Historic Maritime Vessels

A collection of vintage photographs showcasing ships navigating canals and water bodies, featuring steamships and dredging activities, with a nostalgic sepia tone.

USS Vesuvius - Dynamite gun cruiser 1891

Ship sails through the Suez Canal at a dredger. Part of travel album with photos of Germany, Switzerland, the Suez Canal and Dutch East Indies.

Hopper "G.G. Idenburg", anonymous, 1922 photograph The Hopperzuiger 'G.G. Idenburg '. Numbered: 268. Part of the group of individual photos about the construction of the port Belawan on the coast for Medan, Sumatra 1921-1922. Belawan photographic support gelatin silver print building-site. steamship, motorship. dredge, dredging machine Belawan

Photograph of the SS Colon. Photograph Of S. S. Colon. Date:- Nov. 1st, 1918. Nationality: American. Tonnage: 5665. Captain: R. Prager. Owners: Panama R.R. Co. Where From: New York. Destination: Cristobal, Canal Zone. Where Photographed: Charleston S. C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: J. B. Dearborn. Date: Oct. 19th., 1918 12 M. Where Camouflaged: New York. Date: Aug. 10th., 1918. By Whom Camouflaged: By Order Of The U. S. Navy Camoufleurs. Type Of Ship: Well Deck (Passenger). Length: 355 ft.; Beam: 49 ft.; Draft; 26 ft. Color Numbers: White: Black: #1 Bluegray: #3 Blue. Two Masts: Foremast #3 Blue & White. Aftmast #1 Bluegray. Two Smokestacks: #1 Bluegray: White & #3 Blue. Two Guns: Forward 6 Pounder: Aft. 4.5. No Otters. Housing Above Hull Most Prominent.. 1918-10-19T00:00:00.

Ship sails through the Suez Canal near a dredger, C. & G. Zangaki (attributed to), c. 1880 - c. 1900 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of Germany, Switzerland, the Suez Canal and the Dutch East Indies. Suez Canal paper. photographic support gelatin silver print canal. sailing-ship, sailing-boat. dredge, dredging machine Suez Canal

Steamship, Anonymous, 1885 - 1910 photograph Indonesia baryta paper gelatin silver print steamship, motorship Indonesia

Photograph of the SS J. C. Donnell. Photograph of S. S. J. C. Donnell. Date: - June 17 1918. Nationality: - American. Tonnage: - 10450. Captain: - Chas. Adolffson. Owners: - Atlantic: Ref. Co. Where From: - Tuxpan, Mexico. Destination: - Philadelphia, Penn. Where Photographed: - Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom photographed: - J/ B. Dearborn. Date photographed: - June 8th., 1918.. 1918-06-08T00:00:00.

Photograph of the SS Fulton. Photograph Of S. S. Fulton. November 6, 1918. Nationality: American. Tonnage: 1408. Captain: Lt. Comdr. Combs. Where Photographed: Charleston S. C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date Photographed: November 2nd., 1918. Where Camouflaged: Charleston S. C. Navy Yard. Date: - Nov. 1st., 1918. By Whom Camouflaged: By Order Of The U. S. Navy. Type Of Ship: Well Deck Length 216 ft. Beam 35 ft. Draft 13 ft. Color Characteristics: - #1 Bluegray, #2 Blue, Black & White. Masts: Two Foremast White, Mainmast #1 Bluegray. Smokestacks: - One Black & White. GUns: - Two Forward Under Four Inch Calebra.. 1918-11-02T00:00:00.

USS Vesuvius - Dynamite gun cruiser 1891

Photograph of the Starboard View of the SS Albanian. Starboard View. July 31, 1918. Photograph of S. S. Albanian. Nationality: - British. Tonnage: - 3012. Captain: - T. Williams. Owners: - Leyland, Line. Where from: - Kingston, Jamaica. Destination: - Newport News, & Liverpool. Where photographed: - Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date: - July 18th., 1918. Camouflaged in Liverpool, Eng. Date: - May 1918. By whom: - Orders of The British Gov't. Type S. S. Well Deck. Length: - 351' 6"; Beam: - 42'; Mean Draft: - 21' 7". Two Masts: - Foremost No.1. Grey; Mainmast No. 1/ Greygreen. One Gun: - 4" Brich Breech loader 1917 model. Four Otters. One smokestack painted: - black, No. 3. grey, Aft gun platform prominent Otter-shoe is prominent on stern.. 1918-07-18T00:00:00.

Photograph of the Lloyd ship 'Cleopatra' docked in the Port of Alexandria, taken on chlorship lilber gelatine extension paper on November 12, 1910.

Brooklyn Fire. This image depicts the Brooklyn Fire.

Water shortage 1953.

HC Östed ". From Album: Cable Expedition Gotland - Dalaro 1898.

Close up side view of forward section of a vessel which appears to be R.I.M.S. Investigator. Group of officers stand at railings. Caption reads: Officers wishing me 'Goodbye' when transferred to R.I.M.S. Mayo.

AP-21 USS WAKEFIELD Being towed to US Naval Drydock after fire at sea. Former Liner SS Manhatten , Warships, Fires, Wakefield Transport : AP-21. Photographs of the First Naval District

Massachusetts - Graves. Steamer "Mina & Lizzie".

Ship passes a lighthouse, presumably at the Suez Canal. Part of travel album with photos of Germany, Switzerland, the Suez Canal and Dutch East Indies.

Photograph of the SS Maumee. Photograph of S. S. Maumee. Date June 11, 1918. Nationality: - American. Tonnage: - 2556. Captain: - Jacob Petter Smith. Owners: - Foreign Trans. & Mer. Corp. Where from: - Caleta Buena, Chili Chile. Destination: - Repairs. Where photographed: - Wilmington, N. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom photographed: -J. B. Dearborn. Date photographed: - June 5th., 1918.. 1918-06-05T00:00:00.

Photograph of the Port View of the SS Chippewa. Photograph Of Port View. Date:- November 4th., 1918. Photograph Of S. S. Chippewa. Nationality:- American. Tonnage:- 2696. Captain:- W. A. Nickerson. Owners:- Clyde S. S. Co. Where From:- Boston, Mass. Destination:- Jacksonville, Fla. Where Photographed:- Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed:- J. B. Dearborn. Date Photographed:- August 14th., 1918/. 1918-08-14T00:00:00.

Santander, 1895. Cuban War. Embarkation of troops on the ship «León XIII».

The Whaleback Steamer Chas. W. Kotcher on her maiden voyage in Lorain, Ohio, America Date: 1906

Valencia, October 1919. The steamer "Jorge Juan", after more than a month and a half in the port of Valencia, coming from Barcelona, without being unloaded due to the shippers' strike. Even after making two round trips to your place of origin.

Nile Boats Description: "Photograph of view of Nile Boats carrying first heavy Camel Corps & 16 Engineer Corps 11th Coy returning from Soudan." Photograph taken by Felice Beato on the Nile Expedition to relieve Khartoum. Date: 1884/5 victorian, nile

Photograph of the SS Beatrice. Photograph of S. S. Beatrice. Date: - June 18, 1918. Nationality: - American. Tonnage: - 3473.50. Captain: - John R. Risk. Owners: - A. H. Bull S. S. Co. Where from: - Iqueque, Chili Iquique, Chile. Destination: - New york, N. Y. Where photographed: - Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom photographed: - J. B. Deaborn. Date photographed: - June 10th., 1918.. 1918-06-10T00:00:00.

Photograph of the Starboard View of the SS Architect. Starboard View. Date: - July 29, 1918. Photograph Of; - S. S. Architect. Nationality: - British. Tonnage: -6736. Captain: - W. N. Rushforth. Owners: - T. & J. Harrison. Where From: - Plymouth, Eng. Destination: - Liverpool, Eng. Bordeux Bordeaux, France. Where Photographed: - Savannah, GA. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date Photographed: - July 12th., 1918. Where Camouflaged: - West Hartlepool, Eng. Date: - June 7th., 1918. By Whom: - Gray Shipbuilding Co. Type Of Ship: - Well Deck. Beam: 52 ft., Length: -410 ft., Draft: - 26 ft. 10 Inches In Salt Water Fresh Water: -27 ft., 5 Inches. Two Masts Painted #1 Grey & #1 Olive. One Smokestack Painted Black, #1 Grey & Olive; One 4.7 Inch Gun 45# Prominent Platforf Aft; Four Otters.. 1918-07-12T00:00:00.

On the boot.photo 2 on album 44 from album "Amsterdam 1890-1894".

Photograph of the SS Sabine. Photograph of S. S. Sabine. Date: - June 11, L1918 1918. Nationality: - American. Tonnage: - 3328. Captain: - F. L. Kinney. Owners: - Mallory S. S. Co. Where From: - Mobile, Ala. Destination: - New York, N. Y. Where photographed: - wilmington, N. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date photographed: - June 6th., 1918.. 1918-06-06T00:00:00.

Ship., 1920s to 1930s, New Zealand, by Roland Searle.

Company on decorated boats, Hendrik Herman van den Berg, in or after 1890 - in or before 1894 photograph This photo is part of an album. Amsterdam baryta paper historical persons. ships (in general) Amsterdam

Passenger ship with a smoking chimney at sea, Anonymous, 1920 - 1930 photograph Part of the Dutch East Indies family album. photographic support gelatin silver print passenger liner (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)

S.S. 'Nickerie', presumably in a Dutch port, c. 1920 - c. 1930 photograph Part of photo album of an unknown Dutch family with recordings of Suriname, Europe and the Dutch East Indies. Netherlands (possibly) photographic support gelatin silver print steamship, motorship Netherlands

Photograph of the Port View of the SS Comanche. Photograph Of Port View. May 6th., 1918. S. S. -Comanche. Nationality: - American. Tonnage: - Net-2477, Gross- 3856. Captain: - W. O. Chichester. Owners: - Clyde S. S. Co. Where from: - New York, N. Y. Destination: - Jacksonville, Fla. Where photographed: - Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom: - J. B. Dearborn. Date photographed: - May 5th., 1918.. 1918-05-05T00:00:00.

"Stereo photograph of the Centennial Celebration by Theodore Gubelman, showing ships on the water with the steamer Vosburgh in the foreground, taken on albumin paper in 1890, depicting the event and waterway."

Bacovenboot, 1903 - 1910 photograph A Dutch bacoven boat or banana boat, for anchor in a river or near the Surinamese coast. Part of the photo album Souvenir de Voyage (part 2), about the life of the Doijer family in and around the MA retreat plantation in Suriname in the years 1903-1910. Suriname photographic support gelatin silver print Suriname

Photograph of the Port View of the SS Kalomo. Photograph Of Port View. August 31st., 1918/ Photograph Of S. S. Kalamo. Nationality: -British. Tonnage: - 5019. Captain: - H. J. Abbey. Owners: - Ellerman Bucknall S. S. Co. Where From: - Genoa, Italy. Destination: - Not Known. Where Photographed: - Charlestons, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date Photographed: - August 26th., 1918.. 1918-08-26T00:00:00.

Unknown vessel. This image depicts an unknown vessel.

Sailing ship, decorated with flags along the masts, 1889 photograph Norway paper. cardboard albumen print Norway

Another view of SS Scottish Monarch. From the album: Skerman family album, circa 1925, Whanganui, maker unknown.

S.S. Kowhai., by John Dickie.

See Adler, Germany, from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1895 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Famous Ships" series (N50), issued in 1895 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights Cigarettes. Full series consists of 48 unnumbered cards.. See Adler, Germany, from the Famous Ships series (N50) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 424888

Massachusetts - Boston. Boston Light and Fog Signal. 900 ft. South by West.

Elsevier photo collection. Ferry "Zeeland" in use as a hospital ship with dazzle camouflage. 1917

View of the British West Indian fleet in Jamaica, 1900 photograph This photo is part of an album. Jamaica paper navy (+ motor ships) Jamaica

Steamship CARPATHIA - broadside view, port side, 4 tugboats alongside

Photograph of the Fore Side of the Bridge of the SS Kittery. Photograph Of Fore Side Of Bridge. Photograph Of S.S. Kittery. Nov. 1st 1918. Nationality: American. Tonnage: 1289. Captain: H. Stremmer. Owners: U. S. Navy. Where From: New York. Destination: West Indies. Where Photographed: Charleston S. C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: J. B. Dearborn. Date: Sept. 7th 1918. Where Camouflaged: New York. Date: August 30th. 1918. By Whom Camouflaged: Naval Overseas Transportation Co. Type Of Ship: Well Deck Or Three Island. Length: 280 ft. Beam: -40 ft. 6 inches. Draft: -14' 6". Color Characteristics: #1 Bluegrey: #1 Greypink; Black & Greywhite. Two Masts: -Foremast; Greywhite, Black & #1 Bluegrey/ Aft #1 Bluegrey. Two Smokestacks, Fore: - Greywhite, Black & #1 Bluegrey Aft #1 Bluegrey & Greywhite. Four Guns 3" 50 Pounders. No Otters.. 1918-09-07T00:00:00.

Steamship Swan in Haven, 1902 photograph Photo from album "Photographies". England (possibly)Netherlands (possibly) cardboard. paper

Photograph of the Fore Side of the Bridge of the SS Gulfcoast. Photograph Of Fore Side Of Bridge. May 17th., 1918. Photograph of S. S. Gulfcoast:- Nationality American. Tonnage-5188. Captain R. E. Smith. Owners-Gulf Refining Co. Where from- Port Arthur, texas. Dest. - Port Arthur, Texas. Where photographed- Jacksonville, Fla. Sixth Naval District. By whom photographed-J. Boyd Dearborn. Date photographed- May 8th. 1918.. 1918-05-08T00:00:00.

U.S. Quartermaster steamer Lexington (47333), photographed by the Signal Corps. The photo was taken in December 1918 and symbolizes the role of the U.S. Quartermaster during World War One. The steamer, named Lexington, is marked with the identification "C" and additional notes mention a related item with the number 47939.

Ship moves through the Miraflores Lock of Panama Canal, ca. 1915.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. trawler "The Hope" led shipping sea fishing stationed Merauke. October 1956. Hollandia, Guinea, Seroon

H.M.S Chatham in Rangitoto Channel. From the album: New Zealand Through the Camera, 1911-1926, maker unknown.

YSD-11 Seaplane wrecking Derrick Built by NYBos Completed 12/1939. YSD-11 Seaplane wrecking Derrick Built by NYBos Completed 12/1939

The picture shows how a seaplane is winched down to water from the table of a ship.In the background you see the coast, a merchant for Ankars and a submarine .. The picture shows how a seaplane is winched down to water from the table of a ship.In the background you see the coast, a merchant ship to Ankars and a submarine.

Patrol in N.Y. Harbor

Shipping on the East River, New York, created between 1850 and 1930. Albumen prints. Additional, American scenery

Hmt Star of Orkney Near a quayside.

Photograph of the SS Maryanne. Photograph Of S. S. Maryanne. November 1918. Nationality: American. Tonnage: 2518. Captain: A. B. Davney. Owners: Maryanne Shipping Co. Where From: Mijellones Chili Mejillones Chile. Destination: Charleston S. C. Where Photographed: Charleston S. C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: J. B. Dearborn. Date: Oct. 14th. 1918. Where Camaouflaged: Baltimore MD. Date: Aug. 1918. By Whom: Baltimore Dry Dock Co. Type of Ship: Three Island. Length: 309 ft. Beam: 39 ft. Draft: 21 ft. Two Masts: #2 Blue. One Smokestack: Black, White & #2 Blue. No Guns But Two Gun-Platforms No Otters. Colors On Hull: White, Black, #2 Blue & #3 Blue.. 1918-10-14T00:00:00.

Side view of single-funnelled, two-masted, marine survey vessel R.I.M.S. Investigator, at anchor close to land. Caption reads: RIMS Investigator.

Ethelwold

The Roma battleship during Vittorio Emanuele III's visit, Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, Italy, Italian Navy maneuvers, photograph by G Genta, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 37, September 14, 1913.

1885 CONSTRUCCION EN BATH MAINE DEL"LORENZO DOW BAKER" A VAPOR CON CARBON.

Sea Bird, Sea Bird (Steam yacht), Steam yachts, 1892

Boat adorned with flags. Unknown

Ships sail through the Suez Canal, C. & G. Zangaki, c. 1880 - c. 1900 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of Germany, Switzerland, the Suez Canal and the Dutch East Indies. Suez Canal paper. photographic support gelatin silver print canal. sailing-ship, sailing-boat Suez Canal

Steamboat Rättvik.

Living and driving at the Bosphorus. .

Elsevier photo collection. On the occasion of the Golden Anniversary of the N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd, the ships of society were festively paved. June 15, 1933

Riverboat. Unknown maker, French

Icebreaking. This image depicts a freed ore carrier as the Sainte Marie passes.

S.S. Makarini., 18 February 1912, by John Dickie.

Union Gunboat at Whitehouse Landing during the AMerican Civil War

Family Album including pictures of Wijnhandel Kraaij & Co. Bordeaux Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Anonymous, Dating c. 1900 - c. 1910.

Ship in Bremerhaven, Louis Koch, 1853 - 1900 cabinet photograph Bremerhaven cardboard. photographic support albumen print harbour. steamship, motorship Bremerhaven

Two ships moored, possibly on one of the Wadden Islands, c. 1900 photograph Netherlands photographic support. paper gelatin silver print sailing-ship, sailing-boat. steamship, motorship Netherlands. Wadden area

Anefo photo collection. Marvo Wijvertorenship Sumbarva. December 6, 1950

Egypt, Bonfils, Dahabie sur le Nil, Passenger boat (dahabie) on the Nile, recto, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., photograph, photo, photos, 95, height 222 mm, width 278 mm, photographer, 1870 - 1898, third quarter 19th century, fourth quarter 19th century, cardboard, carton, paper, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print

Andrées departure from Gothenburg for North Picture June 7, 1896.

AGC-8 Communication Ship-USS MT. OLYMPUS Built by NYBos from hull built by North Carolina ship building Co. Completed 6/1944 , Warships. Photographs of the First Naval District

Thrifty At anchor.

Norsholm - Västervik - Hultsfreds Railways, NVHJ managed the traffic of the Storsjö - Edsbruk route with this boat, "Kurir".

Ton Collier "Easby" Entering Sydney heads after being towed in by the tug "St. Giles". The Easby was Pounded by Huge waves and the Emergency compass and steering gear were smashed 90 miles E.S.E. of Sydney. September 04, 1952.

Entrance of a Turkish steamer.

"The Forest of Masts Has Given Place to a Cluster of Steamer Funnels" Vessels Berthed at Royal Albert Dock', 1937. Ships on the River Thames in London. From "The Said Noble River", by Alan Bell. The Port of London Authority, London, 1937

Ship for anchor in a harbor, possible in South Africa .. Part of photo album from a journey by the United States, Honolulu, Dutch East Indies, Aden, Zanzibar and Southern Africa.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. passenger ship Rotterdamsche Lloyd "Sibajak" Hollandia's harbor. March 1955. Hollandia, Humboldt bay, Guinea

Cádiz. Barcos de guerra en el puerto. Años 1935.

S.S. War music photographic postcards

Louisiana - Barataria Bay. Barataria Bay Light Station, Louisiana. Southwest, 1000 ft.

Florida - Key West Depot. Key West Depot, Florida. Naval vessels at Depot wharf. 150', 46 degrees to 123 degrees true.

Collotype - Quebec City from Levis, QC, about 1910

Dewey's Flagship "Olympia" flying Farragut's Pennant, - anchored off Grant's Tomb, New York.. Strohmeyer & Wyman

'Sir James Clark Ross' ship, 1924, Southern Ocean, by Captain George Samuel Hooper.

11/30/1916. In the port of Toulon. Tugboat, Driving a French War Transport, Leaving the port.

S.S. Manuka at Dunedin Wharf, circa 1904, Dunedin, by Muir & Moodie.

Kaiserin Augusta and Seeadler, German ships, Kaiserin Augusta (Ship), Seeadler (Ship), Government vessels, German, 1890

Departure of passengers with the ship 'P.H. Janssens', presumably in the Dutch East Indies. Part of travel album with photographs of activity and sights on Sumatra and Java and from the trip to and from the Dutch East Indies.

The image shows the U.S. Signal Corps tugboat named "Langley" at the Aviation Experiment Station in Hampton, VA. The photograph was taken on September 27, 1917.

the 1912 caption for this image reads: "Gunboat Number 53 -an officer spying the shore opposite Baton Rouge." The Pook Turtles, or City-class gunboats to use their semi-official name, were war vessels intended for service on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.

Cattle unloaded from a river barge 'Las Palmas no.13'. The water is still deep as can be seen by the cattle who are submerged up to their heads and the solitary gaucho on his horse, submerged up to the saddle. Date: circa 1902

De Kortenaer on Queen's Day, 1903 - 1910 photograph The armored ship De Kortenaer decorated with flags during the celebration of Queen's Day on August 31, in Paramaribo. Part of the photo album Souvenir de Voyage (part 2), about the life of the Doijer family in and around the MA retreat plantation in Suriname in the years 1903-1910. Suriname photographic support gelatin silver print Suriname. Paramaribo

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