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Development of naval warfare.Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1760
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The first recorded sea battle occurred about 1210 BC: Hittites defeated and burned the Cyprus fleet. Athens protected itself from Persia by building a fleet paid for by silver mines profits. Romans developed the technique of grappling and boarding enemy ships with soldiers. Constantinople invented a Greek fire, a flamethrower to burn enemy's ships. Torpedo was invented by the Arab Hasan al-Rammah in 1275.

With the Age of Discovery, naval actions in defense of the new colonies grew in scale. In 1588, Spain sent Armada to subdue the English fleet of Elizabeth, but Admiral Sir Charles Howard won the battle, marking the rise of the Pax Britannica. Anglo-Dutch Wars were the first wars to be conducted entirely at sea. Most memorable of these battles was the raid on the Medway, in which the Dutch sailed up the river Thames, and destroyed most of the British fleet.

The 18th century was a period of continuous naval wars, in the Mediterranean, in the Atlantic Ocean, and in the Baltic Sea. The Napoleonic Wars culminating in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

With the advent of the steamship, it became possible to create massive gun platforms and to provide them with heavy armor protection. The battle of the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor in the American Civil War that symbolized the changing times. In the 20th century, the steel-armored battleships with large shell turret guns emerged. The Russo-Japanese Battle of Tsushima in 1905 was the first test of the new concepts, resulting in Japanese victory.

Airpower became key to navies throughout the 20th century, moving to jets launched from ever-larger carriers, and augmented by cruisers armed with guided missiles and cruise missiles. During the Pacific War of World War II, the carriers and their airplanes were the stars and the United States became the world's dominant sea power. The Falklands War, however, showed the vulnerability of modern ships to sea-skimming missiles.

Parallel to the development of naval aviation was the development of submarines. In the 1950s the Cold War inspired the development of ballistic missile submarines.
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Two ships from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 19

Two ships from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 19

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of two ships engaged in a battle. Image taken from f. 19 of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin.

Naval Battle Between Greeks and Trojans

Naval Battle Between Greeks and Trojans

Public domain photo of Italian art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Johannes Staden of Hessen fights with French ship at Buttugaris, Brazil

Johannes Staden of Hessen fights with French ship at Buttugaris, Brazi...

Battle between 3 ships and Indians. Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, page 7. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption ca... More

The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill

The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill

Democratic presidential candidate George Brinton McClellan is lampooned as an incompetent military leader. He sits in a saddle mounted on the boom of the Union ironclad vessel "Galena." The print recalls two p... More

Surely the world is growing better / Will Crawford.

Surely the world is growing better / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows an imaginary battle where aircraft, battleships, and submarines are engaged in shooting at each other. Caption: Whereas formerly we fought our naval battles on top of the water only, we now ... More

The great naval battle: the first sight of the enemy. The fleets in touch: British battle-cruisers encounterng the German high-seas fleet off Jutland

The great naval battle: the first sight of the enemy. The fleets in to...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aerial view of surfaced U-boat under attack by US Navy plane

Aerial view of surfaced U-boat under attack by US Navy plane

Photo from US Navy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

An overhead view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to starboard

An overhead view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) firing its M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Pineda Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires a broadside to starboard from the ship's Mark 7, 16-inch, 50-caliber guns during its shakedown cruise

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires a broadside to starboard from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David Carerras Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A salvo is fired from the No. 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The turret is trained as far forward as possible on the starboard side with guns elevated to the level of the BGM-109 Tomahawk missile armored box launchers. The guns are being fired in order to determine the launcher`s overpressure resistance.Fifth view in a series of five

A salvo is fired from the No. 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun turret a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A projectile is fired off the starboard side from one of the Mark 38 5-inch/38-caliber guns aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during a gunnery exercise. The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Shield

A projectile is fired off the starboard side from one of the Mark 38 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires a round from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in its No. 3 turret during Operation Desert Storm. The ship's target is an Iraqi artillery battery in southern Kuwaiti

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) fires a round from one of the Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Wisconsin(BB 64) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Carnes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Swedish and Russian navies at the end of a battle in July 1789, Öland, Sweden

Swedish and Russian navies at the end of a battle in July 1789, Öland,...

The Swedish and Russian navies at the end of the battle on the 26th of July. .The image is part of a series illustrating a naval battle at the southern point of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, fought in ... More

The "Great White Fleet" visits Australia - 1908

The "Great White Fleet" visits Australia - 1908

The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909, by order of U.S. President The... More

Naval Battle in the Sound near Elsinore (Helsingnør) between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, 8 November 1658

Naval Battle in the Sound near Elsinore (Helsingnør) between the Dutch...

Public domain image of a harbor, sailing ship, boat, city building, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Zeeslag voor de kust van Salee, Marokko

Zeeslag voor de kust van Salee, Marokko

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Reinier Nooms - Naval Battle, 16th century

Reinier Nooms - Naval Battle, 16th century

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (Dutch, Amsterdam ca. 1623–1664 Amsterdam) Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zeeslag bij Messina, 1676 - Engraving, Public domain image

Zeeslag bij Messina, 1676 - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Die U-Boote laufen ein - Norway. Public domain image

Die U-Boote laufen ein - Norway. Public domain image

RAFA-3309 U71_0140..Vil du bla i albumet, kan du gjøre det i Digitalarkivet: arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/13188/2/?size=medium&mo... ( http://arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/13188/2/?size=medium&mode=0 ) ..If yo... More

California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the U.S.S. California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hulk of the capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma at extreme right

California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the U.S.S. Cal...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Photograph of Planes and Hangars Wrecked in the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Planes and Hangars Wrecked in the Japanese Attack on Pea...

Original caption: Planes and hangars wrecked in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. NAS Pearl Harbor. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Nevada after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Nevada after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original caption: The USS Nevada (BB36) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Moving to position away from enflamed ships. Foreground salvage and rescue tugs gun crews in action. ... More

[Douglas SBD "Dauntless" dive bomber balanced on nose after crash landing on carrier flight deck, June 21, 1943]

[Douglas SBD "Dauntless" dive bomber balanced on nose after crash land...

Title from caption card and item. AM-CR-11-55053. Official U.S. Navy photo. This record contains unverified data from old caption card, with subsequent revisions. See printout for notes written by EBP. Unsure of source.

A starboard quarter view of the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) battle group as it heads home from deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. The ships are, clockwise from top, USS MAHAN (DDG-42), USS CARON (DD-970), USS PETERSON (DD-969), USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), USS DETROIT (AOE-4) and USS GARCIA (FF-1040)

A starboard quarter view of the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) battle group ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC C. Pedrick Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A salvo is fired from the forward Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a firepower demonstration for visiting Guatemalan dignitaries and guests

A salvo is fired from the forward Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puerto Quetzal Country: Guatemala (GTM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Zeeslag bij Duins, 1639 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Zeeslag bij Duins, 1639 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Zeeslag voor Gibraltar, 25 april 1607

Zeeslag voor Gibraltar, 25 april 1607

Public domain image of 17th-century engraving, print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

S. Salvador. Book illustration from Library of Congress

S. Salvador. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a birds-eye view of ships flying Dutch flags approaching the harbor Baya de Todos os Sanctos to the entrance of Salvador in Brazil. In May 1624, Dutch forces captured the town of Salvador in Brazil.... More

Episode from the Four Days' Naval Battle, 11-14 June 1666, of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-67

Episode from the Four Days' Naval Battle, 11-14 June 1666, of the Seco...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the observatory under the command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sepr. 1814 which lasted 24 hours, & thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss / J. Bower, sc. Phila.

A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the Brit...

Title from item. Re-engraving of earlier print shows the British fleet bombarding Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812. Purchase; Old Print Shop; 2012; (DLC/PP-2013:004).

Sinking of the Lusitania - Public domain ocean liner image

Sinking of the Lusitania - Public domain ocean liner image

Local Accession Number: 2172..Description: Front page story of the Lusitania being torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat...Photographer: Unknown..Source: New York Times..Size: 8x10..Medium: Print, Black and Whi... More

Photograph of the Capsized USS Oklahoma and the USS Maryland after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the Capsized USS Oklahoma and the USS Maryland after the...

Original caption: The capsized USS Oklahoma (BB37) and the USS Maryland (BB46) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941 General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of USS Arizona Exploding Fiercely at Pearl Harbor after Japanese Attack

Photograph of USS Arizona Exploding Fiercely at Pearl Harbor after Jap...

Original caption: USS Arizona explodes fiercely at Pearl Harbor after Japanese attack. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of USS Arizona on Fire after Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of USS Arizona on Fire after Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Arizona (BB39) afire. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Pearl Harbor bombing. Destruction. Smoke pours from the USS Shaw, bombed dry dock (right center) while in the foreground lies the capsized USS Oglala, a minelayer. To the left is the 10,000 ton cruiser, USS Helena, struck by an aerial torpedo on the starboard side. The concussion caused the Oglala, formerly berthed alongside the Helena to flood and she turned over after being brought to dock. At the extreme left, may be seen some of the superstructure of the USS Pennsylvania and at the right appears to be the USS Maryland burning

Pearl Harbor bombing. Destruction. Smoke pours from the USS Shaw, bomb...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A starboard bow view of the ships in the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) battle group as they head home from deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. The ships are, clockwise from right, USS MAHAN (DDG-42), USS CARON (DDG-37), USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), USS DETROIT (AOE-4) and USS GARCIA (FF-1040)

A starboard bow view of the ships in the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC C. Pedrick Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The 16-inch/50-caliber guns are fired to starboard aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62)

The 16-inch/50-caliber guns are fired to starboard aboard the battlesh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Pineda Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns are fired to starboard during a main firing exercise aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns are fired to starb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to port. The bow of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) is in the background

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) firing its Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Sabo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) RIM-7M Sea Sparrow radar-guided, air-to-air missile is fired from the Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during a missile exercise. The Kennedy Battle Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) RIM-7M Sea Sparrow radar-g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Major Command Shown: USS JFK (CV-67) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tra... More

Grumman S-2E, one of 9 ASW sqds at NAS NI in 1968 768

Grumman S-2E, one of 9 ASW sqds at NAS NI in 1968 768

Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )

north island image, US Navy Photogrpah

north island image, US Navy Photogrpah

pictionid57116994 - catalognorth island image - titlearray - filenamebd ely takes off from penn.jpg--Many of these images are from the Historical Archives at North Island. l-----Please Tag these images so that ... More

The "Great White Fleet" visits Australia - 1908

The "Great White Fleet" visits Australia - 1908

The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909, by order of U.S. President The... More

Battle between the Greeks and the Trojans; the Trojans set the Greek ships on fire

Battle between the Greeks and the Trojans; the Trojans set the Greek s...

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Roman Naval Battle

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Roman Naval Battle

The Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae is a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities, the core of which consists of prints published by Antonio Lafreri and gathered under a title page he printed in t... More

Roman Arena with a Mock Naval Battle

Roman Arena with a Mock Naval Battle

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ondergang van de Spaanse Armada, 1588

Ondergang van de Spaanse Armada, 1588

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Zeeslag bij Beachy Head, 1690 - Engraving, Public domain image

Zeeslag bij Beachy Head, 1690 - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain image of Dutch print, maritime landscape, ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Reinier Nooms - Naval Battle, 16th century

Reinier Nooms - Naval Battle, 16th century

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (Dutch, Amsterdam ca. 1623–1664 Amsterdam) Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A painting of the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia by W. F. Halsall.

A painting of the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia by W. F....

WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2013) A painting of the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia by W. F. Halsall. The Brooklyn-built Monitor made nautical history after being designed and assembled in 118 days, and th... More

Type of German U-boat at Harwich, England

Type of German U-boat at Harwich, England

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German U-Boat, George Grantham Bain Collection

German U-Boat, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond. The submarine, shown in Central Park, took par... More

Die U-Boote laufen ein - Norway. Public domain image

Die U-Boote laufen ein - Norway. Public domain image

Bildet sannsynligvis tatt 15. juli 1942 i Narvik. Fjellet "Sovende dronning" og Ankenes i bakgrunnen. RAFA-3309 U71_0141..Vil du bla i albumet, kan du gjøre det i Digitalarkivet: arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/1... More

Photograph of the USS California after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS California after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Ha...

Original caption: The USS California (BB44) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Abandoning ship. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Arizona after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Arizona after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbo...

Original caption: The USS Arizona (BB39) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Shaw in Floating Drydock after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Shaw in Floating Drydock after the Japanese Atta...

Original caption: The USS Shaw (DD373) in floating drydock after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the Capsized USS Utah and the USS Raleigh in the Background after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the Capsized USS Utah and the USS Raleigh in the Backgro...

Original caption: The capsized USS Utah (AG16), and the USS Raleigh (CL7) in the background after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of t... More

Aircraft at Hickam Field, Hawaii (HI) continue to burn and explode, in the immediate aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and other military installations

Aircraft at Hickam Field, Hawaii (HI) continue to burn and explode, in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Field State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Photograph of Gun Crews during the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Gun Crews during the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Gun crews during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Marines and soldiers fire on raiding Japanese planes. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Pearl Harbor - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Photograph of Pearl Harbor - U.S. National Archives Public Domain phot...

Original caption: Pearl Harbor, HI. Thick smoke rolls out of a burning ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. December 7, 1941. Col... More

Pearl Harbor bombing. USS Maryland. Moored inboard of the USS Oklahoma, which capsized, the 31,500 ton Maryland was damaged slightly and was one of the first ships to rejoin the fleet after the Japanese attack

Pearl Harbor bombing. USS Maryland. Moored inboard of the USS Oklahoma...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

An overhead view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to starboard

An overhead view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) firing its M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Pineda Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A round is fired from the No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63)

A round is fired from the No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Thomas P. Milne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

north island image, US Navy Photogrpah

north island image, US Navy Photogrpah

pictionid57116856 - catalognorth island image - titlearray - filenamebd ely pennsylvania ready for to.jpg--Many of these images are from the Historical Archives at North Island. l-----Please Tag these images s... More

Perry's victory on Lake Erie: fought Septr. 10th 1813

Perry's victory on Lake Erie: fought Septr. 10th 1813

Print shows the American ships Lawrence and Niagara fighting British ships during the Battle of Lake Erie.

Battle of New Orleans - Public domain historical image

Battle of New Orleans - Public domain historical image

General Andrew Jackson on horseback in foreground commanding troops in battle against British troops commanded by General Pakenham, Jan. 8, 1815; ships in background. Copyright by Kurz & Allison.

Naval Combat, Jacques Callot - Public domain portrait engraving

Naval Combat, Jacques Callot - Public domain portrait engraving

Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy) Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eerste zeeslag van de vloot van Ferdinando I de' Medici tegen de Turkse vloot

Eerste zeeslag van de vloot van Ferdinando I de' Medici tegen de Turks...

Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Battle between the United States and the Macedonian / painted by Chappel ; engraved by Duthie.

Battle between the United States and the Macedonian / painted by Chapp...

Print shows the warship United States, on the right, firing at HMS Macedonian on the left. From the original picture in the possession of the Publishers.

Bilden visar pansarkryssaren Fylgia snedd framifrån. Hon skjuter salut med pjäserna på båda sidor och är omgiven av stora rökmoln.

Bilden visar pansarkryssaren Fylgia snedd framifrån. Hon skjuter salut...

Bilden visar pansarkryssaren Fylgia snedd framifrån. Hon skjuter salut med pjäserna på båda sidor och är omgiven av stora rökmoln.

[Pearl Harbor naval base and U.S.S. Shaw ablaze after the Japanese attack]

[Pearl Harbor naval base and U.S.S. Shaw ablaze after the Japanese att...

U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captured Japanese Photograph Taken during the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Captured Japanese Photograph Taken during the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Captured Japanese photograph. Photograph taken during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. (see back of mount for Japanese release caption). General Photographic File of the De... More

Pearl Harbor bombing. Naval air station. This is the wreckage-strewn naval air station at Pearl Harbor following one of the Japanese sneak attacks on the morning of December 7, 1941. In the background, an explosion sends a mass of flames and smoke high in the sky

Pearl Harbor bombing. Naval air station. This is the wreckage-strewn n...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Pearl Harbor bombing. Destruction. Smoke pours from the USS Shaw, bombed dry dock (right center) while in the foreground lies the capsized USS Oglala, a minelayer. To the left is the 10,000 ton cruiser, USS Helena, struck by an aerial torpedo on the starboard side. The concussion caused the Oglala, formerly berthed alongside the Helena to flood and she turned over after being brought to dock. At the extreme left, may be seen some of the superstructure of the USS Pennsylvania and at the right appears to be the USS Maryland burning

Pearl Harbor bombing. Destruction. Smoke pours from the USS Shaw, bomb...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

40 mm kanon på jagaren., Sjohistoriska museet, Sweden

40 mm kanon på jagaren., Sjohistoriska museet, Sweden

40 mm kanon på jagaren. Public domain photograph of artillery gun, military weapon, cannon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The No 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired to starboard aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during a main battery firing exercise

The No 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired to starboard aboard th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to starboard during a live-fire exercise. Other ships of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (BB-60) battle group are conducting an underway replenishment in the background

An aerial port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) firing its ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Sabo, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

One of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 1 turret aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) is fired during a night gunnery exercise near Puerto Rico

One of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in the No. 1 turret aboard t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: LT Rob Raine Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau CLM-81 fires one of its 15.2 cm caliber cannons.

The Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau CLM-81 fires one of its 15.2 cm ca...

Salinas, Peru (Jul. 03, 2004) The Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau (CLM-81) fires one of its 15.2 cm caliber cannons as naval surface fire support during a Latin American amphibious assault exercise supporting U... More

12th June 1776. Sailing from Halifax to N. York

12th June 1776. Sailing from Halifax to N. York

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Naval battle between English and Flemings from BL Royal 14 E IV, f. 276

Naval battle between English and Flemings from BL Royal 14 E IV, f. 27...

Detail of a miniature of a naval battle between English and Flemings at the Battle of Sluys. Image taken from f. 276 of Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre. Written in French.

Zeeslag met de Spaanse Armada, 1588

Zeeslag met de Spaanse Armada, 1588

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The story of the Spanish Armada introduction by Captain Mahan

The story of the Spanish Armada introduction by Captain Mahan

Poster shows an illustration of the destruction of the Spanish Armada; ships on fire and black smoke filling the air. Signed: V. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Copyright 18... More

The destruction of Russ[i]an torpede [sic] destroyers by Japanese torpede destroyers at Port Arthur -- the illustration of the war between Japan and Russia (no. 5)

The destruction of Russ[i]an torpede [sic] destroyers by Japanese torp...

Print shows sailors from the Japanese torpedo boat, Sazanami, boarding a Russian torpedo boat during a heated sea battle off Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war. From series: Illustrated Russo-Japanese War. No. 5.

Type of German U-boat at Harwich, England

Type of German U-boat at Harwich, England

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kurz vor der Landung (Die U-Boote laufen ein)

Kurz vor der Landung (Die U-Boote laufen ein)

RAFA-3309 U71_0143..Vil du bla i albumet, kan du gjøre det i Digitalarkivet: arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/13188/2/?size=medium&mo... ( http://arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/13188/2/?size=medium&mode=0 ) ..If yo... More

Leaves berth virtually surrounded by stricken ships. The U.S.S. Neosho, navy oil tanker, cautiously backs away from her berth (right center) in a successful effort to escape the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. At left the battleship U.S.S. California lists after aerial blows. Other crippled warships and part of the hull of the capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma may be seen in the background. The Neosho was later sunk in the Coral Sea

Leaves berth virtually surrounded by stricken ships. The U.S.S. Neosho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Photograph of the Capsized USS Oklahoma and the USS Maryland after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the Capsized USS Oklahoma and the USS Maryland after the...

Original caption: The capsized USS Oklahoma (BB37) and the USS Maryland (BB46) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941 General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Burning and damaged ships at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Arizona Burning after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Arizona Burning after the Japanese Attack on Pea...

Original caption: The USS Arizona (BB39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

[plakett i ramens n kant:] "J. T. Schoultz 1754 - 1800-talets början Retraiten från Wiborg den 3 Julii 1790"

[plakett i ramens n kant:] "J. T. Schoultz 1754 - 1800-talets början R...

Fotograf på Sjöhistoriska museet. Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A starboard beam view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) firing its 16-inch/50-caliber guns. The NEW JERSEY has recently been renovated and modernized and is undergoing sea trials prior to its scheduled reactivation in January 1983

A starboard beam view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) firing its ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Lawrence B. Foster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizel [sic].

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779. Collection des prospec... More

Swedish and Russian navies before a battle in July 1789, Öland, Sweden

Swedish and Russian navies before a battle in July 1789, Öland, Sweden

The Swedish and Russian navies on the evening of the 25th of July, "when rough sea prevented the battle". .The image is part of a series illustrating a naval battle at the southern point of the island of Öland ... More

Battle of Lake Erie - Public domain historical image

Battle of Lake Erie - Public domain historical image

Oliver Hazard Perry standing on front of small boat after abandoning his flagship, the Lawrence. K33650 U.S. Copyright Office.

The first battle between "iron" ships of war

The first battle between "iron" ships of war

Print shows the Monitor and the Merrimack firing at each other during battle, with other battleships in the background, one sinking on the left. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1862 by Henry B... More

United States & Macedonian - Public domain portrait drawing

United States & Macedonian - Public domain portrait drawing

Preliminary drawing for an oil painting showing the sea battle between the USS United States, under the command of Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian off the coast of Maderia on October 25, 1812. The original... More

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Roman Naval Battle

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Roman Naval Battle

The Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae is a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities, the core of which consists of prints published by Antonio Lafreri and gathered under a title page he printed in t... More

Navy aircraft. Gruman torpedo bombers. The Avenger. These dual purpose aircraft, already tested in battle, are the U.S. Navy's new torpedo-bombers, capable both of hedge-hopping waves to press home a torpedo attack and flying high above enemy targets to drop tons of high explosives. Manufactured to Gruman, these deadly bombers are heavily armed and armored. Generally they are given fighter protection, they are carrier based

Navy aircraft. Gruman torpedo bombers. The Avenger. These dual purpose...

Title devised by Library staff, from a related image of a C-54A Skymaster which had been erroneously given the above caption. Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Contact print either atta... More

Convoy. Sailing with their sterns to the rising sun, ships of an American convoy set out for the Southwest Pacific. Ships like these and the naval vessels and planes that accompany them are maintaining the "bridges of boats" that link us with our far- flung battle fronts

Convoy. Sailing with their sterns to the rising sun, ships of an Ameri...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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