Sinking Collection (page 3)

The foundering of the 'Teuton', 1850
3478505 The foundering of the 'Teuton', 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the foundering of the 'Teuton'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Explosion of the Maine, 1898
1575210 Explosion of the Maine, 1898; (add.info.: Explosion of the Maine 1898. Print shows the USS Maine blowing up in the harbour at Havana, Cuba, a small portrait of Captain C. D)

Sinking of the Japanese warship 'Hatsuse', May 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
530158 Sinking of the Japanese warship 'Hatsuse', May 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian cruiser foundering at the Battle of Cehmulpo, 9 February 1904
530151 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Russian cruiser foundering at the Battle of Cehmulpo, 9 February 1904.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The sinking of HMS Audacious after striking a German naval mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland in 1914
3502731 The sinking of HMS Audacious after striking a German naval mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland in 1914, from The Pageant of the Century

The blowing up of H.M.S, Amphion by a German mine during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919
3502831 The blowing up of H.M.S, Amphion by a German mine during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c. 1919; (add.info.: The blowing up of H.M.S)

Sir George Carew, Admiral in the Royal Navy under King Henry VIII, died in the sinking of the Mary Rose at the Battle
FLO4638374 Sir George Carew, Admiral in the Royal Navy under King Henry VIII, died in the sinking of the Mary Rose at the Battle of the Solent, 1545

The Coffin Expedition
2911233 The Coffin Expedition; (add.info.: 1804 Hand-coloured etching titled 'The Coffin Expedition' by Charles Williams (1797-1830) British printmaker

One of Three English Cruisers Sunk by U-9 on Sep 22nd 1914
3032466 One of Three English Cruisers Sunk by U-9 on Sep 22nd 1914; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of Three English Cruisers Sunk by U-9 on Sep 22nd 1914); © Don Troiani

The sinking of the iron ship the 'Ganges', 1850
3359484 The sinking of the iron ship the 'Ganges', 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the sinking of the iron ship the 'Ganges'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sailors trying to escape the sinking ship, 1850
3478509 Sailors trying to escape the sinking ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting sailors trying to escape a sinking ship via the use of a lifeboat)

The action in Fatshan Creek, 1857 (litho)
1579760 The action in Fatshan Creek, 1857 (litho); (add.info.: Lithograph of the action in Fatshan Creek. The boats going in to the attack and the Raleigh's Gig sinking. Lithograph by E. Walker)

The wreck of Kublai Khan's Mongol fleet during the second invasion of Japan in 1281 due to the typhoon, Kamikaze
3033761 The wreck of Kublai Khan's Mongol fleet during the second invasion of Japan in 1281 due to the typhoon, Kamikaze, which destroyed most of the armada

Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving)
672933 Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts)

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. American Civil War - sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, from a sketch by Robert Lancaster, the owner of the yacht Deerhound

The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Deerhound rescuing a portion of the crew of The Alabama, 1864. American Civil War - view of the sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, '...from the plan and information supplied by Mr

Sinking of the Japanese Cruiser "Chitozo" During the Night Attack on Port Arthur January 26-27
Sinking of the Japanese Cruiser "Chitozo" During the Night Attack on Port Arthur (January 26-27, 1904), 1904. This collection includes tsarist-era advertisements

English Ships and the Spanish Armada, August 1588
531402 English Ships and the Spanish Armada, August 1588; (add.info.: The Spanish Armada which threatened England in July 1588)

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea... 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea, the "Chateaurenault" sank by the bow, at 9 o'clock in the morning

At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passenger... 1917
At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passengers board into lifeboats. The "Sontay" was going from Marseille to Salonika

At sea; The English paddle steamer "Monas-Queen" crushes under its port... 1917. Creator: Henri Rudaux
At sea; The English paddle steamer "Monas-Queen" crushes under its port wheel a German submarine which sinks vertically, 1917

Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Sur le pont du sous-marin anglais: les matelots lancent des cordages Creator: Unknown
Canonne, pius torpille en mer; Sur le pont du sous-marin anglais: les matelots lancent des cordages aux naufrages du zeppelin, 1916

Boys signal to a ship from a sinking rowing boat, in or before 1894. Creator: Willem Wenckebach
Boys signal to a ship from a sinking rowing boat, in or before 1894. In the semi-darkness three boys are at sea in a rowing boat. One waves with a handkerchief to a sailing ship

The Shipwreck, 1775. Creator: Hendrik Kobell
The Shipwreck, 1775

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Creator: Adam Willaerts
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Other Title(s): Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Cargo piquant au fond par l'arriere, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Cargo piquant au fond par l'arriere, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; La derniere fumee d'un steamer qui sombre, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; La derniere fumee d'un steamer qui sombre, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Un coup trop court, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Un coup trop court, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Un cargo coule: l'equipage est abandonne dans un canot, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Explosion d'une torpille, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Explosion d'une torpille, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Deux phases de l'agonie d'un voiler, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Deux phases de l'agonie d'un voiler, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Deux phases de l'agonie d'un voiler, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les sous-marins allemands a l'Oeuvre; Deux phases de l'agonie d'un voiler, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Ship in distress off the coast, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel
Ship in distress off the coast, c.1825-c.1875. Passengers are saved from a ship foundering on a stormy sea. A castle in the background

Shipwreck on a rocky coast, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel
Shipwreck on a rocky coast, c.1825-c.1875

The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). It was determined to block the narrow entrance of Santiago harbour [in Cuba], and an old American collier steamer, the Merrimac

View on a coast with ships and boats on the cliffs in Norway, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Pierre Maleuvre
View on a coast with ships and boats on the cliffs in Norway, 1700-1799

A Shipwreck, 1750s. Creator: Johan Sevenbom
A Shipwreck, 1750s

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837. Creator: Wijnand Nuyen
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, c.1837

Battle of the Combined Venetian and Dutch Fleets against the Turks in the Bay of Foya, 1649, 1656

The Running Down of the Brigantine "Virtue" by the "Resolute" Transport, in Kingstown Harbour, 1856. It appears that the transport screw-steam-ship Resolute...arrived in Kingstown

Loss of the Schooner "Archus", loaded with Silver-Lead Ore, on the Coast of Greenland, 1856....she put into the harbour of Kajarlik, a small opening in an island of Arksuk [Arsuk] Fiord

'La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; Le "Gneisenau" coule vers six heures, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; Le "Gneisenau" coule vers six heures, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'La surveillance de la mer; l''Amphion touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914
'La surveillance de la mer; Le lendemain 7 aout, l''Amphion, au cours de son perilleux service, touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914

'La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; Le "Scharnhorst" coule a quatre heures, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Le combat inegal du corsaire allemand "Emden" et du torpilleur francais "Mousquet", 1914
'La Guerre de Course; Le combat inegal du corsaire allemand "Emden" et du torpilleur francais "Mousquet", 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

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"Sinking: A Tale of Tragedy and Heroism Through the Ages" In 1903, the RMS Carpathia sailed through treacherous waters, defying fate as it narrowly escaped sinking. Meanwhile, a young girl named Grace Darling fearlessly rowed alongside her father to rescue stranded sailors from a sinking vessel. The haunting memory of "The Sinking of the Bismarck" in 1941 still lingers, reminding us of the devastating power that lies beneath the waves. An enchanting 19th-century French engraving captures this maritime disaster with its intricate details and somber atmosphere. As we delve into history's depths, we come across artifacts like the Titanic Shipwreck Registration—a chilling reminder of mankind's hubris and nature's merciless force. The Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 witnessed ships sinking amidst fierce combat, leaving behind tales etched in time. The tragic fate that befell LUSITANIA serves as a stark reminder that even grand vessels can succumb to unforeseen circumstances. Jules Verne's Nautilus submarine emerges from imagination onto artwork, symbolizing both exploration and potential peril beneath turbulent waters. No discussion on sinking is complete without mentioning one of history's most infamous disasters—the Sinking of the Titanic. This catastrophic event continues to captivate hearts worldwide with stories of heroism and loss that unfolded on that fateful night. "The Last Man, " an evocative propaganda piece by Hans Bohrdt depicting a German navy officer facing his own mortality at sea reminds us how war can lead brave souls towards their final descent. G. H Davis' depiction commemorates HMS Courageous' untimely demise—an eternal tribute to those who perished serving their country. Finally, Matania's poignant painting "The Last Shot" encapsulates both sorrow and hope as survivors cling onto life amid wreckage—reminding us that even in moments when all seems lost, the human spirit can prevail.