Historic Naval Engagements

Illustrations of significant naval battles featuring warships, cannons, and smoke, portraying wartime energy and historical maritime conflicts.

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. American Civil War - sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, from a sketch by Robert Lancaster, the owner of the yacht Deerhound, '...which was present during the whole of the battle, and which was happily instrumental in saving the lives of Captain Semmes, thirteen officers, and twenty-six men of the Alabama a confederate ship originally called No. 290,...when they had leaped into the water as their ship went down. Captain Winslow of the Kearsarge wrote:..."The Kearsarge...steered immediately for the Alabama for close action. The

THE BOMBARDMENT OF SVEABORG

Battle of Lissa 1866

THE CRISIS IN EGYPT

The iron-clad frigate, new ironsides, and two Ericsson batteries going into action at Charleston, 18 Artist: Unknown

Crimean War: the Belleisle Hospital Ship taking provisions on board. Wood engraving.

Bombardment and capture of the forts at Kinburn. The Crimean War, 1855. Engraving

The German battle fleet on manoeuvres, seen from the bridge of the commanding flagship Date: 1899

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, 1864. American Civil War - sea battle off Cherbourg on 19th June, from a sketch by Robert Lancaster, the owner of the yacht Deerhound, '...which was present during the whole of the battle, and which was happily instrumental in saving the lives of Captain Semmes, thirteen officers, and twenty-six men of the Alabama a confederate ship originally called No. 290,...when they had leaped into the water as their ship went down. Captain Winslow of the Kearsarge wrote:..."The Kearsarge...steered immediately for the Alabama for close action. The

The British HM Penelope destroys the town of Grand Taboo in Ghana 1854

The Monitor and the Merrimac, Battle of Hampton Roads, USA Civil War

'Bombardment of Odessa by the French and English Fleets on April 22, 1854', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".

Admiral Farraguts fleet passing the forts on the Mississippi River, April 24, 1862. The frigate Mississippi destroying the ram Manassas.

THE ACCIDENT ON BOARD H.M.S. "COLLINGWOOD", 1886: 1. General View of the Ship. 2. The Large Guns on the Revolving Table (A Shows the Gun Lowered for Reloading: B shows the Gun in Firing Position. The Mark X Shows where the Accident Occurred to the Gun at the Recent Trial) 3. "There is Nothing New under the Sun" A Ship of the 13th Century Showing the Ancient Use of "Fighting Tops," which are a Special Feature in the "Collingwood."

GUERRA DE CUBA 1868 - 1898. NOMBRE GENERICO CON EL QUE SE CONOCE LAS TRES GUERRAS POR LA INDEPENDENCIA DE CUBA DE ESPAÑA. " EL VAPOR CORREO , SANTANDER , A SU LLEGADA A CADIZ DESDE LA HABANA " , AÑO 1871. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

American Naval vessel during the American Civil War

Marina Británica de Guerra. El "Conqueror", nuevo buque de casco de acero y torre blindada, portatorpedos. Grabado. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 8 de octubre de 1883.

Desperate encounter between the Ericsson battery 'Monitor' 2 guns, and the 'Merrimac' 12 guns.

THE COMING OF AGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES CELEBRATED IN THE BAY OF NAPLES

Bombardment and capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard Port Royal South Carolina November 7, 1861, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Crimean War 1853-1856: Destruction of Turkish fleet in the Russian attack on Sinope, 1853.

The destruction of the Union gunboat Westfield at Galveston, Texas, January 1, 1863

ZARPE DE LA PRIMERA ESCUADRA NACIONAL DE CHILE EL 10 DE OCTUBRE DE 1818. Author: GARCIA HORACIO.

The U.S. sloop of war 'Kearsarge' 7 guns, sinking the pirate 'Alabama' 8 guns off Cherbourg, France on June 19th 1864. The USS Kearsarge is best known for this defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.

Destruction of the Turkish Fleet at Navarino - October 20, 1827. This remarkable battle freed Greece from Turkish rule. Yet the Greeks took no part in it; and it was brought about by an accident. Turkey was not at war with either Russia, England, or France; yet the war vessels of the latter three nations united in fighting a Turkish fleet. The Turks had an overwhelming force in numbers and cannons; but their entire fleet was wiped out, as were the Spaniards at Manila, by the superiority of the men behind the guns on the other side. caption accompanying early 1900s illustration

Spanish American War, Quotes

U.S. sloop of war 'Kearsarge' 7 guns, sinking the pirate 'Alabama' 8 guns: off Cherbourg, France, Sunday June 19th. 1864. Illustration by Currier & Ives. c1864.

THE WAR IN THE EAST

Shipwrecks during the Battle of Jersey on January 6. 1781. an attempt by France to capture Jersey and eliminate the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American Revolutionary War. digital reproduction of a historical original

"Enrico Dandolo". Ironclad battleship built and laid down at La Spezia in 1873 and completed in 1882, for the Regia Marina. It was designed by Benedetto Brin. Considered one of the most powerful battleships of its time, equipped with four Armstrong guns. Drawing by Cortellini Sánchez. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882. Author: Ángel Cortellini Sánchez (1858-1912). Spanish painter. Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver.

The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a naval action between the British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914, during the First World War in the South Atlantic. The British, after a defeat at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, sent a large force to track down and destroy the victorious German cruiser squadron

A Giffto The Nation -- A A reproduction of the marine painting, "Lord Howe's Victory", by Robert Dodd, which is on view at the Parker Gallery, London. It was discovered in an East End tavern and has been purchased by an anonymous donor to be presented to the British nation. April 16, 1934.

Following on the invasion by Garibaldi's 'thousand'. Missori's expedition embarks from the Faro Point, Messina, to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria. 8 August 1860

US Flying Squadron, 1898

Print made by William Greatbach, Born 1802, British, Bombardment of Odessa, 1854. Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Lithograph of the German battleship SMS Brandenburg, circa 1902

The naval battle of Aboukir, 1798, lithograph. Napoleonic Wars, Egypt, 18th century.

"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships. 'During the attack of the Allied Fleets on Sebastopol, on the 17th October, the Retribution was lashed alongside the Trafalgar; at 3.40 p.m. a shell struck the mainmast of the steam frigate about twelve feet above the deck; the top part suddenly perforated the upper and main decks, and was secured in that portion while the ships remained "under fire"...Masts shot away in battle generally fall over the side of a ship, but

First Encounter of Ironclads ""Monitor"" and ""Merrimac"", Civil War - USA

View of Fort Kinburn, taken from La Lave, from his battle station. Otchakoff. Burial men of the devastation. Gate of the fort destroyed by the bombing. The Crimean War, 1855. Engraving

WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET, H.M.S. "MONARCH" AT GUN COTTON AND TORPEDO PRACTICE, 1881: 1. Advancing with Gun-Cotton Charges. 2. Throwing "Hand-charges" of Gun-Cotton. 3. A "Friendly" Torpedo.

Desperate Naval Combat between the Confederate Iron plated Ram Arkansas and the Federal Gunboat Carondolet at the mouth of the Yazoo River, July 15th, 1862

Naval combat in Anglo-American War of 1812 : the American warship 'Constitution' destroys the British 'Java' Date: 1812

Historia de España. La armada española bombardeando las defensas de artillería de la ciudad peruana del Callao durante el combate del 2 de mayo de 1866.

Illustration depicting the German ship SMS Grosser Kurfürst sinking after colliding with the König Wilhelm. Dated 19th Century

The British Battle Squadron at full speed in the narrow seas (lithograph by Charles Padday (1868-1954) British Navy in World War I circa 1915

HMS Devastation at the Queen's Jubilee Naval Review in 1887 from Illustrated London News July 1887

Audacious', one of the most powerful members of the Allied fleet, is sunk by a German mine. A rescue operation is immediately begun.

Battle between the federal warship Mississippi and the Confederate ram Manassas during the American Civil War Date: 1862

Engraving depicting the HMS Calcutta, the East Indiaman Warley, converted to a Royal Navy 56-gun fourth rate. Dated 19th Century

Naval Battle of Santiago, 1898 Spanish American War The Werner Company

Spanish-American War. The American naval ship USS Maine (ACR-1) anchored in the Havana Harbor. On 15 February 1898 exploded, serving of pretext to the United States to declare the war to Spain. Engraving.

Black and White Illustration; Battle of Yalu River; Chinese Warship "King-Yuen" on Fire and Sinking, First Sino-Japanese War; 17 September 1894

ALFONSO XIII REY DE ESPAÑA. MADRID 1886-1941 GUERRA DE CUBA , 1895 - 1898. " EL ACORAZADO NORTEAMERICANO " MAINE " , FONDEADO EN LA BAHIA DE LA HABANA ". GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1898.

The internal accommodation of a U-boat as it prepares to attack a convoy of Allied merchantmen : though labelled U-65, the Germans did not at this time possess 65 U-boats Date: 1915

The first capture of Chusan by British forces in China occurred on 56 July 1840 during the First Opium War. The British captured Chusan; the largest island of an archipelago of that name.

Illustration showing a Royal Navy Dreadnought battleship 1906

The power of the big gun and the turbine. Three annotated illustrations, showing the modern battleship cruiser's advantage over an opponent carrying lighter guns of shorter range, the disposition of the new 13.5 guns on the new battleship cruisers of the Princess Royal type under construction, and a comparison of the biggest guns carried by the British, American and European battleships under construction. Date: 1910

1860s JUNE 1863 BATTLE OF THE RAMS NAVAL ATTACK STEAMSHIPS ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER DURING BATTLE OF MEMPHIS

The War Between the States commences when secessionists bombard Fort Sumter, which commands the entrance to Charleston harbour, South Carolina.

Second days action at Hatteras inlet. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Butler, Benjamin F, (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Military service, Susquehannah (Steamship), 1860-1870, Cumberland (Ship), 1860-1870, Minnesota (Steam frigate), 1860-1870, Wabash (Steamship), 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Fort Hatteras (N.C.), 1860-1870, United States, North Carolina, Hatteras Inlet

takes on a jetty by Pail Felkendorf Kattowitz 1889-1945. Published in 'Die Kunst im deutschen Reich' (Art in the German Reich) was first published in January 1937 by Gauleiter Adolf Wagnerand later issued under the direction Adolf Hitler himself.

US Civil War. CSS Stonewall, a French built ram, was purchased for the Confederacy late in the war, c.1864-65. After confiscation by the Federal government, she was sold to Japan (BSLOC_2018_8_47)

Arrival of the First Detachment of the 100th Regiment in the Mersey, 1858. 'We have recently had two interesting arrivals to the shores of England - the first and second detachments of a new regiment of the Line formed in Canada. When the mother country was under the pressure of the great Indian rebellion Canada offered to raise a regiment and place it at the disposal of the Government. The offer was cordially accepted, and in an incredibly short space of time a regiment, recruited entirely in Canada, was enrolled and completed...it is numbered the Hundredth Regiment of Foot, and is inscribed

Brig pantenne, in mourning, wet, seen by the back, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842.

The missing training-ship Atalanta, 1880. 'At the time of going to press with our early edition no tidings of the missing ship Atalanta, for which the whole country is anxiously waiting had been received. On Nov. 7, 1879, the Atalanta, a sailing-frigate, training-ship for young seamen, sailed from Portsmouth for the West Indies...The gun-boat Avon...reports that when at the Azores she noticed immense quantities of wreckage floating about; in fact, for several miles before reaching and after leaving the islands the sea was strewn with spars, &c...When asked for their opinion as to the fate

Karl XII, King of Sweden (depicted name).Karl XII, King of Sweden (depicted name)

Guerra Ruso-Japonesa (1904-1905). Reunión de las escuadras rusas en el estrecho de Samoa. Cromo de Chocolates Luciano Cunill. Año 1905.

The Mississippi is the scene of continuous naval operations throughout the war : here Union vessels engage confederate forts below New Orleans. Date: 24 April 1862

Destruction of Chui Apoo's pirate fleet at Bias Bay, 1849. CHINA.

First Class Battle Ships, U.S. Navy 1776 - 1899

Buques de guerra. Acorazado Ise, construído en Japón en 1917. Cromo de Chocolates Comet, de Figueras. Año 1931.

American Civil War: Engagement between the Confederate ironclad 'Merrimac' and the Union ironclad 'Monitor' on March 8, 1862 Halftone, c.1890

Terrific engagement between Monitor,” 2 guns, and Merriman,” 10 guns. In Hamton Roads March 9th, 1862. Artist: Currier & Ives, American, active 1834-1907

08/01/1914. The British cruiser Cornwalls, which captured some German ships in Canary Islands waters during the First World War.

Attack on Gibraltar. Captain Fagg in the Buck out-sails the Spanish blockade Date: 14 November 1779

Photograph of German submarine, U-26, chasing and bringing up the Zaanstroom. Dated 1915

Battle between the United States and the Macedonian / painted by Chappel ; engraved by Duthie. | Library of Congress

The bombardment and capture of Island 'Number Ten' on the Mississippi River, April 7th 1862: Federal gunboats and mortar boats are shown firing at the Confederate fortifications on the island. Colour lithograph, 1862.

BUQUES ESPAÑOLES DE GUERRA-1895. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Bombardment and Capture of Island ""Number Ten"", Ships at War

Passage Down the Ohio River of General Negley's Pennsylvania Brigade (77th, 78th and 79th Regiments, Pennsylvania Volunteers, en Route for the seat of war in Kentucky, circa 1861

Bravo Australia! The first colony (of the British Empire) with a fleet of its own -- the fighting force of the Mediterranean. Two panoramic views of the ships of the Australian navy. Date: 1913

1800s 1860s APRIL 24 1862 NAVAL BATTLE NEW ORLEANS AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Illustration depicting the wreck of 'Henry Clark' an American packet ship. Dated 19th Century

Ready for Service Again. Dated: 1917. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Pennell.

Siege of Arras, 1640, under Louis XIII. Arras taken by the French 10 August 1640. Francois Flameng (1856-1923): Guache and wash.

American Civil War: Engagement between the Confederate ironclad 'Merrimac' (also called 'Virginia') and the Union ironclad 'Monitor' - 8 March 1862. Wood engraving published New York, 1885.

Edward VII, Prince of Wales, visiting the Alerte ship, leased by the British government for the expedition to the North Pole, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1684, Volume LXV, June 5, 1875.

1800S 1860S May 5 1864 Battle Albemarle Sound The Union Steam Gunboat Sassacus Ramming The Confederate Ironclad The Albemarle

France, 1836-1839 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

The Russian naval bombardment of the Bosphorus by Hansen (Hanzen), Alexey (1876-1937) Private Collection 1915-1916 Russia Oil on canvas Painting Genre,History

On the cold North Sea, sailors on the deck of a ship, engraving by M Jackson from a drawing by Edward Duncan (1803-1882), illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LIII, December 19, 1868. Digitally colorized image.

Painting of soldiers on a beach during conflict.

Wreck of the bark Voltigeur having on board the 11th Conn. Regiments in Hatteras Inlet; no lives lost. Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909. 1862. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

First-Class Battleship Iowa, U.S. Navy - Werner

Buques de guerra. Crucero de batalla Hood, construído en Inglaterra en 1918. Cromo de Chocolates Comet, de Figueras. Año 1931.

U.S. frigate Macedonian. No. 5080, Title from item, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

1840s USS FRIGATE CUMBERLAND, 54 GUNS - FLAGSHIP GULF SQUADRON COMMODORE PERRY - CURRIER & IVES LITHOGRAPH - 1848

Photography.Photography, in glass and frame, of "Fregatten Eugenie" to Ankars at Kastellholmen in Stockholm.Purchased in 1929 by the artillery department.

Deck of Great Eastern, Aft: the Paying-out Machinery. Artist: Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 x 14 3/16 in. (25 x 36 cm). Date: 1866.One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks. Two working cables were finally laid in July and September 1866, the result of repeated efforts by the indefatigable Field, a cadre of engineers, technicians, and sailors, two groups of financial backers, and significant help from the British and United States navies. Dudley documented the process in a series of watercolors and oils, this example showing the paying out machinery on the deck of the Great Eastern in 1866. In 1892 Field donated ar

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