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Royal Navy battlecruiser HSM Hood was sunk in the Battle of the Denmark Strait on 24th May 1941 during the Second World War. HMS Hood seen here on exercise in July 1925
Combined Fleet Invasion exercises in North East England in 1934. Fleet of the Royal Navy off Grimsby
US Signalman directs landing ships off Okinawa Beach. A US Navy Signalman, a flag in each hand waves a message to LSTs (landing ship)
Looking up the Tyne to the ships being fitted out alongside the shipyards. 9th March 1967
Swansea Docks, Wales. Harbour pilot Eric May is pictured, The Tanker behind him is the British Gunnar. 28th July 1967
Swansea Docks, Wales. BP Tanker Fulmar enters the docks. 28th July 1967
Swansea Docks, Wales. 28th July 1967
Scenes at Swansea Docks, Wales. 7th August 1967
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
The liner QE2 departs from Southampton to take British soldiers off to war in the Falkland Islands. After saying goodbye to tearful family members the soldiers boarded the ship
Politician Shirley Williams at Southampton Docks. 14th September 1959
The cruise ship Canberra arrives back at her berth in Southampton Docks. She has returned from the Falklands bringing Marines and servicemen home after the conflict
Children swimming in the Saigon River on the eve of Tet, the Vietnamese new year. 2nd February 1973
Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. 22nd January 1989
Liverpool fire brigade ship "Salvor". 27th August 1931Liverpool fire brigade ship " Salvor". 27th August 1931
Life aboard the 3 masted Penang. 111 days is rather a long time on the ocean, and a little light music and a fine day encourages the seamen on to sing
Poignant moment as Amethyst wounded arrive at St. Martin-in-the-Field for the short, simple thanksgiving service that was held there
The bombardment of Cherbourg as seen from H. M.s Enterprise. Captain H. T. W Grant DSO, RCNThe bombardment of Cherbourg as seen from H.M.S Enterprise. Captain H.T.W Grant DSO, RCN. The bombardment which is reported to have silenced serial forts. 27th June 1944
British troops unloading their Artillery, Ammunition in Normandy. 14th June 1944
DUWKS lined up on the beach after discharging their loads. 9th June 1944
The blessing of Folkestone Fisheries. The ceremony of blessing the fisheries in the fish market at Folkestone.The Bishop of Ontario preaches. A procession followed a previous church service
Laid up ships in the River Fal, Cornwall. Circa 1929. Tyrell Collection
Supplies and reinforcements for the troops in Normandy. L. CSupplies and reinforcements for the troops in Normandy. L.C.Ts leave for the shore. Circa June 1944
Tall ships in Devon. 1926. Tyrell Collection
Prefabricated Ports. Picture shows: LST Spud pierhead assembly showing clearing ring casualties at the same time army vehicles are being discharged from landing craft. 23rd October 1944
Charlestown Harbour, Cornwall. August 1927
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II
Royal Navy on a landing craft exercise. 16th June 1943
Omaha, commonly known as Omaha Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944
A general view of a beach in France, three weeks after D-Day showing the constant flow of supplies being unloaded from the many cargo ships lying off shore. June 1944
Liverpool Docks 1932. The amount of cargo passing through Liverpool docks grew rapidly at the start of the 20th century, partly driven by new facilities built by the railway companies that served
View along London Embankment. Circa 1955
Views from Waterloo Bridge showing "Discovery"Views from Waterloo Bridge showing " Discovery", " President" and " Wellington" training ships. St Pauls Cathedral in the background. 5th August 1949
London Embankment. Circa 1955
The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, June 1940
General view from tyne Pier Head bus terminal in central Liverpool looking across the docks and the River Mersey towards Birkenhead and the Wirral Peninsula. 28th May 1965
An oil tanker discharges oil at the quayside of the Queen Elizabeth II oil dock at Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside. November 1963
A Shelloil tanker unloading at her berth at the Queen Elizabeth II oil dock at Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside.In the background is a ship moving up the Manchester Ship canal with the River Mersey
Lorry drivers from St Helens who have been waiting for 24 hours following a hold up at Gladstone Docks in Liverpool. 25th September 1964
The Blue Funnel Line vessel Centaur departs from Liverpool for her delivery voyage to Australia, sailing via the Suez Canal to Singapore
City of Winchester, a 10, 000 ton cargo liner for the Ellerman Line, in the dry docks of the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead
The new motor vessel City of Wellington, a 10, 000 ton cargo liner for the Ellerman Line, swings in to the basin at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead
A mass meeting was held at Liverpool Pierhead, led by Mr Albert Bull, District Secretary of the National Union of Seamen (Mersey Area), during the Seamans strike
The Ellermann Lines ship "City of Hull". Circa 1960The Ellermann Lines ship " City of Hull". Circa 1960
The Ellermann Lines ship "City of Wellington". Circa 1977The Ellermann Lines ship " City of Wellington". Circa 1977
The alarming list when the superstructure of the Empress of Canada came within feet of the loading bays on the dock shed. Gladstone Dock, Liverpool. January 1953
The ship "City of Brooklyn"makes a fine sight in Canada Dock, LiverpoolThe ship " City of Brooklyn" makes a fine sight in Canada Dock, Liverpool. Her bunting is flying to celebrate the Royal Birth (Prince Andrew was born on 19th February 1960)
