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<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Bombardment of St Jean D Acre by the British and Allied Squadrons by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0002
There is but one <i>Revenge</i> for Englishmen, the <i>Revenge</i> of Sir Richard Grenvilles last fight. We have had other <i>Revenges</i> of the Royal Navy to achieve distinction inthe 309 years since August 31st, 1591, but none of the have a fame approaching hers. The present modern battleship <i>Revenge</i> was, of course, the flagship of the Particular Service Squadron of the year of the Kaisers memorable telegram to ex-President Kruger in 1896. The <i>Revenge</i> flagship of Sir Richard Grenville was one of a squadron sent to waylay a fleet of Spanish treasure ships from the Indies. They were lying, on the last day of August, 1591, off Flores, in the Azores, short of water, and with half the men down with sickness. Suddenly an alarm was given that a large Spanish fleet was upon them, coming round the back of the island. All cut their cables or let slip their anchors and made for the open sea - all save one. Sir Richard Grenvilles <i>Revenge</i> was in no haste to fly. Grenville, who was second in command in the squadron, waited. He got on board and stowed in safety below all his sick who had been landed to recuperate ashore. After that, with only 100 men to fight and work the ship, he weighed anchor and stood out to sea. Sir Richard utterly refused to turn from the enemy, alleging that he would rather choose to die than to dishonour himself, his country, and Her Majestys ship, persuading his compnay that he would pass through their two squadrons in spite of them, and enforce those of Seville to give him way, which he performed upon diverse of the foremost, who, as the mariners term it, sprang their luff, and fell under the lee of the <i>Revenge</i>. So the survivors of the <i>Revenge</i> told the famous Sir Wlater Raleigh, Grenvilles cousin, when they came home. Soon a giant Spanish flagship of 1500 tons, the <i>San Philip</i>, came up alongside, and took the wind out of the sails of the <i>Revenge</i>, her huge bulk overtoppling the little English ship. After the <i>Revenge</i> was entangled with the <i>San Philip</i>, Raleigh tells us, four others boarded her, two on her larboard and two on her starboard. The fight, thus beginning at three oclock in the afternoon, continued very terrible all that evening. But the great <i>San Philip</i>, having received the lower tier of the <i>Revenge</i>, shifted herself with all diligence from her sides, utterly misliking her first entertainment. The Spanish ships were filled with soldiers, in some 200 besides the mariners, in some 500, in others 800. In ours there were none at all, besides the mariners, but the servants of the commander and some few voluntary gentlemen only. After many interchanged volleys of great ordnance and small shot, the Spaniards deliberated to enter the <i>Revenge</i>, and made divers attempts, hoping to force her by the multitude of their armed soldiers and musketeers, but were still repulsed again and again, and at all times beaten back into their own ship or into the sea.The Last Fight of the Revenge, off Flores, in the Azores by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0005
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Speedy Capturing the Gamo by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0008
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Blakes St George at Santa Cruz by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0009
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The St Vincent in Portsmouth Harbour by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0012
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Burning of the London by the Dutch by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0013
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Fame with Foul Weather Jack by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0016
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Victory at Trafalgar. Nelsons Flagship Nearing the Santissima Trinidad by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0017
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Victory at Portsmouth. Came into Harbour from Last Commission Nov, 1812 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0018
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Saucy Arethusa Duel with the French Belle Poule, June 1778 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0019
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Britains First Two Ironclads by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0020
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Ansons Centurion Taking the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora de Cabadonga 1743 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0022
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Majestic at the Battle of the Nile 1798 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0024
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Rodneys Formidable Breaking the Line 1782 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0025
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Wreck of the Birkenhead 1852 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0027
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Cutting Out of the Hermione (Retribution) 1799 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0030
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Bomb Ketches Saluting the Victory, December 1805 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0032
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Swallow and Roberts The Pirate by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0034
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Capture of the Lion, Scots Man-O-War 1511 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0035
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Lion Training Ship at Devonport by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0036
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Capture of the French Reunion by the Crescent 1793 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0037
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The First Battle of Our First Queen 1225 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0039
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Queen at the Spithead Review of 1845 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0040
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Capture of the Mars by the Nottingham by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0042
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Prince George at the Battle of Malaga 1704 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0044
ANT68P. The Battle of the Nile by B F Gribble. The Battle of the Nile by B F Gribble. (P)Click For DetailsANT0068
ANT69P. Nelson Boarding the San Josef at the Battle of St Vincent, February 14th 1797 by E S Hodgson. Nelson Boarding the San Josef at the Battle of St Vincent, February 14th 1797 by E S Hodgson. (P)Click For DetailsANT0069
ANT86. When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp by Charles Dixon. When Blake Swept the Seas: A Battle Between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsANT0086
ANT101P. Nelson Boarding the San Nicholas by Howard Davie. Nelson Boarding the San Nicholas by Howard Davie. (P)Click For DetailsANT0101
ANTN20P. Lord Nelson by Christian Symons. Lord Nelson by Christian Symons. (P)Click For DetailsANTN0020
ANTN21P. The Victory - Launched 1765 by W Fred Mitchell. The Victory - Launched 1765 by W Fred Mitchell. (P)Click For DetailsANTN0021
ANTN28P. Battle Ship, About 1760 by W Fred Mitchell. Battle Ship, About 1760 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0028
ANTN32P. A 42 Gun Frigate About 1780 by W Fred Mitchell. A 42 Gun Frigate About 1780 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0032
ANTN34P. The Great War of 1488 by W Fred Mitchell. The Great War of 1488 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0034
ANTN35P. One of Drakes Men by Christian Symons. One of Drakes Men by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0035
ANTN36P. A 38 Gun Frigate About 1770 by W Fred Mitchell. A 38 Gun Frigate About 1770 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0036
ANTN37P. A 28 Gun Frigate About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell. A 28 Gun Frigate About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0037
ANTN38P. Battle Ship About 1650 by W Fred Mitchell. Battle Ship About 1650 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0038
ANTN40P. A 74 Gun Ship of the Line About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell. A 74 Gun Ship of the Line About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0040
ANTN41P. One of Blakes Men 1650 by Christian Symons. One of Blakes Men 1650 by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0041
ANTN42P. Sailors, 18th Century by Christian Symons. Sailors, 18th Century by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0042
ANTN44P. Boatswain About 1829 by Christian Symons. Boatswain About 1829 by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0044
ANTN45P. HMS Victoria, 121 Guns by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Victoria, 121 Guns by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0045
AS2GL. HMS Bounty, Farewell to England by Anthony Saunders. HMS Bounty, Farewell to England by Anthony Saunders (GL)Click For DetailsAS0002
One of the most decisive battles in the history of the Royal Navy, Nelsons defeat of the French fleet took place on 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar and was conducted with not a single British ship lost, although few ships escaped severe punishment and loss of life on both sides was tragically highBattle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0062
Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Anna. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco-Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomitable can be seen firing into the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Anna, Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton.HMS Royal Sovereign at the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0104
21st October 1805. As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet towards the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass the Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. Harvey was discouraged with a customry rebuke from Nelson and duly fell into line behind the flagship. The enemy can be seen spread along the horizon whilst, to the right in the distance, the leading ships of Admiral Collingwoods fleet can be seen spearheading a separate assault to the south. In the light airs preceding the battle, much sail was needed to drive the British ships towards the enemy line. HMS Victory, nearest, has royals and stunsails set and is making good way, her furniture boats strung behind in readiness for battle. On her poop deck, officers prepare to run up a signal.Captain Harveys HMS Temeraire tries to pass HMS Victory at the beginning of the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0122
With her mizzen top already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment, Victory breaks through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure, delivering a shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was this opening fire that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the rest of the battle, although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to miraculously survive the carnage. Beyong Victory can be seen the French Redoubtable, which is receiving fire from Victorys starboard guns, and the Spanish San Leandro is in the extreme distance. Most of Victorys stunsails have been cut away, but it was her stunsail booms that became entangled with the rigging of the Redoubtable when she put her helm to port and ran onto her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly afterward, having received a fatal wound from a musket ball fired by a French sharpshooter in Redoubtables mizzen fighting top. The Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray to the right.Trafalgar - The Destruction of the Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0124
Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80-gun San Nicholas, Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge. The San Nicholas then fouled the Spanish three decker San Joseph (112), allowing Nelson and his men to take both ships as prizes in a single manoeuvre. A British frigate is moving into a supporting position in the middle distance.HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan BerrymanClick For DetailsB0125
Dominating the centre foreground, the wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune (98 guns) All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80 guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns) Conqueror (74 guns), off the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to assist the Neptune. The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima Trinidad by Ivan BerrymanClick For DetailsB0153
Admiral Cuthbert Collingwoods flagship the Royal Sovereign comes under intense fire from the black-painted Spanish 3-decker, Santa Ana, and the French 74 Fougueux, just prior to breaking through the Franco-Spanish line at Trafalgar. HMS Royal Sovereign by Ivan Berryman. (P)Click For DetailsB0155
Sunset over Aboukir Bay on 1st August 1798 as ships of the Royal Navy, led by Nelson, conduct their ruthless destruction of the anchored French fleet. To the left Saumarezs HMS Orion is moving into position on the Peuple Souvrain, while her starboard guns rake one of the French frigates inshore. Orion, like the Goliath, Zealous and Audacious, had slipped inside the line of the unprepared French fleet, while Nelson in the Vanguard directed a further eight ships to attack the outside, resulting in one of the most decisive naval victories ever. The French ships seen at anchor include Spartiate and Aquilon, whilst through the gap between Peuple Souvrain and the bowsprit of the Franklin, the British ships Defence and Minotaur can be seen approaching.The Battle of the Nile by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0204
Ravaged by the combined guns of the allied French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar and by the great storm that followed the battle, a weary battered HMS Victory enjoys the relative calm as crew from HMS Neptune are despatched to take up the tow from the 3rd rater HMS Polyphemus for the final leg of her journey to the safety of Gibraltar, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Trafalgar Aftermath by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0220
CCP0029. Nelson, 1799 in Full dress by Chris Collingwood. Nelson, 1799 in Full dress by Chris Collingwood.Click For DetailsCCP0029
CCP32P. Master of a Royal Naval Frigate c.1797 by Chris Collingwood. Master of a Royal Naval Frigate c.1797 by Chris Collingwood. (P)Click For DetailsCCP0032
DG171. The Victory by Derek Gardner. The Victory by Derek Gardner.Click For DetailsDGDN0171
The name Queen is one of the oldest in the Royal Navy and dates back to a Great Ship of the reign of Henry III (1216-1272) The ship shown here was a powerful three decker, launched on the Thames in 1769. When built she carried ninety guns, but like certain other Second Rates of her class, additional guns were mounted in the early 1780s and it was as a 98 that she fought at both the second Battle of Ushant in 1781 and at the Glorious 1st of June in 1794. At the First of June she was the flagship of Rear-Admiral Alan Gardner. In this action the ship was badly cut up in Lord Howes fleet, Captain John Hutt being among those killed. In the years following Trafalgar the need for large numbers of big three deckers with their heavy demands on manpower grew less and the Queen was taken in hand in 1811 and cut down to become a two-decker of 74 guns. She was finally broken up in 1821 at the age of 52.The Queen by Derek Gardner.Click For DetailsDGDN0172
DG173. The Edgar by Derek Gardner. The Edgar by Derek Gardner.Click For DetailsDGDN0173
HMS Defence seen leaving the fleet anchorage in Torbay, Devon in 1794 when she was serving in the Channel Fleet. Defence by Derek Gardner.Click For DetailsDGDN0191
DG192. Glory and Valiant by Derek Gardner. Glory and Valiant by Derek Gardner.Click For DetailsDGDN0192
DHM120. The Battle of Trafalgar by W Stuart. The Battle of Trafalgar by William Stuart.Click For DetailsDHM0120
The aerial view shows the scene of devastation at around 6pm with the British ships lying alongside their prizes in the foreground, and the remaining French ships fleeing in the distance. Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 - The Close of Action by Nicholas Pocock.Click For DetailsDHM0141
DHM142. The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Pocock. The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Nicholas Pocock.Click For DetailsDHM0142
One of the most realistic pictures of a sea battle ever painted, the British ship, the Defence, totally dismasted but refusing to surrender, she is being attacked by a French two-decker on the left and L Achille on the right. HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 by Nicholas Pocock.Click For DetailsDHM0143
During the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Nelsons ship the Captain (a 74 gun ship) is shown on the left, and has run alongside the 80 gun San Nicholas. The manoeuvre came to be known as Nelsons Patent Bridge for Boarding First Rates. HMS Captain Capturing the San Nicholas by Nicholas Pocock.Click For DetailsDHM0144
Showing the scene onboard HMS Victory as Admiral Nelson is shot by a French marksman in the rigging. The Battle of Trafalgar Fall of Nelson by Dennis Dighton.Click For DetailsDHM0150
Depicts the attack by the British and Dutch fleets against the Barbary Corsairs on the 27th August 1816. The bombardment lasted 10 hours and the losses on both sides were very high but it was a great success with over 1650 enslaved prisoners liberated. Bombardment of Algiers by George Chambers.Click For DetailsDHM0152
DHM153. Duckworths Action at San Domingo, 6th February 1806 by Nicholas Pocock. Duckworths Action at San Domingo, 6th February 1806 by Nicholas Pocock.Click For DetailsDHM0153
Lord Nelson waves goodbye to the crowd at Portsmouth. Lord Nelson joins his ship HMS Victory before the battle of Trafalgar. Goodbye My Lads by Fred Roe.Click For DetailsDHM0154
DHM184. Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798 by Pocock. Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798 by Nicholas Pocock.Click For DetailsDHM0184
DHM226. The Victory towed into Gibraltar after Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield. The Victory towed into Gibraltar after Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield.Click For DetailsDHM0226
DHM303. The Armada. The Attack of the Vanguard. The Armada. The Attack of the Vanguard.Click For DetailsDHM0303
In January 1793 the 1st Battalion of the 29th Foot leaves Windsor for Hilsea to board Royal Navy fighting ships as there is a shortage of marines. Their new roll is to counter enemy musket fire from the upper decks, to lead boarding parties and to maintain discipline of the crew. They are specially equipped with a new working rig but still retain their full dress red coats and powdered hair (curled locks above the ear are removed) for combat. The regiment joins The British Channel Fleet under Admiral Earl Howe, and detachments are allocated to the following ships of the line; H.M.S. Glory, Thunderer, Alfred, Pegasus and Ramilles. 78 soldiers under the command of Cpt. Alexander Saunders are also placed aboard Captain Harveys 74 gun H.M.S. Brunswick. Howes ships are sent to intercept a fleet, of similar size that has put out from Brest to escort a large convoy of food from America, destined for Revolutionary France. The two fleets make contact but fog prevents an engagement until 1 Oarn on the first day of June 1794. Now, in bright sunshine, the order is given to attack! Brunswick is directly astern of Howes flag ship as the French line is broken. She quickly engages Le Vengeur with which she becomes dangerously entangled. Broadsides are exchanged at point blank range! Sails are shot to ribbons, masts and rigging fall. Grenades, carronades and musketry find their targets and casualties mount. Nevertheless, the ships band, joined by a negro regimental drummer on the quarter deck, keep up moral by playing the new and popular air Hearts Of Oak. The two ships drift helplessly as another French man-of-war, Achille, comes in for the kill but the British gunners deliver such a devastating broadside into this new assailant that she is completely demasted and strikes her colours! In the firefight the figure head, an effigy of the Duke of Brunswick, has its carved wooden hat blown clean away. So, Captain Harvey calmly replaces the loss with his own cocked hat! The captain himself receives a blow to the hand and is subsequently mortally wounded with a section of chain-shot. Cpt. Saunders is killed by a snipers bullet and Lt. Harcourt Vernon (wearing short, non regulation boots to facilitate amputation) is soon wounded as well. The decks are cleared of downed masts and rigging, the dead also go over the side. cl At about one oclock the two interlocked ships are separated by a swell and Harveys brothers ship Ramilles cornes to the Brunsivicks assistance. The crippled Vengeur cannot compete with the skill of English gunnery and the ship is raked from end to end by galling fire. Cheers ring out as she surrenders and hoists the Union Jack. The rest of the French fleet breaks off the engagement. Six of their ships are out of action and Le Vengeur is so very badly holed that she eventually sinks (many of her crew refusing to abandon her. Singing the Marseillaise they re-hoist her battle flag as they slip to their watery grave) This British fleet returns in triumph to Spithead. However, the scene on the Brunswicks splintered poop deck is one of utter devastation. The regiment has 13 officers and men killed, another 18 are wounded and nearly quarter of the ships company is lost. This hard won victory is commemorated by the regiment with Naval Crown (awarded to the regiment in 1909, an honour shared only by the Queens Regiment) and by the adoption of the tune played throughout the height of battle, Hearts of Oak. Hearts of Oak by Mark Churms.Click For DetailsDHM0369
The English fleet pursued the Armada up the English Channel and, as darkness fell, Vice Admiral Drake broke off and captured the Spanish galleon Rosario, Admiral Pedro de Valdes and the crew. The Rosario was known to be carrying substantial funds to pay the Spanish Army in the Low Countries. Drakes ship had been leading the English pursuit of the Armada by means of a lantern. By extinguishing this for the capture, Drake put the fleet into disarray overnight. On the night of 29th July 1588, Vice Admiral Drake organised fire-ships, causing most of the Spanish captains to break formation and sail out of Calais . The next day, Drake was present at the Battle of Gravelines. English losses were comparatively few, and none of their ships were sunk.Grenvilles Revenge by Brian Wood.Click For DetailsDHM0382
Undoubtedly the most famous battle in the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelsons revolutionary battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle raged for five hours, in which time not one single British ship was lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century. Trafalgar by Brian Wood.Click For DetailsDHM0383
DHM398. Battle of Trafalgar by T Whitcombe. Battle of Trafalgar by Thomas Whitcombe.Click For DetailsDHM0398
HMS Neptune is shown attacking the 130 gun Spanish ship Santisima Trinidad, and pounds it relentlessly into a floating wreck. All ships in the painting from left to right : Victory, Redoutable, Temeraire, Fogeux, Santissima Trinidad and Neptune are battling in the foreground, Bucentaure, Conqueror, Royal Sovereign and Santa Anna.Neptune Engaged at the Battle of Trafalgar by F Sartorious.Click For DetailsDHM0399
Captain Cooks ship shown landing a party on the continent of Australia. Initially launched as the Collier Earl of Pembroke in 1764, the ship was purchased by the Admiralty in 1768 for the specific reason of a scientific mission to the Pacific Ocean. Renamed HMS Endeavour and becoming a 10 gun Royal Navy barque, she was captained by Lieutenant James Cook and this was to be his first of three famous voyages. HMS Endeavour set sail from Plymouth in August 1768, returning in 1771.HMS Endeavour by Brian Wood.Click For DetailsDHM0419
HMS Resolution was a Royal Navy sloop and the ship in which Captain Cook made his second and third voyages. Along along with HMS Adventure they set sail from Plymouth on the 13th of July 1772. The total crew consisted of 112 including 20 volunteers form HMS Endeavour which was the ship captained by Cook on his first voyage from 1768 to 1771. On 17 January 1773, HMS Resolution was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle and crossed twice more on the voyage. HMS Resolution returned to Britain in 1775 and was then paid off, being recommissioned in February 1776 for the third voyage of Captain Cook. It was on this voyage that HMS Resolution crossed the Arctic Circle on 17th August 1778, and again crossed it on 19th July 1779. In this painting HMS resolution is shown arrving back in Britain on 4 October 1780.HMS Resolution 1780 by Brian Wood.Click For DetailsDHM0420
Depicts the attack by the British and Dutch fleets against the Barbary Corsairs on the 27th August 1816. The bombardment lasted 10 hours and the losses on both sides were very high but it was a great success with over 1650 enslaved prisoners liberated. Nighttime Bombardment of Algiers by Thomas Luny.Click For DetailsDHM0433
Depicting Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory, during the Battle of Trafalgar. The Hero of Trafalgar by William Hersman Overend.Click For DetailsDHM0515
DHM521. Battle of Trafalgar by George Chambers. Battle of Trafalgar by George Chambers.Click For DetailsDHM0521
DHM522. Portrait of Horatio Nelson by Beechey. Portrait of Horatio Nelson by Captain Richard Brydges Beechey.Click For DetailsDHM0522
DHM527. Loading Cavalry on a Troop Ship 1864 by Charles Henry Seaforth. Loading Cavalry on a Troop Ship 1864 by Charles Henry Seaforth.Click For DetailsDHM0527
DHM528. Nelson by John Hoppner after Healy. Nelson by John Hoppner after Healy.Click For DetailsDHM0528
HMS Victory leading her division is just altering course to starboard in order to pass under the stern of Bucentaure flagship of Admiral Villeneuve, to rake her and break the line during the battle of Trafalgar. HMS Victory About to Break the Line by Bill Bishop.Click For DetailsDHM0537
The keel of HMS Victory was laid at Chatham, 23rd July 1759, she was launched 7th May 1765. Her battle honours are Ushant 1781, St. Vincent 1805, she was placed in her present berth at Portsmouth on the 12th January 1922. HMS Victory Entering Portsmouth Harbour for the Last Time on 4th December 1812 by Bill Bishop.Click For DetailsDHM0538
DHM595. Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 by Louthemburg. Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 by Louthembourg.Click For DetailsDHM0595
DHM692. Sir Frances Drake by Chris Collingwood. Sir Frances Drake by Chris Collingwood.Click For DetailsDHM0692
DHM816. The Shannon and the Cheasapeake at Close Quarters by Hemy. The Shannon and the Cheasapeake at Close Quarters by Hemy.Click For DetailsDHM0816
Admiral Horatio Nelson is seen lying on the deck of HMS Victory after being mortally wounded, hit in the shoulder with the bullet going down through his chest, fired from a French sniper high in the rigging of the French ship Redoubtable, which is entangled with HMS Victory during the later stages of the Battle of Trafalgar. The painting also shows in great detail British sailors performing their duties on board Victory and the French ships rigging entangled in that of Victory. French crew can be seen firing and fighting against the British. Admiral Nelson would be taken below decks where he would die as the battle was won. The original painting which is some 15 metres in length hangs in the Palace of Westminster.The Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar by Daniel Maclise.Click For DetailsDHM0890
Maritime naval battle scene showing Royal naval frigate HMS Tremendous engaging the French naval Man-of-War Cannonierre during the Napoleonic wars. Combat Between HMS Tremendous and Connoniere, 21st April 1806 by Julien Pierre Gilbert.Click For DetailsDHM0896
DHM903. Duke and Duchess by Montague Dawson. Duke and Duchess by Montague Dawson.Click For DetailsDHM0903
DHM905. Racing Home - The Cutty Sark by Montague Dawson. Racing Home - The Cutty Sark by Montague Dawson.Click For DetailsDHM0905
DHM907. Ariel and Taeping by Montague Dawson. Ariel and Taeping by Montague Dawson.Click For DetailsDHM0907
DHM912. Aurelia at Camden Maine by Roy Cross. Aurelia at Camden Maine by Roy Cross.Click For DetailsDHM0912
DHM914. Glory of the Seas by Montague Dawson.Glory of the Seas by Montague Dawson.Click For DetailsDHM0914
DHM941. The Battle of Trafalgar by William Stuart. The Battle of Trafalgar by William Stuart.Click For DetailsDHM0941
DHM942. Troops Embarking for the Crimea by William Stuart. Troops Embarking for the Crimea by William Stuart.Click For DetailsDHM0942
August 1st 1798. The British naval force destroys the French vessels, which were the lifeline to the French army commanded by Napoleon, occupying Egypt. The Battle of the Nile by Thomas Luny.Click For DetailsDHM0944
The time is 1.35pm. (ten minutes after Admiral nelson had been fatally shot) HMS Temeraire and HMS Victory, are seen broadside to the redoubtable, which by 2pm had lost most of her crew, (out of a crew of 643 - 487 were dead, 81 died soon after, and only 25 were fit to crew) HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by Graeme Lothian.Click For DetailsDHM1052
First daylight on the 21st October, saw the Royal Navy fleets together at a distance of about 12 miles. The day looked fine, a heavy swell from the west gave warning of an approaching storm. As dawn broke HMS Victory, Nelsons flagship and the rest of the fleet could be found in a shapeless huddle, which soon resolved itself into two divisions. Thus the two fleets prepared themselves for the coming battle which commenced just before noon. Trafalgar Dawn by Graeme Lothian.Click For DetailsDHM1071
DHM1112. The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield. The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield.Click For DetailsDHM1112
Undoubtedly the most famous and decisive battle in the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelsons revolutionary battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle raged for five hours in which time not one British ship was lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century. Here, Nelsons flagship, HMS Victory, followed by HMS Temeraire is seen breaking the Franco-Spanish line and commencing her murderous hail of gun fire into the stern of Villeneuves flagship, Bucentaure. Meanwhile the Victory herself is being fired upon by the French Neptune. Redoutable can be seen at the far right.Nelsons Victory at Trafalgar by Anthony SaundersClick For DetailsDHM1127
DHM1142. The Homecoming by Montague Dawson. The Homecoming by Montague Dawson.Click For DetailsDHM1142
DHM1148. The Battle of Trafalgar by Montague Dawson. The Battle of Trafalgar by Montague Dawson.Click For DetailsDHM1148
DHM1158. Admiral Nelsons Victory at the Battle of the Nile by Graeme Lothian. Admiral Nelsons Victory at the Battle of the Nile by Graeme Lothian.Click For DetailsDHM1158
One of the most decisive battles in the history of the Royal Navy, Nelsons defeat of the French fleet took place on 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar and was conducted with not a single British ship lost, although few ships escaped severe punishment and loss of life on both sides was tragically highThe Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1165
On the 1st of August 1798, thirteen French ships of the line sat anchored in Aboukir Bay off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, in support of Napoleon who was inland with his troops attempting to conquer the country. As nighttime approached so did Lord Horatio Nelson and the British fleet. Nelson had been hunting Napoleon at sea for months; at Aboukir Bay he had found the French fleet, trapped and unprepared for battle. Nelsons audacious plan was to attack the French on their unprotected prot side, the plan had its risks; the whole of the British fleet could run aground in the shallows - but Nelson knew the waters too well. The Battle of the Nile was one of the most decisive in the history of naval warfare. By the end of the battle nearly all the French ships were sunk or captured. The 124-gun flagship - and the pride of the French navy - LOrient, had exploded with such ferocity that it halted the battle for over ten minutes. Napoleons ability to dominate the region had been crushed, whilst Nelson was to become a hero throughout the whole of Britain.Battle of the Nile by Anthony SaundersClick For DetailsDHM1182
Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Anna. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco-Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomitable can be seen firing into the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Anna, Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton.The Battle of Trafalgar - The First Engagement by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1189
Sunset over Aboukir Bay on 1st August 1798 as ships of the Royal Navy, led by Nelson, conduct their ruthless destruction of the anchored French fleet. Ships shown from left to right. HMS Orion, Spartiate, Aquilon, Peuple Souvrain, HMS Defence, HMS Minotaur and HMS Swiftsure  Battle of the Nile by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1241
Proud flagship of Admiral nelson at the battle of the Nile. HMS Vanguard is pictured lying near the entrance of Portsmouth harbour at sunset in company with another Nile veteran HMS majestic. vanguard one of fourteen 3rd rate 74,s penned by the famous ship designer Slade was launched in 1787 and enjoyed a long and eventful career under numerous Commanding officers. in various roles until finally being broken up in 1821. HMS Vanguard at Portsmouth By Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1249
Reproduction of original hand coloured engraving of the Battle of the Nile. These high quality Giclee art prints on thick 300gsm German watercolour art board. Battle of the Nile.Click For DetailsDHM1263
21st October 1805. As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet towards the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass the Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. Harvey was discouraged with a customry rebuke from Nelson and duly fell into line behind the flagship. The enemy can be seen spread along the horizon whilst, to the right in the distance, the leading ships of Admiral Collingwoods fleet can be seen spearheading a separate assault to the south. In the light airs preceding the battle, much sail was needed to drive the British ships towards the enemy line. HMS Victory, nearest, has royals and stunsails set and is making good way, her furniture boats strung behind in readiness for battle. On her poop deck, officers prepare to run up a signal. Prelude to Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1278
With her mizzen top already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment, Victory breaks through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure, delivering a shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was this opening fire that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the rest of the battle, although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to miraculously survive the carnage. Beyong Victory can be seen the French Redoubtable, which is receiving fire from Victorys starboard guns, and the Spanish San Leandro is in the extreme distance. Most of Victorys stunsails have been cut away, but it was her stunsail booms that became entangled with the rigging of the Redoubtable when she put her helm to port and ran onto her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly afterward, having received a fatal wound from a musket ball fired by a French sharpshooter in Redoubtables mizzen fighting top. The Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray to the right.Trafalgar- The Destruction of The Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1289
DHM1298. HMS Victory engages the combined fleet of Cape Trafalgar by Robert Burke. HMS Victory engages the combined fleet of Cape Trafalgar by Robert Burke.Click For DetailsDHM1298
DHM1316. Portrait of Admiral Nelson shown in the uniform worn at the Battle of Trafalgar. Portrait of Admiral Nelson by Chris Collingwood.Click For DetailsDHM1316
As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet toward the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. HMS Victory by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1324
Dominating the centre foreground, the wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune (98 guns) All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80 guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns) Conqueror (74 guns), off the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to assist the Neptune. The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima Trinidad by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1339
Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80-gun San Nicholas, Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge. The San Nicholas then fouled the Spanish three decker San Joseph (112), allowing Nelson and his men to take both ships as prizes in a single manoeuvre. A British frigate is moving into a supporting position in the middle distance. HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1358
The key to Nelsons victories always lay in his meticulous planning and the Battle of Copenghagen was no exception as he used his fleet to first destroy the Danish floating defences so that his bomb vessels could be brought up to bombard the city itself. The Danes eventually capitulated, but they had fought hard and over 2,000 men had died on both sides before the end of the battle. In this view, HMS Elephant, carrying the flag of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, dominates the scene as the battle gathers intensity. British ships depicted, left to right, are the Glatton (54), Elephant (74), Ganges (74) and Monarch (74) The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1377
Having taken terrible punishment from the guns of the allied French and Spanish fleet as she broke through the line, HMS Victory found herself engaged by the French Redoutable, a bitter battle that saw the two ships locked together, pouring shot into one another with terrifying ferocity and which left the British Admiral, Lord Horation Nelson fatally wounded. In the background, HMS Neptune is emerging through the gunsmoke and is about to pass the wreck of the French flagship Bucentaure which Victory so spectacularly routed as she passed through the allied line. HMS Temeraire, which followed Victory through, and which was also to become embroiled on the Redoutables fight, is obscured by the smoke beyond the British flagship. The Battle of Trafalgar, 1.00pm by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1381
Nelsons annihilation of the French Fleet at Aboukir Bay was complete, but for the escape of Admiral Villeneuve who would again confront his nemesis just seven years later at Trafalgar. Doubled by the British ships and ravaged by their relentless gunnery, the French faced utter defeat as the battle raged into the night. At the centre of the French line lay the massive three decker L Orient. The British Alexander positioned herself astern of L Orient and began to fire mercilessly into her fragile stern galleries. Within a short time, a terrible fire started that raged through her hull, eventually reaching her powder magazine, causing a massive explosion that literally blew L Orient to pieces. In this scene, shortly before the explosion, Alexander can be seen astern of the burning L Orient, minus her maintop, and trying to move away in the intense heat. To her port, the British Majestic is also starting to slip away while, in the foreground, the French Franklin is ablaze and threatened with being caught in the imminent blast. At the extreme right of the picture, crews are racing to remove sails from the British Orion to lessen the risk of fire in the event of L Orients spectacular demise. The Battle of the Nile, 1798 - The Burning of L Orient by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1392
Having broken the line of the French and Spanish ships, HMS Victory is about to lock horns with Redoubtable. Nelsons Day, Battle of Trafalgar by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1398
Jury rigged and battered by the relentless gunnery of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar, HMS Victory lies off the coast of Gibraltar as crews from HMS Neptune (nearest) are despatched to take over the tow from the Polyphemus for the final leg of their journey to relative safety, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Trafalgar Aftermath by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1406
It is September 18th, 1805, off Plymouth. Led by the 74-gun HMS Thunderer, with HMS Ajax astern, HMS Victory, with Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson aboard, begins her journey south to join the rest of the British fleet off Cadiz where the combined French and Spanish fleets lay blockaded. This was the prelude to the Battle of Trafalgar and the last time Nelson would see his beloved England. Hearts of Oak Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1459
Just minutes from opening fire, HMS Royal Sovereign, carrying the flag of Vice-Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, approaches the Franco-Spanish line at Trafalgar, prior to breaking through and delivering a devastating broadside into the black-painted Santa Ana. Royal Sovereign had already taken terrible punishment as it had approached the enemy line, unable to bring her own guns to bear. Ships depicted, left to right, are: Indomptable (Fr) Rhin (Fr) Santa Ana (Sp) Royal Sovereign (Br) and Fougeux (Fr) Trafalgar: HMS Royal Sovereign Prepares to Break the Line by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1505
Already ravaged by incoming shot from the combined French and Spanish fleets as she approached the enemy line, HMS Victory found herself under intense attack from the French 3rd Rate 74-gun Redoutable. The two ships became entangled, grappling irons went across and the most terrible artillery battle commenced. Admiral Lord Nelson was fatally wounded by a shot from the Redoutables mizzen top before it was brought crashing down. Now the British three-decker, the 98-gun Temeraire appeared outboard of the Redoutable and began pouring further shot into her, the little French ship dwarfed by two mighty British vessels. But still she fought on, refusing to strike her colours. Of all the ships at Trafalgar, Redoutable sustained the highest casualties with 478 killed and 81 wounded. Depicted from left to right are HMS Temeraire, Redoutable and HMS Victory. The Brave Redoutable by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1519
The 36-gun frigate HMS Euryalus is shown arriving to join Nelsons flagship HMS Victory off St Helens, Isle of Wight, at around 8.00am on the morning of 12th September 1805. These two ships would depart together just three days later to join His Majestys ships Ajax and Thunderer off Plymouth before heading south to Spanish waters and the Battle of Trafalgar. HMS Euryalus Arriving at Spithead by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1530
HMS Boreas encounters the French Compas, August 29th 1779. Frigate Action off Antigua by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1531
Just seconds from opening fire with a broadside that will devastate her opponent, HMS Victory prepares to pass the stern of the French flagship Bucentaure, closely followed by the three-deckers HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune. With guns unable to bear on the enemy fleet during the slow approach the British ships had endured terrible punishment with Victorys sails holed, her wheel smashed and her mizzen top shot away. Breaking the Line by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1533
Rock Sound, Bahamas. HMS Captain and HMS Southampton, 1796 by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1547
Lieutenant of the Royal Navy commands marines and crew during a sea battle with the French during the battle of Cape St Vincent. In the Thick of Battle by Chris Collingwood.Click For DetailsDHM1600
Lord Horatio Nelson and the British fleet found the French 13 ship of the line fleet anchored at Aboukir Bay. Nelsons plan was to attack the French fleet on their unprotected port side. By the end of the battle nearly all the French ships were sunk or captured. The painting shows HMS Swiftsure in the centre with the burning 124 gun flagship LOrient behind. To the left is the surrendered hulk of the French ship Franklin.The Battle of the Nile by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM1657
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on a calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelsons revolutionary battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering almost half of the leading ships useless until the could turn and join the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle raged for five hours in which time not one British ship was lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century. Here HMS Mars passes between the French ship Belleisle on her starboard and the French ship Fougeux on her port, firing a murderous hail of gunfire at both ships. Also shown in the painting on the left hand side is the Spanish ship Monarco and the French ship Pluton.The Battle of Trafalgar - Mars Breaks the Line by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM1658
Considered by Lord Nelson as <i>The finest 64 in the Service</i> - indeed, his favourite ship, HMS Agamemnon was a two-deck third rate warship, lighter and faster than most 74s. Launched at Bucklers Hard in 1781, she saw action in many great battles, among them the Battle of Ushant, the Battle of Copenhagen and Trafalgar, by which time she was a veteran of 24 years service. HMS Agamemnon by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1878
Considered by Lord Nelson as <i>The finest 64 in the Service</i> - indeed, his favourite ship, HMS Agamemnon was a two-deck third rate warship, lighter and faster than most 74s. Launched at Bucklers Hard in 1781, she saw action in many great battles, among them the Battle of Ushant, the Battle of Copenhagen and Trafalgar, by which time she was a veteran of 24 years service. Agamemnon off the Needles by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1882
The Cutty Sark sailed the worlds great trading routes under the Red Ensign between 1870 and 1895, when she was sold to a Portuguese company. In 1922 she was bought by a Captain Dowman and rigged as a sail training ship. She is now preserved in dry-dock on the Thames River, Greenwich Maritime Museum, London. Cutty Sark by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM2135
Winter in the Bay of Biscay brings ferocious gales and bitter cold discomfort for ships crews aboard the British frigate Indefatigable. Horatio Hornblower, C.S. Forresters dashing eighteenth-century naval officer, experienced the worst of conditions at sea while serving the arduous task of blockading the ports off the west coast of France. The excitement of battle came as welcome relief. Roberts magnificent painting depicts an exchange of cannon fire between Indefatigable - on the left - and a 40-gun French frigate attempting to run the blockade on a chill winters morning. Moments later the two hulls crashed alongside each other, and the Frenchman was boarded and taken. Hornblower and the Indefatigable by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM2152
The windjammer Loch Etive departs Glasgow on October 15, 1892, bound for Sydney, Australia. After a round-trip lasting six and a half months, she will return to London with a cargo of wool. Looking across the Firth towards Glasgow the waters are busy with coastal craft. Loch Etive on the Firth by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM2155
Having been towed up the Avon Gorge to Bristol, one of the great ports in British history, the Strathearn is seen arriving at Hoywells. The Strathearn was an iron clipper ship, built in 1871 by Barclay, Curle & Co. These big ships found employment in the bulk cargo trade carrying nitrate, coal, grain, guano and timber. The Strathearn at Clifton, 1873 by Rodney Charman.Click For DetailsDHM2236
DHM2573. RMS Britannia (1840) off the Angelsey Coast by E. D. Walker. RMS Britannia (1840) off the Angelsey Coast by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsDHM2573
Robert Taylors magnificent painting shows Victory breaking through the enemy line at 1.00pm 21st October 1805. A broadside has crippled Admiral Villeneuves French flagship Bucentaure, seen off Victorys port side, while Nelsons gunners fire a second broadside into the Santisima Trinidad. Just astern, the Temeraire manoeuvres to trap the Redoubtable between herself and Victory, and thus seal her fate. The Battle of Trafalgar by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM2587
Nelsons Flagship Vanguard is seen departing St Helens Anchorage heading a convoy of merchantmen en route to Lisbon and the Mediterranean on 8th April 1798. This voyage would culminate in the Battle of the Nile where the British fleet routed that of the French at Aboukir Bay on the evening of 1st August that same year. HMS Vanguard by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM2702
DHM4001. HM Beagle 1831 by Tony Fernandes. HM Beagle 1831 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4001
DHM4003. HM Armed Transport Bounty 1787 by Tony Fernandes. HM Armed Transport Bounty 1787 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4003
DHM4004. HMS Endeavour by Tony Fernandes. HMS Endeavour by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4004
DHM4006. Golden Hinde 1578 by Tony Fernandes. Golden Hinde 1578 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4006
DHM4007. Colonial Merchantman Mayflower 1620 by Tony Fernandes. Colonial Merchantman Mayflower 1620 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4007
DHM4008. HMS Seahorse 1794 by Tony Fernandes. HMS Seahorse 1794 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4008
DHM4009. HMS Victory 1803 by Tony Fernandes. HMS Victory 1803 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4009
DHM4010. HMS Warrior 1860 by Tony Fernandes. HMS Warrior 1860 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4010
DHM4022. HMS Agamemnon 1805 by Tony Fernandes. HMS Agamemnon 1805 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4022
DHM4031. Cutty Sark 1869 by Tony Fernandes. Cutty Sark 1869 by Tony Fernandes.Click For DetailsDHM4031
USCS Ranger captained by John Paul Jones attacks and defeats HMS Drake of the Copeland Islands at the mouth of Belfast Lough. This was the first battle of the newly formed American Continental Navy. Battle of the Copeland Islands by David Pentland.Click For DetailsDP0005
<b> SOLD OUT. Hove to Off The Needles by Roger Desoutter.Click For DetailsFAR0427
FAR461. Appledore by Moonlight by Roger Desoutter.Appledore by Moonlight by Roger Desoutter.Click For DetailsFAR0461
FAR535. Greenwich Reach 1887 by Rodney Charman. Greenwich Reach 1887 by Rodney Charman.Click For DetailsFAR0535
FM0002. HMS Excellent and HMS Calcutta by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Excellent and HMS Calcutta by W Fred Mitchell.Click For DetailsFM0002
English Fleet in the Harbour of Valetta circa 1820 depicting Royal Navy ships of the Line in Valetta Harbour.  English Fleet in the Harbour of Valetta, Malta by Schranz. (GL)Click For DetailsGIDT2790
GIFP0977. Encounter Between the Mars and the Hercules by John Christian Schetky. Encounter Between the Mars and the Hercules by John Christian Schetky. (GL)Click For DetailsGIFP0977
GIFP0992GL. The Day After the Battle of Trafalgar by Richard Spencer. The Day After the Battle of Trafalgar by Richard Spencer. (GL)Click For DetailsGIFP0992
GIJL2087GL. The Capture of the Spanish Treasure Ships off Cadiz by Francis Sartorious. The Capture of the Spanish Treasure Ships off Cadiz by Francis Sartorious (GL)Click For DetailsGIJL2087
The Royal Navy aimed to block communications between France and its American colonies. On May 3rd 1747, a British fleet of 14 warships intercepted a French convoy off Cape Finnisterre. The French ships were protected by eight ships of the line, the British fleet under Admiral George Anson attacked the French. Many of the merchant ships escaped, but Admiral Anson pursued the French ships of the line commanded by Admiral La Jonquiere. A series of running fights ended with all French warships sunk or captured. The First Battle of Finnisterre, 3rd May 1747 by Richard Paton (GL)Click For DetailsGIJL3319
On February 14th, Admiral Sir John Jervis, with 15 naval ships of the line was sailing 25 miles off Cape St Vincent off the coast of Portugal when he encountered 27 Spanish ships under the command of Don Jose de Cordoba sailing from Cadiz. Without waiting for orders Commander Horatio Nelson turned round to lead the attack against the larger Spanish fleet. After the battle the Spanish had lost 4 ships and 3,000 prisoners were taken without the loss of any British warship and only 300 casualties. This naval victory made Sir John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent and Nelson a Knight of the Bath. The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 by Thomas Buttersworth (GL)Click For DetailsGIJL3673
GISD4460GL. The Mutineers Turning Lt Bligh & Part of the Officers and Crew Adrift from HMS Bounty by Robert Dodd, born 1748 and died 1815. The Mutineers Turning Lt Bligh & Part of the Officers and Crew Adrift from HMS Bounty by Robert Dodd, born 1748 and died 1815. (GL)Click For DetailsGISD4460
Royal Naval Man of War HMS Britannia, First Rate Ship of the Line with 100 guns ordered 25th April 1751 and built at Portsmouth dockyard, launched 19th October 1762. Renamed in 1810 as HMS Princess Royal in 1812 renamed HMS St George and in 1819 again changed to HMS Barfleur and finally broken up in 1825. HMS Britannia and Other Shipping in Calm Waters by John Ward (GL)Click For DetailsGISD5665
Battle of the Saints during the War of the American Revolution. Following the American victory at Yorktown in 1781, the war moved to the West Indies where a French fleet of 33 war ships commanded by Comte de Grasse began escorting an invasion force of 150 ships towards Jamaica. Between Guadeloupe and Dominica, the French encountered a British force of 37 war ships commanded by Admiral George Rodney. On April 9th 1782, the two fleets engaged in a long range gun duel, each fleet tried manoeuvering for an advantage over the following two days. Three French vessels were put out of action due to collisions, then on the morning of April 12th both fleets engaged in the major battle. The British broke the French line and De Grasse failed to reform the ships in line. After the days battle he surrendered his flag ship Ville de Paris to Admiral Lord Hood on HMS Barfleur. Admiral Rodney in his flag ship HMS Formidable engaged with other Royal Navy ships against four French ships of the line, the rest of the French fleet scattered. De Grasse was the first French naval commander ever to be taken in combat. The Battle of the Saints by John Martin Hillhouse (GL)Click For DetailsGISD9842
GITW1861GL. Review of the Fleet at Spithead by H. M Queen Victoria by A W Fowles. Review of the Fleet at Spithead by H. M Queen Victoria by A W Fowles. (GL)Click For DetailsGITW1861
GITW1862GL. A Royal Review by A W Fowles. A Royal Review by A W Fowles. (GL)Click For DetailsGITW1862
GITW8582GS. Defeat of the Spanish Fleet off Cape St Vincent, 1797 by Hardy. Defeat of the Spanish Fleet off Cape St Vincent, 1797 by Hardy. (GS)Click For DetailsGITW8582
GL066. Battle of Trafalgar by Stephen Dews. Battle of Trafalgar by Steven Dews.Click For DetailsGL0066
GM129. Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson by L F Abbott. Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson by L F Abbott.Click For DetailsGM0129
HD20. Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 by Henry Dupray. Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 by Henry Dupray. (P)Click For DetailsHD0020
HD43. Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 by Henry Dupray. Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 by Henry Dupray. (P)Click For DetailsHD0043
After Nelsons Atlantic chase of the French and Spanish fleets and just prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, Victory was at Spithead between 18th August and 15th September 1805. Victory at Portsmouth 1805 by Ken Hammond.Click For DetailsKHAM0002
First Rate 100-gun ship. The masterpiece of the great designer Sir Thomas Slade, Nelsons flagship was far from new at the Battle of Trafalgar, having begun building in 1759. Preserved in dry-dock at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard since 1922, and immaculately restored in recent years, Victory today appears as she was in 1805. HMS Victory by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0001
6-gun schooner. The schooner Pickle battles bravely through the waves, bearing to England the bitter-sweet news of Lord Nelsons death and the great victory at Trafalgar. Commanded by Lt. Lapenotiere, she arrived at Falmouth on the 4th November 1805 from where the Lieutenant brought the news to London by coach. For his efforts, Lapenotiere was promoted Master and Commander. Pickle by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0002
44-gun razee. HMS Indefatigable was an exceptionally powerful frigate, cut down from a 64-gun ship but still carrying 24-pounder cannon. On 13-14 January 1797 she encountered the 74-gun Droits de lHomme. After a running fight through the night in storm conditions the French battleship was wrecked on the Brittany coast. HMS Indefatigable by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0003
Second-rate 98-gun ship. One of the most famous names in the Royal Navy, associated with both the epic action alongside H.M.S. Victory at Trafalgar and with Turners famous painting, Temeraire was launched at Chatham in 1798. In contrast to her later career, her first day under sail, seen here, was calm and peaceful. HMS Temeraire by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0004
Fifth-rate 36-gun frigate. A standard design of the numerous Apollo class, Euryalus was Captain Blackwoods command during the Trafalgar campaign, where she constantly accompanied Nelsons flagship HMS Victory to repeat signals, and to keep the British fleet precisely informed of the location of the Franco-Spanish fleet. HMS Euryalus by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0005
74-gun ship. Commodore Nelsons flagship at the Battle of St. Vincent in 1797, the highlight of this ships career (1784-1813) Nelsons orders resulted in Captain steering through the British line in order to engage the leading Spanish battleships, of which two of the largest surrendered to Nelson himself. HMS Captain by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0006
14-gun Brig. Famous for her action against the vastly superior Gamo under Lord Cochranes command, Speedy had an extremely active career in the Mediterranean. Much of this involved shore raids and boat work, as suggested in this scene. Patrick OBrian based much of the story of Jack Aubreys beloved Sophie on the exploits of Speedy. HMS Speedy by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0009
Fourth-rate 52-gun ship. By 1797 the fourth-rate was not considered fit for the line of battle, yet that is where H.M.S. Leander found herself, at the Battle of the Nile on 1st August. Here seen passing the grounded Culloden and the brig Mutine, Leander played a distinguished part in the ensuing night action. HMS Leander by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLA0010
His Britannic Majestys 74 gun ship of the line HMS Orion, launched Deptford 1787. Battle honours for HMS Orion: Glorious 1st June 1794, Groix 1795, Cape St Vincent 1797, Battle of the Nile 1798, Battle of Trafalgar 1805, Baltic 1807. Orion by Derek Gardner.Click For DetailsLE0157
LEX16. The Victorys Approach - Trafalgar 1805 by Barry Price. The Victorys Approach - Trafalgar 1805 by Barry Price.Click For DetailsLEX0016
Nelsons first flagship leads the squadron, Mediterranean, 1796. Nelson flies his flag as a Commodore, commanding his first squadron. He had commanded the 64-gun battleship Agamemnon, the ship he referred to as his favourite, since 1793. Nelson was given a Commodores pennant in March 1796, making Agamemnon his first flagship. In April 1796, Nelson was operating in the Gulf of Genoa with the small squadron depicted in this beautiful print. Agamemnon is shown leading Meleager 32, Blanche 32, Diadem 64 and the now famous 16 gun brig-sloop Speedy. She was at the centre of events fighting at the Battle of Saintes, the Battle of Copenhagen and of course Trafalgar, the summit of her career. HMS Agamemnon by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0017
A cutter full of illegally press-ganged men draws alongside the huge bulk of HMS Duke William, a massively powerful British 98-gun warship. It is the start of what became known as the Napoleonic Wars and the battleship is to become home to the pressed men. HMS Duke William - Coming Aboard a 98-Gun Ship at the Nore, 1793 by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0018
L19. HMS Artemis - 32 gun Frigate in the Great Southern Ocean by Geoff Hunt. HMS Artemis - 32 gun Frigate in the Great Southern Ocean by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0019
Like most Royal Navy officers of his time, Nelsons continuing career was subject to the vicissitudes of the Services operational needs. After paying off Boreas in 1787 Nelson spent five years on the beach in his native Norfolk. In the winter of 1792, it looked as though, at last, Revolutionary France would declare war on England. To Nelsons delight, his endless entreaties to the Admiralty finally bore fruit. On 7th January 1793 he was appointed to command HMS Agamemnon. Nelson looked forward to his new command with enthusiasm. He was 34 years old, mature, experienced, with 14 years seniority on the post list and he had spent much of the last five years thinking about naval tactics. If Nelson was in the prime of life then so also was Agamemnon. Built twelve years previously, of New Forest Oak, she was launched at Bucklers Hard on the river Beaulieu in Hampshire and was, unusually at that time, for the technique was then still quite new, copper-bottomed. In 1793 Agamemnon was, for her size, one of the fastest warships afloat anywhere. Her 64 guns made her technically a thirdrate, by this date the smallest type to appear in the line of battle. Once in commission, Nelson decided that her size did not matter: far more importantly, she sailed well, and her strength and speed would offer opportunities a larger vessel might miss. It was said, she could outsail anything she could not outgun and outgun anything she could not outsail. As far as possible, Nelson recruited his crew from volunteers in Norfolk where he was well-known and which anyway had the reputation for producing fine seamen. The high proportion of volunteers undoubtedly contributed to the effectiveness of a ship that was to become renowned for its fighting efficiency. After a brief interlude of Channel patrols Agamemnon was soon despatched to the Mediterranean to serve under the command of Admiral Lord Hood. France had finally declared war on England on 1st February. For the next three years Nelson and Agamemnon served with distinction in a variety of naval operations in the Mediterranean. A happy ship, devoted to their Captain, Agamemnon was never far from the action. As might be expected with Nelson in command, many of the actions were somewhat unconventional. Perhaps the most notable of these was his involvement in the amphibious campaign in Corsica which finally resulted in the capture of Calvi. The incident portrayed in Geoff Hunts painting took place on 13th March 1795. By this time Lord Hood had been succeeded by Vice-Admiral Hotham as Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean. Hothams hesitancy and caution did not endear him to Nelson. The blockade of Toulon, a central part of British naval strategy, continued under Hotham who on 6th March ordered part of the fleet to pursue seventeen enemy ships of the line and five smaller ships that had been observed emerging from Toulon, bound for Corsica. Poor winds handicapped the pursuit but at dawn on 13th March the British fleet found itself twelve miles from a retreating enemy with Agamemnon, the fastest ship in the fleet, pulling away from the rest except for Captain Fremantles Inconstant. The French might have escaped altogether but one of their 80-gun sIrips of the line - the Ca Ira - had been in collision with another and lost her fore and main topmasts. The Inconstant, a frigate of only 36 guns, engaged the Ca Ira but had to withdraw badly damaged. Agamemnon, now several miles ahead of the rest of the fleet, was the next to engage. By this rime the Ca Ira was in tow by the Vestale and was protected by two other ships of the line - one of 74, the other of 120 guns. Nelsons technique of dealing with the far larger Ca Ira which Nelson described as absolutely large enough to have taken the Agamemnon in her hold was to attack her from the stern so that the Ca Ira could never bring either of her devastating broadsides to bear. However, considerable damage was done by her stern chasers. Nelson had not intended to fire until he was almost touching the Ca Ira but he changed his mind, allowing Agamemnon to bear away from the line of pursuit so that her broadside could be fired. It is precisely this moment that is portrayed in the painting. For 2 and a half hours Agamemnon slowly closed on the Ca Ira in the light airs, slowed only by bearing away to fire her broadside. Although Agamemnon was constantly hit by the accurate stern chaser fire from Ca Ira and her sails and rigging considerably damaged none of the ships crew were killed although some were wounded. The Ca Ira, on the other hand, was hit constantly by the double-shotted broadsides and suffered heavy casualties. By 1pm the signal of recall had been hoisted by Hotham and to Nelsons great irritation the Ca Ira was allowed to escape. She was captured next day by a larger force of British ships but Nelson was appalled at Hothams decision not to continue his pursuit of the main fleet. Absolutely in the horrors, as he described it, he heard Admiral Hotham say: We must be contented: we have done very well. In a further letter about the action Nelson spelled out his own ambition: I wish to be an Admiral, and in command of the English fleet. I should very soon either do much, or be ruined. My disposition cannot bear tame and slow measures. Agamemnon Opens Fire on the Ca Ira, 13th March 1795 by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0020
On 18th March 1784, Nelson was extremely lucky to be appointed to command HMS Boreas. The previous September, the Treaty of Versailles had ended the American War of Independence and many naval officers anticipated an extended period on the beach. Perhaps through political influence, Nelson was singled out for the command of the 28-gun frigate Boreas which was destined for a commission in the West Indies. The frigate was the most glamorous warship type in the navy. Although not heavily gunned, it was fast enough to evade larger enemies. It was likely to be given an independent role, whilst ships of the line normally operated in fleets off the enemy coast. The frigate often fought singleship actions against enemy frigates and these were followed avidly by the press and public. Successful frigate captains had something of the image of top-scoring fighter pilots in the Second World War and a few achieved great fame and riches derived from prize money. The frigate was designed with an unarmed lower deck so that its guns were well above the water line, this meant that it could be allowed to heel quite considerably and carry sail in strong wind and heavy seas. On occasion frigates made fourteen knots, making them the fastest ships in the navy. The frigate was used for convoy escort, commerce raiding and patrols. They were also the eyes of the battle fleet. Nelsons time with Boreas, his only peacetime commission, came close to being professional suicide although on all occasions Nelson had, strictly speaking, been in the right. He also found himself being sued for Ł40,000, something of a problem for a man whose full pay was Ł260 a year! Before Boreas arrived on station, she had to make the long voyage across the Atlantic carrying passengers with government connections as was common at this time. Amongst the passengers was Lady Hughes, the wife of a senior naval officer with whom he was later to clash, but who provided good company on the voyage. Very much later she wrote about her experiences on Boreas. She observed, with considerable insight, Nelsons leadership abilities, particularly in regard to the many young midshipmen on board, some of whom might have been as young as 12 or 13. She wrote: Among such a number, it may reasonably be supposed there must have been timid spirits, as well as bold. The timid he never rebuked, but always wished to show them he desired nothing that he would not instantly do himself. and I have known him say, Well, sir, I am going a race to the mast-head, and beg I may meet you there. No denial could be given to such a request, and the poor little fellow instantly began to climb the shrouds. Captain Nelson never took the least notice in what manner it was done, but when they met in the top, spoke in the most cheerful terms to the midshipman, and observed how much any person was to be pitied who could fancy there was any danger, or even anything disagreeable in the attempt. After this excellent example, I have seen the same youth who before was so timid, lead another in like manner, and repeat his commanders words. The main problems he encountered in the West Indies, which made the next nine months on the station wretched and frustrating for him, were caused by the newly found independence of the American colonies which were, under the English Navigation Acts, no longer allowed to trade with British colonies, including those that were close at hand in the West Indies. Nelson later described the problem he faced: The Americans, when colonists, possessed almost all the trade from America to our West India islands, on the return to peace (after the War of Independence) they forgot, on this occasion, they became foreigners, and of course had no right to trade in the British colonies. But of course they were trading, and no one was trying to stop them: Our Governors and Custom-house Officers pretended that by the Navigation Act they had a right to trade, and all the West Indians wished that was so much in their interest. Nelson found he was senior captain on the station and he took his responsibility seriously. He knew the trade was illegal and was determined to stop it. Admiral Hughes was in overall command but he was a weak man and turned a blind eye to the local trade with America. Nelson declined to do this and the result was a confrontation, not just with Hughes but the local traders, including the islanders of Nevis who banded together to sue him for the trade he had lost them. Although Nelson was vindicated by the Admiralty the legal ramifications took years to sort out. If the island of Nevis brought him a very disagreeable legal action, it also brought him a wife. One might surmise that his somewhat impetuous decision to marry was prompted, to some extent, by the loneliness and unhappiness the commission had brought him. Frances Nisbet was a widow of 27, with a five-year-old son, Josiah. Her father had been a judge on the island, her husband, the familys doctor, had succumbed to the very tropical diseases he was called on so often to treat. When Nelson met her she was keeping house for her uncle, John Richardson Herbert, a rich local landowner and politician. Nelsons courtship of Fanny Nisbet was carried out largely by letter as Boreas carried out her duties throughout the West Indies. The marriage took place at John Herberts house, Mompelier, on 11 th March 1787, the best man being Lieutenant Digby Dent of the Boreas. Geoff Hunts painting shows Boreas on passage to Nevis in the spring of 1787, the ship and her crew enjoying the warm weather and steady prevailing winds. It was no hardship to be a masthead lookout in such conditions. Boreas in the West Indies March 1787 by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0021
The morning of 21st October 1805 dawned clear, under a hazy sky, with a breeze from the west-north-west so light that the sea was scarcely ruffled. At ten to six on this beautiful autumn morning, Nelsons ships sighted the French and Spanish fleet against the dawn sky. The British ships, in line ahead, were sailing slowly north and rolling in a long Atlantic swell. There were 17,000 men in the British fleet and the vast majority were relieved, if apprehensive, that their long years of waiting were about to come to an end. With Nelson in command there was never the slightest doubt of victory, only of how extensive the victory might be. As soon as it was light enough for flags to be seen, Lord Nelson hoisted the first of his signals that morning: to prepare for battle, and then, in the words of the naval signal book, to bear up and sail large on the course set by the Admiral. The Victorys bow began to swing into the path of the rising sun and soon every ship in the English fleet was altering course towards the enemy. All sail was set, and as the morning advanced and the sun grew warmer, an air that was almost festive pervaded the fleet. From rime to time, the captains hailed each other with megaphones, and wished each other an enemy ship in tow before the night. Small boats were launched and rowed from ship to ship, for in this light wind the speed of the fleet was easily overtaken by a rowers pace. And down in the gloom of the gundecks men chalked defiant slogans on their guns. The French and Spanish did not sight the British fleet until six oclock, because the light was behind them. When they did, their feelings at the sight were different. The British felt they had caught their enemy, the French and the Spanish felt they had been caught. The British never doubted Nelson would lead them to victory, but a good many of the French and Spanish suspected their own admiral of cowardice, and only hoped at the best to save their own honour in defeat. They were willing to fight, but among those who were well informed, there was not much doubt of what the result would be if a battle began. The only doubt at dawn was whether the breeze would hold so that a battle would begin that day, and end before the night. At nine oclock the enemy fleet were five miles distant. Any sombre thoughts had been dispelled by the air of gaiety. The sun was well up and the sea sparkling. The tension was relieved by the sound of bands on the poops of some of the ships playing Rule Britannia and Britons Strike Home and clearly heard in the ships that had no bands. In such light airs the great ships crept forward, rolling slowly in the Atlantic swell. Every captain made his rounds as the morning wore on, as did Nelson, and food was issued early - it seemed the battle would come at the time of their normal mid-day meal. At eleven oiclock the distance between the two fleets had closed to two miles. The English fleet was divided into two columns, Nelson and Victory leading one and Collingwood in Royal Sovereign the other. At this time it is said that Nelson was prevailed on by his staff to allow another ship ahead of the Victory to take the first shock of the attack. Nelson outwardly agreed to this, and Temeraire, Captain Harvey, was accordingly signalled to overtake. As she came up to do this Nelson himself, by one account, leaned over the quarterdeck rail and hailed her, calling out I will thank you, Captain Harvey, to keep in your proper station, which is astern of the Victory! Strictly true or not - and according to her log Temeraire was at one time within a ships length of the Victory the story provides the framework for this picture. Under very light winds, with a great ground swell running, the two leading ships of the British windward column have about 45 minutes, much of it under fire which they cannot return, before they can cut through the enemy line. Victorys original aiming-point was the great Spanish flagship the Santisima Trinidad, at 140 guns the worlds heaviest-armed warship, visible here between Victory and Temeraire. Aboard Victory the signal hoists are preparing for Nelsons celebrated signal, England expects that every man will do his duty. Away to the right Collingwoods flagship, Royal Sovereign, is leading the leeward column into action, some of the enemy ships already trying shots at her. The long, slow approach to battle gave Trafalgar a unique atmosphere. At dawn, there was the confidence on one side and the lack of it on the other: not many great battles have been fought in which the outnumbered side was perfectly sure it would win and the other was almost sure it would lose. Then, all through the forenoon, everyone waited with very little to do while the British fleet crept towards its enemy, and the French and the Spanish fleet manoeuvred helplessly in the ocean swell. The approach had taken six hours, enough time for every man to feel his secret fears and to steady himself by the thought of who and what he was fighting for. When the great shock of the battle came it must have been a relief. By nightfall a great naval victory had been won, dispelling for ever the possibility of an invasion of the British Isles by Napoleons armies. The victory that afternoon also established a supremacy at sea which was not challenged for a hundred years. The death of Nelson at the height of the battle placed the laurel leaves of immortality on his brow and he remains today Britains most enduring, and sympathetic, national hero. Victory Races Temeraire for the Enemy Line, Trafalgar 21st October 1805 by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0022
The seven months Nelson spent ashore after the disastrous Tenerife campaign which cost him an arm, were the happiest period of his marriage to Fanny. As she nursed him back to health they appeared to be living in domestic bliss, disturbed only by his annoyance at having missed the resounding victory at Camperdown on 11th October 1797. When he became fit for service Nelson was informed that the new 80gun ship Foudroyant which had been intended as his flagship was delayed in construction and instead he was to be given the 10-year-old Vanguard instead. A 74-gun ship of the line, Vanguard had been built in the Royal Dockyard at Deptford near London to the design of Sir Thomas Slade. The greatest naval architect of his age, Slades masterpiece was the Victory, and he introduced the 74-gun ship into British service. The French had been the first to build 2-decker 74s, a far more efficient design than the British 3-decker 80-gun ship. The 74 was also the smallest ship that could carry a battery of 32-pounder guns on the lower deck, 32-pounders having proved to be the most effective naval ordnance in service. As an Admiral, Nelson theoretically left the choice of crew to his Captain, Edward Berry. In practice, however, many old associates were accommodated and Berry himself had served under Nelson on both Agamemnon and Captain. On 29th March 1798 Nelson hoisted his flag in Vanguard, then anchored at Spithead, to the accompaniment of a 15-gun salute. On 1st April the Vanguard sailed to join the Mediterranean fleet under Earl St Vincent off Cadiz. Warmly welcomed by St Vincent, he was ordered to take a small force consisting of Vanguard and two other 74-gun ships and three frigates into the Mediterranean and attempt to find out what the French were doing in Toulon. After picking up stores and the two additional 74s in Gibraltar, Nelson entered the Mediterranean. About 70 miles from Toulon they were fortunate in encountering and taking a small French warship, La Pierre. The captured crew were interrogated individually and it became clear that Napoleon was in Toulon and there were plans for the French fleet to move large numbers of troops to a destination that had not been revealed to the prisoners. Nelson placed his ships 75 miles south of Toulon which he felt would give them the best opportunity to intercept enemy ships coining out of or entering Toulon. We now come to the subject of Geoff Hunts painting. Early on the morning of 19th May, as the artist has portrayed, Nelsons fleet found itself in heavy weather. All the ships began to furl some of their sails and then take down their upper yards and masts. No-one realised that this was the precursor to a near disaster. On the 20th, the threat seemed to have passed and the ships settled down to their usual routine and there was no premonition of any trouble ahead. On the contrary, during the afternoon of 20th, Vanguards crew were hauling up upper masts and yards, the topgallants and royals, in anticipation of some fair weather sailing. But at 8pm the wind began to increase to fresh breezes and the sails were ordered in. By 10pm it was growing worse with the ships close-reefing the topsails on all three masts. By midnight Vanguard was only wearing a special heavy-weather sail while two of the other ships had sails blown out during the night. Vanguard fared considerably worse. At 1am on 21st the main topmast gave way and crashed over the side taking a seaman with it to his death, while another was killed falling onto the deck. Others managed to hold on to the remains of the mast and climb back on board. The main topmast was soon followed by the fore topmast and two hours later the foremast broke just above the deck crashing down over the bows. A third man was killed while clearing the ensuing chaos. In spite of the gale and much reduced sail area, Vanguard was able to change direction and avoid being driven onto the rocky coast of Corsica which was not far distant. The gale continued throughout the afternoon and evening of Monday 21st but then began to moderate in the early hours of the 22nd. Captain Alexander Ball of Alexander was able to take Vanguard in tow but then a new threat appeared. In the late afternoon the winds dropped almost to nothing, creating even greater dangers for ships that were now not far off the rocky coast of Sardinia. The wind remained very light and the ships were in increasing danger as they drifted towards the shore. Nelson hailed Captain Ball in the Alexander with an order to cast off the tow so that Balls ship which was not damaged might at least be saved. With an attitude that could only be called Nelsonic, Ball refused the order even when it was repeated with threats. Within an hour a breeze got up from the north-west sufficient to allow the ships to avoid destruction on the rocky shore and to reach the safe haven of a protected bay. As soon as possible, Nelson visited Alexander to give his grateful thanks to Ball who from then onjoined his circle of constant friends. He wrote later to Fanny, figure to yourself a vain man on Sunday evening at sunset, walking in his cabin with a squadron about him who looked up to their chief to lead them to glory, and in whom this chief placed the firmest reliance. Figure to yourself this proud conceited man, when the sun rose on Monday morning: his ship dismasted, his fleet dispersed, and himself in such distress that the meanest frigate out of France would have been a very unwelcome guest. Vanguard in Heavy Weather off Toulon, 19th May 1798 by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0023
<b>SOLD OUT. Victory and Squadron in Light Airs by Geoff HuntClick For DetailsLI0024
The Treaty of Amiens in March 1802 brought a brief respite in the long war between France and England, one that Nelson was able to enjoy as a country gentleman in his newly acquired estate at Merton in the company of Emma Hamilton and her husband, Sir Wilham Hamilton. The renewal of the war in the spring of 1803 saw Nelson appointed to the Mediterranean Command, hoisting his flag in Victory on May 18th. It was a renewal of the war in more ways than one, not least in the different strengths England and France brought to the conflict. Except where overweening ambition had brought his downfall, Napoleon was entirely dominant on land while the Royal Navy commanded the sea. In the long run, Napoleon could only win the war by invading England but this could not succeed without, at the very least, local naval supremacy in the Channel and Napoleons maritime strategy was largely devoted to achieving this. By the same token British strategy was driven by the need to prevent it. Rather than put the matter to the test in the Channel, the Royal Navys strategy was to keep the French, and later their new allies, the Spanish, bottled up in their own ports. This blockade was the campaign that Nelson joined when Victory finally arrived off Toulon on July 8th 1803. Although less glorious than any out-and-out naval battle, this campaign was an extraordinary feat of endurance by the Royal Navy which lasted with only a brief interruption for the Treaty of Amiens, from 1797 to 1805. It involved endless days and nights at sea, in all weathers, where boredom and morale became as big a factor as the elements, let alone the rarely glimpsed enemy. After joining his command mi the Mediterranean it would be nearly two years before Nelson set foot on land again. Napoleon would never be content to let his ships be contained forever. In January 1805, on his orders and rather to their own surprise, his fleets escaped the blockades at Toulon and Rochefort. Nelsons first reaction was to search the Mediterranean but for once his strategic instinct was wrong. Napoleon was about to attempt a piece of grand strategy that would allow his army of 175,000 now assembling at Boulogne to cross the Channel and finally defeat his old enemy. This would be achieved by concentrating all his naval forces together in the Channel, having first lured the Royal Navy off on chase across the Atlantic to the West Indies. After a hesitant start by the French, whose ships crews had spent too long in harbour and lacked seamanship, they were blessed with good luck and escaped observation by the Royal Navy. But Nelson had now guessed their plan, with its double threat to both English interests in the West Indies and the Channel. Nelsons pursuit of Admiral Villeneuve across the Atlantic was a classic naval chase and is the subject of Geoff Hunts painting. It was the only time Victory ever crossed the Atlantic (it was virtually unknown for first-rate ships to do so) and she is seen carrying a very full set of sails, including stun sails, for maximum speed on the westward run. Behind her stretches a colurnn of ships from the Mediterranean Fleet, with an accompanying frigate to starboard. Nelson completed his westward crossing of the Atlantic 10 days faster than Villeneuve and but for some mistaken intelligence might well have brought the French and Spanish fleet to battle. But Villeneuve had already fled the West Indies when Nelson arrived. Although Nelson resumed the chase back across the Atlantic he failed to catch the enemy fleet. While the results had been inconclusive and Nelson worried how it might be judged at the Admiralty, the reality was that Napoleons grand strategy had proved impractical. The Royal Navy had not been long misled and the enemy had only narrowly avoided a fleet encounter. When Villeneuve finally arrived at Cadiz on August 20th 1805 both his ships and the morale of his men were at a low ebb. He had little heart for the final test that he knew would come. Victory on the Atlantic Chase by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0026
Nelsons long-considered plan for dealing with a numerically superior force involved breaking their line in two places with two squadrons, the spearheads of each squadron being his biggest ships. The two squadrons were to attack the enemy line at right-angles, relying on breaking through quickly and then turning to overwhelm separated sections of their fleet before the remainder could turn back to intervene. The situation at Trafalgar did indeed produce a superior enemy force, 33 French and Spanish battleships to Nelsons 27, and the stage was set for his plan to be implemented. One of the two British squadrons was to be spearheaded by the Royal Sovereign, the other by Victory herself, although he had other heavy ships which could have led the way. But Nelson had not foreseen the very light wind and the consequent agonisingly slow approach, slower than walking pace, on the actual day. Victory took an awful pounding before she ever arrived at the Franco-Spanish line.The mizzen topmast was shot away, as was the ships wheel, which meant that she had to be steered by tiller in the gunroom, with instructions shouted down from on deck. Her crew already had casualties of twenty officers and men dead, thirty wounded, before she could fire a shot in reply. Nevertheless the pivotal moment finally arrived, as seen in this painting. Victory, her guns silent until now, is just about to pass under the stern of the French flagship, Admiral Villeneuves Bucentaure. The ships are so close that Victorys yardarm brushes the French Ships rigging. As Victory passes she fires her port broadside of fifty cannons and one carronade through Bucentaures transom and stern windows, the most vulnerable part of any sailing warship, sweeping the decks from end to end. This shattering blow which is thought to have dismounted twenty guns and killed or injured four hundred men, virtually knocked the French flagship out of the fight. Entering from the left is the 74-gun Redoutable, commanded by the formidable Captain Lucas, who had trained his crew to the highest pitch in fighting at close quarters. Victory will very shortly find herself alongside Redoutable, from which the shot is fired that kills Nelson. Victory Breaks the Enemy Line by Geoff Hunt.Click For DetailsLI0042
British Vice Admiral Nelson of the Royal Navy, is shot on the quarter deck of his flag ship, H.M.S. VICTORY at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar. He later dies from the mortal bullet wound. Despite this loss, the French and Spanish Fleets are roundly defeated in this epic sea engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. Victorys Loss by Mark Churms.Click For DetailsMC0013
NTR0140. HMS Victory by Barry Price. HMS Victory by Barry Price.Click For DetailsNTR0140
NTR0141. Cutty Sark by Barry Price. Cutty Sark by Barry Price.Click For DetailsNTR0141
The Wool Clipper Mount Stewart. Built 1891, broken up 1925. Mount Stewart by Barry Price. (P)Click For DetailsNTR0904
Signed limited edition of 750 giclee paper prints. Defeat of the Spanish Armada by Stan Stokes.Click For DetailsSTK0206
The HMS Victory crosses the T in a most unorthodox naval maneuver, leading to the defeat of the Franco-Spanish fleet. Admiral Nelson would lose his life as a result of the epic battle, and forever earn a revered place in the minds and hearts of his countrymen. The Battle of Trafalgar by Stan Stokes.Click For DetailsSTK0214
VAR306. The Final Destruction of Bomarsund, September 2nd 1854. The Final Destruction of Bomarsund, September 2nd 1854.Click For DetailsVAR0306

Victorian Royal Navy Prints

<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Steam Training Squadron 1900 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0003
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Sailing Training Squadron 1899 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0004
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Revenge Leading the Lee Line of the Reserve Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0006
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Speedy Leaving Portsmouth by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0007
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Canopus off Gibraltar by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0010
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Inflexible Anchored at Spithead by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0011
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Launch of the London at Portsmouth by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0014
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Fame in the Attack on Taku by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0015
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Centurion Sir Edward Seymours Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0021
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Majestic. Flagship of the Channel Squadron by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0023
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0026
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Veterans of the Old Trooping Service by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0028
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Torpedo Boats in Action at the Naval Manoeuvres by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0031
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Swallow and Thrush of To-Day by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0033
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Flagship Crescent at Bar Harbour 1900 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0038
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0043
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0045
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.Well Done Condor. The Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0046
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Good Hope in Table Bay by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0047
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.The Old Implacable (Duguay Trouin) at Devonport 1901 by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0048
ANTN1P. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by Christian Symons. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0001
ANTN2P. HMS Hero by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Hero by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0002
ANTN3P. Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer by Christian Symons. Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0003
ANTN4P. HMS Bramble by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Bramble by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0004
ANTN5P. Landing Order by Christian Symons. Landing Order by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0005
ANTN6P. HMS Undaunted by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Undaunted by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0006
ANTN7P. HRH Prince George of Wales by Christian Symons. HRH Prince George of Wales by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0007
ANTN8P. HMS Colossus by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Colossus by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0008
ANTN9P. At the Breechloading Gun by Christian Symons. At the Breechloading Gun by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0009
ANTN10P. HMS Mohawk by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Mohawk by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0010
ANTN11P. Lieutenant and Signal Boy by Christian Symons. Lieutenant and Signal Boy by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0011
ANTN12P. HMS Calliope by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Calliope by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0012
ANTN13P. Ships Cook by Christian Symons. Ships Cook by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0013
ANTN14P. HMS Magicienne by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Magicienne by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0014
ANTN15P. Admiral by Christian Symons. Admiral by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0015
ANTN16P. HMS Nymphe by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Nymphe by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0016
ANTN22P. Captain by Christian Symons. Captain by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0022
ANTN24P. A Boarding Party by Christian Symons. A Boarding Party by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0024
ANTN25P. HMS Thrush by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Thrush by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0025
ANTN26P. 2nd Class Petty Officer by Christian Symons. 2nd Class Petty Officer by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0026
ANTN27P. HMS Speedwell by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Speedwell by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0027
ANTN29P. Signalling by Christian Symons. Signalling by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0029
ANTN30P. Heaving the Lead by Christian Symons. Heaving the Lead by Christian Symons (P)Click For DetailsANTN0030
ANTN31P. HMS Blenheim by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Blenheim by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0031
ANTN33P. HMS Royal Sovereign by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Royal Sovereign by W Fred Mitchell. (P)Click For DetailsANTN0033
ANTN39P. HMS Latona by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Latona by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0039
ANTN43P. HMS Rodney by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Rodney by W Fred Mitchell. (P)Click For DetailsANTN0043
ANTN46P. HMS Victoria by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Victoria by W Fred Mitchell (P)Click For DetailsANTN0046
Depicting Titanic with the sun going down for the last time. Titanic by Robert Barbour.Click For DetailsDHM0769
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping companies. Her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock.RMS Titanic. Ship of Dreams by Ivan Berryman. Click For DetailsDHM0967
Cunard liner RMS Lusitania leaves New York outward bound for Liverpool just before the First World War. Sadly on 7th May 1915 she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 and sank within 20 minutes with the loss of 1,198 lives. The Lusitania by Robert Barbour.Click For DetailsDHM1045
HMS Dreadnought passes Spice Island as she heads for the open sea escorted by a torpedo boat destroyer.HMS Dreadnought at Portsmouth by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1232
With the British Mediterranean Fleet riding at anchor in Grand Harbour Malta, HMS Majestic is shown preparing to leave harbour as local fisherman look on.  Majestic Malta by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1250
HMS Hood makes a turn to port, while in line and astern is HMS Collingwood. Valetta can be seen in the distance.HMS Hood at Malta 1896 By Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1264
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping companies. her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock. RMS Titanic by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1410
DHM1693. RMS Titanic at Cherbourg by Ivan Berryman. RMS Titanic at Cherbourg by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1693
The four-masted barque Glenogil passes Liverpool pierhead as she is towed up the Mersey. Paddle steamers in the foreground are seen embarking passengers for the river crossing in this busy harbour scene. Barque Glenogil off Liverpool Pierhead, 1900 by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM2130
Passengers aboard the Isle of Wight ferry gaze in wonder as RMS Titanic steams majestically down the Solent at the outset of her maiden voyage, April 15, 1912.Titanic by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM2175
At noon on Wednesday, 10th April 1912, the White Star liner R.M.S. Titanic cast her lines from the White Star dock, Southampton and began what was to become the most famous maiden voyage in history. With Captain Edward J. Smith on the bridge and towed by the tug Neptune, assisted by tugs Hercules, Albert Edward, Hector, Ajax and Vulcan, the huge liner was manoeuvred into the River Test. Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast the 45,000 ton Titanic was considered the most advanced vessel of her time and believed to be unsinkable. Two hours after being ripped open by an iceberg Titanic slowly but surely began to slip below the surface of the Atlantic with a loss of nearly 1,500 passengers and crew, the biggest maritime disaster in peacetime. Recently completed, this magnificent painting depicts the moment when Titanic left the dockside at Southampton, England at the start of her fateful maiden voyage. Historically accurate, the painting was painstakingly researched using existing photographs and records. R.M.S. Titanic by Rodney Charman.Click For DetailsDHM2207
DHM2574. RMS Mauretania (1907) off Point Lynas by E. D. Walker. RMS Mauretania (1907) off Point Lynas by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsDHM2574
DHM2575. RMS Queen Mary (1906) The Voyage Ahead by John Young. RMS Queen Mary (1906) The Voyage Ahead by John Young.Click For DetailsDHM2575
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping companies. Her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock.Titanics Last Sunrise by Adrian Rigby.Click For DetailsFAR0789
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping companies. Her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock.Ship of Dreams by Adrian Rigby.Click For DetailsFAR0857
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping companies. Her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock.A Last Farewell by Adrian Rigby.Click For DetailsFAR0858
Titanic increasses her speed for the journey, her first and last voyage. Stretching Her Legs by Adrian Rigby.Click For DetailsFAR0859
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping companies. Her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock.Date with Destiny by Adrian RigbyClick For DetailsFAR0860
FM0001. HMS Boadicia by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Boadicia by W Fred Mitchell.Click For DetailsFM0001
FM0003. HMS Temeraire by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Temeraire by W Fred Mitchell.Click For DetailsFM0003
FM0004. HMS Shah by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Shah by W Fred Mitchell.Click For DetailsFM0004
FM0005. HMS Wild Swan by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Wild Swan by W Fred Mitchell.Click For DetailsFM0005
FM0006. HMS Neptune by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Neptune by W Fred Mitchell.Click For DetailsFM0006
Second in the trio of superliners planned to eclipse their competition on the lucrative north Atlantic route, Titanic was launched from Harland & Wolffs Belfast shipyard on 31st My 1911. Timed to coincide with her sister ship Olympics departure, White Star achieved the desired publicity with around 100,000 witnessing the grand occasion. Designed for luxury rather than speed, Titanic cost around Ł1.5 million, and was undoubtedly one of the most elegant liners built during the golden era of sea travel. Postponed for 24 hours due to high winds, her builders trials took place on 2 April 1912. Tugs arrived around 6am to ease the massive hulk through the Victorian Channel and out to Belfast Lough where Titanic could proceed for the first time under her own power. Signal burgee A hoisted, the liner then underwent rigorous and carefully measured tests within the Lough until, in the early afternoon, she turned her bow towards the open Irish Sea for running trials. Steaming south for two hours brought Titanic within view of County Downs Mourne Mountains and lighthouse of St Johns Point. Here the vessel carried out a broad 180 degree turn before heading back to Belfast to receive her Board of Trade passenger certificate, good for one year from today, 2-4-1912. Shortly after 8pm, Titanic finally left for Southampton and, in darkness, bade farewell to the coastline she would never sea again. RMS Titanic - A Day to Remember by Gordon Bauwens.Click For DetailsGBQ0005
N80. The Titanic by Chris Woods. The Titanic by Chris Woods.Click For DetailsNTR0080
WE2. Titanic Leaving Belfast for Sea Trials by E. D. Walker. Titanic Leaving Belfast for Sea Trials by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsWE0002
WE3. Titanic Sea Trials Completed by E. D. Walker. Titanic Sea Trials Completed by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsWE0003
WE4. Titanic Leaving Southampton by E. D. Walker. Titanic Leaving Southampton by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsWE0004
WE5. Titanic Maiden Voyage by E. D. Walker. Titanic Maiden Voyage by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsWE0005
Depicted on 2nd April 1912 on her last solo speed trial passing the lighthouse on Mew Island off the County Down coastline. Titanic Pride and Splendour by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsWE0006
Depicted on her last departure from Belfast on the evening of 2nd April 1912 en route to Southampton and her tragic maiden voyage. Titanic into the Night by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsWE0007

World War One Royal Navy Prints

<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.</b>HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on her Return from South Africa by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0001
<b>Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published.HMS Kent Passing South Sand Lightship by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsACD0029
Depicts HMS Lion during the Battle of Dogger Bank, January 1915. The original painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915.The Roaring Lion by Arthur J W Burgess.Click For DetailsANT0082
ANT0084. A Squadron of Battleships by Maurice Randall. A Squadron of Battleships by Maurice Randall.Click For DetailsANT0084
At about 9.30 am on Sunday February 28th 1915 while the collier Thordis, commanded by Captain John William Bell, was steaming down the Channel, the periscope of a submarine was sighted to starboard. Captain Bell at once came on deck, stopped his ship. The submarine slowly moved across the bows of the Thordis to a position 30 or 40 yards away on her portside. A moment later the track of a torpedo was seen. When it had almost reached the vessel, a wave lifted her stern clear, and the torpedo passed harmlessly beneath. The Thordis immediately closed in on the submarine. There followed a crash, then a scrapping noise, and the submarine sank to the bottom. For being the first merchant vessel to sink a submarine, a Money Prize was distributed among the Captain and crew of the Thordis. Captain Bell also received the DSC, and was given a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. The Collier Thordis About to Ram a German Submarine by Allan Stewart (P)Click For DetailsANT0130
The most brilliant feature of the war by sea for Germany was the free and uninterrupted career of the cruiser Emden against the merchant shipping of the allies. She had even shelled oil tanks at Madras, but her daring captain, Karl von Müller, was at length outwitted. Having approached the Cocos Islands, with his ship disguised with an additional funnel, her wily captain sent a landing party to destroy the wireless apparatus. But her identity was recognised and immediately the news was flashed to Singapore. The cruisers Sydney and Melbourne, convoying troopships to Europe, caught the message 100 miles off, and, going full speed ahead, the Sydney caught sight of the Emden soon after 9 am on 9th November 1914. Possessing a ship with heavier guns and greater speed, Captain Glossop soon showed his superiority, and Captain von Muller was obliged to drive the Emden ashore on North Keeling Island to save her from sinking. HMS Sydney commanded by Captain J C T Glossop, Attacking the German Cruiser Emden by Maurice Randall (P)Click For DetailsANT0133
Having swept away the periscope and conning tower of the German submarine U15 with a salvo of six shots from the Birminghams guns, Captain Arthur Duff ordered the cruisers engines to be set at full speed. With a turn of the helm she was brought round with her bows pointing straight at the disabled submarine. Then dashing forward at 25 miles per hour the 5,400 ton cruiser rode into U15, which rolled over and sank to the bottom of the sea with its crew of three officers and twenty men. HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Ramming the German Submarine U15 on August 9th 1914 by M G Swanwick (P)Click For DetailsANT0137
On December 8th 1914, a German Squadron was defeated by a British Squadron off the Falkland Islands. When von Spees ships were sighted, Admiral Sturdee detailed the armoured cruiser HMS Kent to keep in touch with the Nurnberg, the nearest enemy ship. The Kent was slower in speed and her bunkers were not full, but even if they had been, the added weight would probably have hindered her. To get the most out of her engines, Seamen and others were sent below to help to feed the furnaces and to rush up coal from the bunkers. Later, one of the 6 inch guns thundered out, where upon the stokers, knowing they were at last within range of the Nurnberg, gave a great shout. In recognition of their gallant services Stoker Petty Officer G S Brewer was awarded the DSM. Stokers Feeding the Furnace of HMS Kent While Chasing and Sinking the Nurnberg by B S Bagdatopulos (P)Click For DetailsANT0138
B114. HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman. HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0114
The largest and fastest of all the ships that took part in the Battle of Jutland, the elegant battle cruiser HMS Tiger was launched in 1913 and is easily recognisable by the unusual position of Q turret just aft of the third funnel, She is shown about to pass beneath the Forth Bridge as she departs Rosyth for a sea trial HMS Tiger by Ivan BerrymanClick For DetailsB0130
B216. HMS Colossus by Ivan Berryman. Together with her sister ship, Hercules, HMS Colossus acquitted herself well at the Battle of Jutland where she fired 93 12in rounds, but received only two hits from enemy fire which caused minor damage and left nine crew injured. She was sold for scrap in 1928. HMS Colossus by Ivan BerrymanClick For DetailsB0216
HMS Vanguard is followed by HMS Colossus, lit up by flash from the guns, and flanked on the other side by HMS Galatea.HMS Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsDHM0172
DHM216. Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon. Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon.Click For DetailsDHM0216
HMS Tiger is shown under full steam.Battle of the Dogger Bank 1915 by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM0722
HM submarine H.28 enters Scapa Flow anchorage, passing the forlorn Battle Cruiser SMS Derfflinger and a group of sunken destroyers H.28 was one of the H class submarines. Launched in March 1918, she was finally scrapped in 1944. Scapa Flow Graveyard by Robert Barbour.Click For DetailsDHM0761
7th June 1915. HM Submarine E.11 has just surfaced off Cape Helles at the entrance to the Dardanelles Straits. She has just safely negotiated passage through various minefields from the sea of marmora where she destroyed nine Turkish ships, and reached as far as Constantinople. In the background is the destroyer HMS Grampus and the beached freighter SS River Clyde. Mission Completed by Robert Barbour.Click For DetailsDHM0762
HMS Lion with her sister ship HMS Princess Royal are shown firing on the German High Seas Fleet which can be seen in the distance during the Battle of Jutland. HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1002
The British Grand Fleet had been virtually unopposed for nearly a century but now there was a challenge to the throne: the German Navy. Although smaller, it had caught up fast and by the time of Jutland, had some telling advantages over the British Fleet. the plan for the battle was to lure the British Grand Fleet into a lethal trap in German waters. In the event although desperately fought by both sides, the battle was a stale mate. the confused conflict was hampered on both sides by bad luck, bad weather and poor communications. at the end of the battle, the Royal navy had suffered higher losses in men and ships, but the German fleet never ventured out of harbour to seek battle again. The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony SaundersClick For DetailsDHM1240
HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron. 2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1400
HMS Queen Elizabeth was built at Portsmouth and launched on the 16th October 1913. She was the sister ship to HMS Warspite, Valiant, Barham and Malaya. HMS Queen Elizabeth was the only ship of the class to have a full compliment of sixteen 6-inch guns. She was the only ship of the class not be be involved during the Battle of Jutland. But her first world war service included being part of the Dardanelles campaign. She bombarded the forts on the narrows in support of the Gallipoli landings between February 25th and May 14th 1915. She fired a total of 86 15-inch shells and 71 6-inch shells. HMS Queen Elizabeth, Dardanelles Campaign 1916 by Randall WilsonClick For DetailsDHM1401
HMS Agincourt is shown alongside HMS Erin with ships of the 1st Battle squadron of the Grand Fleet, on the eve of the Battle of Jutland. HMS Agincourt by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1403
HMS Glorious and HMS Repulse fire opening salvos against the German cruiser Pillau at the Heligoland Bight 17th November 1917. Engage by Randall Wilson.Click For DetailsDHM1404
The greatest naval battle of the First World War took place on the 31st of May and the 1st of June 1916, near the Danish province of Jutland. It was the first and only sea battle between the British and German fleets, and certainly proved to be the clash of the Titans that the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, had long planned. Decisive victory was claimed by both sides, but, desperately fought though it was, the outcome was indecisive. The Royal Navy suffered higher losses in both men and ships, but the German fleet never ventured out of harbour to seek battle again. During the daylight fighting HMS Barham, under Rear Admiral Evan-Thomas, lead the 5th Battle Squadron (Valiant, Warspite and Malaya) and is seen here at 4.50pm exchanging with Hippers battle-cruisers to the south. HMS Barham leads the 5th Battle Squadon at Jutland by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM1456
The last seaplane carrier built for the Admiralty, HMS Pegasus was launched in 1917 and benefited from all the lessons learned from her predecessors, possessing a flying-off platform forward, served by twin derricks, and a hangar and cranes aft, capable of carrying up to nine aircraft. She is shown here with one of her Short 184s (N9290) about to take off, whilst a similar aircraft is preparing to be lowered into the water in the background. HMS Pegasus by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1520
The Battle of Jutland took place on 31st May 1916. It was the largest clash of battleships in history, over 250 ships from the Grand Fleet and the German High Sea Fleet took part. But both fleets struggled to gain supremacy in difficult conditions. The battle started well for HMS Invincible, together with Inflexible and Indomitable she formed part of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron under Admiral Hood. She scored eight direct hits on Lutzow which caused the German ship to withdraw from the battle and eventually sink. HMS Invincibles luck finally ran out when she was hit on the midships Q turret, the eventual explosion causing the ship to sink in two halves. Here Invincible is seen prior to the battle from HMS Nestor, one of the destroyer escorts of the 13th Flotilla. HMS Invincible - The Dawn of Jutland by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM1573
HMS Benbow was completed in 1914, built by Beardmore (launched 12th November 1913). On the 10th of December she joined the Grand Fleet serving with the 4th Battle squadron. She was the flagship to Admiral Douglas Gamble until he was replaced in February 1915 by Sir Doveton Sturdee. During  the Battle of Jutland. she suffered no damage. After the war she served from 1919 in the Mediterranean providing Gun fire support to the white Russians in the Black Sea until 1920. She remained in the Mediterranean until 1926 joining the Atlantic fleet for the next three years until 1929 when she was paid off and scrapped in March 1931. HMS Benbow at the Battle of Jutland by Anthony Saunders. Click For DetailsDHM1621
During a patrol on 6th July 1918, Christiansen spotted a British submarine on the surface of the Thames Estuary. He immediately turned and put his Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 floatplane into an attacking dive, raking the submarine C.25 with machine gun fire, killing the captain and five other crewmen. This victory was added to his personal tally, bringing his score to 13 kills by the end of the war, even though the submarine managed to limp back to safety. Christiansen survived the war and went on to work as a pilot for the Dornier company, notably flying the giant Dornier Do.X on its inaugural flight to New York in 1930. He died in 1972, aged 93. Kapitanleutnant zur See Friedrich Christiansen by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1672
The potential value of aircraft at sea had been proven as early as the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and many experiments were undertaken to provide all significant warships with their own aircraft for spotting and reconnaissance purposes. One solution widely adopted was the fitting of flying-off platforms to the main guns, as demonstrated here, as a Sopwith 1˝ strutter is launched from HMS Warspite in 1919. Sopwith 1 ˝ Strutter by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM1737
DHM2572. RMS Acquitania (1914) Leaving the Mersey by E. D. Walker. RMS Acquitania (1914) Leaving the Mersey by E. D. Walker.Click For DetailsDHM2572
When he reached the beach, Lieutenant DOyly-Hughes plunged into the seas in his clothes and swam out to where he expected his ship to be. It had moved, however, and he was compelled to return and hide on the shore. At dawn he left everything behind and swam along the hopes of finding the ship, blowing his whistle at intervals to announce his whereabouts. On rounding a cliff he observed what he thought were Turkish boats making out from shore towards him. He immediately made for the beach again, where he discovered that the cause of his fears was his own ship. A last short swim, exhausted though he was, brought to safety among his men. Lieutenant DOyly-Hughes Brought In To His Ship On His Return From His Exploit.Click For DetailsDTE0016
After Lieutenant Norman Holbrook, V.C., had crept up the Dardanelles the Turks greatly improved the anti-submarine defences of the narrow channel. The submerged minefields were increased, and in certain parts hulks were sunk to impede the progress of our submarines. Lieut. –Commander Boyle and those with him therefore performed a great feat, to which it is impossible to do full justice, in getting through to the Sea of Marmora and returning safely. For the great services of the E14, which lasted three weeks, Lieut. –Commander Boyle was awarded the V.C.; Lieutenant E. G. Stanley and Acting-Lieutenant R. W. Lawrence the D.S.O., and each member of the crew the D.S.M. Lieutenant- Commander Boyle In Submarine E14 Evading Turkish Mines Passing Through The Dardanelles.Click For DetailsDTE0050
For eight months the Konigsberg lay in her undignified retreat, and then two monitors were despatched to East Africa by the Admirality. The Severn (Commander E. Fullerton) and Mersey (Lieut.- Commander R.A. Wilson) made their first attack on July 6th 1915. An aeroplane was sent up to discover the whereabouts of the Konigsberg, and found her with great palm branches lashed to her masts and her decks scattered about with follage so as to render her invisible. With the aeroplane to direct the firing the British gunners soon made hits, but the day ended with the Konigsberg still firing her four guns. The end came on the 11th, when the Severn, decked to resemble a floating island, drifted up the river near to the unsuspecting Konigsberg. A heavy duel ensued, and to cut a long story short the Severn won the day. For this good work, Commander Fitzmaurice, Fullerton and Wilson of the Navy, and Squadron-Commander R. Gordon, Flight-Commander Cull, and Flight-Sub-Lieutenant H. J. Arnold, of the Air Service, each received the D.S.O. An Aeroplane Directing The Fire Of The Severn And Mersey On The German Cruiser Konigsberg.Click For DetailsDTE0070
The crowning moment of E11s adventure was her sudden appearance in the harbour of Constantinople, to the utter consternation of the inhabitants. Lieutenant0Commander Nasmith fired two torpedoes, his objective being some transports, which were moored at the quayside. Unfortunately, strong currents deflected the torpedoes. The first blew up a barge with such force that it damaged a neighbouring transport, which had to be run ashore to avoid sinking. The second hit the quay itself and destroyed a great length of it. Immediately, every Turkish battery set up a fierce bark of protest, but too late. E11 had disappeared. It was a long time before the good citizens of Constantinople recovered their nerves. E11 Working Havoc In Constantinople Harbour.Click For DetailsDTE0094
At the approach of the British flotilla the Turkish forces fled, but so rapidly did the Shaitan pursue her way through the town of Amara and beyond, that she succeeded in getting into a position from which her guns commanded the line of the Turkish retreat. Then followed the rather ludicrous sight of eleven Turkish officers and 250 men laying down their arms and throwing up their hands to this pigmy improvised warship, rather than run the gauntlet of her small but well served guns. The days work resulted in the occupation of Amara, including the capture of a garrison of a thousand, and the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the forces that had been driven from Kurnah. Lieutenant Singleton was awarded the D.S.O. Eleven Turkish Officers And 250 Men Surrender To Lieutenant Singleton.Click For DetailsDTE0114
The non-combatant members of the Carmanias crew also distinguished themselves during the action with the Cap Trafalgar. Though running considerable risk from shells which burst about the upper works of the ship, two stewards went from one gun crew to another with buckets of limejuice and water for the refreshment of the men who were working in the sweltering heat of a tropical sun. Together with others of the crew they were awarded the D.S.M. The Scene Amongst The Gunners Of The Carmania During The Action With The Cap Trafalgar.Click For DetailsDTE0134
With the A6 badly damaged and down by the stern, the Germans thought it wise to make for home. The Barbados had, however, got into touch by wireless with the destroyer Leonidas, who in turn summoned three of her sister craft. The two German torpedo boats soon saw four columns of smoke on the horizon, and they knew they were being pursued. Within an hour both vessels had met their fate, and were lying at the bottom of the sea. Forty-four of the total number of fifty-nine officers and men on board the Germans were picked up from the sea It then came to light that when the Columbia sank, one of her officers and two of her men were picked up and afterwards locked up by the Germans. Though the British saved forty-four of the Germans, the latter, utterly indifferent to the fate of the British sailors, left them to drown like rats in a trap. British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6.Click For DetailsDTE0157
After Sir Frederick Sturdees victory over Admiral von Spee, off the Falkland Islands, on December 8th 1914, the cruiser Dresden remained the sole representative of the regular German Navy on the high seas, and hid amongst the innumerable islands off the Chilean coast of South America. The scattered squadron in search of her was under the orders of Captain John Luce, of H.M.S. Glasgow, and included among other vessels the armoured cruiser Kent (Captain John D. Allen) and the armed liner Orama (Captain John R Seagrave). On March 4th 1915, the Kent received a wireless message from the Glasgow, telling her that if she proceeded to a certain port she might come across Dresden. For a few days she hunted in vain, but at daybreak on March 8th caught sight of her. The Kent sped as hard as she could, but the Dresden was a faster ship, and night came on without the British ship being able to get within range. The Kent was now running short of coal, and spent the next day and night filling her bunkers from the colliers before putting to sea again. After Filling Her Bunkers The Kent Once More Searched For The Dresden.Click For DetailsDTE0190
DTE210. HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15. HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15.Click For DetailsDTE0210
On November 7th 1914, the British Expeditionary Force operating from the Persian Gulf landed at Fao, a village on the broad and deep waters of the Shatt-el-Arab. Early in the advance valuable work was done by the Clio and Espiegle, two sloops of one thousand tons, armed with six 4-inch and four 3-pounder guns, and commanded respectively by Commander Colin Mackenzie, D.S.O., who was specially promoted for his services, and Captain Wilfrid Nunn, who was awarded the D.S.O. As the advance progressed in shallower waters, there vessels gave way to an improvised fleet of tugs and paddle steamers. The British Armed Sloops Clio and Espiegle Steaming Along the Shatt-El-Arab.Click For DetailsDTE0219
As the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was sinking three boatloads of men were seen to leave her and make for the shore. The Highflyer at once signalled that the enemy might abandon their ship without interference, and as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse had ceased fire, the Highflyer ceased also. Two boats were then dispatched from the Highflyer with surgeons, sick berth attendants, and medical store to assist the enemys wounded. Shortly afterwards the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse heeled over and sank in about fifty feet of water. A Boat Setting Out From HMS Highflyer with Surgical And Medical Aid For The Enemys WoundedClick For DetailsDTE0262
The Kent began the engagement with Admiral Von Spees fleet by opening fire on the Nurnberg at a range of 11,000 yards-nearly six and a half miles. A fight at full speed was very soon in progress, and both vessels showed good shooting. But by a combination of fine marksmanship and good luck of the first shells fired by the Kent struck the Nurnberg square in the stern, disabling the after guns affecting the enemys speed and power of manoeuvring. The guns of the Nurnberg fired more rapidly than those of the Kent, however, and shells fell all round the British cruiser. Her silk ensign was shot to ribbons, and the foretopmast was carried away. The Opening Of The Action Between The Kent And The Nurnberg Off The Falkalnd Islands.Click For DetailsDTE0302
Lieutenant Richard Turner, the gunnery officer of H.M.S. Pegasus, was one of the first to be hit, both his legs being shattered by a shell. But as he lay bleeding to death his thoughts were for the honour of his ship and the Service. Keep it up lads, he called to his men. “Were outclassed and done for, but d--- them, and keep it up! Then, after asking for brandy and a cigarette, Lieutenant Turner died. But to the end the men took courage from his words. Keep It Up, Lads. Were Outclassed And Done For, But Keep It Up!Click For DetailsDTE0363
During the action the flag of the Pegasus was shot away from its staff. A Marine at once ran forward, picked it up, and waved it aloft. He was struck down while standing on the deck exposed to the enemys fire, but another came forward to take his place. Until the end the flag was kept flying. Most of the casualties occurred on deck, and with the utmost bravery Staff-surgeon Alfred J. Hewitt rendered every assistance to the wounded. A Marine Holds Aloft The Union Jack Of The Pegasus Which Had Been Shot From Its Staff.Click For DetailsDTE0365
Seeing that the Majestics boat was badly damaged, Lieutenant Commander Eric G Robinson with whom were Lieutenant A. C. Brooke Webb, of the Royal Naval Reserve and Midshipman John B Wooley, hurriedly steamed alongside to take off her crew. There was only one casualty, that of a mortally wounded man. Amidst a storm of whells from the shore batteries and forts, the Triumphs boat steamed off down stream, leaving the enemy to concentrate their fire on the drifting wreck of the Majestics boat. In a general signal, Vice Admiral De Robeck congratulated those who had had a hand in the daring exploit. Lieutenant Commander Robinson had previously been awarded the V.C. and for his services on this occasion was promoted to Commander. The D.S.O. was awarded to Lieutenant Godwin, and Lieutenant Brooke Webb and Midshipman Wooley were awarded the D.S.C. The crews of both boats received the D.S.M. The men of the Majestic being taken aboard the Triumphs picket boat.Click For DetailsDTE0391
Early on the morning of Sunday September 13th 1914, while cruising with another submarine. Lieutenant commander Max Kennedy Horton sighted a German cruiser Hela steaming out from Wilhelmshaven. As she came nearer, the two submarines dived right down. Presently the E9 came up again, and Lieutenant commander Horton took his bearings, and in quick succession gave the orders to dive and to release the two bow torpedoes. A muffled report and slight roll of the submarine told that one of the torpedoes had found its mark. The E9 promptly dived and waited below for fifteen minutes. On coming up again the Hela was seen with a heavy list to starboard, and a number of ships had arrived to take off the crew and hunt for her assailant. German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9.Click For DetailsDTE0395
Seeing that the enemys destroyers were searching for her the E9 dived again. But when a short interval, she came up a second time, the Hela had disappeared. Large numbers of German destroyers had however been sent out from Heligoland, and were now cruising round with every conceivable device for snaring and destroying submarines. But the E9 kept clear of them for many hours, and at length arrived safely at Harwich. The arrival at Harwich of the British submarine E9.Click For DetailsDTE0396
Accompanying the light cruiser Undaunted, which Captain Cecil Fox, who was in command of a flotilla, commanded were the destroyers Lance (Commander W de M Egerton) Lennox (Lieut Commander R Dane) Legion (Lieut-Commander Claud F Allsup) and Loyal (Lieut-Commander F Burges Watson) While steaming off the Dutch coast on October 17th 1914, the smoke of four vessels was seen to the north. Captain Fox at once ordered his vessels to clear for action and to give chase at full speed. On sighting them, the enemy turned and fled, and the British vessels dashed forward at over thirty miles an hour, washed from end to end by sea and spray. A British flotilla commanded by Captain Fox, sights a German flotilla steaming southwards.Click For DetailsDTE0427
Within a few hours of the outbreak of war a division of British destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox, slipped out from Harwich to begin searchlight the lower end of the North Sea. On falling in with a trawler they were told by the skipper that a suspicious looking vessel had been seen throwing things overboard. Steaming on at full speed, the four leading destroyers very soon sighted what appeared to be a Great Eastern Railway steamer making towards the Dutch coast. As they rushed forward, the steamer began to put on speed, and she was soon running for all she was worth. A warning shot was fired, summoning her to stop. But as she failed to do so, the 31-pounders of the destroyers opened fire. British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise.Click For DetailsDTE0431
Having sunk the Konigin Luise, the Amphion and her destroyers continued their search in the North Sea. In the early morning if August 6th 1914, after making a detour to avoid mines, they approached the spot where the minelayer had first been seen. About 6.30 a.m. the dull thud of a mine explosion was suddenly heard beneath the fore part of the cruiser. A great mass of water was thrown high into the air, and almost at once a sheet of flame enveloped the bridge, rendering the captain insensible. Every man whom had not bee killed or wounded rushed to his post, and by the time Captain Fox had recovered his senses the whole of the fore part of the ship was on fire. As the destroyers closed in on the doomed vessel to pick up the survivors, the men were lined up on deck calmly awaiting orders. Of the Amphions crew. 131 officers and en were lost, besides many of the Germans rescued from the Konigin Luise. British Destroyers standing by the doomed cruiser Amphion to take off her crew.Click For DetailsDTE0432
At three oclock on the morning of December 13th 1914, the B11, commanded by Lieutenant Norman Douglas Holbrook, left her parent ship to attempt the passage of the Dardenelles. She proceeded on the surface at first, but sank and lower on creeping along between the hostile shores. Dropping down to sixty feet she groped her way, and at length crept under five rows of submerged mines, which the Turks had laid for the defence of the Straits. The British submarine B11 leaving her parent ship to attempt the passage of the Dardanelles.Click For DetailsDTE0463
Having reached the middle of the Narrows just before noon, Lieutenant Holbrook brought his vessel cautiously to the surface. At the periscope projected above water torpedo craft were seen in the distance, and a Turkish battleship lay at anchor on the inner side of the minefield. The B11 dived on sighting the latter, and the men made ready to discharge torpedoes from the tubes in the bows. The submarine then slowly rose to the surface, so that Lieutenant Holbrook might again sight the battleship. Having got his craft into the line with the Messoudieh, he gave the order to release a torpedo. At the same moment the enemy detected the periscope, and ships and forts opened a heavy fire. But the B11 which was too quick for the enemy was soon grating along the bottom at a depth of only thirty feet. The B11 torpedoes the Turkish battleship Messoudieh.Click For DetailsDTE0464
When the fleet of Admiral Graf von Spee was about six miles off the Falkland Islands, and was rushing unawares into a deadly trap, the Canopus opened fire at the leading ships with her 12-inch guns from behind a tongue of land, which concealed her position. The enemy thereupon altered their course, turning slightly away. Soon afterwards, when as it seemed, they had detected the tripod masts of the great British cruisers behind the hills, they suddenly made a half turn to starboard. The Canopus opening fire on Admiral Graf Von Spees Fleet from behind a tongue of land at the Falklands Islands.Click For DetailsDTE0492
When the Scharnhorst had been disposed of, there still remained the Gneisenau to contend with. Though her condition was almost as terrible as that of her sister ship, she continued a determined but ineffectual effort to fight the two battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible. At half past five, when barely able to move, she headed towards the flagship, and it was thought that her guns had all been silenced. Admiral Sturdee at once gave the order for his ships to cease-fire. Before the order could be signalled, however, the Gneisenau opened fire again, and continued firing at intervals from the only gun remaining intact. But at six oclock she turned over, and in less than a minute sank to the bottom of the sea. The Gneisenaus desperate fight with the British battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible.Click For DetailsDTE0495
Nearly two hundred of the Gneisenaus crew were picked up after she sank, but many of these died as a consequence of their sudden immersion in nearly freezing water. The survivors declared that nearly six hundred men had been killed outright onboard, and that the entire upper deck of the ship had been shot away. When every round of ammunition had been fired, the surviving officers opened the submerged torpedo tubes to let in the water and sink the ship. For his services in destroying the German squadron, Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee was created a Baronet. In the Invincible, Mr Thomas A Wells, Carpenter R.N., was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, while leading seamen (first Class Gunlayer) F.S. Martin, and engine room Artificer G. H. F. McCarten, were given the Distinguished Service Medal, which decoration was also awarded to Chief engine Room Artificer robber Snowdon of the Inflexible. Boats from the British ships picking up the survivors of the Gneisenau.Click For DetailsDTE0496
The bombardment of the Turkish forts in the Dardanelles on March 18th 1915, had been continued for an hour and a half by the six relieving battleships, when, just after four oclock, a terrific explosion occurred beneath the forward part of the Irresistible. Water rushed through a gaping hole in the side of the great 15,000 ton ship, and she instantly canted over to port. The mining of the Irresistible in the Dardanelles.Click For DetailsDTE0524
Having put the Irresistible men onboard the Queen Elizabeth, the Wear again returned to the sinking ship. All the officers who had remained behind successfully taken off, and then shortly before six oclock, the battleship went down. For what was described by Vice Admiral de Robeck as a very fine display of seamanship Captain Metcalfe was awarded the D.S.O. The Destroyer Wear returns to the Irresistible to take off her officers.Click For DetailsDTE0527
On the Christmas Eve of 1914 three vessels, carrying seaplanes, left Harwich, escorted by cruisers, destroyers and submarines, for an aerial reconnaissance at Heligoland and the German North Sea ports. Seven aeroplanes were taken, and they were launched in spite of a dense fog. When the fog began to clear, the British ships found themselves pursued by two Zeppelins and several German seaplanes, as they were proceeding to the spot where they were to meet the returning airmen. The light cruisers Arethusa and Undaunted opened fire, and some 6-inch shells burst very close to the Zeppelins, which turned and made off. The seaplanes were more daring, but, though they got directly over the ships, they did not succeed in hitting them. The First Fight Between Warships And Zeppelins.Click For DetailsDTE0714
Learning of the Laertes plight, the destroyer Lapwing at once dashed to her rescue. Amidst the continuous shriek of the enemys shells, the men at work in the Laertes heard a faint cheer from those on deck. The Lapwing had arrived, and with magnificent seamanship Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Gye swung his vessel round across the bows of the disabled Laertes. The men then got a hawser aboard, and the Lapwing began to tow the Laertes out of the zone of fire; and then - the hawser snapped. Lieutenant-Commander A Gye Swings The Lapwing Round Across The Bows Of The Disabled Laertes.Click For DetailsDTE0743
For some time the two British destroyers, Laurel and Liberty, were exposed to an attack of overwhelming strength. Commander Frank Rose was struck in the left leg by a shell splinter early in the action, but he refused to leave his dangerous post. Later, however, he was struck in the other leg, and, as he was unable to stand, handed over the command to Lieutenant Charles Peploe. Suddenly a German shell enveloped the Laurel in a cloud of black smoke, and before it cleared away, British cruisers came to her assistance. Commander Rose was awarded the D.S.O., Lieutenant Peploe the D.S.C., and Engineer Lieutenant-Commander E. H. T. Meeson the D.S.O., besides being promoted to Commander. Many of the crew were awarded the D.S.M. In the Liberty Lieutenant H. E. Horan and Gunner H. Morgan was awarded the D.S.C., while Engineer Lieutenant-Commander F. A. Butler was granted accelerated promotion. The Disabled Laurel An Easy Target For The Enemy, Is Rescued By British Cruisers.Click For DetailsDTE0744
It happened that Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty was making a patrol cruise off the English coast with a force of similar composition to the German, and disposed in much the same way. That is, the light cruisers and the destroyers were out ahead of the main squadron. Shortly before half past seven the lookout in the Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, which was commanded by Captain A. E. M. Chatfield, sighted the flash of guns. A few minutes later a message was passed to the flagship to the effect that the cruiser Aurora, commanded by Captain W. S. Nicholson, was in action with the advanced guard of the German fleet. In a very short time the whole fleet was going hell for leather after the flying Germans. The Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, And Other Great Vessels Dashing After The flying Germans.Click For DetailsDTE0808
As time passed the British gunners got the range and the Germans bean to suffer heavily. Time after time salvos of shells from the great British guns crashed down on to the enemys ships. The Battle of Jutland.Click For DetailsDTE0852
Sighting the enemy battle fleet, Commander Bingham, in the Nestor, followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division (Nicator) with dauntless courage closed to within 3,000 yards of the enemy in order to attain a favourable position for firing the torpedoes. While making this attack, Nicator were under concentrated fire of the secondary batteries of the High Sea Fleet. Commander Bingham was awarded the V.C. for the extremely gallant way in he led his division. The Destroyer Nestor Closes To Within 3,000 Yards Of The Enemy To Fire The Torpedoes.Click For DetailsDTE0855
The incident which appealed most strongly to the nation was one in which the hero was one of the most junior in the fleet. Boy (First Class) John Travers Cornwall, of the Chester, was mortally wounded early in the action. He nevertheless remained standing alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders until the end of the action, with the guns crew dead and wounded all round him. Admiral Beatty recommended his case for special recognition, and an award of the V.C. was made. Boy (First Class) J. T. Cornwell Of The Chester Though Mortally wounded, Stands At His Post Amid The dead And Wounded Guns Crew.Click For DetailsDTE0859
While a wounded seaman was being passed across in a stretcher, from a cruiser Warrior to the seaplane-carrier Engadine, the rolling of the ships threw him into the water. Flight-Lieutenant Rutland at once jumped overboard and, thanks to his aid, the wounded man was hoisted on board the Engadine, but unfortunately he had been so badly crushed that life was already extinct, Lieutenant Rutland was awarded the Albert Medal for his gallant action, and he also received the D.S.C. for his valuable flying services. Flight Lieutenant Saving A Wounded Seaman Who Had Fallen Into The Sea.Click For DetailsDTE0860
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Thomas Sopwith was a distinguished British aviator who organized the Sopwith Aviation Company. Sopwith produced an aircraft which won the coveted Schneider Trophy race. With the start of WW I, Sopwith Aviation shifted its focus to military aircraft, and was to become one the major suppliers to both the Royal Air Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. In October of 1914 two Sopwith Tabloids flew a 200-mile round trip strike against the airship sheds at Dusseldorf and Cologne. The Sopwith Strutter firmly entrenched Sopwith as a producer of quality-built aircraft. The Strutter was a precursor of the Sopwith Pup, which would serve as the Royal Navys first carrier aircraft. The first production Pup was delivered to the Royal Navy in 1916. Most Pups were powered by a 80-HP Le Rhone radial engine, which gave the Pup a top speed of 115-MPH and an endurance of three hours. Many Navy Pups were modified to utilize a tripod mounted Lewis gun which could be fired forward or upwards through a cutout in the upper wing. Sopwith Pups were also utilized on battlecruisers. In fact, a Pup launched from the HMS Yarmouth downed the Zeppelin L.23 in August of 1917. The Royal Navys HMS Furious was the first dedicated aircraft carrier in the world. The Furious was initially laid down as a battlecruiser, but the design was modified during construction to include a flying deck forward of the main bridge. This configuration allowed aircraft to be launched as the Furious steamed into the wind. An attempt at recovery by having aircraft side slip on to the deck proved ineffective with one of the early attempts resulting in the death of the pilot, Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, who had made the worlds first successful carrier landing on a ship underway only days earllier. The Royal Navy decided to further modify the Furious by adding a second deck aft of the bridge. The fore and aft decks were connected by a narrow ramp on either side of the funnel and bridge, and this permitted aircraft to be to moved between the two decks. Sets of longitudinal wires were set across the aft deck, and were designed to catch the skids of the Sopwith Pups during landings. Recovering aircraft was still tricky, and a rope barrier was erected aft of the mainmast to prevent aircraft which overshot from crashing into the superstructure of the ship. The first carrier-based naval air strike in history was carried out against the Zeppelin hangars at Tondern by the Furious on July 19, 1918. Seven Sopwith Camels, each carrying two 50-pound bombs were utilized for this mission. This important moment in the history of naval aviation is captured magnificently in Stan Stokes highly detailed painting entitled Fast and Furious. Fast and Furious by Stan Stokes.Click For DetailsSTK0005
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