 Hakluyt Society - http://www.hakluyt.com/ Promoting public knowledge of records on the history of exploration, navigation, maritime history and travels. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 BIship - http://www.biship.com/ All subjects connected with the shipping company British India Steam Navigation. |
 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. |
 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. |
 Schooner Man - http://www.schoonerman.com/ A site for lovers of all tall ships. |
 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. |
 Practical Shipping Vocabulary - http://www.marineterms.com/ Term and abbreviation finder. Searchable database containing common marine terms, acronyms and abbreviations. |
 The Kentish Knock Company - http://kentishknock.com/ Forum on military and naval history, especially the Anglo-Dutch Wars and history of warship design. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 Australia's Maritime World - http://www.maritimeworld.net/ Australia's maritime history and current attractions, activities and adventures for sea, ship and shore lovers. |
 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. |
 Carl Ossian Johnson - http://glennmci.brinkster.net/coj/coj.html Swedish pioneer in the South African fishing and whaling industry. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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 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. |
 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. |
 Haze Gray & Underway - http://www.hazegray.org/ Extensive naval history and photography site. |
 The Naval Order of the United States - http://www.navalorder.org/ The history and heritage society of the United States sea services. |
 World Ship Society - http://www.worldshipsociety.org/ International non-profit organization for maritime and naval history. Publishes Marine News and organizes local branches. |
 Maritime History Citations for the Oxford English Dictionary - http://www.d.umn.edu/~ahartley/marhistcitOED.html Historical nautical terminology. |
 Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Intro.html Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts. |
 World Ship Trust - http://www.worldshiptrust.org/ International organization dedicated to preservation of historic ships, merchant and military. |
 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. |
 Merchant Navy Nostalgia - http://www.mnnostalgia.com/ British merchant ships of the 40's, 50's and 60's with history and pictures. |
 Les Corsaires - http://www.jjsalein.com/bdcorsair/privateers.htm Features a database about French privateers including name, harbor, boat, and century. |
 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. |
 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 Maritime History Virtual Archives - http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Nautica.html A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men. |
 MaritimeDigital Archive - http://www.ibiblio.org/maritime/ Focuses on the history and specifications of vessels that includes photos, scanned papers and postcards. |
 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. |
 Ship Names - http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/name.htm An alphabetical list of US Navy ships. |
 Ship Force Levels - http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org9-4.htm U.S. Navy active ship force levels, 1917-1998. |
 Urbain's Nautical Page - http://users.telenet.be/urbiehome/ Articles of European origin with photographs. |
 Aircraft Carriers of World War II - http://www.voodoo.cz/ww2car All aircraft carriers in WW2. |
 USN Ship Naming - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq63-1.htm Ship naming in the united states navy. |
 Ships Nostalgia - http://www.shipsnostalgia.com Forum and discussion board on general issues, people, ships and shipping, navies, and other maritime issues including galleries. |
 Royal Navy Songs & Ditties - http://www.navysong.co.uk A comprehensive collection and their histories. |
 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). |
 Chicago Maritime Society - http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/ Features a collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach. |
 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 Last Ocean Liners - http://www.lastoceanliners.com Trade routes and sailing schedules including images and facts. |