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Royal navy ship 1800s Stock Photos and Images
RMDF4240–British warship HMS St George with 91 guns, carrying Prince Albert, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut
RMD2PB05–An engraving entitled ' Rigging Hulk and Frigate, Portsmouth ' scanned at high resolution from a book published in 1842. Believed copyright free.
RM2C9GM3N–Trafalgar armored ship of the Royal British Navy 1890, England. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
RM2G71GTT–An old engraving of Harvey’s Torpedo being used. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. The Harvey Torpedo was invented Britain in the late 1860s by Frederick Harvey and John Harvey. The torpedo involved an explosive charge attached to a line with buoys and winches. Here the ship is moving forwards. The mine’s towing lines are controlled on deck. The torpedo is pulled to the surface to be detonated at its target, the ship (left) – an improvement on existing designs where a mine was suspended on a spar over the bow of a ship.
RM2D8W0KN–A rare surviving wooden builtphotograph of an old wooden sailing ship (HMS?) HAREBELL.. This appears to predate H.M.S. Harebell, one of twenty-eight Anchusa Class convoy war ships launched by the British Royal Navy in 1918. (Built by Barclay Curle & Company) and broken up in 1939.
RF2B7H6XT–This late 1800s illustration shows the HMS Royal George. The caption notes that it had 100 guns, weighted 2047 tons and foundered in 1782, sinking while undergoing routine maintenance with more than 800 lives lost. HMS Royal George was launched in 1756, the largest warship in the world. Served in the Seven Years War.
RM2PJHD4W–The Italian warship Italia, an ironclad battleship built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), the lead ship of the Italia class in the 1870s and 1880s.
RM2CB7C0K–The ship Conde de Venadito, of the Spanish Navy army, saying goodbye to the squadron at Cape Spartel, Morocco. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
RF2B03F5F–HNoMS Tordenskjold also known as Panserskipet Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. A pre-dreadnought ironclad built on the Tyne in 1897 she served during the first world war defending neutral Norway's coast. She was later captured by the Germans in WWII and converted to a floating flak battery and renamed Nymphe. She was scrapped in 1948
RM2EFEP05–The turret armour-clad ship 'Devastation' at Spithead on the occasion of the Naval Review in honour of the Shah of Persia's visit 23rd June 1873
RM2BTBGKA–1842 Launch of the warship 'HMS Goliath' and the 2nd class war steamer 'Virago' at Chatham Docks, UK. This, the third HMS Goliath was an 80-gun ship of the line, built in 1842. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1857 and burnt in 1875. HMS Virago was a Royal Navy Driver-class wooden paddle sloop. She was scrapped in 1875.
RMKJHEM6–Engraving depicting the HMS Jersey, a 60 gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 June 1736, perhaps most noted for her service as a prison ship during the American Revolutionary War, 1832. From the New York Public Library.
RMD9EGFN–1854 engraving, Sayed Pacha Steam Yacht, built for his Highness Sayed Pacha, Grand Admiral of the Egyptian Fleet.
RM2B51KAB–Portrait of Casto Méndez Núñez (Vigo 1824 - Pontevedra 1869). Spanish sailor and military, rear admiral of the Royal Spanish Navy. Combat of Callao. H
RM2C7MP4R–The United States Alliance steamship chased by the Spanish ship Conde de Venadito in the waters of Cape or Punta Maisi. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895
RMDC0MBR–1800s WAR OF 1812 USS NAVY SHIP THE WASP CAPTURES THE HMS SHIP THE FROLIC DURING INTENSE ENGAGEMENT OCTOBER 1812
RMA27NFY–Impressment of an American sailor by a British naval officer early 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a Howard Pyle illustration
RMD2PAT8–An engraving entitled ' Gosport, Flag Ship Saluting ' scanned at high resolution from a book published in 1842. Believed copyright free.
RMARNXW0–Trafalgar The Belleisle Saved the English ship crippled and almost sinking saved from the French ship the Achille
RM2G71GTD–An old engraving of a Harvey’s Torpedo. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. It was invented Britain in the late 1860s by Frederick Harvey and John Harvey. The torpedo or mine was an improvement on existing designs where it was suspended on a spar over the bow of the ship. The Harvey torpedo involved an explosive charge attached to a line that, using buoys and winches, was projected away from the ship carrying it, making it far less dangerous to detonate. Here the metal torpedo is seen with one of the floats or buoys and the towing rope.
RMT6D8C3–An engraving of Men of War at Spithead UK scanned at high resolution from a book published in 1842. Believed copyright free.
RMG8D6A1–The wooden walls of 200 years ago stand out as a shrine of the nation's naval tradition amid the sprawl of a modern naval base in this picture of HMS Victory in Portsmouth.
RM2A96X1M–An engraving of Fast Castle, Berwickshire - The Royal Squadron Conveying His Majesty George IV towards Edinburgh scanned from a book printed in 1859.
RM2PJHD55–The Italian warship Italia, an ironclad battleship built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), the lead ship of the Italia class in the 1870s and 1880s.
RF2K1H0A8–The U. S. Flotilla of gunboats shelling the woods on the mainland opposite Port Royal Island, South Carolina, to protect the reembarkation of the National troops, January 2nd, 1862. 19th century American Civil War illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RMT7JMNH–An engraving of Chatham with the Dockyard scanned at high resolution from a book published in 1842. Believed copyright free.
RM2HFKDXP–Admiral Nelson recreating with his brave Tars after the glorious Battle of the Nile. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era. A social observer, he was a prolific artist and print maker. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson/Alamy
RM2H4FA3D–EUROPE - The Battle of Trafalgar fought off Cadiz in the Atlantic Ocean near southern Spain by artist William Clarkson Stanfield. The Battle of Trafal
RM2C7MNPG–Battle of Trafalgar, painting by Justo Ruiz Luna. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895
RM2H6NH2D–HMS Speedy capturing the Gamo. Speedy was cruising off Barcelona at dawn on 6 May 1801 when she sighted a large enemy frigate. The frigate, a xebec-ri
RMBFG564–American sailors from the 'Frolic' boarding the British ship 'Wasp,' War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RM2J09M43–The new English naval artillery, ship's cannon. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899
RM2E19HC3–In the search for British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, Captain Sir John Franklin, Abandonment of HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid, vintage illustration from 1857
RM2G71GTK–An old engraving of a Harvey’s Torpedo control winch. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. It was invented Britain in the late 1860s by Frederick Harvey and John Harvey. The torpedo or mine was an improvement on existing designs where it was suspended on a spar over the bow of the ship. The Harvey torpedo involved an explosive charge attached to a line that, using buoys and winches, was projected away from the boat carrying it, making it less dangerous to detonate. Here an operator controls a winch used to pay out the tow-rope to the mine.
RM2E2670P–Portrait of Casto Méndez Núñez (Vigo 1824 - Pontevedra 1869). Spanish sailor and military, rear admiral of the Royal Spanish Navy. Combat of Callao. He completed in 1867 the first round the world of an armored frigate, the Numancia ship. Old engraving of the book Spanish Biographical Year by Ildefonso Fernandez 1899
RM2RG97CR–Scene from the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805), Cape Trafalgar, Spain, fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies.
RM2K1X2YJ–Trafalgar-class ironclad warships of the British Royal Navy were armored warships of the late 19th century. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890
RM2WH81M6–Scotland's oldest ship, the HMS Unicorn, which is 200 years old, is moored at Victoria Dock on the waterfront in Dundee, Scotland
RM2PJHD4A–The Italian warship Italia, an ironclad battleship built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy), the lead ship of the Italia class in the 1870s and 1880s.
RM2CB7CM8–Squadron of the fleet of English Mediterranean ships anchored in the port of Barcelona at the end of the 19th century, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
RMKHG90B–HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire, England, UK
RM2C9GP74–The official tests of the Peral submarine in San Fernando 1890, Cadiz, Andalusia. Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
RM2HJ97FW–Black and White Illustration; Towing HMS Howe an Admiral-class ironclad battleship into Ferrol Harbour following it's grounding of Ferrol, Spain, 30
RM2HFKDYH–The Sailors Return. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era. A social observer, he was a prolific artist and print maker. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson/Alamy
RM2K91N2A–Vintage chart map of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, ca.1798 by Captain James Colnett of the Royal Navy who undertook a survey in 1793 of the Galapagos in the merchant ship Rattler
RMD5CA7X–An 1850s engraving of Devonport - From Mount Edgcumbe scanned at high resolution from the original booklet.
RMANFKB0–Figurehead of the HMS Gannet (Victorian Royal Navy) at Chatham Historic Dockyard Kent England
RMBY4CGT–The Death of Nelson, superb Victorian engraving of the 1864 epic mural in the Palace of Westminster by Daniel Maclise
RMBB6YT7–Arab traders throwing African slaves overboard to avoid capture by the British Navy 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RM2E19HBR–In the search for British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, Captain Sir John Franklin, Situation of HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid at Baffin Bay, vintage illustration from 1857
RM2T04WB3–Sebastopol (Sevastopol), sketched from the deck of HMS Sidon, February 1855, Crimean War watercolour painting with gouache by William Simpson, 1855
RME7T4N9–The Great Sea serpent , as first seen from HMS Daedalus 1848. See description for more information.
RFM87T8X–Royal Navy Dockyard , Bermuda. A former naval base and the western tip of the Island. Site of many historic buildings and the new cruise ship port.
RME7KG1D–The Great Sea serpent , as first seen from HMS Daedalus 1848. See description for more information.
RM2WH81MA–Scotland's oldest ship, the HMS Unicorn, which is 200 years old, is moored at Victoria Dock on the waterfront in Dundee, Scotland
RM2PJHD1K–HMS Implacable at Devonport in 1901. Implacable was a training ship captured from the French (Duguay Trouin) in 1805
RMCP7A4Y–Black and white engraving of the Battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by William Miller after J M W Turner in 1875.
RM2P2HRYC–HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
RM2K1X2YH–The battleship magician of the english navy. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890
RMKHG905–Gundeck on HMS Warrior, the first ocean going ironclad steam frigate in the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire, England, UK
RM2E3C15F–Battle of Trafalgar, painting by Justo Ruiz Luna. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895
RM2HFKDYA–Rigging out a Smuggler. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era. A social observer, he was a prolific artist and print maker. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson/Alamy
RM2J09K4X–The new English naval artillery, ship's cannon. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899
RMF8C96N–An engraving of Devonport, from Mount Edgcombe, Devonshire scanned at high resolution from a book printed around 1850.
RMANFKAA–Figurehead of the HMS Gannet (Victorian Royal Navy) at Chatham Historic Dockyard Kent England
RMAHEHXE–HMS Warrior (1861) at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England; first Royal Navy armour-plated warship
RM2E19H9M–In the search for British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, Captain Sir John Franklin, Departure of the travelling parties from HMS Resolute and HMS Intrepid, vintage illustration from 1857
RM2B51KKH–Portrait of Cosme Damián Churruca and Elorza (Motrico 1761 - Trafalgar 1805). Spanish scientist, sailor and military, brigadier of the Royal Navy and
RMBX3KH0–The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; from the engraving by W Miller after C Stanfield; Black and White Illustration;
RME7KG1N–The Great Sea serpent seen from HMS Daedalus on 6 August 1848 passing under the quarter. See description for more information.
RM2WH81M7–Scotland's oldest ship, the HMS Unicorn, which is 200 years old, is moored at Victoria Dock on the waterfront in Dundee, Scotland
RMA661C5–English Royal Marines uniform date 1802 to 1820 including Trafalgar 1805 foreign service style hat
RMD2PAP6–An engraving entitled ' View from the Saluting Platform, Portsmouth ' scanned at high resolution from a book published in 1842
RM2P2HRJD–HMS Inflexible with the pole masts fitted in 1885, replacing the original full sailing rig. HMS Inflexible was a Victorian ironclad battleship carrying her main armament in centrally placed turrets. The ship was constructed in the 1870s for the Royal Navy to oppose the perceived growing threat from the Italian Regia Marina in the Mediterranean.
RM2WJD3ED–HMS Brunswick and the Venguer, published 1904. HMS Brunswick was a 74-gun third rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 April 1790 at Deptford. She was first commissioned in the following month under Sir Hyde Parker for the Spanish Armament but was not called into action. When the Russian Armament was resolved without conflict in August 1791, Brunswick took up service as a guardship in Portsmouth Harbour. She joined Richard Howe's Channel Fleet at the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War and was present at the battle on Glorious First of June where she fought a hard action
RMKHG908–HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire, England, UK
RM2HFKDYE–The sailors return from active service. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era. A social observer, he was a prolific artist and print maker. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson/Alamy
RMF2WTNF–HMS Warrior (1860) Britain’s first iron-hulled, armoured warship now in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire UK
RM2PJHD8J–The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) underway with the Italian Marina Militare training ship Amerigo Vespucci on 12 July 1962. Independence, with assigned Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7), was deployed to the Mediterreanean Sea from 19 April to 27 August 1962.
RMA4KK7H–Relative size of the American and English fleets at the start of the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut
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