Aerial image of HMS Belfast, a Royal Navy Town-class cruiser, on the River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Shard and Tower Bridge with Naval vessel on the River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial image of Portsmouth's Dockyard and Naval Base, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

British war ship at anchor in the outer harbor of Stanley on East Island, Falkland Islands

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Ferry port at Bet Dwarka Okha, Gujarat, India, Asia

Replica of the Chilean Navy ship Esmeralda that was sunk at the Battle of Iquique in 1879, Iquique, Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Navy in port of Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

Navy in port of Karachi, Pakistan, Asia

HMS Victory and the new Mary Rose Museum, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Australian warship and crew take part in Naval Review and maritime parade in Sydney Harbour for Australia's Bicentenary, 1988

Australian warship and crew take part in Naval Review and maritime parade in Sydney Harbour for Australia's Bicentenary, 1988

Royal Navy ships HMS Kent 23 frigate F78, HMS Edinburgh 42 destroyer D97, HMS Dragon 45 destroyer D35, Portsmouth Naval Base

Australian warship and crew take part in Naval Review and maritime parade in Sydney Harbour for Australia's Bicentenary, 1988

Exterior view of the HMS Victory, on display in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of the HMS Warrior in the harbour of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Warship moored in the harbour and the old town behind, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

HMS Warrior, the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warship, built for the Royal Navy in 1860, Portsmouth Historic Docks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Black Sea Fleet in South Harbour, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

Chilean naval supply vessel, Almirante Oscar Viel, delivers Summer team, Gonzalez Videla Station, Waterboat Point, Antarctica, Polar Regions

USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

Ship figurehead of Admiral Nelson, Portsmouth Historic Docks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe

USS Lexington Museum On The Bay, North Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America, North America

U.S.S. Alabama Battleship Museum, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

Spirit of Bermuda sloop in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Sandys Parish, Bermuda, Central America

The Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe

Cruise terminal in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Central America

Anchor of the Graf Spee, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America

Castle dating from the 12th century and Naval Base (Port de Guerre), Brest, Brittany, France, Europe

The noon gun firing in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

View of one of the two noon guns at Lion Battery on Signal Hill in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas using a wooden ram rod to push the charge into the muzzle of the noon gun cannon in Cape Town. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas of the South African Navy posing alongside the noon gun cannon in Cape Town. CPO Malgas has been in charge of firing the canon since 1995. The daily noon gun is Cape Town’s oldest living tradition and the two cannons used are the oldest guns in daily use in the world. They have marked the midday hour in the mother city in this distinctive, albeit noisy manner since early 1806. The cannons were cast in Britain in 1794 and still bear the royal crest of King George the third. The firing of the cannon was originally to give ships in the bay a means of re-setting their clocks accurately.

Flying over the Naval Base in Philadelphia, with warships from the American Naval fleet.

U.S.S. Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America, North America

UK, London, Hms Victory & Tower Bridge

Russia, St-Petersburg, The Warship Aurora At The Maritime Academy Quay , Now A Maritime Museum

Nelsons Flagship The Victory, Naval Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Russia, St-Petersburg, The Warship Aurora At The Maritime Academy Quay , Now A Maritime Museum

U.S.S. Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Nelsons Flagship The Victory, Naval Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

04/04/2009, Early morning, Mindelo Harbour, Docking, Wharf, Dock yard, gratified wall, naval ship signatures. Mindelo, , Sao Vicente Island. Cape Verde Islands

Australian Naval vessels in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Naval warships moored in Barrow Dock for refitting, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Museum for navigation, architecture in the shape of a ship, Christopher Columbus, ship Santa Maria, Museo Naval Santa Maria, Plaza La Alameda, Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Museum for navigation, architecture in shape of a ship, Christopher Columbus, ship Santa Maria, Museo Naval Santa Maria, Plaza La Alameda, Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Aerial of tug boat towing battleship out of loch, naval harbour at Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

high angle, aerial view of a battleship in the naval base, harbour at Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

Night photograph of the Russian tall ship Krusenstern, Kruzenshtern in the port, Kiel Week 2008, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Navigation on river Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Children playing in a derelict barge on Lake Victoria, Bukoba, Tanzania, Africa

Naval ropes from a Japanese naval ship are pictured in San Francisco, California.

Cruise Ship Under A Dark Cloud

Zeila Of Hangana shipwreck, Skeleton Coast, Dorob National Park; Namibia

Icebreaker Ship On The High Arctic Waters

Scotland, Shipwreck On The Shore

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Central America, Tug Boat

Ships Hull, Venice, Italy

Cargo Ship On The Water

Cargo Ship, Atlantic Ocean, Ship Silhouetted In The Distance In The Ocean

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Central America, Tug Boat

Overview Of Historic Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Overview Of Historic Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Overview Of Historic Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Boats In The Harbour Of Bridlington, England

Port Of Xingang, China, Asia

Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, View Of Military Ships

Naval band on board the four-mast barquentine, Chilean Navy Training Ship Esmeralda in Hanga Roa Harbour, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

Boats Docked by a Cliff, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Chinese Junk Seen Through a Cave Entrance, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Ships in bay, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam