Battlecruiser Collection

HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy
March 17, 1924 - HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy

HMS Hood, British battlecruiser
HMS Hood, a British Admiral-class battlecruiser, launched 1918, served before and during the Second World War, sunk 24 May 1941. Seen here from above. Date: 20th century

HMS Hood, battlecruiser Date: 1920s

HMS Lion hit, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the British battlecruiser HMS Lion being hit on the Q turret

HMS Indefatigable, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS Indefatigable, British battlecruiser, launched 1909, served during the First World War. Seen here going into action during the Battle of Jutland, on the day she was sunk. 31 May 1916

HMS Indefatigable sinking, Battle of Jutland, WW1
HMS Indefatigable, British battlecruiser, launched 1909, served during the First World War, seen here sinking during the Battle of Jutland. Date: 31 May 1916

S. M. S. Goeben
The German Imperial Navy battlecruiser SMS Goeben, launched in 1911. Shortly after the outbreak of World War One, along with the Breslau it reached Constantinople

Japanese warship Hiei - Kongo Class Battlecruiser
Hiei - warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I and World War II. Designed by British naval architect George Thurston

HMS Courageous, British battlecruiser, WW1
HMS Courageous, British battlecruiser, launched 1916, served during the latter part of the First World War, converted to use as an aircraft carrier during the late 1920s

HMS Inflexible, British battlecruiser, WW1
HMS Inflexible, British Invincible-class battlecruiser, launched 1907, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Date: 1914-1918

Loss of Queen Mary, Jutland
The battle cruiser Queen Mary explodes during the Battle of Jutland, World War One

H. M. S. Inflexible in 1880, c1880, (1904). Artist: Symonds & Co
H.M.S. Inflexible in 1880, c1880, (1904). HMS Inflexible was an Invincible-class battlecruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was built before World War I and had an active career during the war

Wounded but Victorious, c1916 (1919). Artist: Charles John De Lacy
Wounded but Victorious, c1916 (1919). A British battlecruiser being towed into port after the Battle of Jutland. The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle fought by the British Royal Navys

British battlecruisers HMS Indomitable and Inflexible, WW1
British Invincible-class battlecruisers, HMS Indomitable and HMS Inflexible, travelling at speed on a rough sea during the First World War. 1914-1918

HMS Lion and HMS Princess Royal, WW1
Two British battlecruisers at sea during the First World War. On the left is HMS Lion, and on the right is HMS Princess Royal. Date: circa 1916

HMS New Zealand being refuelled by a BP ship British Emperor. HMS New Zealand was an Indefatigable class battlecruiser built in 1910 as a gift to Britain from the people of New Zealand

HMS New Zealand at sea
HMS New Zealand with canopies covering the guns. HMS New Zealand was an Indefatigable class battlecruiser built in 1910 as a gift to Britain from the people of New Zealand

La bataille navale du Jutland; Le contre-amiral Horace Hood qui perit avec... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'La bataille navale du Jutland; Le contre-amiral Horace Hood qui perit avec l'Invincible battant son pavillon, 1916

La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; L "Inflexible", recueille les survivants'. 1914
'La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; L "Inflexible", sous vapeur a l'arriere-plan, et "Invincible", d'ou cette photographie a ete prise

La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; Le combat, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'La Victoire Britannique des Iles Falkland; Le combat. Un echec naval subit le 1er novembre sur la cote de chili, devant Coronel est venge par une escadre britannique

Relevement du "Medjidie" a Odessa : le croiseur est soutenu par des chalands, et des... c1915
Relevement du "Medjidie" a Odessa : le croiseur est soutenu par des chalands, et des pompes a vapeur vident l'eau, en attendant qu'il soit hisse sur le dock flottant, c1915

Le croiseur ture "Medjidie" coule devant Odessa, c1915. Creator: Unknown
Le croiseur ture "Medjidie" coule devant Odessa, c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

La premiere salve du cuirasse russe "Etstafyi" contre les fortifications de Varna, c1915. Creator: Unknown
La premiere salve du cuirasse russe "Etstafyi" contre les fortifications de Varna, c1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Le croiseur germano-turc... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Le croiseur germano-turc est distance et disparait peu a peu a l'horizon, 1915

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); La derniere salve du... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); La derniere salve du "Goeben" tombe en avant du torpilleur qui fuit a toute vitesse, 1915

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Un nouveau projectile... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Un nouveau projectile du "Goeben" tombe a quatre metres et la gerbe d'eau eclabousse le pont, 1915

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Les deux projectiles... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Les deux projectiles sulvants tombent a ving-cinq et vingt metres, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Deux projectiles du... 1915
Le "Goeben" contre le torpilleur "Schastlivyi" (21 sept. 1915); Deux projectiles du "Goeben" tombent a cent metres de l'arriere du torpilleur, 1915

The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz seen here during Operation ZZ the surrender of the the German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy following the signing of the Armistice

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

Battlecruiser HMS Hood, seen from HMS Nelson, 1937. The largest warship in the Royal Navy, HMS Hood exploded and sank while engaging the German battleship Bismarck

HMS Dragon with Kirov Class Pyotr Velikiy
HMS Dragon (foreground) with the Russian Kirov Class battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy. A Royal Navy warship has tracked and met up with a Russian task group off the coast of Brest as they entered

HMS Furious 47 aircraft carrier, a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser, seen in December 1931, with the removable con seen raised on the flight deck. This was removed for flying operations

HMS Furious
Royal Navy - HMS Furious, Fleet Aircraft Carrier, a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser, in July 1932. Date: 1932

HMS Furious 47
Royal Navy - HMS Furious 47, an aircraft carrier converted from a Courageous-class battlecruiser, in March 1930. Date: 1930

HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher

Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as "Topcu"Ihsan ("Artilleryman"Ihsan)
Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as " Topcu" Ihsan (" Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet Ihsan Bey (1877-1947) - a Turkish career officer

The sinking of the German battlecruiser SMS Hindenburg, at Scapa Flow, England on June 21
498885 The sinking of the German battlecruiser SMS Hindenburg, at Scapa Flow, England on June 21, 1919, from The Year 1919 Illustrated by English Photographer

"What We have We ll hold!", illustration from
STC405618 " What We have We ll hold!", illustration from The Illustrated War News, February 1917 (sepia photo) by English Photographer

A famous battle cruiser- HMS Invincible (colour litho)
3622158 A famous battle cruiser- HMS Invincible (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A famous battle cruiser- HMS Invincible)

A plane from HMS Furious passing over the aircraft carrier while manoeuvering to alight on the landing deck during exercises off the North Coast of Africa

The Imperial German Navy, Battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann Circa 1918. She was the German navys first major turbine-powered warship

Damage to HMS Vindictive, First World War, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Damage to HMS Vindictive, First World War, 1918, (c1920). The Vindictives Battle Scars: view showing her condition on returning from Zeebrugge Raid

German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I
WW1 - Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - The German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I - passing the Allied fleet for internment after capture/surrender. Date: 1916

A Battlecruiser and a Destroyer. Date: circa 1910s

H. M. S. Broke. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. " Broke". HMS Broke, a Thornycroft type flotilla leader of the Royal Navy, was launched in 1920

H. M. S. Lion. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. " Lion". British battlecruiser HMS Lion saw action during the First World War at the Battle of Jutland in 1916

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The battlecruiser, a formidable warship known for its speed and firepower, has played a significant role in naval history. One notable example is the HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1920, this British behemoth was an impressive sight on the high seas. With her sleek design and immense power, HMS Hood quickly became a symbol of British naval might. However, her fate would be sealed during World War II when she encountered the German battleship Bismarck. In a tragic turn of events, HMS Hood was sunk by enemy fire with only three survivors out of over 1, 400 crew members. But before this fateful encounter with Bismarck, other battlecruisers had already made their mark in history. During the Battle of Jutland in World War I, both HMS Lion and HMS Indefatigable were hit by enemy fire but fought valiantly until their untimely demise. These brave ships served as reminders of the risks faced by those who sailed into battle. Another noteworthy battlecruiser from that era was S. M. S Goeben which played a crucial role in shaping Turkey's involvement in World War I. Transferred to Turkish control after being pursued by British forces at sea, it went on to become an instrumental asset for Ottoman Empire during the conflict. In addition to these historical accounts are artistic depictions that capture the essence of these mighty vessels. The painting "HMS Inflexible" by Symonds & Co showcases this British battlecruiser at its prime in 1880 while another artwork titled "HMS Hood (2)" portrays her majesty through oil on canvas created in 2016. The legacy of these remarkable warships lives on even today as they continue to inspire awe and admiration among naval enthusiasts worldwide.