Ports and Harbours from around the world shown in historic photographs. Photographs include Pembroke docks, Santander, Spezia and Toulon amongst others.  Also included are Royal Navy shore establishments and training ships. 

HMS Britannia.

HMS Britannia - Queen's Birthday 1899.

HMS Britannia, Queen's Brithday, 1898.

HMS Britannia, Dartmouth, c1900.

HMS Racer, tender to HMS Britannia, c.1900.

HMS Britannia.

HMS Britannia.

We have some names for this photo - all except the inset.  On the far right, Thomson.  The trio facing different directions on the left are from left to right: Copplestone, Fraser and Inglis. Continuing to the other two in the front row; Lyon and Davison.  The two at the back are Nicholson and Baker, with the remaining three in the middle row: Leach, Lapage and Barrett, always from left to right.

HMS Britannia.

Captain and Staff, HMS Britannia, c.1900.

HMS Britannia - Passing Out term, 1900.

HMS Britannia - Captains of Cadets, 1900.

Prize Winners, HMS Britannia, 1900.

HMS Britannia - 1st XI Cricket Team, 1899 - 1900.

HMS Britannia - 2nd Eleven - Cricket Team, 1899-1900.

HMS Britannia - 1st Socker Team (sic) - 1899-1900.

HMS Britannia - 1st "Rugger", 1899-1900.

HMS Britannia - Fencing / Rapier Exercises, 1899 - 1900.

HMS Britannia - Sports, 1899-1900.

The Naval Cadets of HMS Britannia - May 1895

It is in the Britannia training establishment at Dartmouth that our Lieutenants, Commanders, Captains and Admirals receive their first training as naval cadets, entering at from 13 to 14 years of age by nomination and competitive examination.  The Britannia course of study covers two years, and the cadets then pass out into the naval service to become midshipmen, according to classification for study and conduct.  The happy accident, that the first ship allotted to the cadet training service was the old Britannia of the Russian war, gave the institution its name, and none could be more appropriate.

Britannia's Embryo Bluejackets.

H.R.H. Duke of York and Guests, HMS Britannia.

HMS Britannia.

The visit of HRH Duke of York to HMS Britannia, 1899/1900.

HMS Conway.

Photo taken in the Menai Strait mid-April 1953.  On 14th April 1953 ,  the training ship HMS Conway was under tow from her normal mooring to Birkenhead up the Menai Strait/ the Swellies between the Welsh mainland and Anglesey.  Close to a place called the Platters on the Caernarfon side of the strait she ran aground due to strong currents and could not be refloated.  She caught fire 30th October 1956 during dismantling and burnt to the waterline.

  Original 1950s Postcard.  Published North Wales  Price £15.  Click here to order.  Order Code PHX229

Rugby Team from HMS Conway, 1923-24.

The original postcard has 21 signatures on the reverse side.  Listed are the legible ones : S Lewellyn, J W Hilton, G D Jones, P G Lawrence, H James, H Wadworth, J Houghton, W Pickersgill, 

Training ship HMS Cornwall.

Ex- HMS Wellesley.  Renamed Cornwall in 1868, and sunk in 1940.

HMS Eagle, RNVR Training Ship 1911 - 12.

Training Ship HMS Exmouth off Grays, Essex.

Launched 1954, lent as training ship 1877.  Sold 1905.

HMS Seaflower.

HMS Lion and HMS Implacable, c.1896.

Crew member, HMS Vivid.

Greenwich College c.1900.

Officer of Greenwich College.  Lt Henry C C Clark (3rd row, 9th from right) went on to serve on HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Britannia, HMS Isis and HMS Black Prince.

Peel, Isle of Man, 1896.

Image contributed by and copyright of James E Anderson.  From his grandfathers collection, who served on the ship at the time. 

Portland Roads from the Verne.

Nearest ship is HMS Vulcan with 3 or 4 H Class submarines.  Furthest right is HMS Iron Duke.  The white ship above and to the left slightly of Iron Duke is HMS Nelson, and next to Nelson is HMS Hood.  

A closer view of the ships in the above image.

Portland Harbour c.1940s

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Cadet from training ship HMS Boscawen, Portland.

Home Fleet Cruisers at Folkstone around 1904 

Devonport Naval Barracks

The Gareloch, Rhu.  Looking north-west from the Peninsula to Garelochead.

The   RN fleet in Cromarty Firth  c. 1910      (REF.. PHX279)

Coders of D Watch, HMS Eland.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

German ship scuttled at Scapa Flow.

Algiers, 15th April 1900.

Funeral procession of Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, who died on March 26th 1900.  Representatives of several royal figures were present, including a representative of Queen Victoria, as well as many senior naval and military officials.  There are a variety of naval and military groups seen in this photo.

Algiers, 15th April 1900.

Funeral procession of Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, who died on March 26th 1900.  Representatives of several royal figures were present, including a representative of Queen Victoria, as well as many senior naval and military officials.  There are a variety of naval and military groups seen in this photo.

Algiers, 15th April 1900.

Funeral procession of Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, who died on March 26th 1900.  Representatives of several royal figures were present, including a representative of Queen Victoria, as well as many senior naval and military officials.

Algiers, 15th April 1900.

Funeral procession of Field Marshal Sir Donald Stewart, who died on March 26th 1900.  Representatives of several royal figures were present, including a representative of Queen Victoria, as well as many senior naval and military officials.

The port at Algiers c.1930. 

Sydney Harbour c.1933 looking over Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point towards Garden Island and Bradleys Head.

Charlottetown Harbour, from West Kent School, 17th - 19th September 1905.

Esquimalt

Esquimalt Harbour, 15th September 1878.

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The Pacific Squadron at Esquimalt Harbour pre 1902.

The Large Cruiser is probably HMS Warspite, if so it would be dated 1892, as she returned home the following year  (info supplied by George Schober)

Halifax, Canada, 1900.

Photo taken by a crew member of HMS Quail, which was 'hulked in' at Halifax for one month.  HMS Quail arrived at Charlottetown in July / August 1900 with HMS Crescent and HMS Tribune.  Presumably this photo is from that cruise, and the two large ships visible here are HMS Crescent (right, flying flag) and HMS Tribune.

Quebec from Levis, September / October 1905.

St John's, Newfoundland, October 1905.

The fleet celebrating the King's Birthday at Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong, 1910.  The training ship Tamar is visible in the background.

Japanese Destroyers at Hong Kong.

Japanese Destroyers at Hong Kong.

The Gardens at Hong Kong.

Probably taken by a crew member of HMS Triumph.

Rice Fields at Hong Kong.

Probably taken by a crew member of HMS Triumph.

British Fleet leaving Wei Hai Wei, 16th September 1911.

Five destroyers on left are HMS Whiting, HMS Janus, HMS Otter, HMS Virago and probably HMS Fame.   Whiting, Janus and Otter have three funnels, so are the 1st, 4th and 5th ships from the left, although exactly which is which is unknown.  The second destroyer from the left has two funnels and so is probably HMS Fame.  The only other China Station destroyers to have two funnels were HMS  Handy, HMS Hart and HMS Taku.  While Taku was larger than the destroyer here, the other two, Hand and Hart were probably mostly together, suggesting this is HMS Fame.  The 4-funneled destroyer 3rd from the left is HMS Virago - the only other four funneled destroyer on the China station was HMS Sparrowhawk, sunk years prior to this photograph.

On the right are three cruisers; again from left to right, HMS Newcastle, HMS Minotaur and HMS Kent.

"The Hall" at Wei Hai Wei, c.1911.

We think there are crew present from HMS Alacrity, or HMS Kent.  Possibly HMS Bedford or HMS Minotaur also.

The names along the bottom read from left to right:  Bedford, Staff ?, Mrs Lauda? , Hartford, V.I.W.? , (unknown), Morrish? , Burton, Harrison, Miss Walter, Mrs Walter, Lady B, Steel, Lady G, Joel.

Some are hard to make out (?) and one is indecipherable (unknown).

Wei Hai Wei Links Golf Course, c.1910.

2nd Tee.

Wei Hai Wei Links Golf Course, c.1910.

"Bunker to 2nd."

Wei Hai Wei Links Golf Course, c.1910.

3rd Green.

Wei Hai Wei Links Golf Course, c.1910.

"Bunker, 4th"

Wei Hai Wei Links Golf Course c.1910.

5th Green.

Wei Hai Wei Links Golf Course, c.1910.

6th Green.

Shanghai, c.1911.

Port Said, c.1880s.

Two French ships present.

Port Said c.1910.

Victoria Terminus Railway Staion, Bombay c.1890s.

Royal Albert Sailor's Home, Bombay c.1890s.

Built on the site of Bombay's first British cemetery, this building has since become a council hall and is now a police headquarters.

HMS Revenge, Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland.

The above shows a panorama of Queenstown Harbour (Ireland) in 1898

1st P.O.'s Course, Verdala Barracks, Malta, 18th November - 23rd December 1938.

Officers from various ships on a course in Malta.  We have a list of the names and ships where available of the officers in this photograph:

Top Row, from left: P.O. Young (HMS Malaya), S.P.O. Gill (HMS Glorious), P.O. McNally (HMS Shropshire), P.O. Dunn (HMS Glorious), S.P.O. Mulqueen (HMS Devonshire), P.O. McLanaghan (HMS Arethusa), S.P.O. Lee, S.P.O. Edwards, S.P.O. Deacon, P.O. Vincent, P.O. Henderson (HMS Galatea), S.P.O. Simpson.

Middle Row, from left: P.O. Thomas, S.P.O. Damarel, S.P.O. Clayton, S.P.O. Simpson (HMS Barham), S.P.O. Bethel (HMS Warspite), P.O. McConniff (HMS Hood), S.P.O. Holloway (HMS Hood), S.P.O. Coster (HMS Havock), P.O. Goddard (HMS Maidstone), P.O. Squire, P.O. Boult (HMS Afridi), P.O. Chadder.

Lower Row, from left: P.O. Cannon, S.P.O. Dyke, P.O. Hook (HMS Shropshire?), C.P.O. Hill, Comd. McNair, Lt. Cdr. Norman, C.P.O. Matthews, P.O. Russell, S.P.O. Butler (HMS Sussex), P.O. King (HMS Sussex).

A fleet of battleships in the Norwegian Fjords, possibly Molde. 

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Norwegian port of Odda, looking down Hardanger Fjord.

British ships  at Vladivostock celebrating the King's birthday. 

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The Dry Dock at Durban, 1907.

Simon's Bay

Simon's Bay.

HMS Boadicea on the left, HMS Flora (black and white) to the right.

Admiralty House, Simonstown.

Spanish submarines at Santander harbour.

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The harbour at Santander with battleships in the background

Valencia Harbour c.1930.  The large ship on the right has the name .... Ultra, where the .... looks like 'Plus' or similar  If you have any ideas on what ship this is please let us know. at cranston@onetel.net 

War ships at Santa Cruz harbour, Tenerife.

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Santa Cruz, Tenerife.

Trincomalie Harbour from the top of Admiralty House c.1915

Trincomalie, Ceylon pictured c.1910 

The harbour area of Constantinople.

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Turkish battleships in the harbour at Constantinople.

Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Royal Navy ships at Aden 

A British battleship in port c.1920.

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Naval Shipbuilders of the World

From the Age of Sail to the Present day.  by Robert J Winklareth.

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Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy, Compiled by Lt. Cdr. B. Warlow, R.N.

Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy is a comprehensive summary of all the named shore establishments and static ships of the Royal Navy from the beginning of the 19th Century.  The aim of the book is to fill a significant gap that existed in reference works.  To do this has meant compiling over 300 entries, and including the location of the establishment, its task and dates when it operated.  Some existed for a few days, and others were planned but never commissioned.  These latter have been included for completeness.  Because the Royal Navy established bases abroad, the shore establishments of the New and Old Commonwealth Navies have been included to clarify their position.  Similarly Commonwealth (and Allied, Free French etc), establishments set up in Great Britain in World War Two have also been included. Nominal Depot Ships, a device required by the Naval Discipline Act, and which led to some shore establishments being 'sunk', have also been included.  Many establishments changed their names, others their task, and others their location.  Such details can be found here.  At the end of the book is a gazzetteer, so that readers can find which establishments were located at a particular place.  The opportunity has been taken to incorporate unnamed Royal Naval Air Stations of World War One and other unnamed establishments into the gazzetteer.  All this is tabulated into this gem of a book, which is a must for any serious researcher.  This second edition has been completely rewritten to take the opportunity to include extra detail discovered during further researches and includes a further 400 names.

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