Sailing Ship Collection (page 6)

New York Harbour
1859: Ships moored in New York Harbour, seen from Trinity Church looking towards New Jersey. Built in 1846, Trinity Church was until the turn of the century the tallest structure in Manhattan

St Lawrence Shipyard
1859: Several sailing ships and at least one vessel under construction on the St Lawrence River at Quebec. (Photo by William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Victoria Bridge
1859: The construction of the Victoria Bridge across the St Lawrence River at Montreal, Quebec Province, carrying a railroad between the east and west shores

The Discovery
circa 1875: The Discovery in an ice-bound bay during the British Nares expedition of 1875-6 which was led by Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares

Ships
circa 1900: Ships moored at the West India Docks, East London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Blockade Vessel
Confederate diplomats James Mason and John Slidell arrive at Southampton on La Plata during the Trent Affair, a diplomatic incident of the American Civil War, 1862. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Great Chicago Fire
The flames spread across the Chicago River, fuelled by the closely-packed wooden ships, during the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cutty Sark
22nd May 1914: The sailing ship Cutty Sark, which was renamed the SS Ferreira whilst under Portuguese ownership between 1895 and 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Deck Of Endurance
July 1914: Looking aft, the main deck of SS Endurance during preparations for Ernest Shackletons Antarctic expedition at Millwall Docks. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Oban Regatta
12th September 1912: Lord Inverclydes yacht Emerald in Oban harbour during the Oban Regatta. Oban now hosts the annual Tennents West Highland Week

Cowes Regatta
1st May 1911: A general view of the pier and water front during the Cowes Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Oban Regatta
12th September 1912: Society spectators walking on the pier at the Oban Regatta. Oban now hosts the annual Tennents West Highland Week

American Winner - The yacht America
The yacht America which won first won the trophy offered by the Royal Yacht Squadron, now known as the Americas Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Terra Nova
13th February 1913: The ice-bound SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Lost Ship Returns
8th January 1926: Lost for two years in the Arctic, the sailing ship Maud captained by Roald Amundsen, returns from her adventures

Terra Nova
1st June 1910: Robert Falcon Scotts second Antarctic expedition ship, Terra Nova leaving dock. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Butre at sunset

Dubrovnik, a vessel in the Adriatic sea
A vessel sailing in the Adriatic sea just beside the city of Dubrovnik and the Lokrum island on the background

Ancient Battle
A chain stretched across the mouth of a harbour prevents a warship from entering, circa 1400. Meanwhile soldiers in eastern dress fire arrows at the vessel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Antique illustration of ship

Antique illustration of ship

Antique illustration of dock

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