Ship tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship on rough waves, with a rose beneath it, on an upper arm.
Sailing ship and waves on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse beside crashing waves and a stormy sky, across the upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse in a stormy sea on the chest, with a sailing ship on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lighthouse in a storm on chest and ship on arm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a sailing ship under stars, with waves, clouds and the date 1872 beneath, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and 1872 on upper arm
Five views of a colourful traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a mermaid, a shark, sailing ships, a castle and fish in a sea scene.
Under-the-sea full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on the upper arm, with a small cross on the hand, in a shaded realistic style.
Sailing ship on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a sailing ship in rough sea with a tentacle, and a dotwork mandala.
Pocket watch, ship and mandala sleeve
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper, a winged woman, hourglasses and a skeletal hand, with clouds and a ship on the upper arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon under full sail above breaking waves, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Galleon and stormy waves on upper arm
Colour tattoo sleeve on a man's forearm and upper arm, showing clouds and what looks like ship rigging in a traditional style.
Colour sleeve with ship and clouds on forearm
Neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a red-sailed ship in a lightning storm above an octopus and sharks in green sea.
Pirate ship and octopus full sleeve
Black linework tattoo of a sailing ship tossed by waves beneath a rain cloud, in a blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a storm on the upper arm
Torso of a person in a white vest top, with black and grey realism style tattoo sleeves on both arms showing a cat, a skull and a ship.
Black and grey sleeve with cat and skull
Traditional tattoo of a ship in a bottle with an orange banner reading Steady as she goes, purple flowers and a ship's wheel on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle with banner on upper arm
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a rose, a skull with a compass star and a sailing ship.
Black and grey skull and ship sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and a rose below it, across an upper arm.
Sailing ship and rose on an upper arm
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Black linework tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with furled sails and flags, placed on the outer upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Sailing ship on an upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a sailing ship among clouds and peony flowers in a Japanese style.
Black and grey clouds and ship sleeve on an 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
Colourful traditional butterfly tattoo on an upper arm, with a lighthouse, sunset, sailing ship and flowers in its wings.
Traditional butterfly with lighthouse and ship
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a man's back with a sailing ship on rough waves, a bearded face in the sea spray, an underwater scene and a temple, with tentacles on the upper arms.
Full back sailing ship and sea scene tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a breaking wave and a sailing ship, split into rectangular panels, on the upper arm of a person in a dark t-shirt.
Wave and ship on upper arm
Black and grey realistic full arm sleeve showing a galleon under sail, churning waves and a shark, across the upper arm and forearm.
Galleon and shark full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the word NAVY, stars, a warship and a torn flag with the number 43.
Navy warship and torn flag 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
Colour traditional tattoo of a large sailing ship on rolling blue waves, with clouds, gulls and a red flag, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship with waves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Full arm sleeve in traditional style with a sailing ship, shark, swallow, pin-up and roses scattered with small stars, shown in three photographs on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional nautical full arm sleeve
Traditional-style tattoos of a swallow, a ship, an eye and a banner on a man's arm, with a chest script partly visible above a white printed tank top.
Swallow, ship and banner tattoos on an arm
Fine line tattoos of script, arrow lines and a small ship on a woman's forearm, upper arm and thigh, as she holds dried grass on a concrete floor.
Fine line script and ship tattoos on arm
Back and shoulder of a person with fine line black tattoos of a birdcage, a sailing ship sketch and script above the shoulder, with the head turned away.
Birdcage and ship tattoos on a shoulder and back
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve in the old school style, with a skull, an hourglass, a dagger, a woman's head and a ship, on an arm worn by a person in a white t-shirt.
Traditional black and grey full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship, compass and banner reading she adjusted her sails, covering the upper arm.
Sailing ship and compass sleeve
Black and grey traditional style hourglass tattoo on the upper arm, with a flower at the top, a sailing ship in the upper and lower bulbs, and the words savor it on a banner.
Hourglass with ship and flower on upper arm
Realism sleeve tattoo on a man's forearm and upper arm showing a ship, a sunset sky, a cross-topped building and a hooded figure in colour and grey.
Realism sleeve with ship, cross and hooded figure
Traditional style sleeve on a man's left arm, showing a swallow, a ribbon banner and a ship, with a script tattoo partly visible on his chest.
Traditional sleeve with swallow and ship on left arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a ship at sunset in a circular medallion with flowers and a lower urn-like motif, on the upper arm.
Ship and flowers in a traditional medallion on the upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird holding a ship in a shield on the upper arm, with a fish and a flower on the forearm and elbow.
Bird and ship on an upper arm
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
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
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
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 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
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