Historical Ships at Anchor

A collection of vintage ships, including merchant cruisers and hospital ships, depicted at anchor in various waters. The images capture historical maritime design and somber themes.

Hospital ship at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.
Hospital ship at anchor. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.
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Ferry Kirawa damaged after ***** Wharf, Quay. March 8, 1949.
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Launch of the Spanish Navy armored cruiser Infanta María Teresa in Nervion shipyard, Bilbao on August 30, 1890. It was the flagship of Admiral Cervera's squad during the Cub War, sunk in Santiago de Cuba in 1898 during the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
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The launch, at Barrow, of the largest battleship in the world (at the time),: the Japanese man-of-war, "Mikasa". Date: 1900
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Cunard R.M.S. Mauretania.
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High sea passenger steamer Viktoria Luise on open lake
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Steamships along Buffalo River, Buffalo, New York, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1905
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Naval ships - British Royal Navy armored cruiser HMS Imperieuse, 1883. Color illustration
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COLOSSUS (Brit.)
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T.S.S. "Wahine" photographic postcards
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PRESIDENTE SARMIENTO ARG
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Marine transportation - German ocean liner Norddeutescher Lloyd's SS Werra, 1882. Color illustration
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RMS Titanic at sea. It was built in Belfast 1909-1911, and fitted and furnished there 1911-1912 1912
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RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,502 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.
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Merchant Shipping. November 22, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Great Lakes Steamer Coming Into Port After Winter Storm, 500 Tons of Ice On Her Decks. Lifesaving Service Activities and Equipment, 1918. Department of the Treasury
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U.S.S.Co. T.S. Maori, 1908, by Frank Barnes.
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Anefo photo collection. The Amsterdam 700 sailing race 1975 started on the North Sea. The ship in the foreground is the Romanian 3 mast Bark Mircea. The ship in the background is the Russian four-mast Bark Krusenstern .. August 19, 1975
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March 1908. Bilbao. The French boat "Dupleix" stranded at the mouth of the Cadagua, after the fire that destroyed the interior of the ship and its cargo.
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the RMS Campania, a British ocean liner of the Cunard Steamship Line, on the River Mersey, England, around 1890, historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.
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Shipping Barquero Pamir (Finnish). March 11, 1938. (Photo by The "Weekly News").
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Hubert Latham (1883-1912), French aviatior, leaving Sangatte in an 'Antoinette' monoplane in attempt to fly across English Channel 19 July 1909. Engine failed halfway and Latham rescued from water by French torpedo boat. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris 1 August 1909.
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Albumin print by Oskar Kramer, created between 1873 and 1876, showing the steamer Constellation on the river with deck, smokestack, and surrounding riverbanks.
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T. s. s. Olympia, General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd of Greece, Greek line , Passenger ships. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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Cunard R.M.S. Mauretania.
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Fires, Ships On Fire ETC (See Also General Merchant Shipping Fires Collisions Explosions, Ferries) - General Merchant Shipping. February 01, 1939. (Photo by The N.Z. Herald)
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White Star Line, Triple Screw Steamer "Olympic", Ships still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Ocean liners, White Star Line
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Visit of the warship S.M.S St. Georg, taken in the waters in front of Castelnuovo. .
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ARIZONA
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Naval ships - Royal Netherlands Navy protected cruiser HNLMS Gelderland, 1898. Color illustration
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Norwich Line Ship.
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UK: RMS Titanic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912
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Vintage Photograph. Packet "Indiana" on the Mississippi River
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LUSITANIA -- Ship with fans
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Passenger liner of the Cunard White Star line, employed as a troopship in World War One. Date: circa 1915
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Union Steam Ship Company's New Turbine, Maheno, 1905, New Zealand, by Muir & Moodie.
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adapted from Vintage Postcard: Cunard RMS Franconia and Laconia cruise ship. 1910s
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Queensland troops being ferried from the train to the transport. January 17, 1941.
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Northern Ireland, Belfast. Ulster Folk And Transport Museum. Historical Picture Of The Titanic.
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'A Modern Battleship -- H.M.S. Jupiter', c1900. Creator: Unknown.
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Revenue Cutter Bear, Cruises in Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. Photographs of Revenue Cutter Service Cadets, Ships and Activities. Department of the Treasury
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Explorateur Grandidier ocean liner, 1924, France, drawing.
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SS Victoria, New Zealand photographic postcards
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Image of the steamship "R. van Hasselt" by Rederij Koppe in the frozen port of Lemmer.
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Rock of Ages with the S.S. George M. Cox.
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Night sailing, ship leaving port at night, circa 1920
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Naval ships - United States. Union Navy gunboat USS Winnepec, 1864. Color illustration
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During the First World War, the British Ocean liner the 'Lusitania', was sunk after a fatal blow dealt by the striking of two torpedoes, by a German submarine on the 7 May 1915, killing 1198 passengers. Date: 7 May 1915
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R.M.S. "Mauretania" Cunard Line, ltd.. 1959. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division
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RMS Titanic at Southampton circa 1912.
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Cap Trafalgar ocean liner, 1913, Germany, drawing.
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Naval ships - France's Marine National oceangoing torpedo craft Grondeur, 1892. Color illustration
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General Diaz passenger ship, 1911, Italy, drawing.
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Queen Mary.
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New York ..... An impressive shot of the U.S.S. West Virginia, one of uncle Sam's most potent battle wagons. As She steamed majestically down the east river under the Brooklyn bridge today at the start of her long voyage back to the Pacific. The imposing skyline of Manhattan in background forms a striking setting for the ship as she says goodbye to the home of father Knickerbocker where she had been scheduled to play an important role in world's fair celebrations until ordered back to the west coast with other ships of the fleet. June 06, 1939. (Photo by International News Photo).
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RMS Huntsman cargo ship, 1921, United Kingdom, drawing.
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Ferdinando Palasciano hospital ship, 1899, Italy, drawing.
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Naval ships - Italy's Regia Marina river gunboat RN Ermanno Carlotto, 1918. Color illustration
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TITANIC (1997), directed by JAMES CAMERON.
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Series of warship types, Dupuy de Lome, France, digitally enhanced reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from ca 1900, Europe
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USSR - CIRCA 1980: A stamp printed in USSR (Russia) shows Portrait of a scientist and a ship his name with inscription ´Mihail Somov´, from the series ´Soviet Scientific Research Ships´, circa 1980
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The growth of the big German liners: how they are spreading into the great ocean passenger routes. A comparison of German and British examples, including the Vaterland (German) and the Aquitania (British). Date: 1914
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Canadian stamp commemorating wreck of Titanic