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1. The launch of the Japanese battleship Shikshima at the Thames Ironworks.
*The launch of the Japanese battleship Shikshima at the Thames Ironworks. The Thames Ironworks built merchant ships and warships for many other countries. The Japanese warship 'Shikishima', launched in 1898, had a...
2. The first-class protected cruiser HMS Theseus (1892).
*The first-class protected cruiser HMS Theseus (1892). The 7,350-ton first-class protected cruiser HMS 'Theseus' (1892) was built at the Thames Ironworks in Blackwall. She saw service as a tender to HMS...
3. The London Graving Dock Company's dry dock at the West India Docks.
*The London Graving Dock Company's dry dock at the West India Docks. In 1878, the London Graving Dock Company built a dry-dock and ship-repair yard at the West India Docks. The sailing vessel in dry-dock on the left is...
4. The Millwall Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company's yard.
*The Millwall Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company's yard. Built on the site of C. J. Mare and Co's old works, the Millwall Shipyard was established in 1862. It covered 27 acres of works and shipyards, with a...
5. The mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek.
*The mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek. A man rowing across the mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek in 1898. To the right, one of the General Steam Navigation Company's paddle...
6. The Finnish barque Lalla Rookh at Stave Dock.
*The Finnish barque Lalla Rookh at Stave Dock. The Finnish iron barque 'Lalla Rookh' (1876) in the Stave Dock, part of the Surrey Commercial Docks, c. 1900. Launched at Liverpool, she served on...
7. The figureheads of HMS Collingwood and HMS Edinburgh.
*The figureheads of HMS Collingwood and HMS Edinburgh. The figureheads of HMS 'Collingwood' and 'Edinburgh' at the H. Castle and Sons Ltd. ship breaking yard at Baltic Wharf, Millbank.
8. The Monkbarns (1895).
*The Monkbarns (1895). The three-masted barque 'Monkbarns' (1895) on the Charlton Buoys.
9. The Great Eastern under construction at Millwall, 18 August 1855.
*The Great Eastern under construction at Millwall, 18 August 1855. The 'Great Eastern' under construction at Millwall, 18 August 1855. For nearly half a century after her launch, the 'Great Eastern' remained the...
10. The Princess Alice disaster: bringing the dead ashore at North Woolwich Pier.
*The Princess Alice disaster: bringing the dead ashore at North Woolwich Pier. The 'Princess Alice' was due to stop at North Woolwich Pier after returning from Gravesend. Having passed Tripcock Point, she was run down by the...
 
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