Historical Maritime Incidents

Black and white images depicting various ships involved in maritime incidents. Notable scenes include a listing tanker and rescue operations in open waters.

Lake Submarine, Classic Photography
Lake Submarine, Classic Photography
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The most modern anti submarine weapon in the world. This modified Lockheed neptune anti-submarine bomber, today went through its paces at sea off the coast of NSW. Using two submarines & shipping to test it latest equipment in long range submarine detection & Destruction. This plane can stay aloft for over twenty hours. It is the modern shepherd of the air & BSEA. The planes are stationed at Richmond and belong to II Sqd. Each plan is worth nearly £1.000.000 pounds the ship is the romanic from
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40' Rescue Boat , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Norway, Aerial Photograph.
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An aerial port beam view of a Soviet Echo II class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine underway. Country: Unknown
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Launch of torpedoes in the transfer's conflicts of the Indonesian corevastes built in the Netherlands.
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A starboard view of a Soviet Yankee I class submarine underway. The submarine is modified to carry the SS-N-21 submarine-launched cruise missile. Country: Unknown
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Aerial tramway , Aerial tramway, Nome, Alaska. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Published in: "Architecture ,." chapter of the ebook Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2013, Bodies of water,Alaska,Nome,1890-1940, Passengers,Alaska,Nome,1890-1940, Aerial tramways,Alaska,Nome,1890-1940, United States,Alaska,Nome
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In the foreground a Sikorsky Ho 4S-3 helicopter with marine air shipping service registration (MLD) for the 'somewhat diving' submarine Hr.Ms. Tiger shark (S 812) during the fleet days in June 1956 in the port of Rotterdam.
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At the aircraft deck of the aircraft camp hr.ms. Karel Doorman (R 81, EX-VENERABLE) with O.A de Sikorsky Hoaten-3 (UH-19F) Air Sea Rescue Helicopter with registration 83 (1953-1962), 1958.
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H.M.S. Breconshire Raised Off Malta -- H.M.S. Breconshire completely afloat. Admiralty salvage experts have, by what is regarded as a classic piece of salvage, raised HMS Breconshire, the former merchant ship which made a a series of historic voyages under the White Ensign to supply Malta during the war years. Patched and bottom upwards but buoyant, she is now being towed from Malta to Genda where she is to be broken up.Three salvage ships under Captain O.T. Harrison, Chief Salvage Officer for the Boom Defence Department, Admiralty, in the R.F.A. Sea Salvor and a team of eight divers raise the vessel in the face of great technical difficulties and hazards which would have dismayed any but the most fearless underwater men. September 19, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)
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USS Minnesota (BB-22), taken on July 1, 1918. The photograph shows a view of the fleet. This image is marked as "notes for official use only." Fleet view taken on January 29, 1910.
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Anefo photo collection. On the IJselmeer at Muiden, National Sailing Competitions J.H. The young went around with his finjol. September 16, 1962. IJsselmeer, Muiden
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Coast Guard Plane Assistance. This image depicts a Coast Guard plane assisting the fishing vessel AMBERJACK as it tows the raft LEHI IV back to harbor with a Coast Guard patrol boat nearby.
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The coastal mine sweeper gets Hr.Ms in a mine sweeping flottle. Drunen (EX-MSC 181, 1956-1984, employed as mine hunter since 1970) of its predecessor lights with the signal lamp.
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Important Disasters in 1922. 3. Fire at the Malaga customs office 4. The "Golondrina" catastrophe in the port of Barcelona.
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velivolo su rampa della nave miraglia, 1947
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1976 - An elevated port view of a Soviet Foxtrot class submarine underway.
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First Photos Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition -- A whaler towing several whales toward deception, after a successful day at sea. March 14, 1929.
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A port beam view of the surface effects ship (SES) 200 underway. Constructed of aluminum, the SES 200 is a water-borne, air supported craft with catamaran-style rigid sidewalls. A cushion of air is trapped between the sidewalls and flexible bow and stern seals to lift a large part of the hull clear of the water, reducing drag. The ship attains 30 knots and has a 2,500 nautical mile range. Country: Unknown
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The Icelandtrowler Norderney (1949 -). The Norderney was the ship of the former Zeezander Radio Veronica from November 1964 to 31 August 1974.
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Spitzbergen. Tourists and crew members of the high-sea passenger steamer "Victoria Luise" at the outboats in the Smerenbergbucht
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Last German Warship To be Raised From Scapa Flow Surfaces After Twenty Years - The Derfflinger partially afloat, bottom upwards, on July 25, in Scapa flow. Note the great pipes standing up form her bottom through which water was pumped from the ship and through which air was pumped in. Derfflinger, German battlegruiser scuttled with the rest of the surrendered fleet by their own crews in scapa a flow in 1919, was raised to the surface on July 25. She will be broken up. Thirty eight Warships have been salvaged and seven are to be left on the bottom. Derfflinger is the last be brought up. July 27, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Anefo photo collection. Reporting of boat trip with Karel Doorman. July 8, 1962
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TITANIC life boats on way to CARPATHIA
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An early submarine of the Royal Navy. Date: 1903
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Demonstration of a Sikorsky Ho4S-3 helicopter ('Delilah' with registration 8-4, 1953-1959) from the Marine Aviation Service (MLD) and divers during fleet days in Den Helder, 1958.
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Information and Publications Maine, 1957 , Amphibious vehicles, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Thule (depicted - name).Thule (depicted - name)
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HMS Liddesdale Underway at six knots.
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Aga-fyr i New York Harbour vid Ambrose Channel.
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Anefo photo collection. Head of the River on the Amstel, Proteus IV No. 17 Naarden. April 21, 1963. Amstel, Noord-Holland
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U. S. Giant Landing Craft "BARC". Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Spitzbergen. Hochsee passenger steamer "Viktoria Luise" in the Crossbay
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Tugs Fight Pier Fire -- Tugboats with fire-fighting apparatus pour streams of waters into Grace Line pier on Hudson River here this morning as fire, estimated to have done $5,000,000 damage, is brought under control. September 29, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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DN-ST-85-00631. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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Launch of the nuclear submarine, Seawolf Class Submarine, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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Launch of the USS Sea Leopard. Original caption: Launching of the USS Sea Leopard at Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. March 2, 1945.. 1945-03-02T00:00:00.
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WW1 - The zeppelin L19 (also known as the LZ 54), was a World War I airship of the of the Imperial German Navy. After it's first bomb raid in the UK, the L19 crashed in the North Sea. As seen here, the crew survived the crash, but the airship is sinking. The fishermen of the fishing trawler look towards the German crew, however they refuse to rescue them. Date: 1916
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Motorboat race, Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria, c1935. Recreation on Lake Wörth in the state of Carinthia. From "Österreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). R. Lechner (Wilhelm Müller), Vienna, c1935
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A right front view of an F-4A Phantom II aircraft coming in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). This is the first F-4A landing aboard the MIDWAY. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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DN-SC-86-01056. Country: Unknown
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Nuclear powered submarine in the sea, USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-598), US Navy
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1967. From the helicopters that came to the arranged meeting with the defeat of the Daedalus on the high seas, the ship was seen like this on the port side. It was the first "pass", a greeting pass to which the ship responded with a formation of sailors who composed the word Dedalo on the flight deck, perfectly visible in the photo.
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Colombo, Breakwater.
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A starboard side view of the Russian Pacific Fleet Mayak class refrigerated provisions ship ULMA underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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The Could. Marechaussee during inspection on the scaffolding of the submarine service in the port of Den Helder with in the background the submarine Hr.Ms. Swordfish (1972-1994).
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No Activity Ovbr Wrecked Submarine. Today's Air Pictures.Desolation. 99 men lie entombed in the steel hulk under this solitary buoy in Liverpool Bay. A picture taken early this afternoon over the scene of the tragedy.Although there have teen several reports of ceaseless activity at the scene of the wreck of "Thetis" in Liverpool Bay, our cameraman, flying over the spot today could see no signs of any attempts being made to raise or shift the ill-fated vessel. June 05, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
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Coast Guard helicopter lifting man off Coast Guard boat, Boston Harbor , Helicopters, Hoisting machinery, Lifting & carrying, United States. Coast Guard. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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Aerial starboard quarter view of a Soviet Alfa class fleet submarine underway. Country: Unknown