Group portrait on board a ship, c 1910
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Two women seated on deck chairs on board SS ORMISTON, 1927-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Bow view of three-masted training ship MERSEY, 1908-1915
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Australian troops at Garden Island Wharf ready for embarkation
Australian soldiers are depicted at Wharf 2, Garden Island ready for embarkation. Wharf 7, Woolloomooloo Bay can be seen opposite the soldiers. This photograph was probably taken in October or November 1916. Th... More
Portrait of an unidentified woman, 1890-1920
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Mrs Elsa Evans posing on the deck of HNLMS JAVA, 10 October 1930
The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) including HNLMS JAVA, HNLMS EVERSTEN and HNLMS DE RUYTER arrived in Sydney on 3 October 1930. The ships berthed at the Oceanic Steamship Company wharf and Burns P... More
Photographic postcard of a woman dressed in white leaning on a high ta...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Three children playing a board game possibly on SS ORMISTON, 1927-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Crowd of civilians possibly at The Gap in Sydney during US Navy fleet ...
This photograph possibly depicts crowds gathered at the South Head cliffs, known as The Gap, in Watsons Bay, Sydney for the United States Navy visit. On 23 July 1925, Sydney hosted eight of the US Navy Battle F... More
The launch of HMAS ALBATROSS I at Cockatoo Island Dockyard
This photograph depicts the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's first seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS I on 23 February 1928 at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney...This photo is part of the Australian Nationa... More
The launch of HMAS ALBATROSS I at Cockatoo Island Dockyard
This photograph depicts the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's first seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS I on 23 February 1928 at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney...This photo is part of the Australian Nationa... More
MAGDALENE VINNEN in port in Woolloomooloo, Sydney
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Chilean sailor on the deck of GENERAL BAQUEDANO during a visit to Sydn...
The GENERAL BAQUEDANO moored at East Circular Quay on 16 July 1931 and the crew spent two weeks in Sydney. The ship had previously visited Sydney in 1903. In 1931, the vessel was considered obsolete as a fighti... More
Unidentified merchant mariner and woman on board a vessel, c 1910
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf in Millers Point, with ...
SS CERAMIC was built in 1912 and operated for the White Star Line on the Australian trade run. It only operated on this route for one year before becoming a troopship during World War I. After the war it once m... More
Portrait of elderly man with large moustache on board SS RUNIC, 1920s
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Group of people on the deck of a sailing vessel, 1920-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Crowd of civilians possibly at The Gap in Sydney during US Navy fleet ...
This photograph possibly depicts crowds gathered at the South Head cliffs, known as The Gap, in Watsons Bay, Sydney for the United States Navy visit. On 23 July 1925, Sydney hosted eight of the US Navy Battle F... More
Man and woman on the deck of SS ORUNGAL, c 1927
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. If reproduced or distributed, this image should be clearly attributed to the collection of the Australian Nation... More
Three women sitting on deck chairs possibly on board SS ORMISTON, 1927...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Skyward view of a ship's mast
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Two men seated, drinking beer and smoking cigars on board SS TANDA
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Hoisting the German Imperial flag on MAGDALENE VINNEN
In January 1933, as the Nazi Party assumed power in Germany, the German Republican flag, the Bundesflagge und Handelsflagge, with its black-red-gold tricolour was discarded as the national flag. On 12 March, th... More
Civilians seated on a hatch in foreground on the deck of MAGDALENE VIN...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Japanese sailors loading a coal basket on board naval vessel TAISEI MA...
This image depicts three Japanese sailors probably on board the Japanese naval training vessel TAISEI MARU. The four-masted steel barque was built in 1904 by Kawasaki Dockyard Company for the Japanese Imperial ... More
Mrs John Roxborough posing on the deck of HNLMS JAVA, 10 October 1930
The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) including HNLMS JAVA, HNLMS EVERSTEN and HNLMS DE RUYTER arrived in Sydney on 3 October 1930. The ships berthed in West Circular Quay and The Sydney Morning Heral... More
Children on a slippery slide on board HMAS AUSTRALIA II
This image depicts children on a slippery slide probably on board HMAS AUSTRALIA II. The event was the annual children's Christmas party and was hosted 6 December 1930. It is possible that the inscription on th... More
Nun standing on the deck of SS ORUNGAL, c 1930
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. If reproduced or distributed, this image should be clearly attributed to the collection of the Australian Nation... More
A group of children hoisted by a crane on board HMAS AUSTRALIA II
This image depicts children in a crate hoisted on board HMAS AUSTRALIA II. The event was the annual children's Christmas party and was hosted on 6 December 1930. The girl wearing glasses on the left is Miss Ros... More
Passengers possibly on the deck of SS ORMISTON, 1927-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Five unidentified women next to the ship's wheel on board E R STERLING...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Field kitchen surrounded by civilians and soldiers probably at Victori...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Three cadets on board the three-masted training ship MERSEY, 1908-1915
The White Star Line three-masted training ship MERSEY had the capacity to train 60 cadets. Between 1908 and 1915 MERSEY made six trips to Australia. ..This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Muse... More
Dignitaries at a plaque unveiling during the United States Navy fleet ...
This image was possibly taken during the United States Navy visit to Sydney in 1925. On 23 July 1925, Sydney hosted eight of the US Navy Battle Fleet's largest ships, including USS CALIFORNIA, USS COLORADO, USS... More
The crew of MOUNT STEWART
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Nearly completed Sydney Harbour Bridge with SS MARIPOSA, February 1932
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
German naval officers and officials at 'Ye Olde Crusty Cellars' in Geo...
This image depicts officers and visitors enjoying wine at Leo Buring's 'Ye Olde Crusty Cellars' ( http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/simpleSearch.aspx?authority=place&ID=41127 ) on 255 George Street in Sydney. T... More
German sailors and an accordion player on board MAGDALENE VINNEN, Marc...
The four-masted steel barque, MAGDALENE VINNEN, was built in 1921 in Kiel, Germany for F A Vinnen and Company in Bremen. On 27 February 1933, under the command of Captain Lorenz Peters, MAGDALENE VINNEN sailed ... More
SS ERRINGHI moored at Port Erringhi wharf with people boarding, 1912-1...
This image depicts the Hawkesbury Steam Navigation Company's ferry SS ERRINGHI possibly moored at Port Erringhi, NSW. ERRINGHI was purchased by the company in 1912 and traded on the Hawkesbury River up to the l... More
Donna Adelaide Grossardi posing on the deck of HNLMS JAVA, 10 October ...
The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) including HNLMS JAVA, HNLMS EVERSTEN and HNLMS DE RUYTER arrived in Sydney on 3 October 1930. The ships berthed in West Circular Quay and The Sydney Morning Heral... More
Portrait of a woman, possibly Ethel Manila Sterling, c 1913
This photograph depicts a woman seated wearing a lace embroidered dress. It is possible that she is American shipowner, Captain Edward Robert Sterling's, first daughter Ethel Manila Sterling. Ethel Manila Sterl... More
Portrait of male passenger on deck of SS RUNIC, 1920s
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
View of SS MONTORO, 1920-1950
SS MONTORO of the Burns, Philp and Company Ltd shipping line is shown from its port side with streamers flowing from the deck. The ship appears to be departing the dock and was probably carrying passengers betw... More
Three women standing on shrouds on board a ship, 1920-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
USS NEW MEXICO seaplane, July 1925
Image of seaplane of USS NEW MEXICO in Sydney Harbour. On 23 July 1925, the United States Navy visited Sydney. The fleet departed for New Zealand on 6 August. The fleet included USS CALIFORNIA (V), USS COLORADO... More
Australian actor Brian Abbot and his wife Grace Rikard Bell on board S...
This photograph depicts Australian actor George Rikard Bell, whose screen name was Brian Abbot, and his wife Grace Rikard Bell. He boarded the Burns Philp liner SS MORINDA on 5 September 1936. The cast and crew... More
Officers of TSS AWATEA at East Circular Quay
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Unidentified woman and dog on the deck of a vessel, c 1913
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Ethel May Sterling and her daughter Margaret Francis Sterling on the d...
Ethel May Francis was born on 17 March 1894 in Hamilton, Newcastle NSW. On 17 December 1916, she married Ray Milton Sterling, the son of American shipowner Captain Edward Robert Sterling, at St Peters Church in... More
Crowd of civilians possibly at The Gap in Sydney during US Navy fleet ...
This photograph possibly depicts crowds gathered at the South Head cliffs, known as The Gap, in Watsons Bay, Sydney for the United States Navy visit. On 23 July 1925, Sydney hosted eight of the US Navy Battle F... More
SS MONTORO in dry dock in Sydney, 1911-1945
Image of lower section of bow and portside of MONTORO, a ship of Burns Philp & Co, whilst in dry dock. It was used as a troop transport in World War II...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime M... More
Ship's officer with pet dog on SS CHINDWARA, 1912-1933
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts a young British In... More
SS MORINDA departing no. 10 wharf at Walsh Bay
This photograph depicts the cast and crew members of the Australian film Mystery Island (1937) on board SS MORINDA. The cast and crew were sailing from Walsh Bay, Sydney to Lord Howe Island to shoot the film. .... More
Australian actress Jean Laidley on board SS MORINDA at no. 10 wharf Wa...
This photograph depicts Australian actress Jean Laidley who starred in the Australian film Mystery Island (1937). Her real name was Jean Mort and she was the great great granddaughter of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, ... More
Unidentified mariner standing on the deck of a vessel, 1890-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Portrait of a woman with two young girls, 1900-1930
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
MERSEY at sea
The White Star Line three-masted training ship MERSEY had the capacity to train 60 cadets. Between 1908 and 1915 MERSEY made six trips to Australia. ..This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Muse... More
Shipmaster of the SS PURLEY with his Japanese Spaniel, 1906-1919
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts the shipmaster of ... More
Birtles and Stollery posing with the 'Sundowner' upon arrival at Sydne...
On 16 July 1928, Francis Birtles drove his 14 HP Bean racing car (the 'Sundowner') into the city of Sydney, with his travelling companion P E Stollery. Arriving to crowds, journalists and photographers outside ... More
A sailing vessel with people on board, berthed near Maryborough Rowing...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Circular Quay from south eastern corner with view of Sydney Harbour Br...
In the background to the left and partially out of frame is the Manly ferry BARAGOOLA...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was... More
Partially submerged wreck, probably the ferry GREYCLIFFE at Bradleys H...
On 3 November 1927, RMS TAHITI came into collision with the Sydney ferry GREYCLIFFE off Bradleys Head. The ferry sunk and claimed 40 lives. This photograph depicts a vessel split in half and partially submerged... More
Three nurses on board hospital ship TSS ORANJE II, June 1941
This photograph depicts three unidentified nurses on board TSS ORANJE II. On 28 June 1941, after a refitting at Cockatoo dock, Australia's Prime Minister Robert Menzies hoisted a Red Cross flag on the Dutch lin... More
Seaman on YAHIKO MARU with two terriers and a litter of puppies, c 195...
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Samuel J Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts a Japanese se... More
Four men in a rowing boat at sea, 1890-1953
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
A cat sitting in the fairlead of the barque PAMIR, 1947
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts a ship's cat on th... More
KOLN soccer team and Royal Australian Naval Team, Lyne Park, Sydney
In this image the soccer team of German crew members of KOLN, a visiting Konigsberg class light cruiser, pose with the Royal Australian Naval Team. The German team wear white uniforms with insignia on the chest... More
Work horses, cargo cart and men crossing Pyrmont Bridge in Sydney, 190...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Young woman standing on shrouds on board a ship, 1920-1939
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Spectators with the 'Sundowner' in Sydney, 16 July 1928
On 16 July 1928, Francis Birtles drove his 14 HP Bean racing car (the 'Sundowner') into the city of Sydney, with his travelling companion P E Stollery. Arriving to crowds, journalists and photographers outside ... More
Two women on board SS ORUNGAL, c 1927
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. If reproduced or distributed, this image should be clearly attributed to the collection of the Australian Nation... More
Crowds inspect HMAS AUSTRALIA II at Circular Quay, Sydney
This photograph depicts crowds admiring the Royal Australian Navy's cruiser HMAS AUSTRALIA II. It was published in 'The Sydney Morning Herald', accompanied by the caption:..'During all yesterday afternoon conti... More
Three officers on the deck of a ship
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Two men seated, drinking beer and smoking cigars on board SS TANDA
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
CATHAY propellor being worked upon, March 1934, Sutherland Dock, Cocka...
This image depicts CATHAY, a 15,104 ton P&O Liner, in dry dock with its propellor being worked upon. The CATHAY was built in 1925 and in December 1933, lost a port propeller between Colombo and Freemantle. The ... More
Passenger vessel, possibly SS MOOLTAN III, leaving the P&O wharf in Sy...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Crew of the four-masted steel barque MAGDALENE VINNEN in a boxing matc...
The four-masted steel barque, MAGDALENE VINNEN, was built in 1921 in Kiel, Germany for F A Vinnen and Company in Bremen. On 27 February 1933, under the command of Captain Lorenz Peters, MAGDALENE VINNEN sailed ... More
The cast of Australian film 'Mystery Island' on board SS MORINDA at no...
This photograph depicts the cast and crew members of the Australian film Mystery Island (1937) on board SS MORINDA. The cast and crew were sailing from Walsh Bay, Sydney to Lord Howe Island to shoot the film. .... More
Unidentified mariner and young woman on the deck of a vessel, 1890-193...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Two-masted sloop HINDUSTAN berthed at no. 3 wharf Circular Quay, 1890-...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Group portrait possibly on board a White Star Line vessel, c 1910
This group portrait of passengers and stewards was possibly taken on board a White Star Line vessel. One of the stewards has 'smoke room steward' on his lapels...This photo is part of the Australian National Ma... More
HNLMS JAVA berthed at West Circular Quay wharf, October 1930
The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) including HNLMS JAVA, HNLMS EVERSTEN and HNLMS DE RUYTER arrived in Sydney on 3 October 1930. The ships berthed in West Circular Quay and The Sydney Morning Heral... More
English ship's officer with a monkey, 1900-1930
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts an officer from th... More
Five unidentified women next to the ship's wheel on board E R STERLING...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
MOUNT STEWART visitors farewell, c 1920
MOUNT STEWART was built in 1891 for the Australian wool trade, with a small number of berths for passengers. It was broken up in 1925...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. ... More
The Sterling family by a car
This photograph possibly depicts American shipowner, Captain Edward Robert Sterling, with his family. The woman second from the left is possibly his wife, Helen B Sterling...For more information see our blog po... More
Two unidentified women, possibly related to Captain Edward R Sterling,...
This image depicts two women standing next to what appears to be a 1910 Model T Ford. ..For more information see our blog post on the Sterlings: bit.ly/OsqaFc ( http://bit.ly/OsqaFc ) ..This photo is part of th... More
Workmen painting a welcome archway, 1925
This image depicts workmen painting a welcome archway at the Man O' War steps near what was at the time, Fort Macquarie, and what is now the Opera House area at Bennelong Point, Sydney. On 23 July 1925, the Uni... More
The launch of HMAS ALBATROSS I at Cockatoo Island Dockyard
This photograph depicts the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's first seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS I on 23 February 1928 at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney...This photo is part of the Australian Nationa... More
Ship's officer with pet dog, posed at ship's wheel, 1907-1928
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts a crew member of t... More
Image of three men and a woman seated on a verandah possibly on board ...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Duty matelot on JEANNE D'ARC
JEANNE D'ARC moored at Circular Quay, Sydney on its 1938 goodwill visit to Australia. At the top of the gangway (brow in naval language) stands a sailor with rifle and ceremonial flag, smiling slightly at being... More
Image of a Japanese man in elaborate costume flanked by two men in an ...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Portrait of a Chilean naval officer from the GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1...
The GENERAL BAQUEDANO moored at East Circular Quay on 16 July 1931 and the crew spent two weeks in Sydney. The ship had previously visited Sydney in 1903. In 1931, the vessel was considered obsolete as a fighti... More
Crew of Chilean training ship GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
The GENERAL BAQUEDANO moored at East Circular Quay on 16 July 1931 and the crew spent two weeks in Sydney. The ship had previously visited Sydney in 1903. In 1931, the vessel was considered obsolete as a fighti... More
Women waving to HMAS AUSTRALIA II or HMAS CANBERRA I, 1945-1953
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Two young girls holding hands, 1900-1930
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
HMAT BORDA berthing at Millers Point
This glass plate negative depicts the portside bow view of HMAT BORDA beside wharf 10 at Millers Point, Sydney. Its hull and funnel are painted in dazzle camouflage. BORDA was requisitioned from the P&O Steam N... More
Guns being removed from the former HMAS AUSTRALIA I
This image depicts the removal of the 12-inch guns from HMAS AUSTRALIA I at Garden Island, Sydney in preparation for the ship's scuttling on 12 April 1924...An article in 'The Sydney Morning Herald' describes t... More
HMS REPULSE in Sydney Harbour
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More