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Nafpaktos.com: The Naval Battle of Lepanto
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.
http://www.nafpaktos.com/battle_of_lepanto...
Archives and Collections Society
A not-for-profit foundation dedicated to maritime heritage and history, preservation and conservation, research and education through the written word and the arts.
http://aandc.org
Australia's Maritime World
Australia's maritime history and current attractions, activities and adventures for sea, ship and shore lovers.
http://www.maritimeworld.net/
Maritime History Citations for the Oxford English Dictionary
Historical nautical terminology.
http://www.d.umn.edu/~ahartley/marhistcitO...
Practical Shipping Vocabulary
Term and abbreviation finder. Searchable database containing common marine terms, acronyms and abbreviations.
http://www.marineterms.com/
Sailing Ships
Descriptions, sketches and photographs of ships from the Viking period to Modern times.
http://website.lineone.net/~dee.ord/ships....
Naval History
Providing information on things related to maritime history. Currently includes ships and books.
http://navalhistory.buccaneersoft.com/
Merchant Navy Nostalgia
British merchant ships of the 40's, 50's and 60's with history and pictures.
http://www.mnnostalgia.com/
Sailing Navies 1650-1850
Information on naval operations during the period 1650-1850 and a listing of age of sail related fiction.
http://www.sailingnavies.com/
Blue Funnel Line
Sail into the past and visit my Blue Funnel Line pages. From Astyanax and Automedon to Gastor and Nestor.
http://www.lairig.freeserve.co.uk/bluefunn...
The Spice Routes
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.
http://asiapacificuniverse.com/pkm/spicero...
Ship Names
An alphabetical list of US Navy ships.
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/name.htm
BIship
All subjects connected with the shipping company British India Steam Navigation.
http://www.biship.com/
International Journal of Naval History
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.
http://www.ijnhonline.org/
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.
http://www.texasnavy.com/
The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives
Provides information and documents about steamships including brochures, passenger lists, and immigration documents.
http://www.steamships.org/index.php
Robert Napier
A biography by Brian D. Osborne of the "Father of Clyde Shipbuilding", printed by Dumbarton District Libraries (1991).
http://www.amostcuriousmurder.com/napier.h...
A History of Navigation
Flash animation plotting the history of navigation through the ages from the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empir...
Naval History.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.
http://www.navalhistory.ca/
Traditional Boats and Tall Ships
A bi-monthly magazine for lovers of tall ships.
http://www.tallship.co.uk/
King Island Maritime Heritage Trail
A virtual tour via clickable map of shipwrecks, lighthouses, ports and related sites around this island between Australia and Tasmania.
http://www.kingisland.net.au/~maritime/
Ship Force Levels
U.S. Navy active ship force levels, 1917-1998.
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org9-...
Seapower, 1652-1860
A naval history of the age of the sail.
http://website.lineone.net/~d.bolton/
The Naval Order of the United States
The history and heritage society of the United States sea services.
http://www.navalorder.org/
Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific
Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Int...
San Francisco Maritime
National historical park and maritime museum. Virtual tour of the historic vessels at the Hyde Street Pier, library and research facility, programs, tours and activities.
http://www.nps.gov/safr/
Hakluyt Society
Promoting public knowledge of records on the history of exploration, navigation, maritime history and travels.
http://www.hakluyt.com/
Captain John Smith: Four Hundred Project
The history, schedule, reenactment voyage, information on the John Smith Water Trail, and educational resources.
http://www.johnsmith400.org
The Maritime History Virtual Archives
A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men.
http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Nautica....
The Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration
On-line exhibition showing maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific.
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageof...
South Seas - Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific
An online information resource for the history of European voyaging and cross-cultural encounters in the Pacific between 1760 and 1800.
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/
NOVA: Longitude
NOVA Online presents the search for longitude.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/
Farewell to the China Boats
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.
http://www.pentredu.freeserve.co.uk/
World Ship Society
International non-profit organization for maritime and naval history. Publishes Marine News and organizes local branches.
http://www.worldshipsociety.org/
Jack Hall: The Matchstick Man
A collection of created musical instruments eight decades ago while working on board an American owned tramp steamer.
http://www.m-navydays.com/newpages/Matchst...
Maritime History and Naval Heritage
Collection of maritime pages containing articles on a wide variety of subjects, particularly naval history.
http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Ship lists, regional histories, government reports and newspaper accounts featuring shipbuilding, shipwrecks and the working lives of steamboats, schooners and the people who sailed them.
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/
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.
http://www.lostatsea.ca/
Steamship Historical Society of America Collection
One of the largest libraries in the North America devoted to the history of engine powered vessels.
http://www.sshsa.net/Library.htm
Ben Line
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.
http://www.ben-line.org.uk/
Through Mighty Seas
Sailing ships and schooners of the North West of England (Lancaster, Barrow, Whitehaven, Maryport, Workington and the Isle of Man).
http://www.mightyseas.co.uk/index.html
Chicago Maritime Society
Features an extensive collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical pertinent information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/
French Lines
This archive collection retraces 150 years of French maritime history through the history of famous liners (Normandie, France) and merchant navy.
http://www.frenchlines.com/eindex.htm
Maritime Heritage Project
Passengers, ships, and captains arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century, plus news and tall tales of the Barbary Coast.
http://www.maritimeheritage.org/
Maritime Heritage Network
Features attractions, organizations, stories of native traditions, intrepid explorers, pioneer sea captains and vessels, industrialists, and ordinary working people, and learning resources.
http://www.maritimeheritage.net
The Kentish Knock Company
Forum on military and naval history, especially the Anglo-Dutch Wars and history of warship design.
http://kentishknock.com/
Internet Naval History
Internet Naval History including World War's 1 & 2, Falklands
http://www.naval-history.net/
USN Ship Naming
Ship naming in the united states navy.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq63-1.h...
World Ship Trust
International organization dedicated to preservation of historic ships, merchant and military.
http://www.worldshiptrust.org/
The Age of Sail
Includes pictures of modern tall ships, nautical engravings for sale and archived for research, and 200 photographs of ocean liners from the 1960s.
http://www.theageofsail.com/
MaritimeDigital Archive
Focuses on the history and specifications of vessels that includes photos, scanned papers and postcards.
http://www.ibiblio.org/maritime/
The Last Ocean Liners
Trade routes and sailing schedules including images and facts.
http://www.lastoceanliners.com
Royal Navy Songs & Ditties
A comprehensive collection and their histories.
http://www.navysong.co.uk
The Battle of the Saintes
The 1782 naval battle which revolutionised naval tactics and changed Caribbean history for 200 years.
http://www.fortogden.com/saintes.html
The Development of Square-rigged Ship
Describes the development of sail from the carrack to the full-rigger in illustrated articles; includes related links and a study guide.
http://www.greatgridlock.net/Sqrigg/
Archives Maritimes
André Galerne aims to list for sale, purchase or donation publications and artifacts that are specific to the marine, underwater and maritime industry and stores links and material for research at no charge.
http://www.archivesmaritimes.com/
Maritime History Database
Aim is to identify and gather in one location many different sites providing resources for further maritime research.
http://ils.unc.edu/maritime/extsearch.html
Aircraft Carriers of World War II
All aircraft carriers in WW2.
http://www.voodoo.cz/ww2car
Schooner Man
A site for lovers of all tall ships.
http://www.schoonerman.com/
Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation
A look at the tools, history, and knowledge 15th-century navigators had at their disposal as they set out in uncharted waters.
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/
Maritime History and Naval Heritage Index
A collection of articles covering all aspects of maritime history.
http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/marit.htm
Maritime History On The Internet
A guide to researching maritime history on the internet.
http://ils.unc.edu/maritime/home.shtml
Carl Ossian Johnson
Swedish pioneer in the South African fishing and whaling industry.
http://glennmci.brinkster.net/coj/coj.html
Les Corsaires
Features a database about French privateers including name, harbor, boat, and century.
http://www.jjsalein.com/bdcorsair/privatee...
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