Historical Naval Battles

Depicts various naval battles from the 17th to 18th centuries featuring ships, whalers, and battlegrounds with dramatic ocean scenes.

The British Navy taking the Caribbean island of Curacao during the Napoleonic Wars. Date: 1807

Battle of Trafalgar (1805). The French ship Bucentaure and the Spanish one Trinidad. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum.

The engagement between the Centurion and the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora De Cobadonga. From the drawing by Lieutenant Pierce Brett. The anniversary of 1588 has led to some interesting new studies of the Spanish Armada itself and its religious connotations. May 01, 1935.

Three naval ships perish in a storm, Richard Houston, after Willem van de Velde, 1745 - 1794 print Text in English in the lower margin. Numbered: 4. London paper etching storm. sea. ships (in general). shipwreck. battle (+ naval force)

In the year 1666, Anonymous, c. 1789 - c. 1810 drawing A sea battle, probably the four-day sea battle, 11-14 June 1666. Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush battle (+ naval force)

THE BURMESE WAR

A fleet armed Galien accompanied by a warship, Frans Huys, After Pieter Bruegel (I), 1561 - 1565 print A fleet armed galleys accompanied by a warship. Antwerp paper engraving ships (in general)

End of a sea battle, ca. 1652-1654; New ship Batalien / Nouvelles Inventions The Combats Navaeles. English and Dutch ships during the end of a sea battle. Central man-to-mango fights on the deck of a heavy battered English ship. PRENT Nr. 6 in a series of seven numbered plates of strokes of which can be some related to the first English war of 1652-1654.

Faring the chain in the Medway, 1667, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1788 print The sailing of the chain in the Medway by Captain Jan van Brakel with his ship De Vreede and the burners Suzanna and Pro Patria, June 22, 1667. Episode from the trip to Chatham and the destruction of the English fleet on 20-23 June 1667 by The State fleet under the Ruyter. Recruit: IX.DL.PL.II. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving battle (+ naval force). Raid on the Medway Medway

Sea battle for Gibraltar, April 25, 1607. exploding the Spanish admiral ship during the naval battle at Gibraltar on April 25, 1607 between the state fleet under Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck and the Spanish fleet under Admiral Don Juan Alvares de Avila, the moment it spanish Warship is rammed by a Dutch ship. Due to the blast, people are thrown into the air. In the foreground, sailors try to save themselves in sloops, others swim in the water. Drawing copied to the painting. At the top seven different flags and streamers depicted in color and numbered a-j.

Surrender of Tamatave. from The naval chronology of Great Britain ; or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the war of 1803, to the end of the year 1816

Northern Netherlands, Goutsoe, Fleet at Goutsoe (China), 1663, The Dutch fleet at the Chinese city of Goutsoe (near present-day Xiamen), November 1663. In connection with the expeditions of the VOC from 1662 to 1665 under the command of Balthasar Bort against the Chinese warlord Coxinga. In the caption the legend ad. Marked top right: 87., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 134 mm, width 167 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1670, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

Toma del fuerte de San Juan de Ulloa (Veracruz) por la escuadra francesa. Año 1860. Grabado de la época.

Diffémets Marines n ° 5 (Bartsch 5) Backhuysen, Ludolf. Different Marines No. 5 (Bartsch 5). Etching. 1701-1701.

Joseph II (German Emperor), Augsburg, Probst, Georg Balthasar, Sallieth, Mathias de, Rooland, A., Georg Mathäus, Four German plates of sea battles in 1781, The battle between the Dutch Gregatte de Castor, and la Brile, the First commanded by Captain P. Melvill, and the Last by Captain G. Oorsthuis, Sea battle at Cadiz, 1781, verso - stamped, Sea battle at Cadiz between two Dutch frigates Castor and Den Briel and two English frigates Flora and Crescent, May 30, 1781. In the margin the title in (crippled) Dutch. Part of a series of four German plates of sea battles in the year 1781., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 320 mm, width 421 mm, German - 1788-10-18, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1788, paper, etching, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Czech, Northern Netherlands, 1749 - 1791-11-29, after a print by, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1732 - 1801, publisher, 1741-03-13 - 1790-02-20, granter of

. The Dutch and English ships during the sea battle at Doggersbank on 5 August 1781 between the Dutch fleet under schout-at-night Johan Zoutman and the English fleet under vice-admiral Hyde Parker.

Regia Marina. Marina Militar del Reino de Italia. El Yacht Real "Saboya", crucero de la Armada Nacional. Dibujo por Cortellini Sánchez. Grabado por Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustración Española y Americana, 8 de septiembre de 1883.

Dutch warship, print maker: Anonymous, Gerard Valck, 1670 - 1726

In the year 1688. Departure from Willem III to the fleet that will bring him to England, November 11, 1688.

Artist: Peter Mazell, British, 1761-1797, After: Thomas Luny, British, 1759-1837, A representation of the memorable action between the British Fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Rodney and the French Fleet commanded by the Count de Graffe, between the islands of Domenica and Guadaloupe 12th April1782, ca.1782, Engraving, 36.8 × 46 cm (14 1/2 × 18 1/8 in.), Made in United Kingdom, British, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Naval watercolour drawings / by George Tobin 1790s. The Thetis and the Hussar (on the coast of Virginia) bearing down to attack five large French armed ships, which were formed in a line to receive them - May 16th 1795

Print made by Remi Parr, active 1723-1750, British, The taking of the St. Joseph a Spanish Carracca Ship, Sept. 23 1739, by the Chester and Canterbury Men of War, this Prize was Valued at upwards of 150,000 pounds, undated. Line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Brilliant Naval Victory. Dated: published 1812. Dimensions: plate: 38.2 x 45.2 cm (15 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.) sheet: 50.3 x 56.7 cm (19 13/16 x 22 5/16 in.). Medium: aquatint and etching restrike on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Samuel Seymour.

The Naval Review: the Signal for the Gun-Boat Attack, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy take part in a mock naval battle off the coast of Hampshire near Southsea Castle. 'The whole flotilla is provided with high-pressure locomotive boilers - the place necessarily devoted to the machinery rendering this expedient absolutely imperative, to economise the limited area at disposal of the engineers. Yet small as the horse-power appears, the speed of the fleet of gun vessels is by no means contemptible, the average being from seven to nine knots'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

Conquest of a Dutch warship by French Galien near Ostend, 1702, 1755 - 1811 print Conquest of a Dutch warship by French Galien under Bailly de la Pailleterie near Ostend, 1702. France paper etching battle (+ naval force) Oostende

British Men O' War, Captain William Baillie (Kilbride,Co. Carlow, Ireland, 1723 - 1792)

Henry Papprill, 1816-d.after 1883, American, This View of the Capture of Amoy on the Coast of China, on the 26th August, 1841, by Her Majesty's Combined Forces, under Vice Admiral Sir William Parker K.C.B. and Lieut. General Sir Hugh Gough... Plate 1, 1844. Aquatint on moderately thick, smooth, cream, wove paper.

Sea battle at Lowestoft on June 13, 1665. Seafight for Lowestoft (Lestoffe) between the English among the Duke of York and the Dutch among Wassenaer from Obdam. Extensive representation on six consecutive sheets, leaf 1.

Dish of the ship De Unie, 1782, Carel Frederik Bendorp (I), 1784 print The perishing of the warship De "Unie" under the command of Captain-Ter-Zee L.M. van Welderen on the North Sea on October 19, 1782. Loose print in the folder with four prints of historical events at sea in the years 1782-1784, first series. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving shipwreck (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind) North Sea

. Making between an English squadron under commander Charles Fielding and a Dutch squadron under Louis by Bylandt that accompanied a convoy at Isle of Wight on December 31, 1779.

Attack of the British on Lemmer, 1799, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Dirk Langendijk, 1800 - 1802 print British ships shed the city of Lemmer in Friesland, September 29, 1799. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Haarlem paper etching / engraving battle (+ sailing-ships) Lemmer

Marine with a view of the Fort van Rammekens, Robert de Baudous, after Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1591 - 1659 print Sea fleet with a face on the fort of Rammekens, with Middelburg and Veere in the background. Northern Netherlands paper engraving warfare; military affairs (+ naval force) Fort Rammekens

Sea battle for Lowestoft (Lestoffe) between the English under the Duke of York and the Dutch under Wassenaer of Obdam. Comprehensive performance on six consecutive pages, page 3., Sea Battle of Lowestoft on June 13, 1665., draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (I), Northern Netherlands, 1665, paper, brush, h 332 mm × w 477 mm

Dutch warship is approaching a sea battle, Wencslaus Hollar, 1647 print paper etching battle (+ naval force)

Jacques Callot, The Second Naval Battle, c 1614 The Second Naval Battle

THE CRIMEAN WAR

PAR-6243. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Napoleon's body returns to Cherbourg, France, December 8, 1840

Jacques Callot, The First Naval Battle, c 1614 The First Naval Battle

Coloured lithograph of the capture of the Leander by the Genereux. Created by C. H. Seaforth. Dated 1798

View of the house Zwanenburg at a violent storm and flood, 1775. Violent storm at the Den Rijnland communal house called Zwanenburg in Halfweg, in the distance a mill.

Hundred Years War between France and England 1337-14S3. Battle of Stays 24 June 1340. naval engagement of English fleet under Edward III and combined French. CastfUan and Genoese fleet Decisive English victory

Mexican American War. US Blockade of ports on Mexico's southeast coast in the state of Tabasco. The US Naval Expedition under Commodore Mathew C. Perry, June 14, 1847. US Steamers, Scorpion, Spitfire, Vixen, and Scourge; with 40 Barges in Tow, Crossing the Bar at the mouth of Tabasco River (BSLOC_2019_8_40)

Battle on the Nile, 1798..

The trip to Chatham and the conquest of the Royal Charles, 1667; 1667 / Conquer the Royal Charles on the Thames. The destruction of the English fleet at Chatham, left the conquest of the English flagship The Royal Charles on June 22, 1667. In the foreground Michiel de Ruyter standing in a sloop, left the resident chain.

Wall carpet with the skirmishes at Den Haak, 1572-1573, 1863 photograph Wall carpet with the skirmishes at Den Haak, 1572-1573. Wall carpet in two parts: On the left the smaller part with the Battle of the Haak in August 1573 and the Admiralschip van Philippe de Lannoy, on the right the larger part with the siege of Veere in May 1572, the Spanish ship in the middle is the Admiralschip van D 'Avila. In the distance the land of Walcheren with far left (on the right part) Veere. Middelburg photographic support albumen print battle (+ naval force). tapestry Veere

De zeeslag bij Gibraltar, 1607.Small presentation of the sea battle between the state and Spanish fleets in the bay of Gibraltar on April 25, 1607.

Engagement between the American Frigate, The United States and the English Frigate the Macedonian, one of a pair, see Constitution1946.9.433. Engraver: Alexandre Jean Louis Jazet, French, 1814-after 1864 After: Jean Jérôme Baugean, French, 1764-1819

INSURRECTION ABOARD A SLAVE SHIP. 1851 lithograph after an engraving in Carl Bernhard Wadstrom's, 'Essay on Colonization', 1794-1795. Protected by a raised barricade near the ship's stern, the slave ship's crew fires upon Africans on the deck, a number of whom jump overboard. A cloud of smoke hovers over the British vessel. (BSLOC_2020_1_156)

Bellerophon, Napoleon embarkation for England, July 5, 1815, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.

Fishermen at Work ca. 1763-1800 After Joseph Vernet. Fishermen at Work. After Joseph Vernet (French, Avignon 1714-1789 Paris). ca. 1763-1800. Engraving. J. Daulle & Veuve (French, active 18th century). Prints

Fire in 's Lands Zeemagazijn, 1791, Anonymous, After Jan Bulthuis, 1791 print Big fire in the Lands Zeemagazijn in Amsterdam on July 6, 1791. Marked at the top right: pl. Ii. Part of a series of three about the fire in 1791. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving on fire, ablaze Lands Sea Magazine

Sea battle at Lowestoft on June 13, 1665, Willem van de Velde (I), 1665 drawing Zeegevecht for Lowestoft (LESTOFFE) between the English under the Duke of York and the Dutch under Wassenaer of Obdam. Extensive representation on six contiguous sheets, leaf 1. Northern Netherlands paper. pencil brush navy (+ sailing-ships). battle (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. Battle of Lowestoft Lowestoft

The iron-clad New Ironsides under sail. No. 5511, Title from item, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

. Seafight at Cadiz between two Dutch frigates Castor and Den Briel and two English frigates Flora and Crescent, 30 May 1781. The English ship Crescent reschitedly shot by the Nederland Frigate Briel under the command of Gerardus Oosthuys, in the background the other two ships. In the caption a severely fresh and the reference to page 156-157.

Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). Warships SMS Ariadne (steam corvette) and SMS Bismarck (Bismarck-class corvette) destined for the east coast of Africa. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Amsterdam, Smit & Zoon, Johannes, Reitz, Johan Frederik, Rotterdam, Sallieth, Mathias de, Three plates of the Battle of the Doggersbank during the Fourth English War, Battle of the Doggersbank, Action de Doggersbank, 1781, verso - stamped, The Dutch and English during the battle of the Doggersbank on 5 August 1781 between the Dutch fleet under Rear Admiral Johan Zoutman and the English fleet under Vice Admiral Hyde Parker. In the margin the titles in Dutch and French. Part of a series of three plates of the Battle of the Doggersbank. The print comes with a loosely cut-out text sheet with an explanation of the plate., print, prints, width 310 mm, height, 465 mm, Czech, Northern Netherlands, 1749 - 1791-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1781, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850. '...the burning of the pirate's fleet at Pinghoy, on the night of October 1, her Majesty's steamer Fury lying at anchor..."It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants against vessels of war; but it was a boast...of Shap-'ng-tsai, that he would not fear attacking any of our brigs of war on the station...and when we consider the fact of his squadron mounting upwards of 1300 guns, some of good calibre and many English carronades, it may be inferred, that, had the Celestials been as expe

The port of Dieppe, 1861.

. The village of Oosthuizen affected by floods after the dyke breach at Warder on November 15, 1775. Residents try to save household goods and animals in barges. Part of a group of flood illustrations in 1775.

'Bombardment of Flushing', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

The East India Company (also known as the East India Trading Company, English East India Company,and the British East India Company) was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China. The oldest among several similarly formed European East India Companies, the Company was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, by Elizabeth I on 31 December 1600.

Failed attack on Fort Kallo, 1638. Flight soldiers of the state army under Count Willem van Nassau-Siegen after the failed attack on the shine at Kallo, 21 June 1638. The soldiers try to reach the ready boats through the water. On the right the church of Kallo. Part of an ensemble of two plates and two text sheets in Dutch and French.

. The ship The Princess Carolina under the command of Captain Statink is attacked and raised in the canal at Calais by two English warships, December 25, 1780.

First Sea Battle of Ferdinando I fleet the 'Medici against the Turkish fleet; Life of Ferdinando I the 'Medici. In the foreground a number of Turkish ships are attacked by ships from Ferdinando I de 'Medici. In the background a whole number of galley legs still lies and two fights take place between ships. Under the show a blank margin. This print is part of a series of 16 prints (plus 2 unfinished prints) of the life of Ferdinando I the 'Medici, intended as a supplement to an already existing series of illustrations of the history of the Medicis.

Spanish naval squadron gunning, Menorca Military Museum, old barracks of Cala Corb, central square of Es Castell, built by the British in 1771, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain.

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire - sailors 'manning the yards' (standing on the spars attached to the masts). This manoeuvre was originally used to display the whole crew to the harbour authorities and the other ships present, to show that the ship's guns were not manned and hence her intentions were peaceful. 'The ships lay still as they had remained for a few previous days: the largest men-of-war forming that imposing double column...The whole dressed out in lines o

Historical scene, US-American history, 18th century, on 10th June 1772 the British ship Gaspee was burnt down in Narragansett Bay as a sign of civilian resistance against the British authority, Rhode Island, United States, North America

Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon facing the fire of an English frigate, 1804. Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Drawing by Karl Girardet and Morel Fatio. Engraving by Jean Outhwaite. "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume V. Published in Paris, 1845. Author: Jean Outhwaite (1810-1878). French engraver. Karl Girardet (1813-1871). Swiss artist. Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio (1810-1871). Fren.

Capture of the HMS Guerriere by the USS Constitution during the War of 1812

Storm and high flood at Elburg, 1776; Face of the storm and high flood, for Elburg, the 21sts Novembout. 1776. Storm and high flood at the village of Elburg on November 21, 1776. In the foreground a ship in need, whose sails are hoisted. The houses are in the water. Part of a group of the floods in 1776.

. The Dutch warship Mars under command of schout-at-night Willem Crul attacked by three English warships on February 4, 1781. The Mars supervised a convoy Dutch merchants of Sint-Eustatius.

Sea battle in the heads, 1554; Seaside in the heads. 1554. Sea battle in the heads (closely from Calais), 1554. Drowns are fished from the water. In the background burning ships.

Belgium, Schaefels, Henri François, The capture of the Royal Charles, 1667, The destruction of the English fleet at Chatham by the Dutch fleet under Admiral De Ruyter, on the right the capture of the English flagship the Royal Charles on 22 June 1667. In the foreground wild man-to-man combat in sloops., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 278 mm, width 390 mm, Belgian, 1827-12-02 - 1904-06-09, print maker, printmaker, 1847 - 1847, second quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings

Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Northern Netherlands, Illustration in what way the Silver fleet of General Pieter Pietersen Heyn was conquered in 1628, Conquest of the Silver fleet in the Bay of Matanzas by Admiral Piet Heyn, 1628, Capture of the Silver Fleet in the Bay of Matanzas by a fleet of the WIC under the command of Admiral Piet Heyn, September 8, 1628. At the top a round portrait of Admiral Piet Heyn., print, prent, historieprent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 272 mm, width 347 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1651 - 1652, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19

Victory over the Portuguese fleet for Bantam (right page), 1601; WARENTHE FEGENHE VANDEN Wonderbaren Ende Gutdeckwaerdighen Ship-fights and the Sijgh / Welcke in East-if / int ghesicht van de Vermaerde Coopstadt Bantam Ghehschiet is. Victory of the Admiral Wolfert Hermansz with five ships on the Portuguese fleet of thirty ships in the naval battle for Bantam, 25-30 December 1601. Large show on three blades with associated text sheets, right blade. Bantam at the top of the city.

Laying the first stone for the Grote Sluis in Katwijk, August 7, 1805, Franciscus Andreas Milatz, 1805 drawing Festive ceremony of laying the first stone for the Grote Sluis in Katwijk, 7 August 1805. Central to the building site a Heistelling and Groups of Spectators. The construction chain decorated with Dutch flags. Netherlands paper. pencil pen / brush ceremonial laying of the foundations, laying the first stone. sluice, weir Katwijk's channel. Katwijk aan Zee

No, of the series Nordic War Seat, Attack of the Royal-Swedish fleet at the island of Wjahemusta on May , Unknown

. The end of the sea battle at Doggersbank on August 5, 1781 between the Dutch fleet under schout-at-night Johan Zoutman and the English fleet under vice-admiral Hyde Parker. In the margin the titles in Dutch and French. Part of a series of three plates of the sea battle on the Doggersbank. At the print, a separate text sheet with an explanation of the plate belongs.

Copper engraving, 'De Stadt Colombe' The Town of Colombo, from a Dutch book c. 1775, after the original engraving by Johannes Kip of 1680. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented by merchant ships from the Middle East, Persia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. The islands were known to the first European explorers of South Asia and settled by many groups of Arab and Malay merchants. A Portuguese colonial mission arrived on the island in 1505 headed by Lourenco de Almeida, the son of Francisco de Almeida. At that point the island consisted of three kingdoms, namely Kandy in the central hills, Kotte at the Western coast, and Yarlpanam (Anglicised Jaffna) in the north. The Dutch arrived in the 17th century. The British East India Company took over the coastal regions controlled by the Dutch in 1796, and in 1802 these provinces were declared a crown colony under direct rule of

The Saluting Platform, Portsmouth harbour, Hampshire, where arriving vessels are greeted with a cannon volley appropriate to their rank and station. Date: circa 1840

'English Ships of War at Boston (Where The 'Tea-Party' Took Place) In 1768', c1930. Creator: Unknown.

Differences Marines N ° 6 (Bartsch 6) Backhuysen, Ludolf. Different Marines No. 6 (Bartsch 6). Etching. 1701-1701.

THE RECENT OUTRAGE ON THE BRITISH CONSUL AT GUATEMALA

Distant view of the port during the Seven Years War when the British and French were contesting for Canada. Date: 1757

Engraving of Robert Holmes setting the Dutch Fleet on fire at Terschelling. By Willem van de Velde I (1611-1693). Dated 17th Century

Dutch warships, sea, fleet, sailing, flags, historical illustration 1885

Victory on the Portuguese fleet for Bantam (center leaf), 1601, Anonymous, 1608 - 1610 print Victory of the Admiral Wolfert Hermansz with five ships on the Portuguese fleet of thirty ships in the sea battle for Bantam, 25-30 December 1601. Large performance on three magazines with accompanying text magazines, center sheet. At the top of part of the city of Bantam. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving battle (+ naval force) Bantam

The American Brig Lexington during the American Revolution

The largest war ship / named Den Eendracht, 1704 - 1757 print Leaf with a large representation of a Dutch warship at sea. A six -line verse under the image. paper letterpress printing military vehicles (+ sailing-ships)

Cruise of the Naval Reserve: the squadron making for the rendezvous off Scilly, 1869. Ships taking part included: The Agincourt, The Duncan, The Hector, The Black Prince, The Valiant, The Donegal, The Royal George, The Trafalgar, The St. George, The Mersey. 'The fleet was thus composed of ten ships, having a total tonnage of 36,877 tons, with a nominal engine power of 8250 horses, and carrying 513 guns...the men of the Naval Reserve are the very pick of the mercantile marine, and their lieutenants and commanders are the most skilled officers of our finest lines of steam and sailing vessels. Th

St. Lucia in the West Indies taken possession of by Admiral Barrington, Monsieur de Micoud and the inhabitants having capitulated the 30th of December, 1778, being the day after Count d'Estaign left the island much disconcerted

Galien van Cosimo II The 'Medici attacks a Turkish Bertone, Jacques Callot, 1617 print Four Galien (from Cosimo II de 'Medici), coming from the left, firing on a Turkish ship, a Bertone, which sails on the right and fires. In the background a Turkish ship, a patache. Under the show a explanatory caption in Italian. This print is part of a series of four prints that depict the course of the sea battle between Cosimo II Galien de 'Medici and Turkish ships on November 23, 1617 near Corsica, and who have served as illustrations in a news item. Florence paper etching battle. warfare; military affairs (+ sailing-ships). ships (in general)

Trade rivalries in the Baltic lead to yet another sea-fight, this time between Sweden and a combined fleet of vessels from Denmark and the German city of Lubeck. Date: circa 1530-1560

THE WAR IN EGYPT

First Barbary War between the US and Tripoli, May 1801-June 1805. The explosion of the USS Intrepid, a floating bomb (also call a fireboat) assigned to enter Tripoli Harbor and explode near the enemy's fleet. However, when the Intrepid was boarded by 100 Tripolian sailors, Captain Richard Somers, his crew of 2 officers, and 10 sailors, exploded the magazine of their fire ship 'Intrepid', rather than be captured. They were part of the squadron led by Commodore Edward Preble, May 4, 1804 (BSLOC_2019_6_179)

Spanish Navy. 'Alsedo' (1882-1898). 2nd class gunboat, iron-hullet, 'Pilar' class. It was laid down on May 18, 1880 and completed in 1882 in Arsenal de La Carraca (Cádiz). Launched on January 23, 1882. Armed with a 120 mm Hontoria cannon and a 25 mm machine gun. Drawing by A. Cortellini. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Wall carpet with the Battle of Rammekens, 1573, 1863 photograph Wall carpet from 1596-1598 with a performance by the Battle of Rammekens, April 1573. Victory of the Vlissingen Admiral Ewout Pietersz. Sausage, on the Spanish transport ships. Netherlands paper battle (+ naval force). tapestry Fort Rammekens

Saving the crew of the heavy battered ship Holland, after the naval battle at Doggersbank on August 5, 1781 between the Dutch and the English fleet. Part of a series of historical events at sea in the 1981-1784, second series.

Napoleon surrendering to board the Bellerophon, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

British troops disembark at Malta to reinforce the garrison. Date: 1887

of 3