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British signal man gives flag signals to British warships, 1916

A sailor makes signals with flags on board of the Admiral's ship of the British Home Fleet before the Battle of Jutland.

Battle of Jutland

The battlecruisers of the Royal Navy before the Battle of Jutland. The first ship is the flag ship of the vice admiral Sir David Beatty, the second is HMS Tiger.

English sailors in World War I, 1914

Saved English seamen in Duch internment in IJmuiden.

Damaged British cruiser "Chester", 1916

A gun hole in the main deck and in the side of the British cruiser "Chester", caused by the gunfire of the German Imperial Navy during the Battle of Jutland in the First World War.

Allied U-boat in World War I, 1915

British U-boat E 13, hit by a German torpedoboat in Oresund.

Torpedo hits on the British passenger ship "Falaba", 1915

Recording date: 28.03.1915 A German submarine sinks the British passenger ship "Falaba" in the Irish Sea. It was the first sunken passenger ship in the war.

British cruisers "Invincible" and "Inflexible" at the beginning of the sea battle near the Falklands, 1914

Two British cruisers track the German East Asia squadron under the command of Admiral Spee at the beginning of the Battle near the Falkland Islands.

English navy infantry regiment passes the Arc de Triomphe, 1915

An English navy infantry regiment marches through the Arc de Triomphe. The regiment is part of a parade of allied troops in honor of the French national holiday in Paris on 14 July 1915.

Detained English Soldiers in the First World War

Dutch soldiers accompany English sailors to a train, that will take them to an detention camp.

HMS Royal Sovereign attacking, 1916

The HMS Royal Sovereign fires at German ships during the Battle of Jutland.

HMS Inflexible during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914

The German East Asian squadron under Vice-Admiral Graf Spee was destroyed in the battle near the Falkland Islands on the 8th of Dec. 12.1914. The survivors of the sunken "Gneisenau" fight for their life in the foreground of the photo. In the background is the British cruiser HMS "Inflexible".

HMS Gloucester on the high seas during the First World War

The English cruiser HMS Gloucester stops an Hungarian steamer after a battle with the SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau during the First World War (undated picture).

S.M.S. Von Der Tann, 1916

The German cruiser S.M.S. 'Von Der Tann' in full speed on the high seas.

HMS Indefatigable, 1916

The cruiser HMS Indefatigable on the afternoon before the Battle of Jutland during the First World War.

HMS Birmingham under fire, 1916

The British cruiser "Brimingham" under German attack in the Battle of Jutland during the FIrst World War.

HMS 'Queen Mary' sinking, 1916

The English cruiser 'Queen Mary' (on the right) sinks during the Battle of Jutland.

HMS Invincible sinking, 1916

The British battlecruiser HMS Invincible sinks after an explosion in the Battle of Jutland.

Explosion of HMS Queen Mary, 1916

A great plume of smoke erupts from the British battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary as it sank after being hit by German guns during the Battle of Jutland.

The sinking of HMS Hampshire, 1916

Drawing by an eye witness of the sinking of the armoured cruiser HMS Hampshire, during which Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener and many others lost their lives.

Humber class monitor in the bay of Moudros, 1916

An English humber class monitor gunboat (HMS Humber) in the bay of Moudros during the Gallipoli Campaign.

HMS "Audacious" sinks, 1914

The British battleship HMS "Audacious" sinks into the Irish Sea after a mine hit.

British warships at the Battle near the Falklands Islands, 1914

The British warships HMS Kent, HMS Inflexible and HMS Glasgow during the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

HMS Glasgow docked on in Rio, 1914

The damaged British cruiser HMS Glasgow in a dock in Rio de Janeiro, after the Battle of Coronel.

HMS Glasgow after the Battle of Coronel, 1914

The British cruiser HMS Glasgow after the seabattle of Coronel, in which it was heavily damaged by German gun fire.

HMS Southampton after the Battle of Jutland, 1916

The small cruiser "Southampton" in a harbour after the Battle of Jutland in a devastating state.

Repair work on the British cruiser HMS "Lion", 1916

After the Battle in Jutland, shipyard workers work on the gun turret of the cruiser "Lion" which was damaged by a hit.

HMS Indefatigable, 1916

The British cruiser HMS Indefatigable on high seas before the Battle of Jutland.

English navy in World War I, 1917

English seamen during an exercise on deck of a warship.

Sinking of an English ship in World War I

Aerial photograph from the height of 50 m: german airplanes attacking the british submarine C25.

Attack of an English submarine in World War I

German pilots fire on an English submarine on the coast of Oxford. After a little while the ship went down.

Attack of the English submarine C 25 in World War I

The English submarine C 25 is beeing attacked by the German air force.

English U-boat trap in World War I

An English freighter, modified to a submarine trap, firing at a German submarine on war patrol. Film still of "Morgenrot".

English prisoners of war in Constantinople, 1915

The captured crew of the submarine "E15", which ran aground in the Dardanelles.

Naval attack during the Dardanelles Campaign, 1915/1916

Turkish troop transport steamship is shot by an English warship at the Dardanelles.

English blocking ships in the harbour of Zeebrugge, 1918

Aerial photograph of the sunken English cruisers in the harbour of Zeebrugge after the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.

Recovered English battleship at the Zeebrugge mole, 1918

Recovered English cruiser at the slightly destroyed mole in Zeebrugge harbour after the English 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.

Towing away of English battleships in Zeebrugge, 1918

English battleships are being towed away after the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.

Towing away of English battleships in Zeebrugge, 1918

A tugboat tows away English battleships in the Zeebrugge harbour after the English attack, the 'Zeebrugge Raid', during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.

Sunken English cruisers in Zeebrugge, 1918

Sunken English cruisers, probably the HMS Intrepid and Iphigenia, in the harbour of Zeebrugge after the British attack 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.

Destroyed vents of the HMS Vindictive, 1918

The shot vents of the HMS Vindictive, a British cruiser, which was sunk in the 'Zeebrugge Raid' during the First World War. The British raid had the aim to block the exit of the harbour by sinking ships to inhibit the departure of German submarines.

English battleships following the SMS Goeben during the First World War

Two English battlecruisers in the backwash of the German battleship SMS Goeben on its way from the African coast to Messina during the First World War (undated picture).