united states ships

JASON sailing. Warship photograph collection

Photograph shows the USS Jason (AC-12), a Navy supply ship. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

Patrol in N.Y. Harbor - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows the battleship the U.S.S. Henley. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

American sailors salute King George [i.e. George]

Photograph shows American sailors saluting King George V of Great Britain during his visit to their troop transport ship the U.S.S. Finland, docked at Liverpool, England. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Wash day on RECRUIT - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows sailors on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Christening party on RECRUIT - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

Photograph shows a view from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memo... More

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

USS Olympia, docked at the Independence Seaport Museum at Penn's Landi...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Arlington National Cemetery, USS Maine Memorial, Arlington, Arlington ...

Significance: "Remember the Maine" was the popular call of the "yellow" or sensational press, Congress, and private citizens throughout the United States as they rallied around the tragedy of 1898. The sinking ... More

Turret of monitor Pasaic (i.e. Passaic)

Photograph shows a group of Union soldiers standing near the turret of the ironclad USS Passaic. Two soldiers stand above, near the pilot house. Indentations in the turret were caused by cannon fire. Purchase; ... More

[James River, Virginia Sailors relaxing on deck of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows Robert Williams, a native of Wales, at far right. Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

USS Vulcan, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport News, Vir...

Significance: The Vulcan is significant as the lead ship in the Vulcan class of repair ships, providing assistance to U.S. naval ships from ports close to the occupational areas of the Atlantic Fleet. The Vulc... More

Gideon Welles to Gustavus V. Fox, Monday, March 10, 1862 (Telegram re...

[James River, Virginia Monitor U.S.S. Onondaga; soldiers in rowboat in...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Charleston Harbor, S.C. Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren (fifth from lef...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

[Aiken's Landing, Virginia Double-turreted monitor U.S.S. Onondaga on...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

Gunboat Tyler, where W.W. Stuart served during the Civil War

Photograph shows timberclad steamer gunboat USS Tyler with crew on deck. Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More

U.S.S. Resolute - Public domain image of steamship

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Philadelphia. Warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Wilmington, ship's company

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ship's company, [U.S.S.] Maine - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Lancaster, officers - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[New York Naval Reserves on U.S.S. New Hampshire]

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

U.S.S. New York. Warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Indiana, group of seamen

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

Portrait photo of U.S.S. Maine, group of officers

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[U.S.S. Indiana] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Maine, army and navy union

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Texas, Capt. Philip and officers

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

U.S.S. OREGON engaging shore batteries at Santiago [de Cuba]

Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cuba Santiago... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. New York, single stick exercise

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Kentucky silver service, presented by citizens of Kentucky

Picryl description: Public domain image of catering, dinner table arrangement, caterer, restaurant, food, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Cassin - Public domain image of steamship

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Kentucky, superstructure deck

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Brooklyn and Galveston - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S.S. Alabama - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

ROCHESTER. Warship photograph collection

Photo shows the ship which was renamed the USS Rochester in 1917. It was formerly called the USS New York and the USS Saratoga. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

U.S.S. Wyoming - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Adm. Fletcher taking command of Atlantic Fleet

Photograph shows the change of command ceremony aboard USS Wyoming (BB-32) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (New York Naval Shipyard) as Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher (1855-1928) took command of the Atlantic Fleet on ... More

U.S.S. New Hampshire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of military activity, parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

McBEATH, MISS CAMILLE, U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI; SPONSOR

A woman in a hat holding a bouquet of flowers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WYOMING, U.S.S. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capt. Adams addresses recruits - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

Photograph shows Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the U.S.S. Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Na... More

[USS Sylph?] - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MEMPHIS. Warship photograph collection

Photo shows the USS Memphis (CL-13), an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. The "God of Luck" bronze repl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pearl Harbor bombing. USS Raleigh. Torpedoed and bombed, the 7,050 ton...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Thomas H. Looker to W. H. Lamberton, Saturday, November 02, 1861 (Sig...

U.S.S. Miantonomoh, Capt. Montgomery Sicard and officers

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arlington National Cemetery, USS Maine Memorial, Arlington, Arlington ...

Significance: "Remember the Maine" was the popular call of the "yellow" or sensational press, Congress, and private citizens throughout the United States as they rallied around the tragedy of 1898. The sinking ... More

Arlington National Cemetery, USS Maine Memorial, Arlington, Arlington ...

Significance: "Remember the Maine" was the popular call of the "yellow" or sensational press, Congress, and private citizens throughout the United States as they rallied around the tragedy of 1898. The sinking ... More

Arlington National Cemetery, USS Maine Memorial, Arlington, Arlington ...

Significance: "Remember the Maine" was the popular call of the "yellow" or sensational press, Congress, and private citizens throughout the United States as they rallied around the tragedy of 1898. The sinking ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Unknown, Monday, June 30, 1862 (Extracts from log of U.S.S. Galena; e...

U.S.S. New Hampshire. Bayonet drill

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, 1863 (U.S.S. Nahant is safe)

U.S.S. Buffalo. Warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[USS Casco on the James River, Virginia]

Photograph shows the light-draft monitor, USS Casco, which, due to a design flaw, was converted into a torpedo vessel. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). Title devised by library staff. See also... More

Gustavus V. Fox to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, March 04, 1862 (U.S.S. M...

U.S.S. Oregon, ship's company - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

USS Arizona, Submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Honolu...

Significance: USS ARIZONA, a steel hulled battleship, was destroyed during the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Struck by a bomb and possibly torpedoes, this ship was sunk, along with other... More

U.S.S. Nahant, church service - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Katahdin - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. ironclad gunboat Essex - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photo shows the USS Essex, launched in 1856 as the New Era and acquired druing the American Civil War by the US Army in 1861 for the Western Gunboat Flotilla. Transferred to the US Navy in 1862 and participated... More

USS Olympia, Penn's Landing, 211 South Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphi...

Significance: USS Olympia is a partially armored or protected cruiser which was constructed as part of a congressional program to build a new steel U.S. Navy prior to the turn of the century. Her innovative des... More

USS SHACKLE, ARS 9, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Public domain photograph of a cabin interior, small room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

USS SHACKLE, ARS 9, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Public domain photograph of a cabin interior, small room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

USS SHACKLE, ARS 9, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Washington Navy Yard, D.C. Edman Spangler, a "conspirator," manacled]

Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. This photograph has background of dark metal, and was presumably taken on the monitors, U.S.S. Montauk and Saugus, w... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More