Vessel Collection

The Royal William English warship constructed 1670 From The National Encyclopaedia published by William Mackenzie, London, late 19th century

Nautical Family
January 1929: Five brothers are lifeboatmen in Hythe. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

RMS Carpathia
The Cunard RMS Carpathia on her maiden voyage in 1903. She was the first vessel built by Cunard exclusively for second and third class passengers

HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy
March 17, 1924 - HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy

Kraken Attacks a Ship
A kraken attacks a sailing vessel

The bow of Sir Ernest Shackletons exploratory vessel SS Endurance
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 1914: The bow of Sir Ernest Shackletons exploratory vessel SS Endurance being prepared for her Antarctic voyage in Millwall Docks, London, England

HMS Worcester, Greenhithe, Kent -- Merchant Navy training vessel. Date: circa 1946

The RMS Olympic - White Star Line - sister ship of the ill-fated RMS Titanic

RMS Carpathia, 1903
Photograph of the Cunard Lines RMS Carpathia, launched by the Swan Hunter Shipyard, in 1902

Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
View of the Bay of Avalon, with the Casino in the background, Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939

USS Randolph underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults, 1962
February 27, 1962 - USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway at sea with two S2F airplanes on its catapults

Crew Team Rowing

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, London
A publicity photograph of the Massey Shaw fireboat with the Houses of Parliament in the background, used by the London County Council to promote the London Fire Brigade in its publications

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Plans of the Terra Nova ship
Diagram showing the layour of the Terra Nova ship from the expedition to the Antarctic 1910-13 Date: 1910

Cutty Sark in 1923
The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark in Surrey Docks. The iconic craft now housed in dry dock at Greenwich was severely damaged by a fire whilst under restoration on 21st May 2007

LUSITANIA
At the time of her launch in 1907, she was the largest vessel in the world : her sinking by a U-boat in 1915 continues to inspire conspiracy theories

Port of Kos Town, Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire
19th century vintage photograph: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, fishing boats in the harbour

RMS Mauretania - Passenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, she held the Blue Riband for 21 years; she was withdrawn from service and broken up in 1935. Date: circa 1907

Ireland, County Cork, Cobh. Harbor view and St. Colmans church

Mayflower in Full Sail
The Mayflower carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America in 63 days, reaching New England in December 1620

The wreck of the collier Bessie
A view of the Bessie wrecked at Carbis Bay, broadside to the surf, with the machinery of the Vulture beyond

RMS Columba -Clyde Paddle Boat
Pleasure steamer 316 feet in length, 50 feet across with dinning saloon for 100 persons. Started from Glasgow, Craigendoran, Greenock, which called at pier to pier along the popular routes

The RMS Titanicas propellers as the mighty ship sits in dry dock
Vintage maritime history photo of the RMS Titanicas propellers as the mighty ship sits in dry dock

The First Fleet
Some of the First Fleet - eleven British Navy ships under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, which took 750 British convicts to Botany Bay

LFDCA-LFB Lambeth HQ and Lambeth river station
A modernised Lambeth river fire station and the new fireboat London Phoenix, seen here from the north bank of the River Thames

Ufos / Trindade Island
Flying saucer photographed over Trindade Island (Brazil) from naval training vessel Almirante Saldanha; the sighting lasted 30 seconds and was witnessed by many aboard

Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland
Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Steam Fishing Vessel Owners, Licensed Auctioneers and Fish Salesmen, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Sydney Bridge Under Construction
It took over 2, 000 men eight years to build the landmark bridge and cost £ 4.2 million. Six million hand driven rivets and 53, 000 tonnes of steel were used for the build

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

SS United States - United States Line - Transatlantic liner - prior to construction and maiden voyage. Date: 1949

MV Empire Windrush, best known for the arrival of West Indian immigrants at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948. Date: circa 1948

Loss of HMS Courageous by G. H. Davis
The loss of HMS Courageous: one of the Royal Navys aircraft carriers sunk by a German submarine

RMS Caronia - Cunard Line - launched in 1904 - scrapped in 1932. The start of World War I caused her to be requisitioned as an armed merchant cruiser

Silversea Silver Shadow cruise ship docked at Port Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada

Battle of Trafalgar (October 21st, 1805). The vessel Prince of Asturias, hoisting the Gravina badge, battles five English vessels. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

HMS Thunderer at Dagenham, Essex
HMS Thunderer (launched 1911) was the third Orion-class battleship built for the Royal Navy and the last vessel to be constructed by Thames Ironworks

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All

HMS Implacable, 1920
Photograph of HMS Implacable, formerly the Duguay-Trouin, 1920. This ship was built in France in 1789, served at Trafalgar, and was captured by the Royal Navy shortly thereafter

S / Y Sanjeeda
S/Y Sanjeeda, a traditional kotiya dhow of the type that traded throughout the Indian Ocean, sailing off Mirbat on the Dhofari coast of Oman

Turbinia - steam turbine-powered steamship
Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time

Queen of Bermuda, Furness Bermuda Line, passenger and cargo ship. Date: circa 1930s

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth transits the Atlantic Ocean
October 11, 2010 - The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth (F-235) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Exercise Joint Warrior

Southsea Shingle
circa 1900: Holidaymakers and boats on the beach at Southsea, Portsmouth. (Photo by Edgar Ward/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

USS Thresher On Course
Nuclear-powered submarine the USS Thresher steers through the sea, early 1960s. The sub sank in April of 1963, killing the entire crew. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Bridge On the River Tamar
The Royal Albert Bridge, over the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall, 1869. Designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1859. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth Harbour
The HMS Victory - in Portsmouth Harbour. Fitted up as a Naval School of Telegrapha before becoming a floating signal school proper (as can be seen on this card) until 1904

SS Maloja - P&O Line - India-China-Australia mail and passenger services. Date: circa 1910s

RMS Megantic - White Star Line - launched in 1908 - scrapped in 1933. The ship was attacked by a German U-boat during World War I, but survived. After his arrest in Canada, Dr

Cross section of the royal yacht Britannia
A diagrammatic drawing of H.M.V Britannia, the royal yacht, first launched in 1953 and decommissioned in 1997

Fusion research, tokamak device
Nuclear fusion research. Cutaway computer artwork of the planned ITER tokamak device

Germany, Aschaffenburg, Schloss (castle) Johannisburg, Late afternoon

Small boats used in the Dunkirk evacuation, WW2
A convoy of small boats which had been used in the Dunkirk evacuation, seen here on 9 June passing Lambeth Bridge, on the River Thames in London. Date: 1940

Entrance to Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USA
Entrance to the Harbour, Buffalo, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Royal Iris Ferry Steamer
The Royal Iris, the Wallasey to Cheshire Ferry steamer. This is the successor to the vessel of the same name which became famous during World War One. Date: 1950s

SS Endurance leaving Millwall Docks
August 01, 1914: Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackletons ship SS Endurance after leaving Millwall Docks, bound for the Antarctic. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars
The Massey Shaw was built in 1935 by the J Samuel White company at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was built to a London County Council design, and cost around £ 18, 000 to build

RMS Aquitania - Cunard Ocean Liner - 45, 650 tonnes

Doves on a drinking vessel, Roman mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"

Naval Captain 1800
A captain of the Royal Navy stands on the taffrail, on the poop deck of his vessel

Viking Ship Figurehead
The figurehead of the Viking longship Hugin at Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. It is a replica of a vessel by the Danes to invade Britain

Fishing boats in harbor of Marsaxlokk

Staten Island Ferry in the harbor at New York City, New York, USA

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Thistlegorm wreck and diver. Egypt, Red Sea

Boats, houses and harbour, evening, Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe
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HMCS Bonaventure CVL-22
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Bonaventure CVL-22, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier seen in March 1957. (Originally ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Powerful) Date: 1957

Gamo Captured
The capture of the Spanish frigate El Gamo by Commander Lord Thomas Cochrane in the HMS Speedy, off Barcelona, 6th May 1801. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Amitaba Buddha in his manifestation of Boundless Life sitting holding a vessel containing the nectar of immortality. Tibetan Art. Bronze. 18th century

Sea kayak rentals at Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Soviet lunar craft Zond 5, 1968
Soviet lunar exploration craft Zond 5, being taken onboard the ship Vasilli Golovnin in Russia, 1968. Zond 5 was intended to be a precursor for Soviet manned Moon missions

Pine stem, light micrograph
Pine stem. Light micrograph of a section through the stem of a pine (Pinus sp.) tree, showing xylem tissue. The xylem is made up of tracheid cells (light pink)

Athlete physiology, artwork
Athlete physiology. Computer artwork of a male athlete, with enlargements to show the important physiological enhancements typical of most athletes

Cruise ship in a fjord, Norway
Cruise ship in the Geiranger fjord, Norway. This fjord is one of Norways most visited tourist sites and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005

A gondola crossing the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Training Ship Exmouth
The Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex

Deck of Pont Aven ferry, Brittany Ferries, Plymouth to Roscoff crossing, Atlantic Ocean
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Dyeing Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. An old woman from the island dyes the wool in a cauldron- like vessel which sits on an open fire

Ships of the Navy 1921
Flotilla leader, sloop and transport vessel of the Royal Navy

Spitzbergen, Norway
A large sailing vessel off the coast of Spitzbergen a northerly Norwegian Island in the Arctic Ocean - The lack of ice on the water indicates that this is likely to be in the summer

Naval warships moored in Barrow Dock for refitting
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German Diver Goes Down
A German diver goes down to the wreck of an Allied vessel, hoping to salvage useful items and materials

Menhaden Boat at a dock, Reedville, Virginia, USA

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"From the RMS Carpathia to the USS Thresher: A Journey through Vessels" Step back in time to 1903, as the majestic RMS Carpathia set sail, carrying dreams and aspirations across vast oceans. Witness her grandeur as she embarked on a voyage that would forever be etched in history. Meanwhile, at HMS Worcester in Greenhithe, Kent, young cadets honed their skills, preparing to navigate uncharted waters. The Bay of Avalon off Santa Catalina Island beckoned with its serene beauty, offering solace amidst turbulent seas. Fast forward to 1962 when the mighty USS Randolph sailed gracefully with two S2F airplanes perched on its catapults. A symbol of naval power and technological advancement, it epitomized strength and precision. But let us not forget the legendary RMS Olympic of White Star Line fame; a vessel that captured hearts worldwide. Her elegance knew no bounds as she traversed vast oceans alongside her sister ships. Speaking of legends, who can overlook the heroic efforts of RMS Carpathia? In an act of unparalleled bravery during Titanic's fateful night in 1912, this vessel became a beacon of hope for those lost at sea. And then there was HMS Hood – the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. With sheer might and unwavering determination coursing through her veins, she stood tall against adversity until fate intervened tragically. In contrast to battleships and ocean liners stands another kind - a crew team rowing tirelessly towards victory. Their synchronized strokes create harmony amidst fierce competition; their bond unbreakable like waves crashing upon shorelines. Yet sometimes even vessels face mythical adversaries such as Kraken attacks that test their mettle against monstrous tentacles emerging from dark depths. Tales whispered by sailors remind us how nature's forces can challenge even man-made marvels.