Water Transport Collection

The bow of Sir Ernest Shackletons exploratory vessel SS Endurance
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 1914: The bow of Sir Ernest Shackletons exploratory vessel SS Endurance being prepared for her Antarctic voyage in Millwall Docks, London, England

SS Endurance leaving Millwall Docks
August 01, 1914: Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackletons ship SS Endurance after leaving Millwall Docks, bound for the Antarctic. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Boating
1892: Boating at Richmond, London. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Colossus Of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios measuring 34 metres, towers over the islands harbour, circa 250 BC

Twin Steam-Ship
August 1875: The twin steamship Castalia a catamaran type passenger ship carrying passengers from Dover to Calais, seen from the bows. Original Publication: The Graphic - The Channel Passage - pub

The Fram
circa 1895: The Fram, a polarship especially constructed to withstand the great pressure of polar ice. The ship was commisioned for the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861 - 1930)

Broadstairs Beach
1865: The promenade at Broadstairs, Kent from the towns beach where several fishing boats are moored. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Great Eastern
September 1865: The laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board Brunels steamship the Great Eastern. Original Publication: Illustrated London News

Great Eastern
May 1853: The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board Brunel's steamship the Great Eastern'. Original Publication: Illustrated London News

China Squadron
March 1857: Naval ships both steam and sail joining the China Squadron during the Second Opium War. The ships are the Furious, Nonpareil, Transit, Retribution, Shannon and Himalaya

Henley Regatta
1888: People messing about in boats during the Henley Regatta on the River Thames. (Photo by Otto Herschan Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

US In Port
circa 1950: Aerial view of a United States battleship and two cruisers docked at port. Sailors crowd the port and the ships as they prepare to leave. An aircraft carrier is also docked nearby

SS Montcalm
21st May 1926: Scottish emigrants dancing a jig on board the Canadian Pacific liner SS Montcalm on their way to Canada. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Crewman
October 1926: A senior crewman from the Port Isaac lifeboat. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Hauling Lifeboat
9th October 1926: Lifeboat Port Isaac, Cornwall is hauled through the streets of Port Isaac to its launching. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Grimsby Boats
1965: A line of fishing boats moored in Grimsby docks. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Fishing Tackle
1965: Various pieces of nautical equipment on the decks of fishing boats moored at Grimsby docks. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Viking Vessel
March 1962: An example of a Viking longboat on display at the Viking museum in Oslo. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Atomic Submarine
21st January 1955: The Nautilus, the worlds first atomic submarine beginning her trials at Groton, Connecticut. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Canal Transport
18th March 1938: RAF planes fly over a ship on the Suez canal. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Boarding At Genoa
Italian men board a boat in Genoa, bound for Buenos Aires, circa 1930. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Canoe Girl
1929: A young woman canoeing on a particularly still lake. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Engine Room
circa 1930: Members of the crew in the engine room of a British submarine. In the foreground the stoker is examining the inside of one of the crank pits with a torch

Amphibian Car
circa 1930: A motor car equipped with floats making its way along the River Spree in Berlin, Germany. The vehicle is the invention of engineer Herr Grosse

Couple By Seine
14th March 1957: A couple sit on the banks of the Seine at Paris in fine spring weather. A barge passes by. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Walking To Sea
circa 1950: A group of youths walking along the jetty at Cedar Point Yachting Club, Long Island, New York. Some wear sailing caps and they are all carrying duffel bags

Great Eastern Damaged
October 1859: A funnel lies shattered on the deck after a boiler explosion on the Great Eastern. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - Reparing the Accident on the Great Eastern - pub

William Hut
14th May 1853: The William Hut paying out the transatlantic electric cable. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1853 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New Dock
March 1877: Crowds on a hilltop are viewing the new dock at Avonmouth near Bristol. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - supplement -The New Avonmouth Dock Near Bristol - pub

The Grand Saloon
1859: Passengers in the grand saloon of the Great Eastern steam ship. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

La Bourgogne
July 1898: The French transatlantic liner La Bourgogne which sank on the 4th of July 1898 after a collision with the British liner Cromartyshire resulting in the loss of 500 lives

Leviathan Launch
1857: The chain-drums and checking-gear used at the attempted launch of the Leviathan. Original Publication: Illustrated London News - pub. 1857 (Photo by Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Luxury At Sea
26th December 1881: Passengers in the luxurious saloon of a Cunard Steamer. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Boarding At Liverpool
6th July 1861: Troops boarding the Great Eastern steamship in Liverpool on their way to reinforce Canadian garrisons. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

General Compartment
6th June 1857: The construction of the general compartment of the Great Eastern steam ship at Millwall. Original Publication: From the Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ferry Station
12th March 1870: Illustrated London News - Proposed Channel Railway Ferry Station And Pier At Dover - pub. 1870 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fen Flood
24th May 1862: An attempt to form a dam in the middle-level drain during the Great Flood in the Fens. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rolling Saloon
25th September 1861: The grand saloon of the Great Eastern steam ship when the ship rolled during a gale. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Dam Construction
Foundations and masonry in construction at the Asyut Barrage of the Aswan Dam. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Piazza San Marco
circa 1900: A regatta passes the crowds which have flocked into St Marks Square in Venice. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Convoys Meet
30th November 1939: A sailor signals a merchant ship as it slowly passes the Naval Control Base in the Thames Estuary. Inward bound convoys halt to take aboard pilots to steer them through

USS Raleigh
June 1929: The massive American navy ship USS Raleigh pulls into Gravesend, Kent. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Panama Passage
16th July 1915: The warship USS Missouri during a passage through the Panama Canal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Seaplane At Rest
June 1929: A US Navy seaplane rests on the catapult track on the deck of the USS Raleigh, which is berthing at Gravesend, Kent. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Naples Harbour
June 1956: The S.S. Arcadia in the harbour at Naples, Italy. (Photo by Cecil Fox/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Port Of Saida
circa 1954: Ancient port of Saida (Sidon) in the Lebanon. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Ice Giant
circa 1950: US Coast Guard cutter Acushnet dwarfed by a crescent shaped iceberg which rises more than 200 ft above the sea

Dry Boat
circa 1950: A fishing boat in dry dock, Esbjerg, Denmark. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

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