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Dockyard Collection

Background imageDockyard Collection: The RFA Sir Tristram enters the River Tyne after an 8, 000 mile rescue operation following

The RFA Sir Tristram enters the River Tyne after an 8, 000 mile rescue operation following the Falklands Conflict. On board were a handful of ship repair yard workers

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Victory the flagship of the fleet framed in an arch in Portsmouth dockyard

HMS Victory the flagship of the fleet framed in an arch in Portsmouth dockyard. March 1946

Background imageDockyard Collection: John Browns shipbuilding industry on the River Clyde in Glasgow

John Browns shipbuilding industry on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Singer clock tower in the distance Circa 1951

Background imageDockyard Collection: Lord Nelsons Flag ship HMS Victory which lead in the battle of Trafalgar

Lord Nelsons Flag ship HMS Victory which lead in the battle of Trafalgar. Circa 1975

Background imageDockyard Collection: The British Bombardier Cargo ship towering over the surrounding warehouses at Clyde

The British Bombardier Cargo ship towering over the surrounding warehouses at Clyde Dockyard, Glasgow, with dockers playing football underneath her bow, 5th April 1962

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Docks showing the Prince of Wales Dock, and the Kings Dock in the foreground is

Swansea Docks showing the Prince of Wales Dock, and the Kings Dock in the foreground is the dry dock. 25th September 1961

Background imageDockyard Collection: Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. Loading steel for Poona, via Bombay, are Gwilym Williams

Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. Loading steel for Poona, via Bombay, are Gwilym Williams, Edwin Baglow and Tom Kift, Dockers at Kings Dock. 7th August 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Navy week opens at Portsmouth Festival, view showing some of the visitors

Navy week opens at Portsmouth Festival, view showing some of the visitors. Pictured, HMS Victory. Portsmouth, Hampshire. August 1928

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Endurance docking in Chatham Naval Base after returning from the South Atlantic

HMS Endurance docking in Chatham Naval Base after returning from the South Atlantic confilct with Argentina. The ship brought back marines from South Georgia. August 1982

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Sheffield a county class cruiser seen here arriving back in the UK after her

HMS Sheffield a county class cruiser seen here arriving back in the UK after her deployment to the far east December 1952

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Dock, closed to shipping for two days because a jammed lock gate blocked the dock

Swansea Dock, closed to shipping for two days because a jammed lock gate blocked the dock entrance. 31st December 1972

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Docks. (Picture) An oil tanker berthed at Swansea

Swansea Docks. (Picture) An oil tanker berthed at Swansea, where facilities for rapid discharge are a feature. 16th January 1969

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales

Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales. The Swansea docks are located immediately south-east of Swansea city centre

Background imageDockyard Collection: Allied troops land in the docks at Salerno. 24th September 1943

Allied troops land in the docks at Salerno. 24th September 1943

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Docks, Wales. Harbour pilot Eric May is pictured

Swansea Docks, Wales. Harbour pilot Eric May is pictured, The Tanker behind him is the British Gunnar. 28th July 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Docks, Wales. BP Tanker Fulmar enters the docks. 28th July 1967

Swansea Docks, Wales. BP Tanker Fulmar enters the docks. 28th July 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Swansea Docks, Wales. 28th July 1967

Swansea Docks, Wales. 28th July 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Scenes around Manchester Docks. 12th June 1967

Scenes around Manchester Docks. 12th June 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. 7th August 1967

Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. 7th August 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. 7th August 1967

Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. 7th August 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. Loading steel for Poona, via Bombay, are Gwilym Williams

Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. Loading steel for Poona, via Bombay, are Gwilym Williams, Edwin Baglow and Tom Kift, Dockers at Kings Dock. 7th August 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Liverpool docks. Circa 1960

Liverpool docks. Circa 1960

Background imageDockyard Collection: A ship loading anthracite coal by conveyor at the Swansea docks. Circa January 1937

A ship loading anthracite coal by conveyor at the Swansea docks. Circa January 1937

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Victory at Portsmouth harbour, this photograph was taken in connection with

HMS Victory at Portsmouth harbour, this photograph was taken in connection with the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1948, or Portsmouth treaty of 1948, which was signed in Portsmouth, Hampshire

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Discovery seen here in Smiths Dock South Bank. 11th September 1980

The Discovery seen here in Smiths Dock South Bank. 11th September 1980

Background imageDockyard Collection: The motor minesweeper HMS Inglesham was the first of the 93 ships of the Ham-class of

The motor minesweeper HMS Inglesham was the first of the 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Pictured here with Mr J P L Thomas, First Lord of the Admiralty

Background imageDockyard Collection: The RFA Sir Tristram in the dry dock at Tyne Shiprepair, Wallsend, for annual refit work

The RFA Sir Tristram in the dry dock at Tyne Shiprepair, Wallsend, for annual refit work. 6th October 1986

Background imageDockyard Collection: Trawler in the docks at Manchester ship canal seen through the mist June

Trawler in the docks at Manchester ship canal seen through the mist June 1967

Background imageDockyard Collection: Suez Crisis 1956 Friends and relatives wave goodbye as the aircraft carrier HMS

Suez Crisis 1956 Friends and relatives wave goodbye as the aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark sails for the Medeteranean

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Dreadnought is towed out by tug Hazel Garth in 1960 Britain

HMS Dreadnought is towed out by tug Hazel Garth in 1960 Britains first nuclear submarine was launched by The Queen

Background imageDockyard Collection: One of the ratings of the new submarine HMS Conqueror shows off his new ship to his son

One of the ratings of the new submarine HMS Conqueror shows off his new ship to his son

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Cruiser HMS Glasgow which served in World War 2 and the Suez Crisis is pictured

The Cruiser HMS Glasgow which served in World War 2 and the Suez Crisis is pictured arriving back in Glasgow 1955

Background imageDockyard Collection: Suez Crisis 1956 HMS Zenith at Southampton is given final checks before being

Suez Crisis 1956 HMS Zenith at Southampton is given final checks before being handed over to the Egyptian navy to become the Al Fateh

Background imageDockyard Collection: Captain Robert Scott Antarctica Expedition - Preparing the Terra Nova at Cardiff

Captain Robert Scott Antarctica Expedition - Preparing the Terra Nova at Cardiff, June 1910

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Eagle is launched at the Harland and Wolf dockyard Belfast by Princess Elizabeth

HMS Eagle is launched at the Harland and Wolf dockyard Belfast by Princess Elizabeth

Background imageDockyard Collection: Suez Crisis 1956 The Aircraft Carrier HMS Theseus sails for the Mediterranean

Suez Crisis 1956 The Aircraft Carrier HMS Theseus sails for the Mediterranean from Portsmouth cheared on by the relatives of the soldiers and sailors

Background imageDockyard Collection: Smoke from flares welcomes HMS Invincible return to Portsmouth from the Falklands

Smoke from flares welcomes HMS Invincible return to Portsmouth from the Falklands. September 1982

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Vindictive seen here moored at the North Mole in Dover prior to the attack to

HMS Vindictive seen here moored at the North Mole in Dover prior to the attack to the harbour at Ostend during World War I to prevent the German Uboats using the harbouras a base to attack the Royal

Background imageDockyard Collection: Canal Zone 1952 The Cruiser HMS Cleopatra and the minelayer HMS Manxman

Canal Zone 1952 The Cruiser HMS Cleopatra and the minelayer HMS Manxman (behind Cleopatra) at the docks in Port Said. In the background can be seen the Suez Canal Company Building

Background imageDockyard Collection: Submarine HMS Conqueror seen here with her crew at her commissioning ceremony

Submarine HMS Conqueror seen here with her crew at her commissioning ceremony

Background imageDockyard Collection: Peter Pearson (centre) a docker waits with other dockers for their allocation of work to

Peter Pearson (centre) a docker waits with other dockers for their allocation of work to their individual gangs at the Docklands in London August 1965

Background imageDockyard Collection: Suez Crisis 1956 Soldiers embarking on the Aircraft Carrier HMS Theseus as it

Suez Crisis 1956 Soldiers embarking on the Aircraft Carrier HMS Theseus as it prepares to sail for the Mediterranean from Portsmouth

Background imageDockyard Collection: Earl Mounbatten at the ceremony to hand over the warship HMS Marriner to the Burmese Navy

Earl Mounbatten at the ceremony to hand over the warship HMS Marriner to the Burmese Navy where it wil become the Yanmyoeaung (Conqueror of Evil) 1958

Background imageDockyard Collection: Herring girls unloading barrels of herring at the docks in Great Yarmouth Circa

Herring girls unloading barrels of herring at the docks in Great Yarmouth Circa 1930

Background imageDockyard Collection: The people of Great Yarmouth greet the Herring Fishing fleet as it lands its catch

The people of Great Yarmouth greet the Herring Fishing fleet as it lands its catch on the quayside. Circa 1936

Background imageDockyard Collection: Shipyard workers re caulking a Lowestoft herring boat on stocks in dry dock Circa

Shipyard workers re caulking a Lowestoft herring boat on stocks in dry dock Circa 1935

Background imageDockyard Collection: Visitors going aboard Lord Nelsons old flagship HMS Victory

Visitors going aboard Lord Nelsons old flagship HMS Victory, new returned to the condition in which it was before the Battle of Trafalgar, on the opening of Navy week at Portsmouth. August 1947

Background imageDockyard Collection: Rafters at work in the Surrey Commercial Docks, The Port of London December 1930

Rafters at work in the Surrey Commercial Docks, The Port of London December 1930



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