Anchor tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, a lotus flower and an anchor across the upper arm, shown in two photographs side by side.
Sailing ship, lotus and anchor on upper arm
Close-up of a blue traditional-style anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around its shaft, on a person's upper arm.
Blue anchor with rope on upper arm
Black and grey US Navy anchor tattoo with USN lettering, the words U.S. NAVY above and RETIRED below, on an upper arm.
US Navy anchor retired tattoo on upper arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a winged anchor with leaves and red shading on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Winged anchor tattoo on an upper arm
Black and white photo of two people seen from behind, one with a black anchor tattoo on the upper back and the other with a small black anchor on the upper arm, in front of a wall of traditional
Matching anchor tattoos in a studio
Back view of a man in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt showing a traditional-style rose and anchor tattoo on his right forearm and cobweb tattoos on his left arm.
Rose, anchor and cobweb arm tattoos, back view
Collage of nine sewing-themed tattoos, including a traditional sewing machine on a forearm and scissors with a red spool on an upper arm, with a fine line spool on a forearm.
Sewing-themed tattoos in a nine-image collage
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a red and white striped lighthouse, orange roses, an anchor and rope.
Lighthouse, rose and anchor sleeve
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, rose, ship's wheel and anchor across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship, rose and anchor on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with blue waves and Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Anchor and waves on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of a sailor pin-up girl in a white hat and red top, with an anchor and green laurel wreath, on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with anchor and laurel on upper arm
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Black and grey traditional-style US Navy emblem tattoo on the upper arm, with a NAVY banner, eagle, anchor and the words We Own The Seas.
US Navy emblem on upper arm
Mirror selfie of a person with a black and grey anchor tattoo on the upper arm, plus tattoos across the chest, forearm and stomach, with a teal-toned design on the other arm.
Anchor and chest tattoos in a mirror selfie
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a coiled rope wrapped around the shank, shown on the upper arm.
Anchor and rope on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse with lightning bolts and waves on a man's upper arm, with a skull and nautical elements nearby.
Lighthouse and lightning sleeve on an arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with two mermaids, one above and one below, on an upper arm.
Anchor and two mermaids on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in a sailor cap beside an anchor, on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.
Sailor woman tattoo on upper arm
Colour traditional anchor tattoo with a red heart on the crossbar, twisted rope and a pink flower at the base, on the upper arm.
Traditional anchor with rope and heart on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, an anchor, rope and yellow roses, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Heart and anchor with MOM banner on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailing ship above an anchor and waves, framed by green leaves and a red rose, on an upper arm.
Ship, anchor and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an octopus with tentacles wrapped around an anchor, in a traditional style, on the upper arm.
Octopus and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an anchor with rope and a Chi-Rho style symbol on the upper arm.
Anchor with Chi-Rho symbol on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a corked bottle with a sunset and palm trees, a red rose and green leaves, with an anchor and banner above.
Palm tree bottle and rose on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailor pin-up woman holding a ship's wheel above an anchor, placed on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with ship's wheel on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of a black and yellow compass rose with pink flowers, green leaves and an anchor, on the upper arm.
Compass rose with anchor and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey traditional compass rose with a rope-wrapped anchor on a shoulder and upper arm, with a small blue accent in the compass centre.
Compass and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor with rope, a Mom banner, red hearts and a red rose with yellow flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Anchor, rose and Mom banner on an upper arm
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full arm sleeve with clouds, sunburst rays, doves, a pocket watch, an anchor and a compass rose, on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey cloud sleeve with doves and anchor
Black and grey tattoos of an anchor, a ship and a small cross on the hand, forearm and upper arm of a person with long hair, against a dark background.
Anchor, ship and cross tattoos on an arm
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Full colour traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with chain, a silver USN lettering and a naval emblem over an American flag on the upper arm.
US Navy anchor over American flag
Bare back covered in a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a yellow tiger-like figure, an anchor, a ship and a row of roses above a banner.
Large back piece with tiger, anchor and roses
Man seen from behind in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt, with traditional tattoos of a rose, an anchor and a spider web on his forearms and upper arms.
Traditional arm tattoos with a Lucky 13 tee
Colour traditional anchor tattoo wrapped in rope with a pink heart, shown on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Traditional anchor with heart on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a shark with an anchor and rope amid curling waves, covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Shark, anchor and waves on upper arm
Man in a grey t-shirt printed with an octopus and ship wheel, with traditional tattoo sleeves showing roses on both arms.
Octopus and ship wheel tee with tattoo sleeves
Black ink compass rose with an anchor below it, Traditional style, on the upper arm of a person wearing a denim jacket.
Compass rose and anchor on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows, a red and grey anchor, rope and yellow flowers across an upper arm.
Swallows, anchor and flowers on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with a rose in her hair, a blue anchor on her neck and a red compass star, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with rose and compass star
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a classic cartoon mouse at a ship's wheel, framed by rope, a lamp and an anchor.
Cartoon mouse at ship's wheel with anchor and rope