Sinking Collection

German Uboat U1060 seen here a grounded in the Norwegian Sea south-west of Bronnoysund on the northern tip of the skerry Fleina in the Vegafjord, in position 65.24, 3N, 11.59, 5E

An enemy freighter of about 6000 tons destroyed destroyed by an RAF Royal Air Force mine off of the Pomerania Coast. Baltic Sea

Allied steamer being torpedoed by a German U-boat. Circa 1941

The salvage operation of HMS Gipsy. East coast of Britain, near Harwich, Essex. November 1939. HMS Gipsy was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s

A group of women cluster eagerly around one of the rescued men from the British Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Courageous which was sunk by German U-boat U-29 in the Western Aprroaches at the start

Last blows at Japan. Kobe Class escort carrier seen two days after she had been attacked by Naval Avenger Aircraft. Her back is broken, flight deck destroyed and focsle badly damaged

Enemy merchant ship of about 10, 000 tons sunk after R. A. F
Enemy merchant ship of about 10, 000 tons sunk after R.A.F. Bomber Command minelaying operations near Bordeaux. Bay of Biscay. Pictures taken 13th April 1944

Oslo, Norway Cargo Steamer Ship The SS Burgos, 3, 220 tons, pictured sinking off the East Coast of England after it hits a mine. There were no casualties

The Norwegian cargo ship Burgos seen here sinking after she struck a mine in the North Sea north of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All 32 crew were rescued by HMS Pelican 28th March 1940

The Kriegsmarine destroyer Georg Thiele photographed from a Royal Nav destroyer after having been run aground during the Second Battle of Narvik. 13th April 1940

Aerial images of HMS Ark Royal healing over to starboard after being torpedoed by German U-boat U81 13th November 1941 with HMS Legion in attendance to take off the crew of the stricken aircraft

German Transport sunk in Narvik Harbour, Ofotfjord, Norway during the Second Battle of Narvik. 13th April 1940

U-boat sinking in Atlantic Ocean, successfully taken out by a Short Sunderland British flying boat patrol bomber, April 1944. Sunday Pictorial Published Picture 23/04/1944

The last moments of German submarine U973 following a rocket attack by a Swordfish aircraft (816 Sqn Fa/X) from HMS Chaser in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Narvik, Norway, in position 70.04N

British raid on the Lofoten Islands, where oil plants were put out of action, oil stocks burned, prisoners taken and large parties of Norwegian volunteers brought back to serve in the Allied forces

The armed Italian supply ship Giacoma, bound from Sicily to Tripoli, seen here ablaze and sinking having been hit amidships during a gun engagement with the Royal Navy submarine HMS Porpoise

HMS Barham, which was eventually torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

HMS Barham, torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

The British Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Ark Royal lists badly after being torpedoed by German U-boats 30 miles off the coast of Gibraltar during the Second World War

The "Duc De Genes", a 12, 000 ton boat from La Valence Genes in Italy
The " Duc De Genes", a 12, 000 ton boat from La Valence Genes in Italy, pictured after being struck by a torpedo off the coast of Spain during the Second World War. Circa 1942

"Spurlos Versenkt"sunk with out trace. The wake of the torpedo leads from
" Spurlos Versenkt" sunk with out trace. The wake of the torpedo leads from the bows of the German submarine U35 to claim another allied ship

The battleship SMS Bayern of the German Imperial Fleet seen here sinking by the stern on the morning of the 21st June 1919 shortly after the crew had opened the seacocks to scuttled the ship

The oil tanker Herbert L Pratt seen here shortly after being mined 4 miles from Cape Henlopen, Delaware; 2.5 miles South East of the Overfalls Lightship

May 31, 1916: The two shattered halves of HMS Invincible the flagship of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron temporarily standing on the seabed after a German shell detonated the midships magazines

A schooner set on fire by the crew of a German U-Boat. Circa September 1918

Survivors of a German Focke Wulf plane which was shot down are picked up by the boat from a British Ship during the Second World War. 28th December 1943

The remains of a Focke Wulf Condor plane, also known as a Kurier, after it was attacked at point plank range by a Lockheed Hudson fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command

The moment the torpedo from a German U-boat strikes a Allied steamer. The image taken from a German newspaper does not give a location. 25th October 1917

Pensioner Patrick Thomas pictured on his lying down bicycle equipped with floats as he makes his first voyage on the River Thames at Laleham

The German High Sea Fleet Scuttling at Scpa Flow 1919 Destroyer sinking overturned boats in background

The final moments of HMS Hermes a former light cruiser which had been converted to a seaplane tender for the RNAS. HMS Hermes was torpedoed by German submarine U27 in the Dover strait whilst acting

H. M.s Hermes sunk in the Straits of Dover. October 1914. OP732-B
H.M.S Hermes sunk in the Straits of Dover. October 1914. OP732-B

The wreckage of the German cruiser The Emden after being pounded to destruction by the HMS Sydney at the Cocos Islands. Some of the crew can be seen near the stern awaiting to be taken off by boats

The torpedoed liner Justicia goes down. 28th July 1918 OP732F

British Royal Navy ships HMS Cossack and HMS Forester (left) with a German transport ship sunk during an attack by the Second Destroyer flotilla at the Battle of Narvik in Norway during the Second

World War II: Shipping. A torpedo from a U-boat had cut the ship practically in two. August 1941 P012331

The Bishop takes charge of the cross of nails. With him are (from left), Capt. Hart-Dyke, Provost Semper and the Lord Mayor, Cllr Eddie Weaver

Destroyers of the German High Seas Fleet sinking 1919 after being scuttled in Scapa Flow

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