Steamer Collection (page 20)

Queen Victoria's departure from Kingstown Harbour, Dublin, 10 August 1849 Date: 1849

The Comet, the first commercial steamboat in Europe Date: early 19th century

Normandie, French transatlantic liner Date: 1936

Ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer
A ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer, in a chapter entitled Some Strange Ships, by G G Jackson. The large number of masts are not for sails or rigging, but there to support the derricks

RMS St Patrick, Steam Ship Date: 1930

RMS Empress of Britain, CPR Line

F B Lily, Liverpool ferry boat Date: 1902

Lorina, London and South West Railway steamship Date: 1921

Canadian Pacific Steam Liner, Empress of Britain

Canadian Pacific Liner Melita or Minnedosa

The Cunard Steamer Scotia, in its day the largest transatlantic paddle-wheel boat Date: 1879

Orient, Australian Mail Steamer, cross-section

Royal Mail Steamer Chitral
An advertisement illustration for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, showing the luxurious new P. & O. Royal Mail Steamer, ??Chitral

RMS Empress of England and RMS Empress of Britain
Canadian Pacific Steamships RMS Empress of England and Empress of Britain Date: 20th century

The Bombardment of Odessa, 22 April 1854. The boats of the fleet, going to the French steamer, Vauban, to assist in extinguishing the fire caused by the red hot shot fired from the Russian batteries

Race Card on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania
Cover design, Race Card, 27 July 1953, on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953

Price list, drinks and tobacco on board RMS Mauretania
Price list, drinks and tobacco on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953

SNCF ocean liner Cote D'Azur
SNCF ocean liner (paquebot) Cote D'Azur

Farewell Dinner Menu, Cunard liner, RMS Queen Mary
Farewell Dinner Menu, 27 April 1953, Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary Date: 1953

Cunard Steam Ship Company's Ocean Times newspaper
Front page of Cunard Steam Ship Company's Ocean Times newspaper, 26 July 1953, RMS Mauretania, North Atlantic edition Date: 1953

Farewell Dinner Menu, Cunard liner RMS Mauretania
Farewell Dinner Menu, 31 July 1953, Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953

Dinner Menu, Cunard liner, RMS Mauretania
Dinner Menu, Cunard liner RMS Mauretania, 30 July 1953 - at this time the ship was operating between Southampton and New York. Date: 1953

Dinner Menu cover, Cunard, RMS Mauretania
Dinner Menu cover, Cunard Steam Ship RMS Mauretania - at this time the ship was operating between Southampton and New York. Date: 1953

Two funnel paddle steamer Royal Sovereign
Ship is steaming with smoke from funnels Date: circa 1910

Beachy Head view down the cliffs to the sea and lighthouse
The picture looks down from the top of the cliffs over a beach to a lighthouse in the sea and beyond to a small steamer. Lloyds once had a signalling station at the Watch Tower on the cliff

Turbines as fixed on board ship, A New Wonder of the World Date: 1906

Midland Railway Co's steamship, Manxman, A New Wonder of the World Date: 1906

Launch of Allan Liner steamship, Victorian, showing triple screws, A New Wonder of the World Date: 1906

Allan Liner steamship, Victorian, A New Wonder of the World Date: 1906

Royal Mail Steamer leaving Cape Town Docks, South Africa Date: circa 1920s

Cape Town Docks and Table Mountain, South Africa, showing Royal Mail Steamer Date: circa 1920s

Cape Town, South Africa - multiview postcard Date: circa 1920s

University Boat Race, sketch at Barnes Bridge, West London. Date: 1880

Steamship TS St Tudno of the LNWSC
Steamship TS St Tudno of The Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company (LNWSC), a pleasure cruise company based in Liverpool. Sold for scrap in 1963. Pictured in the Menai Straits. Date: circa 1927

St Tudno of the LNWSC - off Llandudno Pier
Steamship TS St Tudno of The Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company (LNWSC), a pleasure cruise company based in Liverpool. Sold for scrap in 1963. Pictured off Llandudno Pier. Date: circa 1927

St Tudno of the LNWSC
Steamship TS St Tudno of The Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company (LNWSC), a pleasure cruise company based in Liverpool. Sold for scrap in 1963. Date: circa 1927

Poster, Scotland, Loch Coruisk, Skye, for travellers from France, via LNWR and Paris Orleans Railway. Date: circa 1895

Poster, Scotland, Touring in the Western Isles by Royal Route Steamers, Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness, Caledonian Canal. Date: circa 1928

New RMS Mauretania, ocean liner 1938
Diagram of the second liner to be named Mauretania an ocean liner by Cunard White Star. Date: 1938

RMS Mauretania, ocean liner being launched 1938
The launch of the RMS Mauretania unveiled the name by Lady Bates, wife of the Chairman of the Cunard White Star taking place at Cammell Laird's yard, Birkenhead

Advertisement for RMS Mauretania, the newly formed Cunard-White Star company, ocean liner. Date: 1938

Running daily from New York to Fall River the elegant and luxurious steamer. Date: circa 1895

Advert for R. M. S. P. Luxurious Travel 1915
Advertisement for the Luxurious ocean steam ship R.M.S.P. (The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company). Date: 1915

RMS Columba -Clyde Paddle Boat
Pleasure steamer 316 feet in length, 50 feet across with dinning saloon for 100 persons. Started from Glasgow, Craigendoran, Greenock, which called at pier to pier along the popular routes

Passagers On Board Dundee Steamer 1873
Departing from Wapping, London on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Londoners taking a holiday trip. Passagers sitting on the deck going on hoilday to Leith or Granton Pier for Edinburgh or change for

Capitaine Andriel fires his gun in salute as he passes the Palais des Tuileries, Paris, after sailing from London in his paddle steamer. Date: 29 March 1816

The British paddle-steamer arrives in the harbour of Antwerp after crossing the Channel. Date: circa 1845

General Grant's arrival at The Battle of Shiloh, aka the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, in 1862
2619156 General Grant's arrival at The Battle of Shiloh, aka the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, in 1862, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (litho) by American School

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"Unleashing the Power of Steam: A Journey through Time and Seas" From I K Brunel's visionary designs to the hauling chains of the Great Eastern, steamers have shaped our world. Just like Turner immortalized The Fighting Temeraire in his oil on canvas masterpiece, these vessels evoke a sense of awe and nostalgia. In 1891, a vibrant poster beckoned travelers to explore Guernsey & Jersey via Weymouth aboard majestic steamers. The Bay of Avalon in Santa Catalina Island, California became witness to the graceful dance between steamers and waves, as they navigated new horizons. Even Einstein himself found solace in playing his violin while contemplating the wonders that steam-powered vessels brought forth. And who can forget the Lancastria Steamship? Its tragic fate reminds us of both its grandeur and vulnerability. Broughty Ferry witnessed countless departures and arrivals as steamers connected communities along rivers and seas. The Mew on River Dart in Devon during the 1920s captured moments frozen in time - families embarking on adventures or bidding tearful farewells. Old Fishguard Harbour stood proudly amidst Pembrokeshire's rugged beauty, serving as a gateway for trade and exploration. Budleigh Salterton exuded charm with its quaint steamer port, where dreams set sail towards distant shores. Littlehampton Harbour bustled with life as steamers carried passengers yearning for adventure or seeking respite from their daily routines. An enticing poster lured wanderlust souls to Oban, Scotland - promising breathtaking landscapes only reachable by these magnificent vessels. Through triumphs and tragedies alike, steamers remain an indelible part of our history - bridging gaps between nations while igniting imaginations across generations.