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HMS King George V (1911) postcard

HMS King George V (1911) postcard

Postcard of English battleship HMS King George V Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Victoria Embankment (16173219432)

Victoria Embankment (16173219432)

In the week from Saturday 17th July to Saturday 24th July 1909, ships from the Home and Atlantic Fleets were moored along the Thames from Westminster Bridge to the Nore Lightship in the estuary, some forty mile... More

RMS Tagus 1 postcard - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

RMS Tagus 1 postcard - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

RMS Tagus Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard Majestic liner postcard

Postcard Majestic liner postcard

RMS Majestic in King George V dry dock, Southampton Public domain scan of vintage postcard, ocean liner, ship, transatlantic line, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard RMMV Carnarvon Castle - Public domain ocean liner image

Postcard RMMV Carnarvon Castle - Public domain ocean liner image

Union-Castle liner MV Carnarvon Castle, as refitted in 1938 with one funnel

Capture of Aden 1839 "H.M.S. 'Volage' and 'Cruiser' engaging Seerah fortress batteries"

Capture of Aden 1839 "H.M.S. 'Volage' and 'Cruiser' engaging Seerah fo...

Early 20th century British postcard showing one of six paintings on the 1839 capture of Aden painted by Captain J. S. Rundle of the Royal Navy, who had taken part in the expedition.

Fore turret 15-in guns of HMS Queen Elizabeth, postcard, WWI (30142381993)

Fore turret 15-in guns of HMS Queen Elizabeth, postcard, WWI (30142381...

Lot-9212-6: WWI, Royal Navy. Hand-tinted postcard that reads, “Fore Turret 15-in Guns of HMS Queen Elizabeth.” Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/11/04).

StateLibQld 1 115868 Themistocles (Ship)

StateLibQld 1 115868 Themistocles (Ship)

Postcard of TSS Themistocles, 11,400 GRT, The Aberdeen Line to South Africa and Australia, Managers Geo. Thompson & Co., Ltd., 7 Billiter Square, London, E.C. 3. (Description supplied with photograph).

Postcard RMMV Stirling Castle postcard

Postcard RMMV Stirling Castle postcard

Old postcards of British ships Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SS Regina - Public domain ocean liner image

SS Regina - Public domain ocean liner image

The White Star liner Regina Public domain scan of vintage postcard, ocean liner, ship, transatlantic line, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

R. M. S. P. 'AVON' at San Juan, P. R. FEB 27, 1911 side 1

R. M. S. P. 'AVON' at San Juan, P. R. FEB 27, 1911 side 1

R. M. S. P. 'AVON' at San Juan, P. R. FEB 27, 1911 side 1 Note: The postcard is from ship RMSP Avon, but the ship represented is the Tagus, of the same company.

Boadicea on the Thames

Boadicea on the Thames

This is an undivided back postcard which was posted in Colchester on 3rd December 1902. It shows the Thames Steamboat Company's paddle steamer "Boadicea" leaving Lambeth Palace Pier for its next upstream stop.... More

Colorful Oceanic postcard

Colorful Oceanic postcard

Colorful image of RMS Oceanic Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Centurion. Warship photograph collection

HMS Centurion. Warship photograph collection

British battleship HMS Centurion. Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

RMSP AVON postcard - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

RMSP AVON postcard - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

RMSP AVON From image: R.M.S.P. "Avon" (twin-screw) 11,073 tons Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Duncan (1901) postcard - Public domain postcard scan

HMS Duncan (1901) postcard - Public domain postcard scan

HMS Duncan Post card, Raphael Tuck & Sons. "Oilette" postcard no 9183, Our Navy series IV

HMS Lily (1874) postcard postcard

HMS Lily (1874) postcard postcard

Postcard of HMS Lily (1874) Public domain image of a British navy warship, sailing ship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Monmouth. Warship photograph collection

HMS Monmouth. Warship photograph collection

The British armoured cruiser HMS Monmouth, sunk at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914. Postcard, presumably pre-war

Postcard tug and ship postcard

Postcard tug and ship postcard

Old postcards of British ships Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hamble card2 postcard ship. Black and white photo.

Hamble card2 postcard ship. Black and white photo.

postcard of Luke moorings, Hamble Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Alexandra (1875 ship) postcard

HMS Alexandra (1875 ship) postcard

HMS Alexandra (1875) at Malta after 1886 when she had been painted white at the request of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh whose flag she wears.

RMS Tagus postcard - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

RMS Tagus postcard - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

RMS Tagus A black and white photo of a ship in the water. A black and white photo of a ship. Public domain postcard scan.

SS Athenic (1901) postcard

SS Athenic (1901) postcard

SS Athenic (1901) Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Devastation (1871 ship) postcard

HMS Devastation (1871 ship) postcard

HMS Devastation (1871) off Southend dressed for the celebration attending Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. i

Regina Dominion Line postcard

Regina Dominion Line postcard

The ocean liner Regina when in Dominion Line service Public domain scan of vintage postcard, ocean liner, transatlantic, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard RMMV Durban Castle during World War I

Postcard RMMV Durban Castle during World War I

Photographic postcard of the Union-Castle liner Durban Castle Public domain scan of a warship, vintage World War One postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS DAUNTLESS (7600690914). Warship photograph collection

HMS DAUNTLESS (7600690914). Warship photograph collection

This image shows HMS DAUNTLESS at naval buoy number 12 on 11 April 1924. Wilkinson took the photo from KARINGAL during a special cruise. Frederick Wilkinson (1901 - 1975) migrated to Australia from England in ... More

Postcard RMMV Capetown Castle postcard

Postcard RMMV Capetown Castle postcard

Old postcards of British ships A large ship traveling across the ocean. A large ship on a body of water. Public domain postcard scan.

Postcard RMS Arundel Castle postcard

Postcard RMS Arundel Castle postcard

Old postcards of British ships Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Athenic-100 bg postcard

Athenic-100 bg postcard

SS Athenic, White Star Line (in 1928 converted to whaling factory Pelagos)

Engelb1941vykort postcard

Engelb1941vykort postcard

S/S Engelbrekt sailing on Lake Siljan, Sweden in 1941 Public domain scan of vintage postcard, Sweden, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Goshawk (1911). Warship photograph collection

HMS Goshawk (1911). Warship photograph collection

HMS Goshawk Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Bulwark (1899). Warship photograph collection

HMS Bulwark (1899). Warship photograph collection

Photo of HMS Bulwark: it is a commercial photo likely taken to produce a series of postcards by H. Symonds & Co of Portsmouth, which is no longer in operation (similar set).

MV Adda (1922) postcard

MV Adda (1922) postcard

motor vessel Adda from 1922 Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

StateLibQld 1 102648 Delhi (ship) and Danae (ship)

StateLibQld 1 102648 Delhi (ship) and Danae (ship)

HMS Danae and HMS Delhi, believed to be at Brisbane. Comment : This appears to be part of their participation in the Cruise of the Special Service Squadron, which visited Brisbane and other Australian cities.

HMS Agincourt Oilette. Warship photograph collection

HMS Agincourt Oilette. Warship photograph collection

HMS Agincourt (1913). Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard of SS Meriones dated 1923

Postcard of SS Meriones dated 1923

Postcard of the cargo steamship Meriones scanned image from personal postcard collection. There is no copyright attribution but the card has a postmark dated 1923.

R.M.S.P. Avon, Bedstead State Room

R.M.S.P. Avon, Bedstead State Room

R.M.S.P. Avon, Bedstead State Room A room with a red rug and a red rug. A room with a bed, a bed, and a rug. Public domain postcard scan.

355 Akershus fæstning. Kristiania - no-nb digifoto 20151210 00033 bldsa PK08906 (cropped)

355 Akershus fæstning. Kristiania - no-nb digifoto 20151210 00033 blds...

Norsk bokmål: Bildet er hentet fra Nasjonalbibliotekets bildesamling Akershus festning,Akershuskaia, Oslo English: The picture is taken from the National Library's image collection Akershus Fortress, Akershuska... More

H. M. S. Buzzard Training Ship, London

H. M. S. Buzzard Training Ship, London

postcard entitled "H. M. S. Buzzard Training Ship, London", used in post with green halfpenny stamp of King Edward VII, postmarked "JU 12 06", on reverse "P. P. & P. Co. Croydon"

RMS Armadale Castle postcard

RMS Armadale Castle postcard

Postcard entitled R. M. S. "Armadale Castle" 12973 Tons, also marked "Published by Sallo Epstein & Co., Durban", used in the post with a King Edward VII penny stamp of Natal and postmarked "DE 20 04" (for 20 D... More

Lapland postcard - A painting of a large ship in the ocean

Lapland postcard - A painting of a large ship in the ocean

SS Lapland Public domain image of a passenger ship, ocean liner, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Willy Stoewer HMS Lion Doggerbank

Willy Stoewer HMS Lion Doggerbank

The British flagship HMS Lion, heavily damaged by German shells during the Battle of Dogger Bank 1915.

Postcard - Wreck of S.S. Lady Charlotte - C. J. King

Postcard - Wreck of S.S. Lady Charlotte - C. J. King

C. J. King - postcard - wreck of SS Lady Charlotte

Fitz Gerald Cosens & Co. SS Emperor of India off Bournemouth Pier

Fitz Gerald Cosens & Co. SS Emperor of India off Bournemouth Pier

Postcard entitled Cosens & Co. "S.S. Emperor of India" off Bournemouth Pier, published by Sydenham & Co., Bournemouth)

RMS Celtic c1913 Photo-Postcard

RMS Celtic c1913 Photo-Postcard

A photographic postcard of the British steamer RMS Celtic, the first ship of the "Big Four" Class ocean liners onwed by White Star Line.

File “Sunset on the North Sea (seen from HMS Queen Elizabeth)," hand tinted postcard, WWI (30142380913)

File “Sunset on the North Sea (seen from HMS Queen Elizabeth)," hand t...

Lot-9212-8: WWI, Royal Navy. Hand-tinted postcard that reads, “Sunset on the North Sea (seen from HMS Queen Elizabeth)”. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/11/04).

HMS Hamadryad and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Cardiff

HMS Hamadryad and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Cardiff

Old postcard of the former HMS Hamadryad as a hospital ship moored in the River Taff in Cardiff, Wales. Behind is the Royal Hamadryad Seamen's Hospital in the final stages of building. The hospital was built in... More

In memory of Marquette passengers

In memory of Marquette passengers

Postcard in memory of those lost in the sinking of HMTS Marquette, in the Mediterranean on 23 October 1915. Image of the ship is surrounded by the names of the New Zealanders lost. Full names of the members of ... More

Ohio liner postcard - A painting of a large ship in the water

Ohio liner postcard - A painting of a large ship in the water

Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Liner Ohio, which was transferred to White Star Line and renamed Albertic in 1927 Français : Le paquebot Ohio de la Royal Mail, renommé Albertic en 1927.

Postcard HMS Duke of York postcard

Postcard HMS Duke of York postcard

Old postcards of British ships Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

RMS Franconia I (1910) postcard

RMS Franconia I (1910) postcard

RMS Franconia I (1910) Cunarder at Madeira Appears to be a postcard Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library via Flickr Commons

Cunard Liner Ivernia

Cunard Liner Ivernia

Postcard of Cunard liner Ivernia. Launched 1899, sunk by U-boat 1 January 1917 with loss of 120 lives.

"Queen Lizzie" (HMS Queen Elizabeth, off Gallipoli) (14645903870)

"Queen Lizzie" (HMS Queen Elizabeth, off Gallipoli) (14645903870)

Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office: W.L. Crowther Library Images from the TAHO collection that are part of The Commons have ‘no known copyright restrictions’, which means TAHO is unaware of any current co... More

Avon 02 postcard - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

Avon 02 postcard - A black and white photo of a boat in the water

R.M.S.P. Avon From image: R.M.S.P. "Avon". (Twin screw, 11,073 tons gross, 19,170 tons displacement.)

HMS Royal Sovereign (1891 ship)

HMS Royal Sovereign (1891 ship)

HMS Royal Sovereign (1891) i Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard Macassa at Piers Hamilton Beach

Postcard Macassa at Piers Hamilton Beach

Old postcards of British ships Public domain scan of the vintage Ontario, Canada postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard RMMV Winchester Castle

Postcard RMMV Winchester Castle

Old postcards of British ships Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prince of Wales 9.2 inch gun HMS Hindustan Flickr 4454627308 cd3c9739e8 o

Prince of Wales 9.2 inch gun HMS Hindustan Flickr 4454627308 cd3c9739e...

Photograph of HRH Edward Prince of Wales, standing with a terrier in front of a 9.2 inch gun on board HMS Hindustan.

SS Arabic, early 20th C postcard

SS Arabic, early 20th C postcard

Raphael Tuck & Sons "Oilette" postcard no. 6228, White Star Line, entitled "Celebrated Liners S. S. "Arabic" (used and postmarked May 1905).

Westernland postcard - A picture of a ship in the water

Westernland postcard - A picture of a ship in the water

Red Star Line's Westernland (II) A large ship on the water. A postcard of the liner the liner in the early 1900s. Public domain postcard scan.

RMS Llandovery Castle postcard

RMS Llandovery Castle postcard

Postcard of the Llandovery Castle. Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Eastern Railway Company's S.S. Dresden GER Dresden-01 700

Great Eastern Railway Company's S.S. Dresden GER Dresden-01 700

Harwich - Antwerp Service Great Eastern Railway Company's S.S. Dresden Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard Giants of the Atlantic

Postcard Giants of the Atlantic

Old postcards of British ships A collage of four photos of a large ship. Four photographs of the giants of the atlantic. Public domain postcard scan.

Postcard HMS Victory postcard

Postcard HMS Victory postcard

Old postcards of British ships Public domain image of a British navy warship, sailing ship, man of war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

R. M. S. P. 'AVON' at San Juan, P. R. FEB 27, 1911 side 2

R. M. S. P. 'AVON' at San Juan, P. R. FEB 27, 1911 side 2

R. M. S. P. 'AVON' at San Juan, P. R. FEB 27, 1911 side 2 Mailed from NY

Submarine sunk by HMAS STUART (26767514143)

Submarine sunk by HMAS STUART (26767514143)

Able Seaman Arthur Thomas Wood was born 21 April 1921 at Berry in New South Wales, and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1938 at the age of 17. After training at HMAS CEREBUS he joined HMAS SYDNEY in early 1... More

355 Akershus fæstning. Kristiania - no-nb digifoto 20151210 00033 bldsa PK08906

355 Akershus fæstning. Kristiania - no-nb digifoto 20151210 00033 blds...

Norsk bokmål: Bildet er hentet fra Nasjonalbibliotekets bildesamling Akershus festning,Akershuskaia, Oslo, Oslo

SS Duke of Clarence postcard

SS Duke of Clarence postcard

Photograph of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway steamship Duke of Clarence. Dated to April 1918 as it was part of a set published on the Zeebrugge Raid.

HMS Vindictive at Ostend after the Zeebrugge Raid

HMS Vindictive at Ostend after the Zeebrugge Raid

HMS Vindictive sunk at Ostend after the Second Raid. This scene taken after the Armistice of 11 November 1918.

Avon 01 postcard - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

Avon 01 postcard - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

R.M.S.P. Avon Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Commonwealth 1903 ship postcard

HMS Commonwealth 1903 ship postcard

HMS Commonwealth (1903) i Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HMS Vanguard postcard. Warship photograph collection

HMS Vanguard postcard. Warship photograph collection

A postcard of HMS Vanguard Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard RMMV Carnarvon Castle02

Postcard RMMV Carnarvon Castle02

Old postcards of British ships Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard RMS Windsor Castle postcard

Postcard RMS Windsor Castle postcard

Old postcards of British ships A large ship traveling on the water. A large ship is sailing across the water. Public domain postcard scan.

Postcard Stevens with RMS Queen Elizabeth

Postcard Stevens with RMS Queen Elizabeth

Postcard image of SS Stevens (lower left) and last voyage of RMS Queen Elizabeth, October 30, 1968. SS Stevens was formerly cruise liner SS Exochorda of the New "4 Aces" fleet of American Export Lines This ima... More

SS Belgenland postcard - A picture of a large ship in the water

SS Belgenland postcard - A picture of a large ship in the water

Postcard of SS Belgenland (1914) Public domain image of a passenger ship, ocean liner, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Ship Exmouth 1905

Training Ship Exmouth 1905

Postcard of Training Ship Exmouth. Used and postmarked Barrow-in-Furness 1905.

HMS Albion 002758. Warship photograph collection

HMS Albion 002758. Warship photograph collection

Battleship HMS Albion Photographed by Ernest Hopkins of Southsea Postcard signature