Sail Collection (page 100)

HMS Royal Sovereign (pennant number 05). Revenge-class aka Royal Sovereign and R-class battleship of the Royal Navy. From British Warships, published 1940

HMS Nelson, a Nelson-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy. From British Warships, published 1940

Historical image of three people sailing on Baptiste Lake in a sailboat, the woman waving at the camera, circa 1940; Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada

EDITORIAL Queen Elizabeth I going on board the Golden Hind, after the painting by Frank Brangwyn. From Britain and Her Neighbours, 1485 - 1688, published 1923

Billingsgate, London, England, 19th century. From The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster, published c.1838

The Upper Pool, Pool of London, River Thames, London, England, 19th century. From The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster, published c.1838

Henry Hudsons ship Halve Maen, or Half Moon in which he sailed to find a prospective Northwest Passage to Cathay. After a print published in 1909 commemorating the 300th anniversary of Hudson

16th century warship and a galley. After a work by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

A 19th century ship of the line with three running gun batteries from stern to prow. From La Ilustracion Iberica, published 1884

The Spanish ironclad frigate Numancia in the port of Callao, Lima, Peru in 1865. This was the first ironclad to circumnavigate the earth. From The Illustrated London News, published 1865

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth, 1865 - the French fleet leaving Spithead. From The Illustrated London News, published 1865

The Sao Gabriel, the flagship of Vasco da Gamas armada on his first voyage to India in 1497-1499. From La Ilustracion Artistica, published 1887

The steel screw steamer Reina Maria Cristina, seen here in the late 19th century. Sister ship of the first Alfonso XIII. After the sinking of the Alfonso XIII she was known as " La viuda

EDITORIAL The British Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought, (1906). From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
EDITORIAL The British Royal Navy battleship HMS Dreadnought, (1906). From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

negative 1900, Victorian era. A sailing chip at the Coronation review, King George V 1911. Schooner perhaps?

EDITORIAL HMS Swift, famous for her action with HMS Broke in the Channel in the Battle of Dover Strait during WWI. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Looking forward to the CBD of Sydney from a sailboat in the Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

EDITORIAL HMS Lion, (1912), the flag-ship of Admiral Lord Beatty when he commanded the battle cruiser fleet during the Great War. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

EDITORIAL The Battleship Orion, 1911. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
EDITORIAL The Battleship Orion, 1911. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

EDITORIAL The Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion aka Cacafuego, captured by Sir Francis Drake aboard The Golden Hind, 1579. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

EDITORIAL Sir Francis Drakes ship The Golden Hind. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
EDITORIAL Sir Francis Drakes ship The Golden Hind. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Wind against the tide at Tilbury Port, River Thames, Essex, England, seen here in the 19th century. From English Pictures, published 1890

Sailboat in Harbour, Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Fins, Colorful Swim Fins Hanging From Sailboat Tie (Acrylic Painting)

"Westward Ho!"A voyage of discovery. A 15th century English sailing ship
" Westward Ho!" A voyage of discovery. A 15th century English sailing ship. Frontispiece from The Book of Ships, published c.1920

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, breaking the French Line during the Battle of Saintes aka Battle of Dominica, 1782. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Greenland whale fishery in the 18th century. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943

William Dampier aboard the HMS Roebuck surveys the New Guinea coast during the Roebuck Expedition of 1699. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

A ship "coaling up"at Grangemouth docks, Scotland in the 19th century. From The Book of Ships, published c
A ship " coaling up" at Grangemouth docks, Scotland in the 19th century. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Monsieur des Blancs steamboat, 1802, using endless chain paddles. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
Monsieur des Blancs steamboat, 1802, using endless chain paddles. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

One of the first Atlantic twin-screw steamers. A twin-screw steamer (or steamship) is a steam-powered vessel propelled by two screw propellers, one on either side of the plane of the keel

An ocean going liner in the 1920 s. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
An ocean going liner in the 1920 s. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Robert Fultons steam vessel The North River Steamboat or North River, aka The Clermont. She steamed 150 miles in 32 hours on her trial trip in 1807. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

A Cunard liner lying off Constantinople, present day Istanbul, Turkey, 1920 s. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

A cruise liner passing through the Panama canal. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
A cruise liner passing through the Panama canal. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, Cape Trafalgar, Spain. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, Cape Trafalgar, Spain. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

The ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery off the coast of Australia during the Third Voyage of Captain James Cook, 1776-1780. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania on the Hudson River, New York in 1909, during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

EDITORIAL HMS Hood, the largest and last battle cruiser of the British Royal Navy, seen here carrying an airplane on the forward turret. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

EDITORIAL George Ansons HMS Centurion off Cape Horn during his voyage around the world, 1740 -1748. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

William Symingtons (1764-1831) stern wheel steam tug, Charlotte Dundas in 1803. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

One of the first successful steam boats, Jonathan Hulls steam tug, 1737. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
One of the first successful steam boats, Jonathan Hulls steam tug, 1737. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Traditional craft on the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Progress is made by poling, a crew being divided along each side of the ship, while the helmsman sits high above the stern

The lifeboat, the Red Cross of the Sea, a boat rescue craft used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crew and passengers. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

A gale in the Arctic ice pack, January 1842. After a lithograph by Davis, from Rosss Voyage of Discovery, 1839-1843. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943

Passage through the ice, June 1818. After a coloured aquatint from Sir John Rosss Voyage of Discovery, 1819. Admiral Sir John Ross, 1777 - 1856. British naval officer and Arctic explorer

Whaling. After a woodcut from J. van der Brugges Journal, 1634. From British Polar Explorers, published 1943

A light cruiser at sea, early 20th century. From The Book of Ships, published c. 1920
A light cruiser at sea, early 20th century. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

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