Flagship Collection (page 4)

Dutch Three-Masted and Other Ships Offshore (oil on wood)
3960013 Dutch Three-Masted and Other Ships Offshore (oil on wood) by Vroom, Hendrick Cornelisz. (1566-1640); 42.5 x 95 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

The Flying Squadron entering Plymouth Sound (engraving)
2773924 The Flying Squadron entering Plymouth Sound (engraving) by Tozer, Henry Spernon (c.1870-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flying Squadron entering Plymouth Sound)

The Victory (colour litho)
2775633 The Victory (colour litho) by Mitchell, William Frederick (1845-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Victory, launched 1765)

HMS Royal Sovereign, 1st class battleship (colour litho)
2775655 HMS Royal Sovereign, 1st class battleship (colour litho) by Mitchell, William Frederick (1845-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Royal Sovereign, 1st class battleship)

HMS "Victory"(chromolitho)
2790854 HMS " Victory" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Victory." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

Letter to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer
KDC441070 Letter to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer, written on board his flagship, Elizabeth Bonaventure at Plymouth, 26 July, 1586 ( pen & ink on paper) by Drake

The Battle of the Dogger Bank: the Indomitable
STC292418 The Battle of the Dogger Bank: the Indomitable towing home the damaged battle-cruiser Lion, 24th January 1915, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation

Naval Duties in the Far East, from Flagship to Tugboat (litho)
1051606 Naval Duties in the Far East, from Flagship to Tugboat (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval Duties in the Far East, from Flagship to Tugboat)

The Loss of HMS "Victoria", the Flagship sinking after being rammed by HMS "Camperdown"(engraving)
1063421 The Loss of HMS " Victoria", the Flagship sinking after being rammed by HMS " Camperdown" (engraving) by Wyllie

The Commencement of the Naval Manoeuvres, the "A"Squadron cruising off the Lizard (litho)
1062777 The Commencement of the Naval Manoeuvres, the " A" Squadron cruising off the Lizard (litho) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Spanish-American War, Operations in Cuban Waters (litho)
1039616 The Spanish-American War, Operations in Cuban Waters (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American War, Operations in Cuban Waters)

Queen Victoria and her Navy (photogravure)
6030862 Queen Victoria and her Navy (photogravure) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria and her Navy)

The Arrival of Stadholder-King Willem III in the Oranjepolder on 31 January 1691
5671996 The Arrival of Stadholder-King Willem III in the Oranjepolder on 31 January 1691, 1692 (oil on canvas) by Backhuysen, Ludolf, I (1630-1708); 53.5x67.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Opp. p. 276. NE. side of Hummock Island, off Sn end of Mindanoo
5670870 Opp. p. 276. NE. side of Hummock Island, off Sn end of Mindanoo. Augt 1791 and NE. side of Pulo Sanguy. S. 4 degrees Et S. 60 degrees W

Opp. p. 260. Port Hunter, Duke of Yorks Island, May 1791, c. 1802 (w / c)
5670869 Opp. p. 260. Port Hunter, Duke of Yorks Island, May 1791, c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Opp. p. 123. View in Port Jackson from the South Head leading up to Sydney
5670858 Opp. p. 123. View in Port Jackson from the South Head leading up to Sydney; Supply sailing in. c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Opp. p. 120. A View in upper part of Port Jackson; when the Fish was shot. c
5670857 Opp. p. 120. A View in upper part of Port Jackson; when the Fish was shot. c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Opp. p. 65. Entrance of Port Jackson 27 Janury 1788, c. 1802 (w / c)
5670851 Opp. p. 65. Entrance of Port Jackson 27 Janury 1788, c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Opp. p. 46. Cape Town, Table Mountain &c;Sirius & Convoy in Table Bay, November
5670847 Opp. p. 46. Cape Town, Table Mountain &c; Sirius & Convoy in Table Bay, November. 1787, c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

The British Fleet in the Dardanelles (engraving)
1589909 The British Fleet in the Dardanelles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Fleet in the Dardanelles)

Russo-Turkish War (engraving)
1590141 Russo-Turkish War (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russo-Turkish War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 March 1878)

HMS Tourmaline, the New Flagship of the West African Squadron (engraving)
1602621 HMS Tourmaline, the New Flagship of the West African Squadron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Tourmaline)

Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
4071424 Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea, c. 1665 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 86.8A--120 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Revolt in Brazil, a General View of the Bay and Town of Rio during the First Bombardment of the City by the Rebel
1063073 The Revolt in Brazil, a General View of the Bay and Town of Rio during the First Bombardment of the City by the Rebel Forces under Admiral Mello (engraving) by Martino

The Grace de Dieu 1515, 1915 (colour litho)
1122829 The Grace de Dieu 1515, 1915 (colour litho) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nelson boards his Flagship at Portsmouth (ink on paper)
960754 Nelson boards his Flagship at Portsmouth (ink on paper) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nelson boards his Flagship at Portsmouth)

Admiral Togo in the Conning Tower of his flagship, directing a naval action
3039661 Admiral Togo in the Conning Tower of his flagship, directing a naval action, illustration from Cassells History of the Russo-Japanese War Vol 1, c.1900 by Woodville

U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns, 1843 (hand-coloured lithograph)
3704157 U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns, 1843 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar on 25 April 1607
3704134 Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar on 25 April 1607, c.1615-30 (oil on panel) by Willaerts, Adam (1577-1669); 38.4x55.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HMS "Calcutta"(chromolitho)
2790861 HMS " Calcutta" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Calcutta." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

The Russian naval squadron in the Mediterranean (colour litho)
2818435 The Russian naval squadron in the Mediterranean (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Russian naval squadron in the Mediterranean)

The French fleet at Portsmouth (colour litho)
2818216 The French fleet at Portsmouth (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French fleet at Portsmouth)

The President of France on board the Italian battleship Lepanto (colour litho)
2782193 The President of France on board the Italian battleship Lepanto (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victory leaving Portsmouth (oil on canvas)
OJ451927 Victory leaving Portsmouth (oil on canvas) by Elliott, Captain William (fl.1794-d.1792); Private Collection; (add.info.: H.M.S)

The Maine Saluting the Spanish Flag-Ship on Arriving in the Harbor of Havana
LLM459880 The Maine Saluting the Spanish Flag-Ship on Arriving in the Harbor of Havana by Reuterdahl, Henry (1871-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lashed to the shrouds - Farragut passing the forts at Mobile, in his flagship Hartford
2646293 Lashed to the shrouds - Farragut passing the forts at Mobile, in his flagship Hartford, pub. 1871 (colour litho) by American School

Opp. p. 292. Batavia and Onrust in Batavia Bay, c. 1802 (w / c)
5670872 Opp. p. 292. Batavia and Onrust in Batavia Bay, c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info)

Opp. p. 211. Phillip & Nepean Islands. Justinian & Surprise standing into Sydney Bay
5670867 Opp. p. 211. Phillip & Nepean Islands. Justinian & Surprise standing into Sydney Bay. 23 August 1790, c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Opp. p. 195. Part of the Reef in Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island
5670866 Opp. p. 195. Part of the Reef in Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island, on which the Sirius was wreck d. 19 March 1790. c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Opp. p. 194. Part of the Reef & Landing places Sydney Bay
5670864 Opp. p. 194. Part of the Reef & Landing places Sydney Bay; Sirius & Supply endeavouring to work out of the Bay. March 19 1790, c.1802 (w/c) by Bradley, William (1757-1833); Mitchell Library

Dutch Warships (oil on canvas)
5058834 Dutch Warships (oil on canvas) by Backhuysen, Ludolf, I (1630-1708); 44.6 x 55.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

HMS Alexandra, Flagship of Admiral Hornbys Squadron in the Sea of Marmora (engraving)
1589933 HMS Alexandra, Flagship of Admiral Hornbys Squadron in the Sea of Marmora (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Alexandra)

The British Fleet steaming up the Dardanelles (engraving)
1590146 The British Fleet steaming up the Dardanelles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Fleet steaming up the Dardanelles)

Ball on Board HMS Royal Alfred, the Flagship of Admiral Sir R Mundy, at Barbadoes (engraving)
1588518 Ball on Board HMS Royal Alfred, the Flagship of Admiral Sir R Mundy, at Barbadoes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Livorno, 1653-64 (oil on canvas)
1765804 Battle of Livorno, 1653-64 (oil on canvas) by Zeeman, Reinier (c.1623-68); 142 A-- 225 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c. 1633-50 (oil on panel)
3704135 Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-50 (oil on panel) by Bol, Cornelius (c.1589-after 1666); 39x73 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The battleship Formidable in Toulon harbour (colour photo)
3098798 The battleship Formidable in Toulon harbour (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The battleship Formidable in Toulon harbour)

Fleet Manning Yards on the Princes leaving the Breakwater (engraving)
1048951 Fleet Manning Yards on the Princes leaving the Breakwater (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Flagship: A Symbol of Power, Resilience, and Legacy" The term "flagship" evokes images of grandeur and significance in the maritime world. From historic vessels like HMS Victory to modern icons such as the QE2, these ships have left an indelible mark on history. HMS Victory stands tall as a testament to British naval supremacy. As Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar, it played a pivotal role in securing victory against Napoleon's forces. Its towering masts proudly displayed flags that symbolized courage and determination. Speaking of flags, they hold immense importance aboard flagships. They communicate messages with precision and clarity. Nelson's famous quote, "England expects that every man will do his duty, " was signaled from HMS Victory before the decisive battle commenced. Moving forward in time, we encounter the majestic QE2 - a floating palace that epitomized luxury travel for decades. This iconic ship transported passengers across oceans while embodying elegance and sophistication. Not all they are built for peaceful voyages; some endure harsh conditions in times of conflict. H. M. S Warspite proved its mettle during both World Wars, surviving relentless attacks with unwavering resilience. In extreme environments like Antarctica, The Endurance showcased bravery amidst adversity when Sir Ernest Shackleton led his crew through treacherous ice-filled waters on their ill-fated expedition. Even landlocked places can boast flagships; Blackpool houses Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant – a proud reminder of Britain's naval heritage nestled away from open seas but still captivating visitors with its historical allure. Beyond ships themselves, other entities have adopted this term to represent excellence or prominence. In 1929 Buick advertisement proclaimed their car as the "flagship" model – an embodiment of style and innovation within their fleet. Sometimes flagships become intertwined with tragic events.