Knowledge: maritime
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See Also:
- business → transportation and logistics → maritime
- recreation → living history → by historical region → maritime
Links
- Hakluyt Society
http://www.hakluyt.com/ - Promoting public knowledge of records on the history of exploration, navigation, maritime history and travels.
- Maritime Heritage Project
http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ - Passengers, ships, and captains arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century, plus news and tall tales of the Barbary Coast.
- Internet Naval History
http://www.naval-history.net/ - 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.
- The Naval Order of the United States
http://www.navalorder.org/ - The history and heritage society of the United States sea services.
- The Battle of the Saintes
http://www.fortogden.com/saintes.html - The 1782 naval battle which revolutionised naval tactics and changed Caribbean history for 200 years.
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
http://www.nps.gov/safr/ - A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and library. Boatbuilding and woodworking workshops.
- BIship
http://www.biship.com/ - All subjects connected with the shipping company British India Steam Navigation.
- Australia's Maritime World
http://www.maritimeworld.net/ - Australia's maritime history and current attractions, activities and adventures for sea, ship and shore lovers.
- Latitude
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/ - The art and science of fifteenth century navigation.
- NOVA: Longitude
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/ - NOVA Online presents the search for longitude.
- Farewell to the China Boats
http://www.pentredu.freeserve.co.uk/ - Photographs of life at sea in the Blue Funnel Line in the mid-20th century, reports of a WWII lifeboat journey, and old mariners' documents.
- Maritime History Citations for the Oxford English Dictionary
http://www.d.umn.edu/~ahartley/marhistcitOED.html - Historical nautical terminology.
- Schooner Man
http://www.schoonerman.com/ - A site for lovers of all tall ships.
- Haze Gray & Underway
http://www.hazegray.org/ - Extensive naval history and photography site.
- World Ship Trust
http://www.worldshiptrust.org/ - International organization dedicated to preservation of historic ships, merchant and military.
- Aircraft Carriers of World War II
http://www.voodoo.cz/ww2car - All aircraft carriers in WW2.
- Traditional Boats and Tall Ships Magazine
http://www.tallship.co.uk/ - A bi-monthly magazine for lovers of sail. Includes selected magazine articles, reviews, discussion forum, photo gallery, and related links.
- Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Intro.html - Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts.
- USN Ship Naming
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq63-1.htm - Ship naming in the united states navy.
- Ship Force Levels
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org9-4.htm - U.S. Navy active ship force levels, 1917-1998.
- The Kentish Knock Company
http://kentishknock.com/ - Forum on military and naval history, especially the Anglo-Dutch Wars and history of warship design.
- Ship Names
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/name.htm - An alphabetical list of US Navy ships.
- King Island Maritime Heritage Trail
http://www.kingisland.net.au/~maritime/ - A virtual tour via clickable map of shipwrecks, lighthouses, ports and related sites around this island between Australia and Tasmania.
- Nafpaktos.com: The Naval Battle of Lepanto
http://www.nafpaktos.com/battle_of_lepanto.htm - Gives an account of the Oct-7, 1571 battle between the Ottoman and a united Christian fleets, along with scans of period maps and illustrations.
- Blue Funnel Line
http://www.lairig.freeserve.co.uk/bluefunnel.htm - Sail into the past and visit my Blue Funnel Line pages. From Astyanax and Automedon to Gastor and Nestor.
- Ben Line
http://www.ben-line.org.uk/ - Unofficial tribute to the old British merchant navy company, its ships, and those that sailed on them. Photographs of the ships, crew details and pictures, and related links.
- International Journal of Naval History
http://www.ijnhonline.org/ - A forum of naval history designed to stimulate naval historical research and to foster communication among naval historians. Current and archived issues, editorial board listings, letters, and submission guidelines.
- The Development of Square-rigged Ship
http://www.greatgridlock.net/Sqrigg/ - Describes the development of sail from the carrack to the full-rigger in illustrated articles; includes related links and a study guide.
- Maritime History of the Great Lakes
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/ - Collection of original documents and links, including ship lists, regional histories, government reports, and newspaper accounts on shipping on the St. Lawrence River and these North American lakes.
- Through Mighty Seas
http://www.mightyseas.co.uk/index.html - Sailing ships and schooners of the North West of England (Lancaster, Barrow, Whitehaven, Maryport, Workington and the Isle of Man).
- Practical Shipping Vocabulary
http://www.marineterms.com/ - Term and abbreviation finder. Searchable database containing common marine terms, acronyms and abbreviations.
- Sailing Ships
http://website.lineone.net/~dee.ord/ships.htm - Descriptions, sketches and photographs of ships from the Viking period to Modern times.
- Naval History
http://navalhistory.buccaneersoft.com/ - Providing information on things related to maritime history. Currently includes ships and books.
- Sailing Navies 1650-1850
http://www.sailingnavies.com/ - Information on naval operations during the period 1650-1850 and a listing of age of sail related fiction.
- South Seas - Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/ - An online information resource for the history of European voyaging and cross-cultural encounters in the Pacific between 1760 and 1800.
- The Maritime History Virtual Archives
http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Nautica.html - A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men.
- World Ship Society
http://www.worldshipsociety.org/ - International non-profit organization for maritime and naval history. Publishes Marine News and organizes local branches.
- The Age of Sail
http://www.theageofsail.com/ - Includes pictures of modern tall ships, nautical engravings for sale and archived for research, and 200 photographs of ocean liners from the 1960s.
- Merchant Navy Nostalgia
http://www.mnnostalgia.com/ - British merchant ships of the 40's, 50's and 60's with history and pictures.
- Naval History.CA
http://www.navalhistory.ca/ - Devoted to the history of the Royal Canadian Navy with emphasis on its role in the Battle of the Atlantic against German U-boats in World War II.
- The Texas Navies
http://www.texasnavy.com/ - Historical information and pictures of the three Texas Navies - the first two fighting in Texas' war with Mexico, the third being a modern association.
- Les Corsaires
http://www.jjsalein.com/bdcorsair/privateers.htm - Features a database about French privateers including name, harbor, boat, and century.
- Archives and Collections Society
http://aandc.org - A not-for-profit foundation dedicated to maritime heritage and history, preservation and conservation, research and education through the written word and the arts.
- Robert Napier
http://www.amostcuriousmurder.com/napier.htm - A biography by Brian D. Osborne of the "Father of Clyde Shipbuilding", printed by Dumbarton District Libraries (1991).
- The Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/ - On-line exhibition showing maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific.
- MaritimeDigital Archive
http://www.ibiblio.org/maritime/ - Focuses on the history and specifications of vessels that includes photos, scanned papers and postcards.
- Chicago Maritime Society
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/ - Features an extensive collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical pertinent information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.
- Carl Ossian Johnson
http://glennmci.brinkster.net/coj/coj.html - Swedish pioneer in the South African fishing and whaling industry.
- Jack Hall: The Matchstick Man
http://www.m-navydays.com/newpages/Matchstickman/Jackhall.htm - A collection of created musical instruments eight decades ago while working on board an American owned tramp steamer.
- Maritime Heritage Network
http://www.maritimeheritage.net - Features attractions, organizations, stories of native traditions, intrepid explorers, pioneer sea captains and vessels, industrialists, and ordinary working people, and learning resources.
- The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives
http://www.steamships.org/index.php - Provides information and documents about steamships including brochures, passenger lists, and immigration documents.
- The Last Ocean Liners
http://www.lastoceanliners.com - Trade routes and sailing schedules including images and facts.
- Captain John Smith: Four Hundred Project
http://www.johnsmith400.org - The history, schedule, reenactment voyage, information on the John Smith Water Trail, and educational resources.
- The Spice Routes
http://asiapacificuniverse.com/pkm/spiceroutes.htm - Essay of routes from Southeast Asia to Africa and onward from the ancient to medieval periods focusing on the Cinnamon Route and the Clove Route.
- Royal Navy Songs & Ditties
http://www.navysong.co.uk - A comprehensive collection and their histories.
- A History of Navigation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/launch_ani_navigation.shtml - Flash animation plotting the history of navigation through the ages from the BBC.
- Urbain's Nautical Page
http://users.telenet.be/urbiehome/ - Articles of European origin with photographs.
- Ships Nostalgia
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com - Forum and discussion board on general issues, people, ships and shipping, navies, and other maritime issues including galleries.
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