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Online Library of Selected Images:
BRITISH NAVAL SHIPS
The British Naval Ships section of the Online Library
provides ready access to pictures of ships and named craft which
have served the Navy of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
This page lists all Named ships of the British Navy
whose photos are available in the Online Library.
If the ship you want is not listed on this page, contact the
Photographic Section
concerning other research options.
Ships of the British Navy are listed below in alphabetical
order. Scan down the list until you find the ship you want, then
click its entry to access appropriate image pages.
- Agincourt (Broadside Ironclad, 1868-1961)
- Agincourt (Battleship, 1914-1924)
- Apollo (Light
Cruiser, 1936-1938). Later HMAS Hobart (1938-1962)
- Argus (Aircraft Carrier,
1918-1946)
- Ark Royal (Aircraft Carrier, 1938-1941)
- Asia (Ship of the Line,
1811-1865). Later renamed Alfred
- Barham (Battleship,
1915-1941)
- Belfast (Cruiser,
1939-1971)
- Bendish ("Q-Ship", 1917)
- Black Prince (Ironclad Frigate, 1862-1923)
- Bonne Citoyenne (Sloop of War, 1796-1819)
- Calliope (Corvette, 1884-1951)
- Cornwallis (74 Gun Ship of the Line, 1813-1957). Renamed Wildfire in 1916
- Devonshire (Cruiser, 1904-1921)
- Devonshire (Cruiser, 1929-1954)
- Dreadnought (Battleship, 1879-1908; Launched 1875)
- Dreadnought (Battleship, 1906-1922)
- Erin (Battleship, 1914-1922)
- Furious (Second Class Cruiser, 1898-1923). Renamed Forte in 1915
- Furious (Aircraft Carrier, 1917-1948)
- Hood (Battlecruiser, 1921-1941)
- Leander (Light Cruiser, 1933-1949)
- Minotaur (Broadside Ironclad, 1867-1922)
- Minotaur (Armored Cruiser, 1908-1920)
- Northumberland (Broadside Ironclad, 1868-1927)
- Old Colony (Coastal Transport, 1918-1920)
- P-554 (Submarine, 1942-1944, ex USS S-22, SS-127)
- Pandora (Steam Gunvessel, 1861)
- Prince of Wales (Battleship, 1941-1941)
- Puncher (Escort Aircraft Carrier, 1944-1946)
- Renown (Battlecruiser, 1916-1948)
- Repulse (Battlecruiser, 1916-1941)
- Scorpion (Turret Ship, 1865-1903)
- Shannon (38-Gun Frigate, 1806-1859). Renamed St. Lawrence in 1844
- Stevenstone (Destroyer, later Frigate, 1943-1959)
- Tracker (Escort Aircraft Carrier, 1943-1946)
- Triumph (Aircraft
Carrier, 1946-1981)
- Trouncer (Escort Aircraft Carrier, 1944-1946)
- Valiant (Battleship, 1916-1948)
- Vanguard (Central Battery Ironclad, 1870-1875)
- Vanguard (Battleship, 1910-1917)
- Vanguard (Battleship, 1946-1960)
- Vengeance (Battleship, 1902-1921)
- Warrior (Ironclad Frigate, 1861-1979)
- Wivern (Turret Ship, 1865-1922)
NOTES:
To the best of our knowledge, the Online Library's pictures
are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded
and used for any purpose.
Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines
citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center".
Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval
History and Heritage Command".
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Page made 2 October 1999
New ship added 21 January 2010