Warships Collection

Big ships of the British Royal Navy fleet at exercise on the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Picture shows aircraft carrier HMS Formidable exercising with destroyers off Gibraltar

British Royal Navy Fleet
The British Empire on the Sea - the Royal Navy depicted en masse during the reign of King George V (1910-1936). Date: circa 1912

California: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach (photo)
5995752 California: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach)

The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield, c1939-1941, (1942). Creator: Unknown
The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield, c1939-1941, (1942). " Out To Sea and Into The Sky". The three famous partners of Force H - the battle-cruiser Renown, the Ark Royal

The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Creator
The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, 1678-80. Willem Van de Velde the Younger was a the Dutch marine painter. He emigrated to England with his father in 1674

Long Beach, California, USA - The Pike Amusement Park
Long Beach, California, USA (with Warships on the horizon). The Pike in was a seaside amusement park on a pier and famous for its signature attraction the Cyclone Racer (pictured). Date: circa 1930s

Japanese battleship Yamato
The Japanese battleship Yamato at sea, which, with her sister ship Musashi was the biggest ever built (by the time of the Second World War) displacing over 70, 000 tons at deep load. Date: c.1942

Battle of Cape Matapan
The three British Royal Naval warships which played the leading role in the Battle of Cape Matapan, off the coast of the Greek Peloponnesian peninsula

Spithead panorama, ships on south side
Panorama of the Coronation Review: the left-hand section, showing ships on the south side. A Spithead panorama, looking west: home fleet battleships headed by the Nelson foreign warships

HMS Revenge of the Royal Sovereign-class of battleships. From British Warships, published 1940

German fighting ship in Battle of Jutland, WW1
One of Germanys greatest fighting ships in the Battle of Jutland, First World War. 1916

British Royal Navy warship HMS Warspite, flagship of Admiral Sir James Somerville, commanding the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. September 1942

The latest type of motor torpedo boat in use by the Royal Navy, discharging her weapons during exercises in the English Channel during the Second World War. July 1940

Suez Crisis 1956, The aircraft carriers HMS Theseus (nearest camera) and HMS Bulwark docked at Portsmouth, In the background can be seen the cruiser HMS Glasgow July 1956

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

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

View of the 8000 ton Royal Navy Mauritius class cruiser HMS Nigeria, during the Second World War. January 1942

The fifteen inch guns of British Royal Navy warship HMS Warspite, shelling German invasion coast positions on the Normandy coast during the Allied landings on D-Day during the Second World War

Ancient Greek warships, the upper one with a turret. Date: BCE

The Romans (coloured engraving)
3630114 The Romans (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Romans. Illustration from Bilder aus dem Alterthume (Braun & Schneider, Munich)

Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving)
3647067 Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle of the Nile (oil on canvas)
AGN270261 The Battle of the Nile (oil on canvas) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); 68.5x107 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Nile, or Battle of Aboukir Bay, 1st August)

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Faulknor at sea during the Second World War. Circa 1942

The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). German sailors lower the Imperial battle flag on one of the battleships after the First World War armistice

The Battle of Chatham, 1667 (oil on canvas)
3087147 The Battle of Chatham, 1667 (oil on canvas) by Stoop, Willem van der (c.1620-69); 142x236 cm; Skokloster Castle, Sweden; (add.info)

D-Day, HMS Ramillies, WW2
D-Day, HMS Ramillies, June 1944. 1944

The Battle of Livorno or Leghorn, c. 1659-99 (pen painting on panel)
XOS1121313 The Battle of Livorno or Leghorn, c.1659-99 (pen painting on panel) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 114x160 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

HMS Arethusa Name Ship Arethusa-class Class Light Cruiser
EDITORIAL HMS Arethusa, the name ship of her class of light cruisers. From British Warships, published 1940

Warships in a Heavy Storm, Ludolf Bakhuysen, c. 1695

Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel)
7340545 Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel) by Sillemans, Experiens (fl.c.1650); 28.7x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Prison Ship 'York' in Portsmouth Harbour, 1807 (etching)
7341890 Prison Ship 'York' in Portsmouth Harbour, 1807 (etching) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 21.6x28.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The 'Duchess' before a light breeze, c.1681 (graphite)
7341879 The 'Duchess' before a light breeze, c.1681 (graphite) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 27.8x41.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Progress of Ship Building. 1. The wicker boat of the ancient Britons 2. The Great Harry 3. The Royal James 4
7341847 Progress of Ship Building. 1. The wicker boat of the ancient Britons 2. The Great Harry 3. The Royal James 4. The Royal George, 1756 (etching) by Unknown artist

'Sovereign of the Seas' (1637), after an original by Willem Van de Velde, the Elder, 1802 (coloured etching)
7341846 'Sovereign of the Seas' (1637), after an original by Willem Van de Velde, the Elder, 1802 (coloured etching) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 29x40.1 cm; National Maritime Museum

Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash)
7341813 Fleet with a ship on fire, 18th century (pen & ink drawing, grey wash) by Cleveley, Robert (1747-1809); 29x35.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Canopus 80 guns First class 2nd rate, c.1849 (etching)
7341808 Canopus 80 guns First class 2nd rate, c.1849 (etching) by Nibbs, Richard Henry (c.1816-93); 27.4x38 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 Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801, 1801 (oil on canvas)
7337697 The Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801, 1801 (oil on canvas) by Serres, John Thomas (1759-1825); 49.5x81.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Nelson forcing the passage of the sound, 30 March 1801, prior to the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801-15 (oil on canvas)
7337695 Nelson forcing the passage of the sound, 30 March 1801, prior to the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801-15 (oil on canvas) by Dodd, Robert (1748-1815); 61x91.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1801 (oil painting)
7337690 The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, 1801 (oil painting) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 90.2x151.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The 'Captain' capturing the 'San Nicolas' and the 'San Jose' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent
7337680 The 'Captain' capturing the 'San Nicolas' and the 'San Jose' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797, 1808 (oil on canvas) by Pocock

The 'General Goddard' capturing Dutch East Indiamen, late 18th century - early 19th century (oil on canvas)
7337677 The 'General Goddard' capturing Dutch East Indiamen, late 18th century - early 19th century (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); 114.3x184.1 cm; National Maritime Museum

The 'Defence' at the Battle of the 1 June 1794, 1811 (oil on canvas)
7337675 The 'Defence' at the Battle of the 1 June 1794, 1811 (oil on canvas) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 35.5x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

HMS 'Brunswick' breaking the line at the Battle of the First of June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas)
7337674 HMS 'Brunswick' breaking the line at the Battle of the First of June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 4.5x58.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The 'Brunswick' and the 'Vengeur du Peuple' at the Battle of the 1 June 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas)
7337672 The 'Brunswick' and the 'Vengeur du Peuple' at the Battle of the 1 June 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 139.7x190.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

Action between HMS 'Crescent' and the 'Reunion', 20 October 1793: ships engaged (painting)
7337671 Action between HMS 'Crescent' and the 'Reunion', 20 October 1793: ships engaged (painting) by Jones, C. M

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"Warships: A Glimpse into Naval History" Step aboard the time machine as we journey through the annals of naval warfare. From the mighty Renown to the indomitable Ark Royal and Sheffield, these British warships dominated the seas during 1939-1941, leaving an indelible mark on history. With their origins shrouded in mystery, their creators unknown, they symbolize the might and power of the British Royal Navy Fleet. Travel back further in time to witness The English Ship Hampton Court battling against a raging gale in 1678-80. This captivating scene captures both the resilience of sailors and the unforgiving nature of Mother Nature herself. Fast forward to 1907 when Dreadnought emerged onto the scene, forever changing naval warfare. This oil painting on canvas board depicts her majesty with a modern twist - a testament to her enduring legacy even in 2016. Crossing continents, we find ourselves at Long Beach, California's Pike Amusement Park where warships once stood tall amidst exhilarating rides and joyful laughter. These vessels served as reminders that even within amusement parks lies a nod to military prowess. Ludolf Bakhuysen's masterpiece from c. 1695 transports us into a tempestuous storm where warships valiantly navigate treacherous waters. Their stoic presence showcases bravery amidst chaos – an eternal theme throughout history. The Japanese battleship Yamato takes center stage next; its sheer size and strength evoking awe and respect among all who beheld it. Meanwhile, Cape Matapan witnessed an epic battle between opposing forces - forever etching this momentous event into naval lore. A panoramic view of Spithead reveals ships lining its southern side - each vessel representing countless stories of courage and sacrifice by those who sailed upon them. And amidst global tensions during Suez Crisis in 1956, HMS Theseus aircraft carrier stands tall, a symbol of British resolve.