Vessel Collection (page 19)

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Cruiser Ghost
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Vessel Palm
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Smiths Knoll Lightship North Sea early 1900s

Reconstructed Warships back in Service. Date: 1939

HMCS Magnificent CVL-21
Royal Canadian Navy - HMCS Magnificent CVL-21, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier seen in April 1948. (Originally ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Magnificent) Date: 1948

HMS Argus 149
Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum

HMS Courageous 50
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous 50, an aircraft carrier, seen in July 1936, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy

H. M. S. Alert - Despatch Vessel
H.M.S. Alert (K 647) - Despatch Vessel, (formerly Bay-Class Frigate Dundrum Bay K 427) - Commissioned in 1946. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Steepholm (DV17) - Isles-class trawler
H.M.S. Steepholm (DV17) - formerly an Isles-class trawler of the Royal Navy, later a wreck disposal vessel. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Cygnet - modified Black Swan-class sloop
H.M.S. Cygnet (F38, formerly U38)- modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy - commissioned in 1943, built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Mariner (M380) - Algerine-class minesweeper
H.M.S. Mariner (J380 - later M380) - reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper - commissioned in 1944, built by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Port Arthur. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Cockatrice - Algerine-class minesweeper
H.M.S. Cockatrice (M29) (formerly J229) - reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper - Commissioned in 1943, built by Fleming and Ferguson, Paisley. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Tumult (F121) - Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate
H.M.S. Tumult (F121) - Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate - Commissioned in 1943 (as a T-class destroyer), built by John Brown & Company. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Tyrian (F67) - S-class destroyer
H.M.S. Tyrian (F67) - S-class destroyer. Commissioned in 1943, built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. King George V
H.M.S. King George V - lead ship of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1940

H. M. S. Pelican (F86) - Egret-class sloop
H.M.S. Pelican (F86) - Egret-class sloop - Commissioned in 1939 - built by Thornycroft, Woolston. Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Loch Killisport - Royal Navy Loch-class frigate
H.M.S. Loch Killisport (K628/F628) was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, named after Loch Killisport in Scotland. Commissioned in 1945 - built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast

H. M. S. Loch Alvie (F428) - Royal Navy Loch-class frigate
H.M.S. Loch Alvie (F428) - Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy, named after Loch Alvie in Scotland.- commissioned in 1950, built by Barclay, Curle & Company, Whiteinch, Glasgow Date: circa 1950s

H. M. S. Ocean - Colossus Class light fleet aircraft carrier
H.M.S. Ocean - Colossus Class light fleet aircraft carrier - commissioned in 1945 - built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons. Date: circa 1950s

HMS Whirlwind - W-Class Destroyer - commissioned in 1944. Date: circa 1945

HMS Solebay - Battle-class Destroyer - commissioned in 1945 Date: circa 1946

HMS Swiftsure - Minotaur-class light cruiser - commissioned in 1944. Date: circa 1945

HMS Birmingham - Town-Class Light Cruiser - commissioned in 1937 Date: circa 1938

HMS Diomede - Danae-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. Constructed too late to take part in World War I, she served on the China Station, Pacific waters

HMS Submarine - No. 1 - First Royal Navy Sub
Holland 1 (or HM submarine Torpedo Boat No. 1) - First Royal Navy Sub - commissioned in 1901, lost in 1913 - raised/recovered in 1982

HMS Crusader (H60) - a Royal Navy C-class destroyer
HMS Crusader (H60) - a C-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in 1931. She saw service in the Home and Mediterranean Fleets

MV Royal Daffodil, Eagle Steamer
M.V Royal Daffodil Eagle Steamer, WW2 service including Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk evacuation

HMS Furious 47 aircraft carrier, a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser, seen in December 1931, with the removable con seen raised on the flight deck. This was removed for flying operations

A portable steam boiler
Royal Navy - A portable steam boiler for supplied steam to test ship systems during construction, maintenance, at a Royal Navy Ship Yard.. Date: circa 1960

ARA Independencia
Argentine Navy - ARA Independencia, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, (ex HMS Warrior R31), seen in December 1958, during work-up before commissioning in 1959. Date: 1958

HMS Eagle R05
Royal Navy - HMS Eagle R05, an Audacious-class aircraft carrier, seen before being fitted with an angled flight deck, in June 1953. Date: 1953

HMAS Sydney R17
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Sydney R17, was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier, seen in May 1953. Date: 1953

de Havilland DH. 114 Heron 2 CA+001
Luftwaffe - de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2 CA+001 (msn 14008) Date: 1957

HMS Theseus R64
Royal Navy - HMS Theseus R64, a Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier, in July 1954 Date: 1954

Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36
United States Navy - Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight performing touch and goes on the newly installed Angled Deck of USS Antietam CVA-36

Douglas D-588-2 Skyrocket number 3 37875
NACA - Douglas D-588-2 Skyrocket number 3 37875, suspended in the modified bomb bay of its launch aircraft, Boeing P2B-1S 84029 (msn, ex B-29-95-BW 45-21787), circa September 1950. Date: 1950

INS Vikrant
Indian Navy - INS Vikrant, a Majestic-class light fleet aircraft carrier, laid down as HMS Hercules but not completed till 1961, after purchase by the Indian Navy

HMS Vengeance R71
Royal Navy - HMS Vengeance R71, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier in August 1947. Date: 1947

HMS Victorious R38
Royal Navy - HMS Victorious R38, the third Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, in November 1946 Date: 1946

HMS Bulwark R08
Royal Navy - HMS Bulwark R08, a Centaur-class light fleet aircraft carrier in August 1967. Date: 1967

Union-Castle Line MV Dunnottar Castle, Southampton
Union-Castle Line Merchant Vessel Dunnottar Castle steam passenger ship, to South and East Africa Date: 1950

WW2 - The Iris Sets Out For Dunkirk
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, We Will Return, written by R. Ernest Bailey. The image shows some British wartime crewmembers of a vessel named Iris

Air-Sea Rescue Launch Cut-Out Book
An illustrated cover for a WW2 children's model cut-out book, containing instructions to make models of a wartime air-sea rescue launch vessel. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Short Story, Ocean Liner
An illustration for a wartime children's short story book, Adventures! The image shows a large ocean liner with a smaller vessel in the foreground. Date: circa 1940s

Caesar disembarked in Britain (54 BC), placing his ships on dry ground within his camp. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II aboard L'Etendard, in Finland
Tsar Nicholas II, aboard L'Etendard, in the Fjords, Finland, tasting the sailors food. Date: circa 1910

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