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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)
  
  
• 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)
  
  
• Triumph (Aircraft Carrier, 1946-1981)
• 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)

To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

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New ship added 1 December 2007