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RMEJRH9J–AJAXNETPHOTO - 1982 - SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND. - WOUNDED RETURN - THE HOSPITAL SHIP UGANDA RETURNING TO SOUTHAMPTON IN 1982 CARRYING THE WOUNDED FROM THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CONFLICT. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX. REF:HD SHI UGANDA 910574.
RM2R0XT5M–The Boer War, also known as the Second Boer War, The South African War and The Anglo-Boer War. This image shows: Enter the Gordon Highlanders: Disembarking at Durban after the voyage from India. Original photo by “Bradley”, c1899.
RMR70WE3–Mahatma Gandhi bidding farewell with folded hands to his countrymen on SS Rajputana, British passenger ship, Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, August 29, 1931, old vintage 1900s picture
RM2B77Y01–Naval cadets climbing the mast on the M.V. Chindwara a British merchant navy cadet training ship (January 1950 until June 1963) - staffed by a Chief Petty Officer, and 2 deputies, named Petty Officers.The vessel was launched on 12th May 1949, and built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, UK. in 1966, she was given a new role (cadet training unit), continuing in this capacity untill she was sold in 1971.
RMKCEMFT–Crowds wave farewell to Mahatma Gandhi and his ship the SS Rajputna as he sails to join the Second Round Table Conference on India 1931; with him are Sarojini Naidu, Prabhashankar Pattani, A. Rangaswami Iyengar and Mahadev Desai. Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India
RM2NC12B7–1960s, historical, portrait of the Captain (or Master) of the SS Uganda steamship outside on the deck in full uniform. Built in 1952 for the British-India Steam Navigation Company as a passenger and cargo liner, she sailed between London and East Africa. The rise in civil aviation, saw a decline in demand and so she was converted to an educational cruise ship in the late 1960s, when her cargo holds were changed into dormitory cabins. She then sailed in Scandinavia and the Mediterranean up until 1982, when she was used by the Royal Navy as a hospital ship in the Falklands War.
RM2DJ8231–Ship, 'The Earl Cornwallis', Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in India, ca. 1790, Gray ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, smooth, cream laid paper, Sheet: 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches (11.1 x 14 cm), flag, marine art, sails, ship
RMG9B9NH–The Nimrod at East India docks.This was the ship chosen by the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition under Ernest Shackleton.
RM2B00W75–Maritime: 'The launch of the Honourable East India Company ship 'Edinburgh''. Watercolour painting by William John Huggins (1781-1845), c. 1825. William John Huggins (1781 - 19 May 1845) was a British marine painter who spent time as an ordinary seaman, making one voyage to India and China betwen December 1812 and August 1814 on an East Indiaman. He drew various ships and landscapes during his voyage, and eventually became a professional artist after settling in London, working for the East India Company. Huggins won royal patronage for his work.
RMAEXT16–Unloading tea ships in the British East India Company docks in London 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut
RM2BTPJ1J–British ship ashore . The British steamer ' Mulbera ' is reported to be ashore at Tanga Bay , about 100 miles south of Mombassa , East Africa , and to have asked for assistance . The vessel is owned by the British India Steam Navigation Co , Ltd , and is of 9,100 tons . She has a general cargo and is bound for London from Beira , Mozambique . The are a few passengers aboard her . Photo shows ; The ' SS Mulbera ' which is ashore at Tanga Bay . 22 August 1933
RF2F9F2D9–The caption for this 1895 illustration reads: Little Trevor replied by reeling off the list of all the house-flags in sight at the moorings - from An Unqualified Pilot by Rudyard Kipling that was published in 1895. This tale is founded on something that happened a good many years ago in the Port of Calcutta, before wireless telegraphy was used on ships, and men and boys were less easy to catch when once they were in a ship. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children.
RMB977KF–1950s, historical, evening & cruise passengers on a steamship of the British India Steam Navigation Co having fun playing a horse racing game inside.
RMT6DF5F–A British East Indiaman ship in two positions off Dover, painting attributed to Dominic Serres, 18th Century
RM2WMNKX5–Second Afghan War (1878-1880). War between British India and the Emirate of Afghanistan. Transfer of a Bengal cavalry regiment from Malta to Bombay, on board the transport 'Tobras'. Horses feeding time. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878.
RMR70WE6–Mahatma Gandhi on deck of S.S. Rajputana British passenger ship with people before his departure to England, Bombay, Mumbai, India, August 29, 1931, old vintage 1900s picture
RMKJ1GAB–Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) arrives in London 1931. Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world
RMF764Y1–Bombay Port, Ballard Estate, Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia, old vintage 1900s picture
RM2H4EGX1–A front and back cover of a promotional leaflet by Thomas Cook for P&O Christmas and New Year cruises aboard the Viceroy of India in 1934. The ocean liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) was a British Royal Mail Ship on the Tilbury–Bombay route. The accommodation aboard was considered luxurious by the standards of the era and included an indoor swimming pool – a vintage 1930s graphics.
RMG2N0EF–Whampoa in China, 1835 by William John Huggins, view from Danes Island looking towards Canton embracing Whampoa and Junk Rivers. British East India Co ship
RM2JRTB82–An unusual historic photo of the British warship EMPEROR OF INDIA photographed from a kite balloon.
RM2DJ81RX–A Two Master in Sail, Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in India, ca. 1789, Gray ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (16.5 x 21 cm), boat, marine art, sailboat, ship, water
RMK4M3MR–The British tea clipper ship (windjammer) LAHLOO built by Robert Steele and & company at Greenock, Scotland in 1867
RM2B00W4P–UK: 'Two Views of an East Indiaman of the Time of King William III'. Oil on canvas painting by Isaac Sailmaker (1633-1721), c. 1685. The East India Company (also known as the East India Trading Company, English East India Company and the British East India Company) was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China. The oldest among several similarly formed European East India Companies, the Company was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I in 1600.
RMH3W25P–On 8 February 1872, the Viceroy of India, Lord Mayo, was assassinated at Hopetown, Port Blair, Andaman Islands, by a convict, a Pathan from the North West Frontier Province of India named Sher Ali Afridi. The murder of the Viceroy, the supreme official of India appointed by British, sent shock waves throughout Britain and British India.
RM2BTPJ1H–British ship ashore . The British steamer ' Mulbera ' is reported to be ashore at Tanga Bay , about 100 miles south of Mombassa , East Africa , and to have asked for assistance . The vessel is owned by the British India Steam Navigation Co , Ltd , and is of 9,100 tons . She has a general cargo and is bound for London from Beira , Mozambique . The are a few passengers aboard her . Photo shows ; The ' SS Mulbera ' which is ashore at Tanga Bay . 22 August 1933
RMCE71RB–INS Vikrant at Gateway of India Indian Aircraft carrier ship warship Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Asia
RM2BWBN1P–Captain Henry Stockwell photographed on the bridge of the British India liner ' Mandala ' after completeing his last voyage . He went to sea in 1887 , served in wind jammers , ' Mystery ' boats in the war and Commodore of the line 3 February 1932
RM2WTE4MK–1960s, historical, indian freight ship, Jaladharma of Bombay, moored in dock. Launched in 1957, she was a cargo ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Co Ltd of Bombay, a British Indian Shipping company and the second oldest shipping company in India. She operated until she was scrapped in 1982. Her port of registry was Bombay, India.
RMF764YG–Bombay Port, Ballard Estate, Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia, old vintage 1900s picture
RMRB65AF–Shah Alum in distress, 1773. In the upper part is depicted a meeting of the General Court of the East India Company; the directors seated at a table on which are writing materials; a book; and a hammer. In the foreground a large man; Governor Johnston; is holding up by the seat of his breeches 'Shah Alum' or Sir George Colebrook for the derision of the other directors. In the background; behind a barrier; a crowd of men; apparently the proprietors of East India Stock; watch the proceedings with amusement.
RMCYD1FF–Ellermans City and Hall LInes, 1932 advert for the shipping line joining up the British Empire, here with cheaper fares to India
RM2M68KRC–La troisieme bataille de Gondelour eu lieu le 20 juin 1783 entre les marines francaise et britannique pendant la guerre d'independance des Etats-Unis pres de Gondelour au large de la cote Carnatique au sud de l'Inde - The Battle of Cuddalore between a British and a French fleet off the coast of India near Cuddalore, American Revolutionary War - 1783
RMBT2F8G–P&O Calendar, 1921 trade card for the worldwide services of P & O and British India Steam Navigation Companies
RMTWPMMN–'The Old East India House, Leadenhall Street, 1648-1726'. From Frederick Craces' 'Portfolio of London Views'. View of East India House before it was rebuilt in 1726.
RM2B01511–India/Britain: 'An East Indiaman in a Fresh Breeze'. Oil on canvas painting by Charles Brooking (1723-1759), c. 1750s. Soon after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, a group of London merchants presented a petition to Queen Elizabeth I for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean. Despite early sailing disasters, the East India Company was formed in 1600. It became the British East India Company after the Treaty of Union in 1707. It was a joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent.
RMK4M3MN–British tea clipper (windjammer) SCHOMBERG - 260 tons built for the Australian service routes-Captain Forbes - wrecked in 1856 when 81 days out from the mersey on a reef 150 miles west of Melbourne
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RMRYAFDC–The Viceroy of India's Visit to Rangoon, British Burma: A Three-Decked River Steamer in the Harbour
RMR70WE7–Mahatma Gandhi during the voyage to England on SS Rajputana, British passenger ship, September 1931, old vintage 1900s picture
RM2RGB7CP–Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782). The ship was under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Pruen, sailing from Bombay to take high-ranking military officers to the British Army. The Mahratta fleet was commanded by the Peshwa Navy's Admiral, Aninid Rao Dhoolup (Anandrao Dhulap), who seemed to be unaware of the Salbai peace treaty.
RMCYDTY5–Original coat-of-arms of the British East India Company, Incorporated in 1600. Hand-colored woodcut
RMPJ5DEG–1930 News picture - The giant British airship R101 moored at Cardington prior to its experimental flight to India via France
RM2K64ADA–Vintage 19th century photograph: India, probably Bombay, Mumbai, arrival of an important British dignitary, Imperial offical by sea.
![Passing Beechy Head Beachy Head [here as Beechy Head] is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. colour print from the book ' A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China ' by Thomas Daniell, R.A. and William Daniell, A.R.A. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Daniell by Thomas Davison, 1810. The Daniells' original watercolors for the scenes depicted herein are now at the Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2G4AXAE/passing-beechy-head-beachy-head-here-as-beechy-head-is-a-chalk-headland-in-east-sussex-england-it-is-situated-close-to-eastbourne-immediately-east-of-the-seven-sisters-colour-print-from-the-book-a-picturesque-voyage-to-india-by-way-of-china-by-thomas-daniell-ra-and-william-daniell-ara-london-printed-for-longman-hurst-rees-and-orme-and-william-daniell-by-thomas-davison-1810-the-daniells-original-watercolors-for-the-scenes-depicted-herein-are-now-at-the-yale-center-for-british-art-department-of-rare-books-and-manuscripts-2G4AXAE.jpg "Passing Beechy Head Beachy Head [here as Beechy Head] is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. colour print from the book ' A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China ' by Thomas Daniell, R.A. and William Daniell, A.R.A. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Daniell by Thomas Davison, 1810. The Daniells' original watercolors for the scenes depicted herein are now at the Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Stock Photo")
RM2G4AXAE–Passing Beechy Head Beachy Head [here as Beechy Head] is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. colour print from the book ' A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China ' by Thomas Daniell, R.A. and William Daniell, A.R.A. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Daniell by Thomas Davison, 1810. The Daniells' original watercolors for the scenes depicted herein are now at the Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts,
RM2M3JW96–Mail ship entering Folkestone Harbour, with the Express Train standing by to receive the mail and take it to London. The mail arrives from India and all the other parts of the East that fell under British influence, on a moonlit night. Date: 1844
RMG5YW8N–Stock picture of the P&O cruise ship SS Uganda. She has had her Mediterranean schools cruise cut short and has been requisitioned by the navy as a hospital ship for the Falklands War. She was built in 1952 on the Cylde and entered her current role in 1972, retaining her British India Steam Navigation Company livery, in which she began her educational cruise career in 1968.
RM2B00NFE–Singapore: A ship discharging coal, postcard, c. 1900. Singapore hosted a trading post of the East India Company in 1819 with permission from the Sultanate of Johor. The British obtained sovereignty over the island in 1824 and Singapore became one of the British Straits Settlements in 1826. Occupied by the Japanese in World War II, Singapore declared independence, uniting with other former British territories to form Malaysia in 1963, although it was separated from Malaysia two years later. Since then it has had a massive increase in wealth, and is one of the Four Asian Tigers.
RM2B00T25–India/UK: 'The South View of Surat Castle'. Illustration by John Henry Grose (fl. 1750-1783), 1722. 'A voyage to the East Indies; containing authentic accounts of the Mogul government in general, the viceroyalties of the Decan and Bengal, with their several subordinate dependencies'. This two-volume work is the third edition of a book first published as a single volume in 1757, expanded to two volumes in 1766, and republished in 1772. The English author, John Henry Grose, went to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in March 1750, to work as a servant and writer for the British East India Company.
RMRF9CTM–GREENWICH, UK - The officer galley inside the Cutty Sark clipper ship. The Cutty Sark is a restored historic British clipper sailing ship that is now open as a tourist attraction in Greenwich, London. It was built in 1869 and in active service until 1895. In its heyday as a trader vessel, it was known as the fastest ship of its time. It was notable for its participation in the tea trade between Asia and Europe. When the opening of the Suez Canal created the opportunity for shorter and faster trips made by steam ships, the Cutty Sark was used to transport wool from Australia to Britain. The his
RMR70WEX–Mahatma Gandhi handling a nautic instrument on the captain bridge of SS Rajputana, British passenger ship, September 1931, old vintage 1900s picture
RM2J6YWK4–Illustration of 'Boats on the Ganges' from the book: 'The history of India and of the British Empire in the East' by Nolan, E.H., Published by Virtue & Co. Ltd, London, 1861.
RM2J72BNY–The Cutty Sark's Last Trip -- The most famous sailing ship in the world, The Cutty Sark made her last voyage to-day on a two hour trip down the thames from East India dock to Greenwich where the old ship is to be dry-docked and preserved on a riverside open space. The Cutty Sark is towed out of the Dock Basin. December 10, 1954. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).
RMG2N0AB–The Kent was an East Indiaman, a vessel sailing for the British East India Company, and launched in 1820. She completed two voyages to Bombay and China for the Company and was on her third voyage, to Bengal and China, when a fire at in the Bay of Biscay destroyed her. Her captain for all three voyages was Henry Cobb
RME0MJ94–Jun. 06, 1955 - Japan Sends Her ''Show'' Cargo Liner to London. Most Modern Cargo-Liner in The World.: The newly commissioned Japanese liner the 11,000 ton ton ''Sagami Maru'' has arrived at the South West India Dock, London. She has been sent as a ''showpiece'' by the Japanese Authorities in the hope that she will impress British businessmen so that they will ship more good in Japanese shipyards. She is claimed to be the most modern cargo-liner in the world - most of her interior fitting being of plastic
RM2HBYPDT–Antique circa 1830 engraving, passengers and crew of the Kent lowered into the boats from the extremity of the spanker-boom in the Bay of Biscay in 1825. SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING
RMF344A7–CONTROLLING EAST INDIA COMPANYThe Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor.
RF2FN5BMN–Near Mascat, From the book ' The Oriental annual, or, Scenes in India ' by the Rev. Hobart Caunter Published by Edward Bull, London 1836 engravings from drawings by William Daniell
RMKN0B7X–ROHILLA - A greatly enlarged rare snapshot photograph of some of the crew of the hospital ship ROHILLA, wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire, in 1914
RMKN0B77–HM TRANSPORT SHIP ROHILLA later commissioned as hospital ship HMHS ROHILLA, wrecked at Saltwick Nab, Whitby, Yorkshire October 1914
RMHH4MTR–Victoria Dock, Bombay (Mumbai), India, with cotton bales piled up on the wharf, and two steamships, the SS Vindella (left) and the SS Ischia (right).
RM2B00T23–India/UK: 'The East View of Surat Castle'. Illustration by John Henry Grose (fl. 1750-1783), 1722. 'A voyage to the East Indies; containing authentic accounts of the Mogul government in general, the viceroyalties of the Decan and Bengal, with their several subordinate dependencies'. This two-volume work is the third edition of a book first published as a single volume in 1757, expanded to two volumes in 1766, and republished in 1772. The English author, John Henry Grose, went to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in March 1750, to work as a servant and writer for the British East India Company.
RMRF9CX5–GREENWICH, UK - The Cutty Sark is a restored historic British clipper sailing ship that is now open as a tourist attraction in Greenwich, London. It was built in 1869 and in active service until 1895. In its heyday as a trader vessel, it was known as the fastest ship of its time. It was notable for its participation in the tea trade between Asia and Europe. When the opening of the Suez Canal created the opportunity for shorter and faster trips made by steam ships, the Cutty Sark was used to transport wool from Australia to Britain. The historic Cutty Sark, a British clipper ship and one of the
RMKN0B6Y–HM TRANSPORT SHIP ROHILLA later commissioned as hospital ship HMHS ROHILLA, wrecked at Saltwick Nab, Whitby, Yorkshire October 1914
RMKN0B7G–A 1914 postcard photograph showing the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla before she broke up at Saltwick Nab (shown here) near Whitby.
RMCPNWF7–Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773). Group of colonists destroying tea of the ship of the East India Company.
RMKN0B76–ROHILLA -A rare snapshot photograph showing people scouring the shore for salvage after the wreck of the hospital ship near Saltwick Nab, Whitby, Yorkshire, in 1914.
RME0MJ1R–Jun. 06, 1955 - Japan sends her ''show'' Cargo Liner to London, Most Modern Cargo-Liner in the world.: The newly commissioned Japanese liner the 11,000 ton ''Sagami Maru'' has arrived at the South West India Dock, London. She has been sent as a ''showpiece'' by the Japanese authorities in the hope that she will impress British businessman so that they will ship more goods in Japanese authorities in the hope that she will impress British businessman so that they will ship more goods in Japanese vessels - and will place orders for new ships in Japanese shipyards
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