Historic Maritime Vessels

A collection of vintage ships depicted in black and white, showcasing different sailing and steam ships on the sea, highlighting their intricate details.

The screw steamship Oceanic - Pioneer steamer of the White Star Line, circa 1870
The screw steamship Oceanic - Pioneer steamer of the White Star Line, circa 1870
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The First Korean Junk Bringing Despatches onboard the U.S.S. Colorado, Immediately on Her Casting Anchor. Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
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HMS Victory photographed c 1900, presumably at Portsmouth harbour, England, UK.
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The Galleon. Sailing ship. Modern Age. 16th-17th century. Engraving.
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PRIMEROS BARCOS BLINDADOS NORTEAMERICANOS. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Homeward Bound -- A fine picture of four masted barque "Archibald Russell" of Mariehamn, photographed off Dungeness with all her canvas set, when bound for her home port. August 17, 1934. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).
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Finish tour masted Barque Moshulu, with a cargo of wheat from Australia sailing off the Irish coast near Belfast. October 23, 1939. (Photo by The Topical Press Agency Ltd.).
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The 'Nimrod' held up in the ice. Date: 1907 - 1909
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Model of the Mayflower, Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Mass. , Model ships, Mayflower Ship, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Illustration depicting the steamer 'The Great Britain', the first screw steamer to cross the Atlantic, ashore in Dundrum Bay. Dated 19th Century
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The Discovery, Captain Scott's famous Polar vessel, new under service to the B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, carrying a full press of canvas. May 23, 1930. (Photo by Frank Hurley)
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Terra Nova ship icebound during the British Antarctic Expedition led by Capt. Robert Scott, 1910-12. Photo by Herbert Ponting (BSLOC_2018_4_84)
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The ship Terra Nova - the vessel used by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 -1912) for his South Polar Expedition in 1911-12. Built originally for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet (launched 1884), the Terra Nova was purchased from Bowring Brothers Limited for the British Antarctic Expedition, known also as the Terra Nova Expedition, for the sum of 12,500. Reinforced from bow to stern with seven feet of oak to protect against the Antarctic ice pack, she sailed from Cardiff on 15 June 1910 under overal
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Prof. Griffith Taylor. June 01, 1953.
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English Ship, British Isles, 1482, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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The Pamir Sails Again. The four masted "Pamir" is towed from Hamburg for trials before starting on the Atlantic crossing... The famous four-masted sailing ship "Pamir" sailed from Hamburg yesterday after spending two years in the docks... Built in 1905 by Blohm & Voss, the famous Hamburg shipbuilders, the ship was siezed as a war prize in 1941 and traded under the auspices of the New Zealand, Australia and America. February 12, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).
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Anefo photo collection. Danish Training ship Danmark (1933). September 24, 1947
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Anefo photo collection. Sail 80 Amsterdam. Departure of Tall ships, some Tall ships leave the Javakade in Linie (top left), in the foreground The Amerigo Vespucci. August 12, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Russian first rate ship of the line 'Rossia' by Pen, Sergei Varlenovich (*1952) State Central Navy Museum, St. Petersburg 2000 Russia Oil on canvas Painting History
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The Confederate States Privateer Savannah
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Yacht Norseman of New York, Small Yacths
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Herring fishing in the 12th century. Herring fishing in the 12th century. Fishermen in a rowing boat inside the nets. In the background larger fishing vessels.
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Spain (1890). Launching of the cruise ship 'Infanta MarÕa Teresa' in the shipyard 'Astilleros del Nervion' in Bilbao with the presence of the Queen Regent. Engraving.
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Hall 112 Seen to the southwest with a large ship model; Interiors historical department, January 1963..
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Ship-building: plan and side elevation of a paddle-steamer (top), and the steam engine (below). Engraving.
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A Specter ship looming stark and white against the darkness of the polar night. THe HMS Endurance during the Shackleton Expedition
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Vintage Photograph. Last of the great whaling ships. "Chas. W. Morgan" retired in 1921. Frame 1
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A starboard quarter view of the Chilean training ship ESMERALDA under full sail with the Walt Whitman Bridge in the background. The ship is participating in the Century IV celebration. Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Steamer, between 1860 and 1865, drawing on tan paper, pencil, 8.3 x 14.7 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US
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The Great Eastern.
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The Steamship S.S. Nygeer travelling through the Suez Canal, Egypt Date: 1910s
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The Mayflower, 1620, Plymouth, Mass. , Sailing ships, Mayflower Ship, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Steamship Medusa 1883 used for coffee transportation at anchor in Rio de Janiero Brasil with mountain in distance
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Drawing.Drawing over 74-cannon ship Göta Lion.The ritination taken after "the district of the shipbuilding" by Thomas Rajalin, 1730. Copied by J Hägg in 1897. The ship built in Karlskrona by Gilbert Sheldon in 1745. The model is in the Maritime History Museum, Stockholm.The length of the ship was over fox 166 feet, width 44 feet, in-depth 21 feet.1897 - 1897.
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GALLIOT used by Dutch fishermen, carrying a full spread of sail. Date: circa 1880
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The vessel pictured in this 19th-century drawing is a bark (also spelled barque).
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H.M.Frigate"Juno" escaping from Toulon, 1936. Creator: Unknown.
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Arab dhow, used in various forms in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the east coast of Africa. Date: circa 1880
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STS049-S-001 (March 1991) --- The patch, designed by its crew members, captures spaceflight's spirit of exploration which has its origins in the early seagoing vessels that explored the uncharted reaches of Earth and its oceans. The ship depicted on the patch is HMS Endeavour, the sailing vessel which Captain James Cook commanded on his first scientific expedition to the South Pacific. Just as Captain Cook engaged in unprecedented feats of exploration during his voyage, on the space shuttle Endeavour's maiden flight, its crew will expand the horizons of space operations with an unprecedented rendezvous and series of three spacewalks. During three consecutive days of extravehicular activity (EVA), the crew will conduct one spacewalk to retrieve, repair and deploy the Intelsat IV-F3 communications satellite, and two additional EVA's to evaluate potential Space Station Freedom assembly concepts. The flags flying high on Endeavour's masts wear the colors of the two schools that won the nat