A view of Henry Grace a Dieu, popularly known as The Great Harry, an English four-masted carrack or man of war, the largest type of fighting sailing ship of the 16th century. She had a displacement of over 1000 tons and would have had a crew of about 700 to 1000 men. Originally built at Woolwich Dockyard from 1512 to 1514 in the reign of Henry VIII. but later modified and updated. 18th century engraving. The Great Harry took part in the Battle of the Solent in 1545, in which the Mary Rose sank. --- Image by © Michael Nicholson/Corbis
Netherlands --- The Battle of Lowestoft by Isaac Sailmaker. Blowing up of the Eendracht. Battle took place on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. IS: Dutch marine painter active in Britain, 1633 - 28 June 1721. --- Image by © Derek Bayes/Lebrecht Music & Arts/Lebrecht Music & Arts/Corbis
18th century --- The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, also known as the Battle of Cape Santa Maria. The battle was a British victory under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a Spanish squadron during the American War of Independence. | Located in: National Maritime Museum, London. --- Image by © The Gallery Collection/Corbis
HMS 'Victory', British warship, c1890-c1893. HMS 'Victory' was a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. She was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The 'Victory' has been at Portsmouth since she was retired from service in 1812. In 1922 she was moved into dry dock for restoration. A print from Her Majesty's Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893. The Print Collector / Heritage Images --- Image by © The Print Collector/Corbis