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Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre qui a procure l'Indépendance aux Etats unis de l'Amérique Précis de cette guerre N. Ponce, inv. et sculp

Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre ...

Print shows the title page with vignettes of various naval battles in which the British were engaged during the American Revolution; also shows the capture of Mobile by the Spanish under by Bernardo de Gálvez, ... More

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898, Lieut. Hobson inspecting the ship

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898, Lieut. Hobson ins...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Iowa, pig taken from Spanish cruiser [Cristobal] Colon

U.S.S. Iowa, pig taken from Spanish cruiser [Cristobal] Colon

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Vizcaya, Santiago Harbor, Cuba, July 3, 1898, Spanish-American War

Vizcaya, Santiago Harbor, Cuba, July 3, 1898, Spanish-American War

Photograph shows a heap of human skulls and bones in Cristóbal Colón cemetery, Havana, Cuba. Human skulls and bones taken from Havana harbor after Spanish-American War, 1898.

U.S.S. Oregon, cheering the hauling down of the Colon's colors, Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. Oregon, cheering the hauling down of the Colon's colors, Battle...

Public domain image of a American navy warship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bombardment of San Juan, Cuba [i.e. Puerto Rico]

Bombardment of San Juan, Cuba [i.e. Puerto Rico]

48735 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. Photoprint of painting. No. 9675.

Surely the world is growing better / Will Crawford.

Surely the world is growing better / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows an imaginary battle where aircraft, battleships, and submarines are engaged in shooting at each other. Caption: Whereas formerly we fought our naval battles on top of the water only, we now ... More

Seventy to your eighteen, Bill!

Seventy to your eighteen, Bill!

Uncle Sam showing fish catch of "Dutch ships" to German military officer, possibly William II, sitting on opposite shore with fishing pole and few ships. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American i... More

Visibility zero unless you lend your binoculars to the navy 6 x 30 or 7 x 50 Zeiss or Bausch and Lomb : Pack carefully and send to Navy Observatory, Washington, D.C.

Visibility zero unless you lend your binoculars to the navy 6 x 30 or ...

Poster asking citizens to lend their binoculars to the Navy, showing a ship hit by a torpedo. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

[Sullivan's Island, S.C. Wreck of blockade-runner near the shore]

[Sullivan's Island, S.C. Wreck of blockade-runner near the shore]

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Charleston, S.C., 1863-1865.

Sina kurofune nihon shirofune -- buta no taibyō

Sina kurofune nihon shirofune -- buta no taibyō

Print shows, on top, a Japanese sailor holding a cannon barrel on the deck of a steamship and a small Chinese boat with a man in it, sinking; on bottom, three animals wearing suits, a pig dressed as an elderly ... More

M'Donough's victy. on Lake Champlain / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

M'Donough's victy. on Lake Champlain / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

Print shows an American warship between two British ships during the battle on Lake Champlain (Battle of Plattsburgh). Smoke from the battle is visible in the background. Legend on image: American guns 86, Ame... More

[James River, Virginia Schooners sunk to obstruct passage]

[James River, Virginia Schooners sunk to obstruct passage]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862, in which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole " school" of Rebel steamers.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6463 Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by Genl. Macomb, Sept. 17th 1814 / painted by H. Reinagle ; engraved by B. Tanner.

Macdonough's victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army ...

Print shows the naval battle that ensued on Sept. 11, 1814, between American forces commanded by Thomas Macdonough and British forces commanded by Captain George Downie. The Americans emerged victorious and the... More

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Print shows battle between Union monitors and sloops against Confederate ships and ram CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay with Fort Morgan in the distance. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Rese... More

Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les Anglois en 1762

Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les Anglois en 1762

Print shows a perspective rendering of the bombardment of Havana by British ships and the landing of English troops where the fortress wall has been breeched to capture the city. Caption continues: Vista presp... More

Naval battle with American battleship and sailors in the lower right corner cheering as a ship explodes on the left William Warner

Naval battle with American battleship and sailors in the lower right c...

Signed in pencil on lower right corner: William Warner. Includes unrelated newsprint on paper mount on verso. (DLC/PP-2000:095) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Action between the Constitution and the Guerriere / Chapin ; Rogers.

Action between the Constitution and the Guerriere / Chapin ; Rogers.

Print shows HMS Guerriere without masts in the aftermath of battle with the USS Constitution.

Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie. "Ready! All ready your honor" / J.R. Chapin ; W. Ridgway.

Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie. "Ready! All ready your hon...

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry speaking to gunners aboard ship during the Battle of Lake Erie.

Wreck of the Oquendo, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Wreck of the Oquendo, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021530. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, gallus frames, 1898

Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, gallus frames, 1898

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ryojunkō gai daikaisen shinzu sononi rokoku kantai no haisen

Ryojunkō gai daikaisen shinzu sononi rokoku kantai no haisen

Print shows, in the foreground, a Russian battleship exploding under bombardment from Japanese battleships; a line of Japanese battleships, positioned on the right, fire on a line of Russian battleships on the ... More

The monitors and the Merrimac / K.

The monitors and the Merrimac / K.

Illustration shows a battered ironclad labeled "High Cost of Living" being bombarded by several ironclads labeled "Berger, Shanks [sic], Sulzer, George, Jr., [and] Taft", their gunblasts labeled, respectively, ... More

L'armée françoise Mouillée auprès de l'Ance Molenieu dans l'isle de la Greanade et faisant le débarquement des troupes le 2 juillet 1779

L'armée françoise Mouillée auprès de l'Ance Molenieu dans l'isle de la...

Photograph shows French warships before the town of Saint George's on the island of Grenada and the disembarkation of French troops. Includes legend. Original wash drawings Available in the Ozanne map collecti... More

The U.S. frigate United States capturing H.B.M. frigate Macedonian: fought, Octr. 25th. 1812 / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

The U.S. frigate United States capturing H.B.M. frigate Macedonian: fo...

The United States was commanded by Stephen Decatur when it overtook Captain John S. Garden's Macedonian on October 28, 1812 near the Azores in the Atlantic. Decatur captured the Macedonian and brought it to Ne... More

Tako no asirai. Japanese Empire. - Ukiyo e print

Tako no asirai. Japanese Empire. - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a Japanese officer sitting on the head of an octopus which has captured ships disguised as fish in its tentacles. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print ... More

M'Donough's victy. on Lake Champlain / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

M'Donough's victy. on Lake Champlain / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

Print shows an American warship between two British ships during the battle on Lake Champlain (Battle of Plattsburgh). Smoke from the battle is visible in the background. Legend on image: American guns 86, Ame... More

The action between the Serapis and Bon Homme Richard Septr. 23rd 1779 / painted by James Hamilton ; engraved by R. Whitechurch.

The action between the Serapis and Bon Homme Richard Septr. 23rd 1779 ...

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1879 by Fishel, Adler & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Library has two impressions. Copyright statement printed on proof; ti... More

Restos del U.S.S. Maine, Habana. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Restos del U.S.S. Maine, Habana. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Historic Sites Public domain image of a American navy warship of World War One time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wreck of the Maine, Havana - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Wreck of the Maine, Havana - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Federal Vessels Driving Back the Iron-Plated Rebel Steamer Yorktown, which At  mpted to Run the Blockade, Near Newport News

Federal Vessels Driving Back the Iron-Plated Rebel Steamer Yorktown, w...

Published engraving based upon DRWG/US - Balling, no. 1 (A size). Attributed to Balling in New York Illustrated News caption. Title printed below image. Initials T.N. engraved lower right of image indicate that... More

Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Sept. 10th 1813 / drawn by J.J. Barralet ; engraved by B. Tanner.

Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Sept. 10th 1813 / drawn by J.J. Barralet...

Print showing numerous American and British battleships in close quarters on Lake Erie engaged in battle, September 10th 1813. 698 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in pencil below title: With a key. Inscribed ... More

Imre Kiralfy's Grand naval spectacle

Imre Kiralfy's Grand naval spectacle

"Madison Square Garden." Created and "copyright 1898 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cincinnati & New York." N.Y. no. 8136. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Imre Kiralfy's gigantic aquatic historical spectacle, Venice, the bride of the sea at Olympia

Imre Kiralfy's gigantic aquatic historical spectacle, Venice, the brid...

W41766 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyrighted by Imre Kiralfy, 1891." Caption: The naval victory. Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York; (printed in America)." N.Y.-H.4211. Small portrait of I. Ki... More

American privateer "General Armstrong" Capt. Sam. C. Reid / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

American privateer "General Armstrong" Capt. Sam. C. Reid / lith. & pu...

Print shows the American privateer "General Armstrong" firing on British boats sent from HBM Carnation to capture her. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Rese... More

Perry's victory on Lake Erie: fought Septr. 10th 1813

Perry's victory on Lake Erie: fought Septr. 10th 1813

Print shows the American ships Lawrence and Niagara fighting British ships during the Battle of Lake Erie.

Le Combat naval, gloire Américaine / Garneray,del ; Coquerel,sc.

Le Combat naval, gloire Américaine / Garneray,del ; Coquerel,sc.

Print shows the U.S. Constitution and HBM Java, her masts and sails destroyed, after a battle during the War of 1812. Reference copy in LOT 4413A.

Daimotsu kaijō no tsuki - Public domain  drawing

Daimotsu kaijō no tsuki - Public domain drawing

Print shows a Musashibo Benkei praying to appease the gods and calm the rough seas so that his ship may cross Daimotsu Bay safely. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More

The disciple of Farragut is worthy of his master / Keppler.

The disciple of Farragut is worthy of his master / Keppler.

Print shows George Dewey, bust portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform, framed by a laurel wreath draped with the American flag; vignette in upper right shows Admiral David G. Farragut on the rigging of... More

U.S.S. Texas, quarter deck after Battle of Santiago, whitened by saltpetre [i.e. saltpeter] from guns

U.S.S. Texas, quarter deck after Battle of Santiago, whitened by saltp...

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Wreck of the Reina Mercedes at Santiago harbor, 1898

Wreck of the Reina Mercedes at Santiago harbor, 1898

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Wreck of the Reina Mercedes at Santiago harbor, 1898

Wreck of the Reina Mercedes at Santiago harbor, 1898

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Wreck of U.S.S. Merrimac in Santiago Harbor

Wreck of U.S.S. Merrimac in Santiago Harbor

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[After the battle] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[After the battle] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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L'armée françoise courant en echiquier et combattant les vaisseaux desemparés restés de l'arrière qui réjoignait leur armée - septieme position

L'armée françoise courant en echiquier et combattant les vaisseaux des...

Photograph shows the French fleet, in the foreground, in pursuit of the British fleet which is attempting to flee; Grenada is visible in the distance. Includes legend. Original wash drawings Available in the O... More

Your binoculars could prevent this Loan your 6 x 30 or 7 x 50 Zeiss or Bausch and Lomb binoculars to your navy : Pack carefully and send to Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

Your binoculars could prevent this Loan your 6 x 30 or 7 x 50 Zeiss or...

Poster asking citizens to loan their binoculars to the Navy, showing a pair of binoculars and a ship sinking.

Restos del U.S.S. Maine, Habana view, photochrome print postcard.

Restos del U.S.S. Maine, Habana view, photochrome print postcard.

Wreck of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor. In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53506. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.

Tako no asirai. Japanese Empire. - Ukiyo e print

Tako no asirai. Japanese Empire. - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a Japanese officer sitting on the head of an octopus which has captured ships disguised as fish in its tentacles. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print ... More

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--The world's largest, grandest, best, amusement institution--Total destruction of the Spanish Fleet, on the Cuban coast [...]

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--The world's largest, gra...

Poster showing naval battle. Copyright by the Strobridge Lith. Co. No. 67.

Vue de la ville de Savannah, du camp, des tranchées et de l'attaque Octobre 1779

Vue de la ville de Savannah, du camp, des tranchées et de l'attaque Oc...

Photograph shows a bird's-eye view of Savannah from the French camp.

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizel.

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779. Title appears in revers... More

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monitor / C. Maurano(?).

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...

Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

Federal Vessels Driving Back the Iron-Plated Rebel Steamer Yorktown, which At  mpted to Run the Blockade, Near Newport News

Federal Vessels Driving Back the Iron-Plated Rebel Steamer Yorktown, w...

Published engraving based upon DRWG/US - Balling, no. 1 (A size). Attributed to Balling in New York Illustrated News caption. Title printed below image. Initials T.N. engraved lower right of image indicate that... More

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - Public domain dedication image

Perry's victory / T. Birch. - Public domain dedication image

Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More

American privateer "General Armstrong" Capt. Sam. C. Reid / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.

American privateer "General Armstrong" Capt. Sam. C. Reid / lith. & pu...

Print shows the American privateer "General Armstrong" firing on British boats sent from HBM Carnation to capture her. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Rese... More

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864

Print shows battle between Union monitors and sloops against Confederate ships and ram CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay with Fort Morgan in the distance. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Rese... More

Seeschlacht bei den Dardanellen Ao. 1656

Seeschlacht bei den Dardanellen Ao. 1656

Print shows a birds eye view of ships in a harbor and additional ships in the foreground. The Venetians alligned with the Knights Hospitalier from Malta were victorious over Ottoman forces in a two-day battle o... More

The defeat of the Spanish fleet under Don Juan de Langara, by Sir George Brydges Rodney, Decr. 16th 1779, off Cape St. Vincent - most humbly inscribed to Prince William Henry

The defeat of the Spanish fleet under Don Juan de Langara, by Sir Geor...

Print shows a naval battle between the British fleet, under the command of Sir George Brydges Rodney, and a much smaller Spanish fleet, under the command of Don Juan de Langara, off Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal... More

Combat dans la mer du nord, 2 Octobre 1706 / peint par Gudin ; gravé par Skelton.

Combat dans la mer du nord, 2 Octobre 1706 / peint par Gudin ; gravé p...

Naval battle between French and British ships in the North Sea. Diagraphe et pantographe-Gavard. Gal'rie hist'que de Versailles. Sie. III Son 3.

Combat dans la mer du nord, Juin 1696 / peint par Gudin ; gravé par Chavanne.

Combat dans la mer du nord, Juin 1696 / peint par Gudin ; gravé par Ch...

Naval battle between French and British ships in the North Sea.

Scene on the Macedonian after the battle

Scene on the Macedonian after the battle

Print shows a busy scene in the physician's quarters below deck on the HMS Macedonian where wounded sailors are being attended to by medical staff, some are having limbs amputated. Illus. from: Life and death ... More

The Civil War in America--Naval engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confederate iron-plated steamer Merrimac (or Virginia) running into the Federal sloop Cumberland / from a sketch by T. Nast.

The Civil War in America--Naval engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confe...

Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1862 April 5, p. 327.

Uncle Sam's dream of conquest and carnage - caused by reading the Jingo newspapers Keppler

Uncle Sam's dream of conquest and carnage - caused by reading the Jing...

Print shows Uncle Sam asleep in a chair with a large eagle perched on a stand next to him; he is dreaming of conquests and annexations, asserting his "Monroe Doctrine" rights, becoming master of the seas, putti... More

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898

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Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898, forward bridge

Wreck of the Maria Teresa, Battle of Santiago, 1898, forward bridge

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The Oquendo and Maria Teresa, aground and burning, Battle of Santiago, 1898

The Oquendo and Maria Teresa, aground and burning, Battle of Santiago,...

Public domain photograph of mountain range, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The sphinx of the period / Keppler.

The sphinx of the period / Keppler.

Print shows Puck standing on wooden scaffolding in front of the bow of a huge new battleship in drydock with a large sphinx on the deck between the big guns. Illus. from Puck, v. 43, no. 1103, (1898 April 27),... More

Forward view of the wrecked Spanish cruiser Vizcaya

Forward view of the wrecked Spanish cruiser Vizcaya

48046 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9916. Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lower deck of the "Almirante Oquendo" looking aft

Lower deck of the "Almirante Oquendo" looking aft

54899 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L. Singley. No. 9965. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Attack on Fort Fisher - A picture of a picture on a wall above a fire place

Attack on Fort Fisher - A picture of a picture on a wall above a fire ...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Russian battleship casualties] - Ukiyo e print

[Russian battleship casualties] - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Russian General Alekseĭ Nikolaevich Kuropatkin and another Russian officer, possibly Anatoliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Stesselʹ, as battleships with arms, legs, and faces, looking in dismay at several similarly... More

L'armée françoise combattant l'armée Angloise à bord opposé troisieme position

L'armée françoise combattant l'armée Angloise à bord opposé troisieme ...

Photograph shows the French fleet, in the foreground, attacking the British fleet, with the island of Grenada in the background. Includes legend. Original wash drawings Available in the Ozanne map collection i... More

Deutsches U-boot versenkt englischen frachtdampfer / Adolf Bock 1941.

Deutsches U-boot versenkt englischen frachtdampfer / Adolf Bock 1941.

Print shows German sailors standing on the conning tower of a u-boat after sinking a British cargo ship. Original signed in lower left. Forms part of: Third Reich Collection (Library of Congress).

Rear Adm. George Dewey in action at Cavite

Rear Adm. George Dewey in action at Cavite

Print shows Admiral George Dewey standing on a raised structure on his flagship, the battleship "Olympia" during a naval battle at "Cavite", Manila Bay, Philippines; another officer is approaching on a ladder o... More

Bombardment of San Juan, Porto [sic] Rico

Bombardment of San Juan, Porto [sic] Rico

U.S. warships under command of Rear Admiral Sampson bombarding San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 12 1898. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Rear Admiral Sampson in left lower corner. Copyright by Muller, Luchsinger & Co.... More

Battle of Lake Erie - A group of people in a boat on a body of water

Battle of Lake Erie - A group of people in a boat on a body of water

Oliver Hazard Perry standing on front of small boat after abandoning his flagship, the Lawrence. K33650 U.S. Copyright Office.

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizel.

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779. Title appears in revers... More

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monitor / C. Maurano(?).

Intérieur de la batterie du Merrimac, pendant le combat avec le Monito...

Interior of the Merrimac showing Confederate sailors loading cannon, during combat with the Monitor. Illus. from: Le Monde Illustré. Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

The great naval battle off Cavite (Manila Bay), fought May 1st, 1898, 5:30 A.M. till 12:50 P.M. (noon)

The great naval battle off Cavite (Manila Bay), fought May 1st, 1898, ...

Copyright by Kurz & Allison. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing into the mouth of the Nile!, British Cartoon Print

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing in...

Cartoon showing John Bull eating French sailing ships; a satire on the French defeat during the War of the Second Coalition, possibly refers to the Battle of the Nile. Form part of : British Cartoon Prints Col... More

Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Sept. 10th 1813 / drawn by J.J. Barralet ; engraved by B. Tanner.

Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Sept. 10th 1813 / drawn by J.J. Barralet...

Print showing numerous American and British battleships in close quarters on Lake Erie engaged in battle, September 10th 1813. 698 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in pencil below title: With a key. Inscribed ... More

The bombardment of Port Hudson / painted by E. Packbauer.

The bombardment of Port Hudson / painted by E. Packbauer.

Naval battle during the Civil War, Port Hudson, Louisiana. F7073 U.S. Copyright Office.

Wreck of the Oquendo, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Wreck of the Oquendo, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wreck of the Oquendo, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Wreck of the Oquendo, Battle of Santiago, 1898

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Texas, Capt. Philip on bridge during Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. Texas, Capt. Philip on bridge during Battle of Santiago

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Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, 6-inch rapid fire gun, 1898

Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, 6-inch rapid fire gun, 1898

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Oregon, Lieut. Elerle, in charge of 13-inch turret, watching the [Cristobal] Colon, Battle of Santiago

U.S.S. Oregon, Lieut. Elerle, in charge of 13-inch turret, watching th...

Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. McCulloch firing a shot across the bow of the German cruiser Irene

U.S.S. McCulloch firing a shot across the bow of the German cruiser Ir...

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A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgente" to the U.S.S. "Constellation," Commodore Truxtun, February 9, 1799 / drawn by Clyde O. DeLand.

A hundred years ago - the surrender of the French frigate "L'Insurgent...

Print shows the aftermath of a battle between the USS Constellation and the French frigate "L'Insurgente" with the crew of the Constellation gathered on the starboard side cheering as the badly damaged "L'Insur... More

The Cruiser "Oquendo"--once the pride of Spain--destroyed by the American Navy

The Cruiser "Oquendo"--once the pride of Spain--destroyed by the Ameri...

33403 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The great ship lurched sickeningly above them as a wall totters to its fall

The great ship lurched sickeningly above them as a wall totters to its...

Seamen and civilians from a British merchant cruiser after attacked by Germans. (DLC/PP-1934:0068). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Sure Shield" by Bart... More

L'armée françoise allant reconnoitre à St. Cristophe, l'armée Angloise, s'assurant du mauvais etat ou l'a réduit le combat de la Grenade, avant de quitter les iles du vent, présentant le combat et observant si les vaisseaux désemparés peuvent être attaqués le 22 juillet 1779

L'armée françoise allant reconnoitre à St. Cristophe, l'armée Angloise...

Photograph shows the British fleet in the harbor at Saint Kitts in the Leeward Islands being fired upon from the fort at Basseterre; the French fleet arrives in the foreground. Includes legend.

Le vaisseau le Languedoc dématé par le coup de vent dans le nuit du 12' attaqué par un vaisseau de guerre Anglois l'après midy du 13 Aoust 1778

Le vaisseau le Languedoc dématé par le coup de vent dans le nuit du 12...

Photograph shows the French vessel "Languedoc" under fire from the British ship "Renown" under Captain Dawson who was taking advantage of the fact that the disabled French ship had lost her mast and rudder duri... More

L'armée françoise courant en echiquier pour rejoindre l'armée Angloise et tâcher de couper les trois vaisseaux désemparés restés de l'arrière qui réjoignait leur armée - sixieme position

L'armée françoise courant en echiquier pour rejoindre l'armée Angloise...

Photograph shows the French fleet, in the foreground, maneuvering in pursuit of the British fleet which is attempting to flee; three disabled British ships try to outrun the French and rejoin the British fleet.... More

Smoking stacks attract attacks Don't invite disaster / / PvP.

Smoking stacks attract attacks Don't invite disaster / / PvP.

Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy, showing smoke coming from smokestack of ship, Japanese submarine in foreground. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Pr... More

Der englische flugzeugträger "Courageous" wird von deutschem U-boot versenkt / Adolf Bock 1941.

Der englische flugzeugträger "Courageous" wird von deutschem U-boot ve...

Print shows passengers abandoning the HMS Courageous, a British aircraft carrier, on September 17, 1939 after it was torpedoed by a German Uboat. Original signed in lower left. Forms part of: Third Reich Colle... More

Battle of Plattsburg. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Battle of Plattsburg. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the Battle of Lake Champlain and Battle of Plattsburgh, 1814, Sept. 11.

A moving picture - Drawing. Public domain image.

A moving picture - Drawing. Public domain image.

German commander on deck of "U submarine," filming destroyed ship (possibly Lusitania) and drowning victims, including a woman and child.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862, in which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole " school" of Rebel steamers.

Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6463 Exhibited: Capitol Visitors Center of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011.

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