruisers Ceres and Calypso at Malta image: two large warships at anchor line astern in a harbour, viewed from the starboard bow quarter. To the left several other naval and merchant ships are shown less distinctly.
Ml Base Hydraulic Dock, Malta Art.IWMART3123
Ml Base Hydraulic Dock, Malta image: a view of Valletta harbour with four Royal Navy motor launches moored side-by-side in the foreground. Further back to the right are further motor launches. All of these smal... More
Monitor 31 Bombarding Gaza Art.IWMART1083
Monitor 31 Bombarding Gaza image: a port side view of a Royal Navy monitor bombarding the city of Gaza from coastal waters. There are other ships to the right and the coastline is visible in the background to t... More
Monitor at Anchor in Bay, Imbros, 1.45pm, June 22nd 1915 Art.IWMART436...
Monitor at Anchor in Bay, Imbros, 1.45pm, June 22nd 1915 image: an annotated sketch of a Royal Navy monitor, effectively a floating gun platform, at anchor in a bay off Imbros island. The monitor is shown from ... More
Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918 Art.IWMART1280
Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918 image: A view of two Royal Navy monitors and a few other ships silhouetted against the white cliffs of Dover. Two aircraft fly in the blue sky above and there is a building at the... More
Motor-launches off Sidon Art.IWMART1074
Motor-launches off Sidon image: two Royal Navy motor launches sail just off the coast of the walled city of Sidon. The outer walls of the city are sandy-coloured, with white buildings beyond.
Mudros Harbour (south) - 'hms Europa' (dep't and Flagship), 'hms Valha...
Mudros Harbour (south) - "HMS Europa" (depot and Flagship), "HMS Valhalla" (store Ship), "HMS St George", "HMS Pyramus", with mine-sweepers, trawlers and Mls image: Eastern Mediterranean Fleet: Aegean Squadron:... More
Near the South Dogger Art.IWMART1316
Near the South Dogger image: Four Royal Navy warships at sea, sailing from right to left so that all four are depicted port side-on. The two foremost vessels are clearly light cruisers.
North Queensferry Signal Station - the First Battle Cruiser Squadron s...
North Queensferry Signal Station - the First Battle Cruiser Squadron seen from the Forth Bridge. Winter. image: Royal Navy warships of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron are faintly visible on a bleak winter's nigh... More
Off Cape Helles, V Beach and Camp, 3.10pm, May 17th 1915 Art.IWMART432...
Off Cape Helles, V Beach and Camp, 3.10pm, May 17th 1915 image: an annotated sketch showing HMS Swiftsure in action off Cape Helles. The battleship is shown from the bow end, her guns firing away from her starb... More
Spotting for Queen Elizabeth, Backing Up the Australian Attack, Attemp...
Spotting for Queen Elizabeth, Backing Up the Australian Attack, Attempt to Seize Kaba Tepe, 5.30am, May 4th 1915 image: an annotated sketch showing several Royal Navy warships off the Gallipoli coast near Kaba ... More
Stettin, New Year 1919 - British prisoners homeward bound boarding 'hm...
Stettin, New Year 1919 – British prisoners homeward bound boarding "HMS Concord" image: a dockside scene with groups of soldiers queuing to board a warship and being greeted by officers and seamen on the ship; ... More
Streaming the Pvs - Paravanes enable a ship to go through mines in alm...
Streaming the Pvs - Paravanes enable a ship to go through mines in almost complete safety image: A warship at sea sailing directly towards the viewer, with paravanes suspended by cables from horizontal metal ar... More
Submarines in Dry Dock Art.IWMART777
Submarines in Dry Dock image: a view of two Royal Navy submarines being refitted in a dry dock. The foremost submarine is shown from the bow, whilst the second, to the left, is shown from the stern. Both are su... More
Sunday at Copenhagen - 'hms Cardiff' and 'hms Concord' Art.IWMART1660
Sunday at Copenhagen - "HMS Cardiff" and "HMS Concord" image: a view forward along the starboard and port sides respectively of two warships anchored together, to a port beyond; the ship on the left flies a whi... More
The 'chatham' Arriving and Dropping Anchor, Kephalos Bay, 12.15pm, Jul...
The 'chatham' Arriving and Dropping Anchor, Kephalos Bay, 12.15pm, July 3rd 1915 image: an annotated sketch of the Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Chatham, shown port side on, dropping anchor in Kephalos Bay on th... More
The 'vindictive' at Zeebrugge- the storming of Zeebrugge Mole Art.IWMA...
The 'vindictive' at Zeebrugge- the storming of Zeebrugge Mole image: A high stone sea-defence wall ('mole') on the left borders a choppy sea. In the centre of the painting lies a cruiser, flying the British nav... More
The British Submarine K22 in Dry Dock at Rosyth- Winter Art.IWMART1359
The British Submarine K22 in Dry Dock at Rosyth- Winter English: image: A Royal Navy submarine in dry dock at Rosyth, with the bow held up by scaffolding. A few men stand on the scaffolding working on the bow,... More
The Fleet- a Misty Day, 1917 - Firth of Forth Art.IWMART1274
The Fleet- a Misty Day, 1917 - Firth of Forth image: A seascape with a view of a fleet of Royal Navy warships at anchor in the Firth of Forth. Some birds are visible in the foreground.
The Forecastle, HMS Curlew Art.IWMART1306
The Forecastle, HMS Curlew image: A view of the forecastle of the light cruiser HMS Curlew. Several sailors lie and stand on the deck in the foreground. The two main guns of the vessel are visible, both with th... More
The Harwich Force Leaving for Sea Art.IWMART1318
The Harwich Force Leaving for Sea image: A view from the stern deck of a Royal Navy warship looking back at a convoy of warships arranged in two parallel lines. Four sailors stand on the deck. The foremost ship... More
The Harwich Force. Sailing Race Art.IWMART1309
The Harwich Force. Sailing Race image: A sailing race going on amongst several moored Royal Navy light cruiser warships. Six sailing boats are clearly visible, with a tug boat in the left foreground and a light... More
The Mediterranean- a Camouflaged Motor-launch Art.IWMART998
The Mediterranean- a Camouflaged Motor-launch image: three Royal Navy motor launches, all painted in dark grey and white striped camouflage schemes, at sea in the Mediterranean.
Tuesday May 11th 1915 Art.IWMART4317a
Tuesday May 11th 1915 image: the right half of an annotated two section panorama of Royal Navy warships off the coast of Gallipoli. The right half shows the stern of HMS Manica in the immediate foreground, with... More
U-boat Prisoners landing from HMS Starling, 24th February 1944 Art.IWM...
U-boat Prisoners landing from HMS Starling, 24th February 1944 image: A group of German naval POW's being escorted from HMS Starling and watched by a large group of sailors
A painting of a large boat in the water Untitled - a Monitor Art.IWMAR...
Untitled - a Monitor image: A front-on view of a large Monitor at sea, with its two-gun turret facing towards the bow. Parts of the ship's superstructure are painted in a chequered pattern. A number of sailors ... More
War-time traffic on the river Thames- Up-river Repairs after the Diepp...
War-time traffic on the river Thames- Up-river Repairs after the Dieppe Raid, 1942 image: a view of two tugboats sailing towards a bridge on the Thames. There are several other boats flying the White Ensign in... More
LC-DIG-PGA-03087 (22337637166) - Public domain engraving
LC-DIG-PGA-03087: England and America. The visit of her majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic ship Resolute - December 16th, 1856, to whom this engraving is by special permission respectfully dedicated by her ... More
Francis Holman - A Seascape with Men-of-War and Small Craft - Google A...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Monamy, Peter - A Calm - Google Art Project
Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 18th-century maritime painting, ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nicholas Condy - The Victualling Office, Plymouth - Google Art Project
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Charles Martin Powell - Warships Lying Offshore, the Commanding Admira...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Isaac Sailmaker Englische Kriegsschiffe
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut) - mono versio...
Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Edward Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut on paper, Victoria and Albert Museum) - mono version of his oil painting
Camouflaged ships in dry dock(Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut)
Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Edward Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut on paper, Victoria and Albert Museum)
Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
England and America. The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Ar...
England and America. The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic Ship Resolute December 16th 1856 Print England and America. The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic Ship Resolute Decemb... More
Tugs or minesweepers in the Mediterranean RMG PW1145, William Lionel W...
Tugs or minesweepers in the Mediterranean Signed by artist, lower right. Wyllie completed many drawings relating to the Mediterranean, especially the Dardanelles campaign during 1915, but whether he did subjec... More
Vespere ab atro Consurgunt - Virgil Plate 16. Ships of 1721. 4 RMG PW7...
Vespere ab atro Consurgunt... Virgil Plate 16. Ships of 1721. 4 Technique includes engraving. Vespere ab atro Consurgunt... Virgil Plate 16. Ships of 1721. 4
The Fleet's visit to London (21841679460)
This is a Tuck's Oilette published in July 1909 as a souvenir of a unique occasion in the history of the Royal Navy. The commentary on the reverse gives a flavour of the occasion. "Never before in the history o... More
Willy Stoewer HMS Lion Doggerbank
The British flagship HMS Lion, heavily damaged by German shells during the Battle of Dogger Bank 1915.
Engelska och holländska fartyg i krig, från 1600-talet - Skoklosters s...
Note: For documentary purposes the original description has been retained. Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description.Engelska och holländska farty... More
Oljemålning. Sjöslag mellan Engelska och holländska fartyg - Skokloste...
Note: For documentary purposes the original description has been retained. Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description.Engelska och holländska farty... More
The battle line of the united fleet (1716)
Русский: Линия баталии Соединённого флота трёх государств (Англии, Дании и России) в датских водах близ Копенгагена. Гравюра Питера Пикарта, 1716 год.
INF3-32 British Cruiser Artist Edward Osmond 1939-1946
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
INF3-37 Opposed landing Artist Raffan
"Save to attack" Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
INF3-38 Aeroplane taking off from aircraft carrier 1939-1946
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INF3-45 Aircraft attack British battleship Artist Terence Cuneo
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War Effort Arms for Russia convoy sails into Murmansk croped
"Arms for Russia - a great convoy of British ships escorted by Soviet fighters sails into Murmansk harbour with vital supplies for the Red Army."
Sapper Alfred Worrell, item 2 during World War I
Alfred Worrell was born on 6 June 1892. He was a plumber on leaving school but in August 1914 became a policeman. He left the police service in order to join the Army. He signed up on 11 Nov. 1915 aged 23 and... More
Fleet at anchor Palermo, scene from the Sketchbook of James Weir 910L1...
Fleet at anchor Palermo, scene from the Sketchbook of James Weir Scene from the Sketchbook of James Weir, Captain of Marines, this scene is from a book when he was posted on HMS Audacious from 1795 to 1800. So... More
HMS Royal George on the Medway, with HMS Queen Charlotte under constru...
HMS Royal George on the right fitting out in the River Medway off what is now Sun Pier, with HMS Queen Charlotte under construction in the centre background. This is a view from Chatham Ness, today the souther... More
Irwin John Bevan - The attack on Rhode Island, December 8th, 1776
The attack on Rhode Island, December 8th, 1776. On 8 December 1776 a British Squadron under command of Commodore Sir Peter Parker consisting of HMS CHATHAM, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas; PRESTON Captain William... More
John Carmichael - Choppy seas in the Solent below Southampton Water
Choppy seas in the Solent below Southampton Water, by John Wilson Carmichael Choppy seas in the Solent below Southampton Water, with an in-bound frigate shortening sail to intercept the pilot cutter ahead of ... More
View of the West Side of Porto Ferrajo Bay Elba, scene from the Sketch...
Scene from the Sketchbook of James Weir, Captain of Marines, this scene is from a book when he was posted on HMS Audacious from 1795 to 1800. Some of the earliest watercolours in the book were produced when th... More
Lionel Walden - Going Into Port
Going Into Port
British School - An English Man-of-War and Yachts in a Calm - BHC0952 ...
British School; An English Man-of-War and Yachts in a Calm; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-english-man-of-war-and-yachts-in-a-calm-172719
Dock Scene at a British Port RMG BHC0845
Dock Scene at a British Port English and Dutch ships taking on stores or cargo at a port. Although the port is probably imaginary, the activities relating to the loading has been closely observed. It has been ... More
Force H off Gibraltar Rowland Lang hc1582 large
Force H off Gibraltar, 1940 Rowland Langmaid now in National Maritime Museum. Langmaid was assigned by Admiral Cunningham as official artist of the Mediterranean fleet between 1941 and 1943.
HMS Dreadnought and Victory by Henry J Morgan
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Robert Dodd (1748-1815) (possibly) - Shipping - 1530430 - National Tru...
Dodd, Robert; Shipping; National Trust, Hinton Ampner; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/shipping-217034
The Moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 RMG BHC0427
The Moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 Sir George Rodney was appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Leeward Islands in the autumn of 1779, during the War of American Independence, and on his wa... More
William Anderson (1757-1837) - Shipping Scene - 1507723 - National Tru...
Anderson, William; Shipping Scene; National Trust, Dorneywood; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/shipping-scene-218146
William Simpson - George Zobel - England and America. The visit of her...
England and America. The visit of her majesty Queen Victoria to the Arctic ship Resolute - December 16th, 1856, to whom this engraving is by special permission respectfully dedicated by her obedient servants, P... More
Charles Edward Dixon HMS Condor 1876 Bombardment of Alexandria 1882
HMS Condor, the Royal Navy Condor-class gunboat, commanded by Lord Charles Beresford, during the 1882 Bombardment of Alexandria. Also published in Britannia's Bulwarks, 1901. Painted by Charles Edward Dixon.S... More
Charles Edward Dixon HMS Canopus 1897 off Gibraltar pre-dreadnought ba...
HMS Canopus, launched 13 October 1894, a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy, off Gibraltar. Painting by Charles Edward Dixon.Scanned image using an Epson Perfection V800.
Charles Edward Dixon HMS Formidable 1898 Plymouth Sound
HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound. Painting by Charles Edward Dixon.Scanned image using an Epson Perfection V800.