Gallery - The Australian Association for Maritime History

Enjoy our gallery which showcases some of the exciting maritime history to be found in Australia and our region – on the seas, in our museums and in the archives! We encourage our members to share their favourite images to the gallery.

Port Melbourne Steamers 1954

Port Melbourne Steamers 1954

Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Huskisson

Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Huskisson

The Blackwall frigate Carlisle Castle, built 1868 leaving Gravesend, U.K. ...

The Blackwall frigate Carlisle Castle, built 1868 leaving Gravesend, U.K. ...

The wreck of the Star of Greece in 1888 at Willunga was one of South Australia’s worst maritime disasters.

The wreck of the Star of Greece in 1888 at Willunga was one of South Australia’s worst maritime disasters.

Aboriginal people fishing in a river in bark canoes, South Australia ca. 1894-95.

Aboriginal people fishing in a river in bark canoes, South Australia ca. 1894-95.

Pallawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal people) with bundled paperbark boats used for coastal and offshore voyaging ...

Pallawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal people) with bundled paperbark boats used for coastal and offshore voyaging ...

The Adelaide Steamship Company’s passenger and cargo ship SS Koombana was purpose-built for the Northwest trade ...

The Adelaide Steamship Company’s passenger and cargo ship SS Koombana was purpose-built for the Northwest trade ...

SS Great Britain was the first ocean-going ship with a screw propeller, and the largest ship afloat when built in 1843 ...

SS Great Britain was the first ocean-going ship with a screw propeller, and the largest ship afloat when built in 1843 ...

Mural of a trading ketch at Penong, South Australia ...

Mural of a trading ketch at Penong, South Australia ...

The steam whalechaser Cheynes IV with whale oil storage tanks at Whaleworld Museum, Albany, Western Australia ...

The steam whalechaser Cheynes IV with whale oil storage tanks at Whaleworld Museum, Albany, Western Australia ...

The maritime cultural landscape of Galle, Sri Lanka reflects its rich history as a major port on the ‘Maritime Silk Road’ connecting ...

The maritime cultural landscape of Galle, Sri Lanka reflects its rich history as a major port on the ‘Maritime Silk Road’ connecting ...

Sandridge from Hobson's Bay

Sandridge from Hobson's Bay

Launched in 1988, in 2000 the Sydney ferry Collaroy briefly shone in the world spotlight ...

Launched in 1988, in 2000 the Sydney ferry Collaroy briefly shone in the world spotlight ...

Old and new transport routes intersect at an Aboriginal bark canoe scar tree, located on the road verge at Currency Creek, South Australia.

Old and new transport routes intersect at an Aboriginal bark canoe scar tree, located on the road verge at Currency Creek, South Australia.

An small unidentified wooden wreck appears at low tide in Bunbury, Western Australia.

An small unidentified wooden wreck appears at low tide in Bunbury, Western Australia.

Sport or lifestyle? Either way surfing has had a profound influence on Australian culture ...

Sport or lifestyle? Either way surfing has had a profound influence on Australian culture ...

Snorkellers inspect the wreck of Batavia (1629), Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia.

Snorkellers inspect the wreck of Batavia (1629), Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia.

Shipping containers stacked in Fremantle Port. An estimated 90% of the world’s trade is transported by sea ...

Shipping containers stacked in Fremantle Port. An estimated 90% of the world’s trade is transported by sea ...

The Western Australian Maritime Museum located on historic Victoria Quay, Fremantle opened its doors to the public in 2002 ...

The Western Australian Maritime Museum located on historic Victoria Quay, Fremantle opened its doors to the public in 2002 ...

MV Aurora Australis was purpose-built for the Australian Antarctic program ...

MV Aurora Australis was purpose-built for the Australian Antarctic program ...

A Collins Class submarine passes shipping in Cockburn Sound as it slips out of HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West, Garden Island.

A Collins Class submarine passes shipping in Cockburn Sound as it slips out of HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West, Garden Island.

Painted ship depictions show the importance of maritime connections at Jabrin Fort, built 1675, Oman.

Painted ship depictions show the importance of maritime connections at Jabrin Fort, built 1675, Oman.

A busy scene as workers load up traditional wooden 'phinisi' at the Old Port, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 2015.

A busy scene as workers load up traditional wooden 'phinisi' at the Old Port, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 2015.

Historic wooden vessels lying at Constitution Dock, Hobart.

Historic wooden vessels lying at Constitution Dock, Hobart.

The Batavia longboat replica operated by the Batavia Coast Maritime Heritage Association, moored in Geraldton, Western Australia.

The Batavia longboat replica operated by the Batavia Coast Maritime Heritage Association, moored in Geraldton, Western Australia.

Shipwrights tools at Armfields Slipway Wooden Boats workshed, Goolwa, South Australia.

Shipwrights tools at Armfields Slipway Wooden Boats workshed, Goolwa, South Australia.

Armfields Slipway Wooden Boats workshed, Goolwa, South Australia.

Armfields Slipway Wooden Boats workshed, Goolwa, South Australia.

Archaeologists excavate a sealers’ shelter dating to around 1820-22 at Elephant Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands in 2014 ...

Archaeologists excavate a sealers’ shelter dating to around 1820-22 at Elephant Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands in 2014 ...

Archaeologists excavate a sealers’ shelter dating to around 1820-22 at Elephant Point ...

Archaeologists excavate a sealers’ shelter dating to around 1820-22 at Elephant Point ...

Peter Milton MP and archaeologist Karen Townrow inspect the Penguin Digesters at Nuggets, Macquarie Island, 1987 ...

Peter Milton MP and archaeologist Karen Townrow inspect the Penguin Digesters at Nuggets, Macquarie Island, 1987 ...

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