Historic Ships and Ports

Vintage photographs of large ships, tugboats, and port scenes from the 1960s, depicting maritime activities and historical vessels.

Car ferry, Transport, Detroit River, Transport (Ferry), Railroads, Ferries, Rivers, Piers & wharves, United States, Michigan, Detroit River, United States, Michigan, Detroit, 1880

USS Olympia, Philadelphia Maritime Museum , Cruisers Warships, Olympia Cruiser. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

The Paying-out Machinery in the Stern of the Great Eastern 1865 Robert Charles Dudley British 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.This watercolor by Dudley shows elaborate machinery on the Great Eastern's aft deck used to pay out the cable into the water. Part of a series documenting the long, arduous process, this image was reproduced as a color lithograph in William H. Russell's 1866

Ship in Lachine Rapids near Montreal, Canada circa 1900

Smoke from the aftermath of a pier fire in Weehawken, New Jersey surrounds two tugboats that have men with hoses spraying down the area

Peru: boat on Titicaca Lake

Communication of the S-frigate Hr.Ms. Kortenaer (1978-1997) on October 26, 1978 at De Kon. Me. The Scheldt (KMS) in Vlissingen

A U.S. Army tug boat crosses the harbor after the re-opening of the city's port facility following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DF-ST-86-07706. Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

A Meeting at Suez Description: "The British battleship Howe, 35,000 ton flagship of the Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, sailing down the Suez Canal, en route to the Pacific, an ancient Egyptian felucca is in the foreground." Date: 1945 canal, ship, navy, egypt, battleship, admiralty, rn, secondworldwar, felucca, royalnavy, ministryofinformation, suez, suezcanal, kinggeorgevclass, hmshowe, hmshowe32

Vintage Photograph. After-deck and swimming pool of the SS Ancerville Santa Cruz to Dakar Canary Islands.

Ferry in the strait, Bosphorus, Eminonu, Istanbul, Turkey

Barcelona. Corbeta marroquí Abou Abdellah Lavachi anclada en el puerto de Barcelona. Años 1960.

Line of Battleships, Hudson River, New York, USA, circa 1909

Travel photos. Ship "Tribute" in a harbor

Steamboat

A bow view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ALABAMA (SSBN 731) moored at a pier during its commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival of the Negus to Haifa. the family of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I arriving at Haifa on the British ship, the H.M.S. Enterprise, May 8, 1936. 1936, Israel, Haifa

Anefo photo collection. Failed proof of mammo tanker Esso The Hague, the tanker on the waterway. May 29, 1963. The Hague, South Holland

Fishing equipment aboard a fishing trawler.

1920s SILHOUETTED ANONYMOUS MAN RAILROAD DISPATCHER IN CONTROL BLOCK TOWER WATCHING APPROACHING STEAM ENGINE PASSENGER TRAIN

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The shallow water mine sweep Hr.Ms. Bussemaker (M 869) in a snowy dock at the Rijkswerf (RW) in Den Helder in January 1982.

A colour illustration depicting ships passing through the Suez Canal , Egypt. Dated 19th century

H.M.S. New Zealand (Battle Cruiser) at Queen Wharf, Auckland, N.Z.. James Douglas Richardson (New Zealander, 1878 - 1942)

A tinted lithograph with hand coloring depicting New Bedford, Massachusetts, from 1858 to 1860, published by Prang & Mayer. The print measures 41.4 x 82 cm and illustrates the harbors of New Bedford

John Rogers, 1808-ca.1888, British, Heaving up His Majesty's Frigate 'Diana' at Blackburn's Yard, near Plymouth, 1813. Oil on canvas.

Vintage Photograph. Crowds watching ship come through the Eisenhower Lock at St Lawrence Seaway.

Queen Mary 1936

Boatload of Jewish children arriving in Tel Aviv on April 12, 1946. Their trip from Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp (and former World War 2 concentration camp) in Germany was interrupted by British internment in Cyprus. - (BSLOC_2014_15_197)

Revenue Cutter Tuscarora, Cruises on Great Lakes. Photographs of Revenue Cutter Service Cadets, Ships and Activities. Department of the Treasury

Portugal i.e. Spain training ship , Sailing ships, Sailors, Juan Sebastián de Elcano Training ship. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Ships in Harbor, Naples, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

1940s FORD TRUCK BODIES READY FOR EXPORT BY SHIP TO SOUTH AMERICA ON THE GRACE LINES SHIP CAPE TRAFALGAR

ESCENA DE PUERTO - FOTO AÑOS 60. Location: EXTERIOR. BERMEO. Biscay. SPANIEN.

Austin 1940s green ferry

Bordle life. Passengers on deck a ship. View to the coast. View of elevated point of view

Late afternoon - return toward Boston includes furling sails , Sailing ships, Sailing, Ship equipment & rigging, Westward Schooner : 1961. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

From top of Mystic River Bridge (proper name is 'Tobin Bridge') , Waterfronts, Rivers, Piers & wharves, Loading docks, Shipping. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Reeling in catch on fishing boat , Fishing boats. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Hydrofoil boat, Rimini, Adriatic coast, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy 1969.

DN-ST-87-01261. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DESGUACE DE UN BARCO. Location: PUERTO. CARTAGENA. MURCIA. SPANIEN.

Port bow view of the guided missile frigate MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG-27) entering the water at the conclusion of the launching ceremony at Todd Pacific Shipyard. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Schöner Blick auf das U-Boot u-995 am Strand von Laboe in Deutschland an einem sonnigen Tag *** Beautiful View at the U Boat U 995 on Beach from Laboe in Germany to a sunny Day 1127124781

Monte Ulia ship and other ships at quayside in port at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 1971.

Port. sunset

D-LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin

Approach damage hr.ms. Vos, (F 820) August 1976.

American flag on a boat , Flags, Boats. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Skyline from outbound course , Waterfronts, Naval yards & naval stations, Cities & towns, Harbors. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Elsevier photo collection. Water shortage 1953. A cow loaded ship. February 1953

Aurora cruiser stands on the banks of the Neva River. St. Petersburg. Russia.

Aerial port beam view of a Soviet Berezina class fleet replenishment ship. Country: Unknown

During a drill to put the captain's launch over the side, crew members of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) steady the launch with a rope as it is lifted by the carrier's large crane. Base: James River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A scene in the Royal Albert Dock, London, 1929, by William Walcot. Gift of the Port of London Authority, 1930.

Hr.ms. Buffel armored ship (1868-1896) Afterwards by writing ship, now museum ship

Barco correo de Ceuta a Algeciras, Miguel Primo de Rivera. Ceuta, septiembre de 1927. Author: Mariano Bertuchi.

Cargo ship Dixcove at pier , Cargo ships. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

This photograph depicts Dr. von Braun (fourth from far right) and other NASA officials surveying the deep-sea research submarine Ben Franklin. Named for American patriot and inventor Ben Franklin, who discovered the Gulf Steam, the 50-foot Ben Franklin was built between 1966 and 1968 in Switzerland for deep-ocean explorer Jacques Piccard and the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. The submersible made a famous 30-day drift dive off the East Coast of the United States and Canada in 1969 mapping the Gulf Stream's currents and sea life, and also made space exploration history by studying the behavior of aquanauts in a sealed, self-contained, self-sufficient capsule for NASA. On July 14, 1969, the Ben Franklin was towed to the high-velocity center of the Stream off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida. With a NASA observer on board, the sub descended to 1,000 feet off of Riviera Beach, Florida and drifted 1,400 miles north with the current for more than four weeks, reemerging near Maine.

American steamboats on the Hudson: passing the highlands 1874

Pickup Truck at Harbor.

Cargo ship Dixcove at pier , Cargo ships. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Original Film Title: DAS BOOT. English Title: THE BOAT. Film Director: WOLFGANG PETERSEN. Year: 1981.

N-243 VMS Blimp Simulation (GODS Point of View) WAI (Westinghouse Airship Inc.)

The Russian floating dry dock PD-0002, under tow, with a cargo of barges and equipment. Country: Northwestern Pacific Ocean

Artist's concept of Soviet ships in port at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. This base and its adjoining airfield enhance the Soviet's military capabilities in the Pacific, Southeast Asian and Indian Ocean regions. From Soviet Military Power 1985. Country: Unknown

Sydney, Australia - Waterfront Scene showing the Interstate Wharves Date: circa 1908

The captain of the Bluenose atop the ferry to guide it into the dock, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

A view of various aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) as the ship is maneuvered by a harbor tug prior to its departure from port during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Asia, Vietnam, Trade Boats at the floating market on the Mekong River, near the town of Cantho.

DN-ST-87-07004. Base: Davao Country: Philippines (PHL)

Building Newcastle Bridge on a rainy day in 1926. Boats and tugs moored on quayside,industiral 1926

Conservation Tour of Western States: California, Whiskeytown Dam: President Kennedys Address at Dedication Ceremonies for the Whiskeytown Dam, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, left foreground) delivers remarks at the dedication of the Whiskeytown Dam and Reservoir in Whiskeytown, California. Those on platform include: Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Congressman Harold T. Johnson (California); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lawrence W. Carr, of the California Democratic Committee; California State Senator, Edwin J. Regan; California State Assemblywoman, Pauline L. Davis; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); Deputy Director of the California Conservation Division, Fred J. Engle, Jr.; Federal District Court Judge, Oliver J. Carter, of San Francisco; Regional Director for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Robert J. Pafford, Jr. Also pictured (below platform): White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan,

Prinzessin Luise (Ship, 1895), Barges of Germany, Elbe in Riesa, Buildings in Riesa, 1915, Landkreis Meißen, Riesa, Blick vom Dampfer auf Riesa

Nantasket boat from Custom House Tower , Ferries. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

The grounded freighter New Carissa is broken in half as smoke and fire continues to burn. Navy demolition experts set the fire to burn the fuel which caused the ship to break into two off the Oregon coast (near Coos Bay). Subjects: New Carissa; Oil spills; Oregon coast.

Italy, lombardia, milan, boat on naviglio canal carries sand

North River at Rt. 3A Scituate , Boats, Piers & wharves, Rivers. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Charles River from Newton Yacht Club near Newton, corner exit of Mass. Turnpike , Yacht clubs, Rivers, Piers & wharves, Boats. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

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