Historical Military Vessels

A collection of vintage naval ships, including British and American cruisers, showcasing details like smoke and flags in black and white imagery.

U.S. Ship Connecticut ca. between 1910 and 1925.

. British scout cruiser HMS BOADICEA.

U.S. Ship Connecticut ca. between 1910 and 1925.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch merchant fleet. MS "Bengkalis". 1940

HMS Sheldrake At a buoy.

OKLAHOMA

The Karlsruhe. January 22, 1934. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service, Brisbane).

. British battleship HMS Swiftsure (1903)

Umberto I battleship. taranto. Italy. 1910.

German naval visit to the United States: German Battleship Bremen circa 1912.

War ship. 1900-10.

. Photograph of British Star class (later C class) torpedo boat destroyer HMS Flirt.

HMS Ark Royal, the first ship designed as an aircraft carrier, 1915. Black and white photograph

12/31/1918. In the port of Barcelona. The Spanish submarine "Isaac Peral" next to the Battleship "Pelayo".

08/31/1911. Turkish Navy. The Turkish battleship Messoudih, one of the Best Ships of the Ottoman fleet.

HMS Clarkia Secured to a buoy.

March 1907. Blow up of a warship. The battleship 'Jena' of the French fleet, which accidentally exploded in Toulon, shocking the country.

Unkown navel vessel, early 20th century. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Barcelona, 1930 (CA.). The Spanish Navy cruiser, Blas de Lezo, found in the port of Barcelona.

Cartagena, 1925 (CA.). The Spanish Navy cruiser Blas de Lezo, in the port of Cartagena.

NEBRASKA U.S.N.

Dutch Cruiser Java at Sourabaya. November 14, 1933.

Majestic Class Battleships- Hms Hannibal HMS HANNIBAL under way, 1905.

H.M.A.S. Canberra - Cruiser - Australian Navy. March 18, 1935.

Majestic Class Battleships- HMS Magnificent HMS MAGNIFICENT at anchor at Spithead, 1899.

. HMS ACHILLES

JACOB JONES

Anefo photo collection. Dutch merchant fleet. SS "Berkel". 1939

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth. November 20, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Spanish civil war: The cruise ' Principe Alfonso ' that took King Alphonso XIII to his exile

Hmt Sir Gareth Underway.

HMS Powerful. Ship of the Powerful-class of armoured cruisers in the Royal Navy. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, published 1900.

DUILIO, Italy

Side view of a twin-funnelled, two-masted vessel of medium-large size. Note on page refers to Persian Gulf Operations. Caption reads: HMS Fox.

HMS Winchester Castle At anchor on the Clyde.

HMS Somali At anchor.

H.M.S. PRINCESS ROYAL ship

V 1523. The caron of the coastal artillery boats, Karon

08/31/1919. Barcelona. Italian cruise. The Italian warship "Libia", which has anchored in the port of Barcelona.

Yarra (Sloop). March 14, 1942.

HERMES (Sister ship of HIGHFLYER)

RMS Empress of Scotland underway as a troopship

German war ironclad battleship, The 'Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm', Helgoland, Germany 1900

H.M.S Hermes, a seaplane carrying ship. Date: 1914

U.S.S. Maine, Broadside, circa 1905

. British battleship HMS Triumph (1903)

H.M.S Repulse. February 14, 1937. (Photo by Kosmos Press Bureau).

EURYALUS

Submarine, #40, the USS L-1, USA, circa 1915

Anefo photo collection. Marnix (with guns) in dock at HDSM. April 19, 1950

Photograph of the Starboard View of the SS Gretavale. Photograph Of Starboard View. May 18th., 1918. Photograph of S. S.; Gretavale: - Nationality; - British, Tonnage-5388. Captain;- James Morris. Owners; -Donaldson Line Ltd. Glasgoo Glasgow, Eng. Where from: - Manchester, Eng. Dest., Liverpool, England. Where photographed: - Savannah, Ga. Sixth Naval District. By whom photographed: - J. Boyd Dearborn. Date photographed: - May 11th., 1918. Started camouflage, Fore side of bridge finished, port & starboard not camouflaged. Where camouflaged: -England. Date camouflaged: - Could not remain long enough to finish. By whom camouflaged: - By orders of The English Gov't.. 1918-05-11T00:00:00.

Ship in transit, New Zealand, by Fred Brockett.

U.S.S. Kearsarge Postcard. 1903, U.S.S. Kearsarge Postcard

H.M. Fleet In The ForthH.M.S. Rodney lying near the Forth Bridge - the first of the ships to arrive. They will stay for a fortnight. October 14, 1937. (Photo by Topical Press).

Battleship moored in Wellington harbour, 1920s-1930s, Wellington, by Roland Searle.

05/31/1906. Hamburg. The new war cruiser of the German navy undergoing tests in the port of the city of its name. Photo: Hutin.

AO-108 Pawcatuck , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CLG 8 Topeka , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Three crowns straight rack.Three crowns (depicted - name)

Guided Missile Cruiser Enroute to Rejoin Fleet - The USS Boston, which the Navy says is the world's first guided missile cruiser, crosses the Delaware river here early today after it left the New York Shipbuilding company's yards for the Philadelphia Navy Yard Where it will be recommissioned following its conversion. The "Terriers", the needle-nosed guided missiles, are shown on the after superstructure. The tugs are pushing the cruiser, which will be recomissioned early next month, under the new Walt Whitman bridge which is going up between South Philadelphia and Gloucester, N.J. October 14, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

Hm Tug Mammoth HM Rescue Tug MAMMOTH at Harwich.

España. Tarjeta postal. Marina de guerra. Acorazado El Pelayo en el puerto de Barcelona. Año 1910.

KAISER, Germ.

Dry Dock No. 4, First Vessel Docked - U.S.S. Utah. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

SS EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

AM-111 Sage , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Majestic Class Battleships- Hms Magnificent HMS MAGNIFICENT at anchor, 1903.

España. Tarjeta postal. Marina de guerra. Cañones del acorazado España. Año 1910.

LOUISIANA

HMS Hood, battlecruiser. Flagship of the first BCS Atlantic Fleet Date: C.1920

AD-20 Hamul , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The mutinous Russian battleship Potemkin in Odessa port, Ukraine, photograph by DU Pudicewa, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 29, July 16, 1905.

Warship in the harbor of Theodo. .

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-1298. 1956

U.S.S. Oregon Postcard. 1905, U.S.S. Oregon Postcard

Gelatin silver print - View of a steamer, Quebec City, Quebec, 1941-1945 William Bertram Edwards (1880-1944)

LONDON (sister ship of BULWARK)

U.S.S. Kearsarge, Kearsarge (Battleship), Battleships, American, 1898

CLG 3 Galveston , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

HMS Canada battleship, 1913, United Kingdom, drawing.

EDITORIAL HMS Valiant. Seen here modernised on a similar line to "Queen Elizabeth". A tripod foremast is combined with a big tower bridge, and the starboard aircraft crane is visible. From British

Photograph of the Starboard View of the SS Eastern Chief. Starboard View. Sept. 24th. 1918. Photograph Of S. S. Eastern Chief. Nationality: American. Tonnage: -4660. Captain: G. A. Whitehead. Owners: Cuban Mails S. S. Co. Where From: Seattle Wash. Thru Panama. Destination: Charleston S. C. Where Photographed: Charleston S.C. Date: Sept. 4th. 1918. Where Camouflaged: Seattle Eash Wash. Date: June 24th. 1918. By Whom Camouflaged: Skinner & Eddy Ship Building Co. Type Of Ship: Well Deck. Length: 382 ft. Beam 51 ft. Draft 23 ft. Color Characteristics: #1 Bluegrey #3. Blue: White & Black. Two: Masts: White: Black: .#3 blue & #1 bluegrey. One Smokestack: White Black & #3 Blue. No Guns No Otters.. 1918-09-04T00:00:00.

The ship "Utrecht" of Holland, at pier

Battlecruiser H.M.S. Renown moored at Wellington wharves gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

Florida - Wrecks. Wreck of the Battleship Massachusetts. Old photograph not taken by the Lighthouse Service.

Port Said - Suez Canal, 1910s, Egypt, by William Saunderson Cooper. Gift of Andrew Cooper, 2001.

IJN Battleship Nagato on her sea trials, September 30, 1920

French battleship Date: 1930s

The Hood in Wellington harbour, rounding up to the berth. From the album: New Zealand Through the Camera, 1891-1914, maker unknown.

S.M. kleiner Kreuzer Gazelle. German Battleship, circa 1899

Travel photos Portugal. Lisbon, city harbor

Anefo photo collection. Departure of Tjerk Hiddes from Den Helder to Indonesia. January 11, 1951. Den Helder

Starboard quarter view of the Soviet Kirov class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser FRUNZE underway. Country: Unknown

Buques de guerra. Super crucero Pensacola, construído en Estados Unidos en 1929. Cromo de Chocolates Comet, de Figueras. Año 1931.

The great Russian cruiser Rossia, flagship of the Vladivostok squadron , Warships

Anefo photo collection. Reproduction Marvo torpedo boat (from NES). March 10, 1950

Battleship moored in Wellington harbour, 1920s-1930s, Wellington, by Roland Searle.

Ships - Italy, Royal Navy - Luigi Cadorna class light cruiser (1931). Drawing

Anefo photo collection. American Politician "True Love" in Rotterdam. April 18, 1950. Rotterdam, South Holland

TOKIWA, Japan

Anefo photo collection. HR. Ms. "Van Galen". 1940-1945}

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