Naval Battle Collection

Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
British and American ships engaged in the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919). Artist: Charles John De Lacy
The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918 (1919). HMS Vindictive was a British Arrogant-class cruiser built at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 9 December 1897 and completed in 1899

The Speedy and El Gamo, c1802. Artist: Nicholas Pocock
The Speedy and El Gamo, c1802. Commanded by Lord Cochrane (1775-1860), the British brig HMS Speedy captured the much larger Spanish frigate Gamo off Barcelona on 6 May 1801

Naval battle between the British and French, 1790s
British ship " Brunswick" in battle with French navy off the coast of Brittany, late 1700s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

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Oliver H. Perrys note proclaiming his Lake Erie victory: " We have met the enemy and they are ours." Woodcut with watercolor wash

Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur
Commodore Stephen Decaturs life saved in a shipboard battle off Algeria. Color lithograph

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USS " Constitution" being towed by the crew in rowboats away from the becalmed British Navy, War of 1812 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Crew of the USS Constitution in battle, War of 1812
Deck of the US frigate " Constitution" engaging in battle with British " Guerriere, " War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894
Japanese warships taking Port Arthur, Manchuria, during the Sino-Japanese War, 1894. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Admiral David G. Farragut in the rigging during the Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864, American Civil War. Hand-colored photogravure of a W.H. Overend painting

Spanish Armada, 1588
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of the Siege of Quebec by the British Fleet, 1670 (engraving)
STC190699 Map of the Siege of Quebec by the British Fleet, 1670 (engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). Creator
Sea Fight Between the English and Dutch Off Ter Heyde, August, 1653, (1914). The Battle of Terheide, depiction of a naval battle fought on 10 August 1653 between the English

Union gunboats sunk in Galveston Bay, 1863
Rebel attack on Union gunboats at Galveston, Texas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish Armada Off the Coast of England, ca 1620-1625. Artist: Wieringen, Cornelis Claesz, van (ca 1576-1633)
Spanish Armada Off the Coast of England, ca 1620-1625. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Spanish pirates attacking English merchantmen
Spanish ships capturing English ships with supplies for the colonies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battleship Iowa receiving prisoners, Spanish-American War
Spanish Admiral Cervera y Topete taken aboard the USS Iowa, Battle of Santiago, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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USS frigate " Chesapeake" engaging the British ship " Shannon, " War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Naval battle off Puerto Rico, Spanish-American War
U.S. Navy cruiser " St Paul" shelling Spanish destroyer " Terror" off San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Merchant ship attacked by Chinese pirates
Chinese pirates attacking a European merchant ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Mobile Bay, Civil War, 1864
Farraguts flagship USS " Hartford" colliding with the ironclad CSS " Tennessee" to secure Mobile Bay, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Actium, 31 BC
Sea battle of Actium, in which Octavius defeated Antony and Cleopatra, 31 BC. Hand colored wodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Sea fight between the American ship Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis, 1779. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Siege of Sevastopol, 1854 (19th century print)
LRI4648936 The Siege of Sevastopol, 1854 (19th century print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crimee War (1853-1856)

Dutch Warships (Naves BellicaeHollandicae), 1647. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Dutch Warships (Naves Bellicae Hollandicae), 1647

The Battle of Texel, 1673 (c1920). Artist: Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey
The Battle of Texel, 1673 (c1920). In 1653, the Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp was killed in a battle with the English navy off the coast of Texel, Holland

The Spanish Armada which threatened England in July 1588. The ships of the Spanish fleet are shown in combat with British vessels

Battle of Lepante (Lepanto), 1571
GIA4694903 Battle of Lepante (Lepanto), 1571. by Unknown Artist, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Lepante (Lepanto), 1571.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Dutch Ships Ramming Spanish Galleys of the English Coast, 3 October 1602
3709931 Dutch Ships Ramming Spanish Galleys of the English Coast, 3 October 1602, 1617 (oil on canvas) by Vroom, Hendrick Cornelisz

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Russian defeat of the Swedish flotilla during the Northern War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie (oil on canvas)
145460 Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie (oil on canvas) by Birch, Thomas (1779-1851); 47x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Robert Surcouf (1773-1827) French sailor and corsair, here at boarding of english boat
XEE4160281 Robert Surcouf (1773-1827) French sailor and corsair, here at boarding of english boat " Triton" in 1796, engraving - Robert Surcouf (1773-1827) French sailor and privateer

The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. Artist: Reinagle, George Philip (1802-1835)
The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. Private Collection

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US Navy Commander Oliver Hazard Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Hand-colored printed halftone illustration
John Paul Jones in command of the " Ranger" in battle with the British ship " Drake, " American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Duncan receiving the surrender of de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown, 1797 (oil on canvas)
7338081 Duncan receiving the surrender of de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown, 1797 (oil on canvas) by Orme, Daniel (1766-p.1832); 152x201 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Detail de la carte 6 de Robert Adams, gravee par Augustine Ryther et montrant la route pratiquee par la flotte de
AIS5373392 Detail de la carte 6 de Robert Adams, gravee par Augustine Ryther et montrant la route pratiquee par la flotte de l'Armada Espagnole ou Invincible Armada vers les iles britanniques

Attack on a ship by pirates, 19th century (print)
7339218 Attack on a ship by pirates, 19th century (print) by Debelle, Alexandre (1805-97) (after); 15.5x11.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving)
7339176 Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 40.8x50.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured)
7342606 Sixteen Views of Plaves in the Persian Gulph Forces Against the Arabian Pirates, 1813 (aquatint, coloured) by Temple, R

Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas)
7337922 Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); 259.1x365.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

64-gun ship 'Dictator' (1783) engaging Danish gunboats, 26 June 1808, c.1810 (coloured lithograph)
7341800 64-gun ship 'Dictator' (1783) engaging Danish gunboats, 26 June 1808, c.1810 (coloured lithograph) by Truslew, N

Attack on Chinese Pirates by the pinnace of HMS 'Druid', 1842, 19th century (watercolour)
7341826 Attack on Chinese Pirates by the pinnace of HMS 'Druid', 1842, 19th century (watercolour) by O'Reilly, M

The last of the 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'; the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 Decemeber 1914
7341747 The last of the 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'; the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 Decemeber 1914, about 16.15, c.1915-18 (wash, grey, heightened with white) by Wyllie

The China War 1857, three of HM Ships bombarding and ship's boats inshore, 1857 (watercolour)
7341745 The China War 1857, three of HM Ships bombarding and ship's boats inshore, 1857 (watercolour) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 17.7x30.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 19th century (engraving)
7341656 Plan of the commencement of the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 27x34.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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"Unleashing Fury on the High Seas: A Glimpse into Naval Battles throughout History" From the dramatic depiction of "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 1918" by Charles John De Lacy to the legendary "Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812, " naval battles have shaped history and defined nations. In Nicholas Pocock's painting, "The Speedy and El Gamo, " we witness a thrilling encounter from c1802 that showcases the sheer intensity and skill required in these clashes. Traveling back further in time to the late 1790s, we find ourselves amidst a fierce naval battle between British and French forces. The artwork captures this historical event with vivid detail, reminding us of the relentless struggles faced by sailors during this era. Moving forward to more recent times, we encounter an image titled "Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur. " This captivating scene transports us to a moment when bravery clashed against piracy as Decatur valiantly defended his ship against ruthless adversaries. Continuing our journey through history, we come across another striking portrayal - "Crew of USS Constitution in Battle, War of 1812. " Here we witness American sailors fighting tooth and nail for their country's honor amidst cannon fire and chaos. Intriguingly different is the Japanese taking Port Arthur in 1894. This artwork offers a glimpse into Japan's rise as a formidable naval power during its conflict with China—a turning point that would shape East Asian geopolitics for years to come. Venturing even further back in time brings us face-to-face with one of history's most iconic confrontations—the Spanish Armada in 1588. This monumental clash between England and Spain forever altered Europe's balance of power while showcasing both courage and determination on both sides. Lastly but certainly not least is the Battle of Lepanto (Lepante) in 1571.