Naval Battles and Explosions

Illustrations of significant naval encounters and events, portraying the chaos of maritime warfare in various eras.

SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT is drowned in a storm off the Azores Date: 1539 - 1583
SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT is drowned in a storm off the Azores Date: 1539 - 1583
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Norway : the Germans land on the Norwegian coast, the first step towards total occupation. Some Norwegians, such as Quisling, welcome Hitler's invasion : others don't.
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Sinking of the British battle ship Victoria off Tripoli, Syria, June 22, 1893 by Currier & Ives--Sinking of the British battle lithograph, hand-colored. c1893
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Pearl Harbour Date: P
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World War I (1914-1918). Withdrawal of the Austro-Hungarian troops trying to cross a river. Drawing by Achille Beltrame (1871-1945). La Domenica de Corriere, 1918. Color.
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The Bombardment of San Juan by the American Fleet Porto Rico stereograph. c1900.
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Engraving of a life saving apparatus designed by George William Manby (1765-1854) an English author and inventor. Dated 19th Century
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Sinking of the Chinese ship, Kootsou-Go, charged with protecting Chinese troops in Korea, July 1894, engraving. First Sino-Japanese war, 19th century.
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Destruction of Chuiapoo's pirate fleet, 30 September 1849.
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The first gun at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863, USA Civil War
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Destruction of the rebel monster Merrimac off Craney Island May 11th 1862
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The Burnside Expedition - Melancholy deaths of Colonel J. W. Allen, Surgeon Waller and the Second Mate of the "Ann E Thompson" on January 15th 1862, near Hatteras Inlet. USA Civil War
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The USS Oregon putting on her war paint at Bahia, Brazil at the start of the Spanish American War, 1898
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The Infanta Maria Teresa ashore and afire during the Spanish American War, 1898
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Genl. Lopez the Cuban patriot getting his cash | Library of Congress
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The battle of Manila Bay, (delivering the last broadside), Spanish American War 1898
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The collapse of the bridge of Linz, Austria, 1868, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, exact original da...
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French warship rescues survivors from the Empire of the Sahara expedition, 1903. Henri Jacques Lebaudy, (Jacques I), Emperor of the Sahara, (born in Paris 1868 and died New York 1919) was a French adventurer who founded in 1903 the Sahara Empire. In June 1903, Lebaudy sailed to an area near Cape Juby on the Moroccan coast and proclaimed the 'Empire of the Sahara'. He had various projects for ruling and improving his new domain, but European governments disapproved of his venture, and some of his mercenaries were captured by local Moorish bandits. (They were rescued by a French warship).
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Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Preparations for the defence of Paris. French gunboats on the Seine. Engraving by Capuz. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870. Author: Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver.
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The Torpedoing of the Lusitania 1915 Charles Dixon (1872-1934 British)
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Fire raft sent down from Fort Jackson to destroy the Federal fleet below the fort - The boats of the Squadron with grapnels, buckets, etc and the Ferryboat Westfield towing it away from the Federal vessels - USA Civil War
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Illustration depicting the Semaphore at Portsmouth. Dated 19th Century
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Navy Battle of Manila, Spanish Civil War
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France, Paris, Siene Flotilla at Battle
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Naval Battle of Santiago, July 3rd, 1898, U.S. Navy 1776 - 1899
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The Battle of Lissa (sometimes called Battle of Vis) 20 July 1866, in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa ("Vis" in Croatian) and was a decisive victory for an outnumbered Austrian Empire force over a numerically superior Italian force. It was the first major sea battle between ironclads and one of the last to involve deliberate ramming. French 19th century illustration
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The Gussie Expedition - Landing Horses through the Surf Under Fire from the Shore - Spanish American War, 1898
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***** went down, (inset) Germany advert. in a US newspaper before she sailed. November 04, 1935.
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The Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915 by Semyonov, Mikhail Mikhailovich (1899-) State Central Navy Museum, St. Petersburg 1940 Watercolour on paper 71x110 Russia Soviet Art History Painting
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De Vliegende Hollander of the Norwegian Waters, Johan Braakensiek, 1908 Amsterdam paper political caricatures and satires. historical persons. ships (in general)
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Quasi-War with France, 1799-1800. America sailors celebrate the victory of the USS Constellation over the French Frigate L'Insurgente, off the Caribbean island of Nevis, on Feb. 9, 1799. The ships engaged in a running fight for three quarters of an hour, until the French frigate lowered her flag in capitulation, 29 French were killed and 1 American. In over two years of naval combat, the French lost 85 ships to the US, against only one loss to France (BSLOC_2019_5_31)
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Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, prior to the Battle of Trenton.
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Battle of Incheon, April 8, 1904. Russo-Japanese War, South Korea, 20th century.
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Model. Battle of the Callao. War between Peru and Spain. 1866. Madrid, Naval Museum. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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The early 1900s caption reads: "Celebration at opening of Kiel Canal 1896. One of the most important commercial events in the late 1800s was the opening of the Kiel Canal in 1896 by William, emperor of Germany. This canal, the work of many years, cuts through the Danish peninsula and so facilitates the trade of the Baltic Sea. Our picture shows how it was opened with feasts and fireworks and celebrations of all kinds."
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Asia. Campaña de Tonkin de 1884. Bombardeo de Fou-Tchéou. Combate naval que supuso el enfrentamiento inicial de la guerra chino-francesa que duró dieciséis meses. Cromo de Maison Franchomme & Cie., de Bruselas. Años 1900.
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American Civil War Lithograph - The fall of Richmond, Va..
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The wrecked air raider, Zeppelin L15 is rescued by the HMS Olivine after brought down on the Thames Estuary on April 1 1916. Date: 8 April 1916
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The Battle of France. Royal Air Force Typhoons, fighter-bombers equipped with rockets, attacking a column of German tanks near Mortain, France, during the Second World War. German tanks and armoured vehicles had been massing in this area for a large scale counter-attack on American positions and low cloud had concealed their intentions from the Allied air force. However on 8 August, the clouds broke and two large German columns, consisting of several hundred vehicles, were seen and attacked b
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Preparing to start on a sledge trip in the Arctic, 1875.Artist: W Palmer
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Saluting the Flag during French naval manoeuvres. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1 August 1891. France, Navy, Exercise, Sailor, Officer, Seaman, Nationalism
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Italian convoy arriving at its destination in Libya. Illustrator Achille Beltrame (1871-1945), from La Domenica del Corriere, 15th February 1942.
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Second German North Polar Expedition, camp on an ice floe during an Arctic expedition, tent, icebergs, Arctic Ocean, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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At Simonstown, South Africa, a diver loses his helmet - and loses his life, too, in consequence... Date: 1906
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A large contingent of Zulu warriors crossing a swollen river in rocky jungle terrain. Date: 1879
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Bombardment and Capture of Island 'Number Ten'.
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Lyman H. Howe's New Marvels in Moving Pictures. An 1898 poster with a fanciful display of American battleships engaged in the Spanish-American war and a portrait of Howe at the top left. Lyman Hakes
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Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Sinking of the cruiser EspaÐa (1937), of the nationalist side. Watercolour. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Salamanca. Archivo HistÑrico Nacional.
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Propaganda postcard from the First World War lampooning the German Naval capability as a rusting weed-encasted hulk, unable to repond to the effective and nimble Allied naval fleet. The ship is labelled the 'Stikphastz' !! Date: circa 1916
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The visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (with his wife Augusta Viktoria) to meet with the Turkish Sultan, Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918). The Sultan oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909. Abdul Hamid II was the last Ottoman Sultan to rule with absolute power. 1898