Sunk Collection (page 9)

Save Food to win Wwi
A woman saves food according to rationing recommendations during World War I in order to help save ships (many merchant ships were sunk by U-boats during WWI)

Diagram HMS Effingham Hawkins-class Sank Sunk
Diagram of HMS Effingham, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser. She sank in 1940. From British Warships, published 1940

HMS Effingham Hawkins-class Battleship Battleships
HMS Effingham, a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser. She sank in 1940. From British Warships, published 1940

HMS Gloucester Town-class Light Cruiser Built
HMS Gloucester, a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the late 1930's and sunk by German aircraft in 1941 during WWII. From British Warships, published 1940

1812 Action American Battle British Conflict
The War of 1812. Naval battle between two ships, the USS Constitution and the HMS Guerriere

HMS Penelope Arethusa-class Light Cruiser Torpedoed
Editorial HMS Penelope. An Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-410 near Naples with great loss of life on 18 February 1944

HMS Cornwall Pennant Number 56 County-class Heavy Cruiser
EDITORIAL HMS Cornwall, pennant number 56, a County-class heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class. She was sunk during The Indian Ocean raid, aka Operation C or Battle of Ceylon

Built as German three-masted steel barque "Penang", sunk by u-Boat U 140 in 1940
Built as German three-masted steel barque " Penang", sunk by u-Boat U 140 in 1940. Built in 1905 - Rickmers Reismuhlen Rhederi & Schiffsbau AG, Bremerhaven

The USS Commodore Jones ferryboat destroyed by an electrically-fired mine in 1864 on the James River, during the American Civil War. From Bibliotheque Des Merveilles, published 1888

One of the lifeboats from the RMS Lusitania, sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, is hauled onto the beach on the coast of Ireland. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

The HMS M2 Royal Navy submarine monitor carrying her Parnall Peto seaplane. Seen here in 1932 shortly before sinking. From These Tremendous Years, published 1938

Meisho Maru No. 38 shipwreck on the beach at Cape Agulhas in Agulhas National Park, South Africa
Shipwreck of the Meisho Maru No. 38 on the beach at Cape Agulhas in Agulhas National Park; Western Cape, South Africa

HMS Hermes, a British aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy, the worlds first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, she was sunk by Japanese aircraft, 9 April 1942

Lord Kitchener Boarding Hms Hampshire, June 5, 1916. Kitchener, His Staff, And 643 Of The Crew Died When The Ship Struck A Mine And Sank

The Battlecruiser Hms Queen Mary, Sunk In The Battle Of Jutland During World War I. From The Year 1916 Illustrated

Rms Lusitania Cunard Line Ocean Liner, Later Torpedoed And Sunk By A German Submarine In 1915. From The Story Of Seventy Momentous Years, Published By Odhams Press 1937

His Fist Rose In The Air As The Other Struggled To Use His Knife. Illustration By Archibald Webb, From Midshipman Rex Carew, V.C. By John S. Margerison. Published Circa 1920

German Submarine Bombed And Sunk August 26 1915 By Squadron-Commander Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth R. N
German Submarine Bombed And Sunk August 26 1915 By Squadron-Commander Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth R.N. From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe Published London 1916

The Blowing Up Of H. m. s. Amphion By A German Mine During World War One. From The History Of The Great War
The Blowing Up Of H.m.s. Amphion By A German Mine During World War One. From The History Of The Great War, Published C. 1919

Ha penny Bridge At Sunset In Dublin, Ireland

HMS Wren - Admiralty modified W class destroyer
HMS Wren (D88/I88) was an Admiralty modified W class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She was ordered in April 1918 from Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited under the 13th Order for Destroyers of

Leaving SS Ivernia, Boston Harbour
SS Ivernia was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Launched in 1899 by the Cunard Line company to act as an intermediate ship catering for the vast immigration

HMS Glasgow in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Glasgow, cruiser of the British Royal Navy, in the Battle of the Falkland Islands, during which the German ship Leipzig was set on fire and sunk

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

Germans showing guns on the Lusitania 1915
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, by a German U-boat, hitting the Lusitania twice with torpedoes, sinking within 18 minutes

HMS Majestic battle-ship torpedoed and sunk 1915
On 27 May 1915, HMS Majestic battle-ship was torpedoed and sunk, off the Gallipoli Peninsula by a German submarine U-21. Nearly all the officers and men were saved. 27 May 1915

Battle of the Falkland Islands by G. H. Davis
The Battle of the Falkland Islands -- how Admiral von Spees squadron was sunk, the German cruiser Dresden alone escaping. Showing the action between the German cruiser Leipzig

Sinking of the Scharnhorst by G. H. Davis
The sinking of the Scharnhorst: how the British fleet outmanoeuvred Germanys 26, 000-ton battleship. Showing some vital phases of an action in which units of the home fleet, led by HMS Duke of York

HMS Poseidon submarine escape apparatus
HMS Poseidon and the submarine escape apparatus. Poseidon was sunk on 9th June 1931 after colliding with the Chinese merchant steamer SS Yuta

Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915, by torpedo off the south-west of Ireland, the German act which more than all else determined Americas entry into the First World

CHESAPEAKE BAY, 1955. The three masts of the sunken ship Edward J. Baird emerging from the waters of Chesapeake Bay. Photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine, 1955

Sailors on board the British submarine, H42
HMS H42 was a British H class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne. She was laid down in September 1917 and was commissioned on 1 May 1919

SMS Wildfang, Austro-Hungarian destroyer, WW1
SMS Wildfang, an Austro-Hungarian torpedo boat (Huszar class destroyer), at sea during the First World War. She was sunk on 4 June 1917 by an Italian mine. Date: 1915-1917

HMHS Gloucester Castle sinking, WW1
HMHS Gloucester Castle, a Union Castle steamship used as a hospital ship during the First World War. Seen here sinking after being hit by a German torpedo off the Isle of Wight

HMS Audacious, British battleship, WW1
HMS Audacious, British King George V-class battleship, launched 1912. She saw no action during the First World War, as she was sunk by a German mine off the northern coast of Donegal, Ireland

Lieutenant-Commander Gunther Prien (19081941) - one of the outstanding German U-boat aces of the first part of the Second World War

First Punic War, Catulus wins naval victory at Aegusa
PUNIC WARS : Gaius Lutatius Catulus wins a major naval victory, defeating Hanno the Greats Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (the Aegadian Islands)

Bulldog rescued from sinking ship, First World War
When the King Edward is sunk by a mine during the First World War, the crew rescue Norah the bulldog, together with the monkeys and cats they had as pets

Illustration to St Jeromes Love, a poem by Thomas Moore - Wan and sunk with midnight prayer, Are the pale looks of her I love. From a publication entitled Sacred Songs (2 volumes, 1816-1824)

Kadir Rocks, Sri Lanka, 1871
The Kadir Rocks at the entrance to Galle harbour, Sri Lanka, where the P&O mail steamship Rangoon was accidently sunk after running onto the rocks. Date: 1871

Dunkirk, France - tugs sunk in the port, WW2
Dunkirk, France - tugs sunk in the port during WW2. Date: 1940-1945

Dunkirk, France - Trystram Lock, WW2
Dunkirk, France - Trystram Lock, with a partially submerged vessel, following damage during WW2. Date: 1940-1945

Koenig scuppered, Dar es Salaam harbour, WW1
The Koenig, German cargo ship, scuppered in Dar es Salaam harbour, East Africa (now Tanzania), during WW1. 1916

Jordans Hostel, Buckinghamshire - Sunk Garden
The Sunk Garden at Jordans Hostel in the Buckinghamshire village of Jordans, once a notable centre for Quakerism. The Sunk Garden was given to the Hostel by the Lynn family in memory of Elizabeth

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"Sunk: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the High Seas" RMS Carpathia, 1903: A heroic vessel that rose to the occasion, rescuing survivors from the ill-fated Titanic. The Redoutable at Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 (oil on canvas): Witnessing history unfold as this mighty warship played a pivotal role in one of Britain's greatest naval victories. Warship HMS Hood: A symbol of British naval power tragically lost during World War II, reminding us of the sacrifices made for freedom. Bismarck, German battleship, WW2: The relentless pursuit and ultimate sinking of this formidable war machine marked a turning point in naval warfare. Jules Verne's Nautilus submarine, artwork: Imagining the wonders hidden beneath the waves aboard Captain Nemo's legendary vessel. The ship Kapunda, 1887: Exploring maritime mysteries as we delve into the story behind this sunken treasure lost to time. Loss of HMS Courageous by G. H Davis: Honoring those who perished aboard this valiant ship during World War I – their sacrifice shall never be forgotten. German propaganda poster - U Boote Heraus. , WW1: Unveiling Germany's deadly submarines that wreaked havoc upon Allied forces during World War I. HMS Jervis Bay, armed merchant cruiser - WW2: Paying tribute to bravery against overwhelming odds as this lone defender fought gallantly until her final moments. HMS Indefatigable - Battle of Jutland - WW1: Remembering those who served with unwavering courage amidst chaos and carnage in one of history's largest naval battles. SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 1900 : Reflecting on an era when opulent luxury liners ruled the seas, until tragedy struck this majestic vessel.