naval warfare

This representation of the battle on Lake Erie is respectfully inscrib...

Print shows many ships from the stern engaged in battle on Lake Erie. Entered according to Act of Congress the 26 July 1815 by Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co., and J. Webster of the State of Pennsylvania.

Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell.

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" [Oliver H. Perry]. Ente... More

U.S.S. Iowa, damage from Spanish fire and Battle of Santiago

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020452. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

U.S.S. Oregon, Capt. Clark watching a shot at the [Cristobal] Colon, B...

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

Another party heard from / J.S. Pughe.

Print shows Neptune sitting among the sunken wrecks of the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War. Caption: Neptune Great whales! If those Yankees keep this up much longer I'll have to move! Illus. fro... More

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 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.

[Russian sailors making cannon balls for their battleship's guns]

Signed on block by artist on left with chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen... More

[Russian businessman talking to two workmen attempting to repair a dam...

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

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

The Capture of HBM. frigate Java by the U.S. frigate Constitution afte...

Caption: American loss - 9 killed, 25 wounded; British loss- 60 killed, 170 wounded.

Poster - The war in the Soudan - Public domain lithograph

Caption: Scene 3d. War in the Soudan, with terrific encounters, assaults, naval combats & warlike episodes. Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." No. 97.B.No. 47. Forms ... More

Battle of Plattsburg. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the Battle of Lake Champlain and Battle of Plattsburgh, 1814, Sept. 11.

Battle of Lake Erie - A painting of a group of people in a boat

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

John Singleton Copley - William Sharp - The seige and relief of Gibral...

Engraving by William Sharp after painting by J.S. Copley. Copyright by J.S. Copley.

The Battle of Manila, portrait print

35394 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Muller & Luchsinger. 2 copies

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--The world's largest, gra...

Poster showing naval battle. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co. No. 67.

[Russian doctor and nurse attending to a man with a Russian battleship...

Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Rokoku seibatsu senshō shōwa : Defeat of Russia: tales of laughter. Attributed to: Baidō Bōsai. Baid... More

Every Liberty Bond is a shot at a U boat--Fire your shot today--Buy a ...

Poster showing a shell, marked Second Liberty Loan, being shot toward German submarine. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2017.

The Japanese torpedo boat delivers a knock-out blow to Russian man-of-...

Print shows two figures wearing boxing gloves, one with a Japanese torpedo boat as its head punches the other figure with a Russian man-of-war as its head, destroying the ship. Signed on block by artist in low... More

The Japanese torpedo boat delivers a knock-out blow to Russian man-of-...

Print shows two figures wearing boxing gloves, one with a Japanese torpedo boat as its head punches the other figure with a Russian man-of-war as its head, destroying the ship. Signed on block by artist in low... More

Brave Dewey and his men - Public domain sheet music scan

The great naval battle off Cavite (Manila Bay), fought May 1st, 1898, ...

Copyright by Kurz & Allison. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing in...

Cartoon showing John Bull eating French sailing ships; a satire on the French defeat during the War of the Second Coalition, possibly refers to the Battle of the Nile. Form part of : British Cartoon Prints Col... More

A New catamaran expedition!!, British Cartoon Print

British cartoon showing Englishman, at Walmer Castle, and sailboats facing French fort. The Englishman is saying, "If this does not succeed I'll never catamaran again as long as I live." "The Bilingsgate cutter... More

Battle between the Monitor and Merrimac--fought March 9th 1862 at Hamp...

Print shows a battle scene between the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac just offshore, also shows a Union ship sinking and rescue boats being put to sea from shore, as well as a Union artillery bunker, Union sold... More

Imre Kiralfy's Grand naval spectacle

"Madison Square Garden." Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8136. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

The bombardment of Port Hudson / painted by E. Packbauer.

Naval battle during the Civil War, Port Hudson, Louisiana. F7073 U.S. Copyright Office.

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

Kurtze und grundliche erzehelung der Machtigen vnd vbertrefflichen Arm...

Print shows birdseye view of many sailing ships coming into the harbor near the island of Vulpen and map of the area around Biervliet, Vlissingen and Sluis in the Netherlands. Includes plan of the forts and loc... More

Eigentliche vorbildung der Spannischen Flott welche under dem comando ...

Engraved print shows birds-eye view map of the area between Antwerp, Bergen op Zoom, Hoogstraten and Willemstad in Belgium and the Netherlands during the 1631 Battle of the Slaak in the Netherlands. Also shown ... More

The war in Louisiana - destruction of the U.S. transport John Warner b...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, l864 June 18, p. 197.

Battle of Trafalgar - Print, Library of Congress collection

33028 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Tharme, William [La?]... More

Wreck of the Reina Mercedes at Santiago harbor, 1898

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Negative cracked through center. "925" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021534. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

George Dewey - Print, Library of Congress collection

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Elkins, Willard A., copyright claimant. Category d... More

Battle of Lake Erie - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photograph of painting at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M263. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Combate de Cavite, 1o de mayo 1898

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

Brave Dewey and his men - Public domain sheet music scan

Brave Dewey and his men - Public domain sheet music scan

Brave Dewey and his men - Public domain sheet music scan

Willem Crul shot dead 1781

Willem Crul is shot dead during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in 1781

D473-birème romaine-Liv2-ch10 -

Français : birème romaine English: A Roman naval bireme depicted in a relief from the Temple of Fortuna Primigenia in Praeneste, which was built c. 120 BC. Exhibited in the Pius-Clementine Museum (Museo Pio-C... More

The vanquishers of Salamis - A large group of people standing on top o...

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

hotographic copy of a print (?) copy of the painting The Battle of La ...

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[James River, Virginia Butler's dredge-boat, sunk by a Confederate she...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

The great naval battle off Cavite (Manila Bay), fought May 1st, 1898, ...

Copyright by Kurz & Allison. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Imre Kiralfy's Grand naval spectacle

"Madison Square Garden." Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8136. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Dutch warships., Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemia

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

Aussführliche Relation dess hefftigen See-Gefecthtes der zwey grossen ...

Birds-eye view engraving shows galleon war ships engaged in battle on the sea. Smoke and fire are depicted as well as sinking ships and sailors in open boats on the water. Includes medallion portraits of the En... More

Com. MacDonough's victory on Lake Champlain Sept. 11th 1814 / M. Cornè...

Print shows the battle on Lake Champlain and the land battle at Plattsburgh, 1814, Sept. 11.

Wreck of the Cristobal Colon, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "950" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021522. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

U.S.S. New York, "Lord Cassidy" selling pools, anniversary of Santiago...

Attribution to Hart based on style of numbering. "1006" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020792. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Edward H. Hart, American photographer active about 1890

Folly Island, S.C. (vicinity of Charleston). Beached remains of the Br...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More

Sullivan's Island, S.C. Wreck of blockade-runner near the shore

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milh... More

James River, Virginia Schooners sunk to obstruct passage

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library... More

[Photographic copy of a print (?) copy of the painting The Battle of L...

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Hero of Manila Bay - Public domain sheet music scan

Bodleian Libraries, Panorama of Lord Bridport's engagement, as represe...

Panorama of Lord Bridport's engagement, as represented in the Lower Circle in the Panorama, Leicester-Square; printed on one side only; Lord Bridport's engagement, as represented in the Lower Circle in the Pano... More

Those flippant Americans - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: New York Herald, Aug. 4, 1915, p. 12.

Brave Dewey and his men - Public domain sheet music scan

Shelling the woods before landing the troops at Daiquiri

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

American privateer "General Armstrong" Capt. Sam. C. Reid / lith. & pu...

Print shows the American privateer "General Armstrong" firing on British boats sent from HBM Carnation to capture her. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Rese... More

Fürstllung der nach Gibraltar zum Entsatz bestimmten Französischen Flo...

Engraving shows many ships in battle in the harbor near Gibraltar engaged at the end of the siege on March 24, 1705. Also shown is the harbor and fortress castle on the hill above the water. Includes key to des... More

Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les anglois en 1762

Print shows a perspective rendering of the bombardment of Havana by British ships and the landing of English troops where the fortress wall has been breeched to capture the city. Caption continues: Vista presp... More

A view of the fall of Montmorenci and the attack made by General Wolfe...

Print shows British warships on the Saint Lawrence River disembark troops below cliffs at the Plains of Abraham, waterfall in the foreground. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. ... More

The Phoenix and the Rose engaged by the enemy's fire ships and galleys...

Print shows American ships attacking the British warships Phoenix and Rose on the Hudson River in New York. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph ... More

Héroïsme des marins qui montoient le vaisseau Le Vengeur, le 3 juin 17...

Print shows the sinking of the vessel Vengeur. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 99.

Pumping air to the divers in Battleship Maine, Havana Harbor, Cuba

28969 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 9100. Copyright by B.L. Singley. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898, starboard spar de...

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "824" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021525. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

U.S.S. Texas, quarter deck after Battle of Santiago, whitened by saltp...

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021015. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

U.S.S. Oregon, watching a shot at the Cristobal Colon, Battle of Santi...

Attribution based on negative D4-20855. "920" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020859. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Edward H. Hart, American photographer active about 1890

U.S.S. Oregon, cheering the hauling down of the Colon's colors, Battle...

Attribution to Hart based on negatives with similar numbers. Photo of a photographic print. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020860. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Edward H. Hart, American photogr... More

Engagement between the Wasp and Frolic (a running fight)

Date based on Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Photograph of a painting signed "William Steeple Davis." Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 22695. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

A flotilla of steamships sailing under the flags of several nations

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Sekibanga (color lithograph). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

WWI souvenir handkerchief - A british flag with a picture of a man in ...

Public domain photograph related to navy, naval warfare, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vue de la Baye de Kings-town, Isle de St. Vincent et de la prise de ce...

Photograph shows the French assault on the island of Saint Vincent in the West Indies; British batteries above the town of Kingstown on the Bay of Kingstown, and three captured British ships disembarking French... More

Pierre Ozanne - Moment de l'après midi du 11 Aoust 1778

Photograph shows the French fleet, under the command of Comte d'Estaing, departing Newport, Rhode Island, in an effort to engage the British fleet arriving from New York under the command of Lord Howe and Admir... More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus speaks with Pete Ward, lead p...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Oct. 19, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus speaks with Pete Ward, lead project engineer of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, at the MRAP vehicle integration facilit... More

James River, Virginia Butler's dredge-boat, sunk by a Confederate shel...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library... More

Brave Dewey and his men - Public domain sheet music scan

The Hero of Manila Bay - Public domain sheet music scan

Bodleian Libraries, Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury Fort

Writing blank entitled Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury Fort; has annotation at top left: "2/6"; Queen Elizabeth exhorting her people, to stand firm in defence of their Queen and country; Elizabeth returning thanks i... More

Gunboat-Nuoli-1963. Warship photograph collection

Photograph of two class “Nuoli” motorized gun boats (apparently Nos. 8 and 6) of the Finnish Navy, acting at a manœuvre.

The Hero of Manila Bay - Public domain sheet music scan

Wreck of the Maine, Havana - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Duncherchen assediato dall'armi Francesi sotto il Maresciallo di Turen...

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortified coastal city of Dunkerque (France) under siege by French forces under command of Marshall Turenne from May 24 until June 25, 1658. Print also shows an English ar... More

Eigentliche Vorstellung der grossen See-Schlacht welche en 29 Maij st....

Birds-eye view engraving shows map with ships engaged in battle in the English channel between France and England. Identifed on the map are Plymouth, Portland, Isle de Wigh[t], Portesmouth, London and and Dover... More

Wahre Proben, rühmlicher Tapferkeit gewiesen an den beeden See-Plätzen...

Birds-eye view print presents two images. The upper image shows the harbor of Dieppe, France under fire from ships in the harbor. The lower image shows the fortified harbor of Havre de Grace [Le Havre], France ... More

A N.b.E. view of the fort on the western end of Sulivans Island with t...

Print shows Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, and Fort Sullivan; prominent features identified by letter with legend printed below image. Possible restrikes from later edi... More

Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie / J.R. Chapin ; F.F. Walker...

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry behind a cannon aboard ship during the Battle of Lake Erie, with men waving hats, and a rooster perched on an unattended cannon.

General view of the wrecked battleship Maine, Havana harbor, Cuba

28979 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9111. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, after 11-inch gun, 1898

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021543. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Wreck of U.S.S. Merrimac in Santiago Harbor

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "Hart" and "923" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020622. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Edward H. Hart, American photographer active about 1890

The Indiana in battle - Drawing. Public domain image.

Battleship USS Indiana. Reproduction of painting. Public domain image of an American navy ship, 18th-19th-century, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898, 11-inch gun and q...

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Photograph of photo from unidentified source. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021527. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Poster - Blockade-brecker / A. Rother. - Public domain lithograph

Poster shows explosions on and around a ship. Text is an advertisement (?) for a book about how a blockade runner delivered munitions to Germany's East African soldiers. Prices for bound and unbound editions are given.

Victory of frigate United States over the Macedonian

Photograph of a painting signed "William Steeple Davis, c1911." Corresponding glass transparency (LC-D4-45 x) available on videodisc frame 1A-28688. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022696. Gift; State Historical Soc... More

The Hero of Manila Bay - Public domain sheet music scan

Fragatas libertad e indpendencia Armada de Mexico

Español: Durante el gobierno liberal de Benito Juárez se obtuvo la adquisición de dos vapores en Inglaterra, de iguales características: los cañoneros Libertad e Independencia. El cañonero Libertad prestó muy ... More

Passage of Humaitá

A watercolour by retired Brazilian admiral Trajano Augusto de Carvalho depicting a scene from the Passage of Humaitá, 19 February 1868. Shellbursts illuminate the night sky revealing Brazilan ironclads dashin... More