Maritime
Maritime Links
- Haze Gray & Underway Extensive naval history and photography site.
- Maritime Heritage Project Passengers, ships, and captains arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century, plus news and tall tales of the Barbary Coast.
- Ship Names An alphabetical list of US Navy ships.
- The Kentish Knock Company Forum on military and naval history, especially the Anglo-Dutch Wars and history of warship design.
- Traditional Boats and Tall Ships Magazine A bi-monthly magazine for lovers of sail. Includes selected magazine articles, reviews, discussion forum, photo gallery, and related links.
- The Maritime History Virtual Archives A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men.
- The Development of Square-rigged ship History of the development of the square-rigged sailing ship from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 19th Century.
- Chicamacomico U.S. Lifesaving Station The history of the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station and the U.S. Life Saving Service along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
- Maritime History Citations for the Oxford English Dictionary Historical nautical terminology.
- World Ship Trust International organization dedicated to preservation of historic ships, merchant and military.
- NOVA: Longitude NOVA Online presents the search for longitude.
- Ye Olde Booke O Seadogs Historical and technical information for acting the part of a 16th century English seafaring character.
- Eighteenth Century Shipbuilding British merchant shipbuilders (as opposed to the Royal Dockyards) in the heyday of wooden ships and ship building 1700-1850.
- BIship All subjects connected with the shipping company British India Steam Navigation.
- Through Mighty Seas Sailing ships and schooners of the North West of England, particularly Furness, Lancaster and the Isle of Man.
- Steamship Historical Society of America Collection One of the largest libraries in the North America devoted to the history of engine powered vessels.
- Aircraft carriers of WW2 All aircraft carriers in WW2.
- Fishing? - It was "A WAY OF LIFE" and Lost at Sea Names of fishermen and mariners lost at sea from Atlantic Canada, US East Coast and other countries. Reminiscences, photographs, newspaper articles about fishing from 1830s to present.
- The Mariners' Museum - Age of Exploration On-line curriculum guide. Maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific.
- Robert Napier The "Father of Clyde Shipbuilding".
- Latitude The art and science of fifteenth century navigation.
- English East India Company Ships Details of English East India Company ships 1600-1834, including those captured, lost and wrecked. Also has details of seafarers in the English East India Company.
- The Naval Order of the United States The history and heritage society of the United States sea services.
- Maritime History Database Aim is to identify and gather in one location many different sites providing resources for further maritime research.
- Farewell to the China Boats Reports of a three week voyage in lifeboats in World War II and photographs of cargo liners, especially Blue Funnel, and life at sea in the sixties.
- The Battle of the Saintes The 1782 naval battle which revolutionised naval tactics and changed Caribbean history for 200 years.
- Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts.
- MPL Great Lakes Marine Collection Log books, vessel plans, and wreck reports.
- USN Ship Naming Ship naming in the united states navy.
- The Texas Navies Historical information and pictures of the three Texas Navies - the first two fighting in Texas' war with Mexico, the third being a modern association.
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and library. Boatbuilding and woodworking workshops.
- Internet Naval History Comprehensive guide to twentieth century naval history by a published naval author. Includes a guide to finding information on ex-naval relatives and the warships they served on.
- Maritime History and Naval Heritage Index A collection of articles covering all aspects of maritime history.
- Schooner Man A site for lovers of all tall ships.
- Ship Force Levels U.S. Navy active ship force levels, 1917-1998.
- Maritime History On The Internet A guide to researching maritime history on the internet.
- Hakluyt Society Promoting public knowledge of records on the history of exploration, navigation, maritime history and travels.
- The Voyage of 'de Liefde' Researching the beginning of trade between Japan and the Netherlands.
- Marine Society of New York A charitable and educational organization composed entirely of Captains or Officers of merchant vessels under the United States flag.
- The American Neptune A quarterly journal of maritime history and arts.
- The Bosun's Watch The history of the fishing boats that sailed out of Fleetwood and the men who worked them.
- Viking Ship Home Page Viking related ships and lore.
- Jolly Roger Origin of the Jolly Roger pirate flag.
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