Ship tattoo ideas

240 photos and flash · 50% Traditional, 17% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black-ink sailing ship tattoo with a banner on the inner wrist and forearm, in a fine line style, while another person holds the wearer's hand.
Sailing ship on a wrist
Traditional tattoo on a forearm of a sailor kissing a red-haired woman inside a gold rope heart, with a black and grey ship and the word FAMIGLIA above.
Sailor kissing in a rope heart on a forearm
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
Black ink ship in a bottle tattoo on the inner upper arm, with a sailing ship drawn in outline and light shading.
Ship in a bottle on upper arm
Blue-ink sailing ship with billowing sails and waves tattooed on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair, above a white lace top.
Sailing ship on upper back
A grid of twelve flat, outlined flash designs in blue, red, green and light blue, including a snake and dagger, a MOM heart, a skull, a ship and a diamond.
Grid of twelve flat flash designs
Traditional style flash sheet showing a ship in a rope frame, a globe with a 30 degree banner, flowers, a hand with a bracelet and a geisha head with roses.
Traditional flash sheet with ship, globe and flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo on the thigh showing a walrus wearing a peaked naval cap, with a sailing ship and cloudy sky behind it.
Walrus in naval cap with sailing ship
Traditional colour tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on waves with a lettered banner and a flower, on the outer forearm.
Sailing ship with banner on a forearm
Photograph of a sailing ship tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn with loose black brush strokes and ochre wash, with black ink splashes around the hull and sails.
Sailing ship with ink splashes on a forearm
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo of a hot air balloon, a sailing ship and a whale, with teal and red accents on black linework.
Hot air balloon, ship and whale on a thigh
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on rolling waves, framed in a circle with dashed sky lines, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a sundial compass, a full moon and a sailing ship on waves, shown across three photographs.
Ship, moon and sundial compass on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship on rough blue waves beneath a full moon and purple clouds, with script lettering above, on the outer thigh.
Sailing ship and full moon on a thigh
Coloured pencil drawing of a sailing ship on waves inside a rope-framed spade shape, with a rope knot and lotus-like shape below, in a traditional style.
Sailing ship in a rope-framed heart design
Black and grey back tattoo of a sailing ship, a lighthouse and a large kraken with tentacles rising through waves, in a traditional nautical style.
Kraken, sailing ship and lighthouse across a back
Black sketch-style tattoo of a sailing ship above a fish-like creature on the outer thigh, with a hand resting on the other leg.
Ship and fish on a thigh
Black and grey traditional flash design of a sailing ship on rough sea inside a ship's wheel, with banners reading NEED YOU LIKE WATER IN MY LUNGS.
Sailing ship in a ship's wheel with banner lettering
Black and grey flash drawing of a mermaid sitting on rocks beneath a full moon, with a sailing ship, stars and roses, designed as a traditional style tattoo.
Mermaid on rocks with moon and ship
Black ink flash sheet in a traditional style showing two female heads with daggers, barbed wire, clasped hands, a sailing ship and birds.
Traditional flash sheet with ship, daggers and barbed wire
Traditional flash design of a one pint bottle holding two sailing ships, with a banner reading A Sailor's Grave over a skull and crossbones, flanked by red stars and green leaves.
Bottle with ships and a sailor's grave banner
Black tattoo of a film strip with a dark silhouette and ink drips on a leg, surrounded by other black linework tattoos of a ship, birds and high heeled legs.
Film strip with ink splash on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a stormy wave and sailing ship inside a patterned teacup, with a rain cloud above.
Teacup with a storm at sea on a forearm
Sheet of black line drawings of traditional tattoo designs, including roses, skulls, swallows, snakes and anchors, arranged as a character grid.
Traditional tattoo flash glyph sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall ship with full rigging silhouetted against a full moon, with its reflection on water below, on the calf.
Sailing ship and full moon on a calf
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Black ink sketch of a sailing ship with loose brush strokes and splatters, drawn as a tattoo design on pale paper.
Sailing ship with ink splashes
Black and grey realism portrait of a man in sunglasses with block lettering and red splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Portrait and lettering sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship silhouetted against a pale moon, with its reflection on water, on a calf.
Sailing ship silhouette against a moon on a calf
Black silhouette of a sailing ship against a blue, orange and yellow watercolour-style sunset, with a crescent moon, tattooed on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and crescent moon on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in stormy clouds inside an ornate oval frame with a skull below, on a calf.
Sailing ship in ornate frame on a calf
Pencil drawing of a woman in powdered 18th-century style hair, with a sailing ship and octopus tentacles rising from her head.
Woman with a ship and tentacles in her hair
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a mermaid seated on a rock within an anchor-framed oval, topped with a fleur-de-lis, on the thigh.
Mermaid in an anchor frame on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship against a red sunset inside a rope border, with a flower below, on a forearm.
Sailing ship and flower on a forearm
Sepia pencil drawing of a three-masted galleon with billowing sails, torn pennants and detailed carved stern, shown as a tattoo design.
Galleon under sail
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated mermaid within an anchor frame, with a fleur-de-lis above, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and anchor on a thigh
Illustration of a muscular cartoon man with a moustache and pipe, his arms, torso and legs covered in dense line-drawn tattoo designs in teal on yellow.
Cartoon figure covered in tattoo designs
Realistic colour tattoo of a flock of black birds over a pink and purple sunset, with a wrecked ship in waves and a cliff, across a person's upper back and side.
Bird flock and sunset sea scene on a back
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and family.
Sailing ship, compass and anchor sleeve
Black line drawing of a sailing ship above a curling banner reading IT IS NOT DOWN ON ANY MAP TRUE PLACES NEVER ARE, with waves below, in a traditional style.
Ship and banner quote design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a sailing ship with billowing sails on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sailing ship on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a sailing ship, tentacles, waves and an anchor with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Ship and anchor flash with captain banner
Hand-drawn colour pencil design for a full arm sleeve showing a compass rose, clouds, swallows, a sailing ship, waves, jellyfish, manta rays, an anchor and a treasure chest.
Nautical sleeve design with compass and ship
Pencil and teal colour sketch of a woman in profile with flowing hair, waves and a ship, drawn as a tattoo design with the words my love n the sea.
Woman in profile with waves and ship
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with red flowers in her hair, a sailing ship and a red bottle, set in a rope frame on a calf.
Woman in profile with ship and bottle on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a bearded pirate in a red bandana, with beaded chains and a sailing ship below, on the upper arm.
Realistic pirate portrait on upper arm