Web Directory

» 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
   This Library of Congress exhibition examines the first sustained contacts between American people and European explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600.
   http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/

» A Maritime Anthology
   An eclectic collection of various ocean liners and sundry historic vessels from the remotest of nations.
   http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/

» A. C. de Freitas & Co.
   History of the de Freitas trading and shipping company in Hamburg.
   http://members.iinet.net.au/~lintzer1/defreitas/index-en.html

» Ancient Egyptian ships and boats
   The development of Egyptian vessels in pharaonic times
   http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/navigation.htm

» Ancient Ships
   An overview of the use of ships in ancient cultures. Most of the illustrations and iconography are from ancient artifacts and made by artisans of the time.
   http://www.artsales.com/Ancient%20Ships/aTableofContents.htm

» Axel's History of Ships
   Presentations of ships and vessels from the Stone Age to the present day. Site in Swedish and English with drawings of a large number of vessels.
   http://www.axelnelson.com/

» Cutty Sark
   Fastest and greatest of the old Tea Clippers - at Greenwich. A living testimony to the bygone, glorious days of sail.
   http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/

» Doris1905 Herreshoff
   Detail description of a sailing yacht designed by Nathanael Green Herreshoff (1905) by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Rhode Island.
   http://johan_roodt.tripod.com/doris1905herreshoffcopy/

» Duivendijk Shipping Pages
   Photographs of commercial ships, tugs, fishing vessels, and warships from all over the world.
   http://www.duivendijk.net/

» Dunbrody & The Spirit of Ireland
   The reconstruction of a three masted barque.
   http://www.dunbrody.com/

» Edwin Fox
   Information on the efforts to relocate and restore the Edwin Fox, an 1853 Eastindiaman Immigrant and convict ship.
   http://www.maritime.org/conf/conf-irrgang.htm

» Enterprize: Melbournes Tall Ship
   Presents the organization, history, gallery, captain's logs, and ship's store.
   http://www.enterprize.com.au/

» Fishing Boat Photographs
   Catalogue of fishing boat photographs.
   http://www.denholma.freeserve.co.uk/

» Floating Dry Dock
   Photos, drawings, plans and model kits of US warships past and present. Order products online.
   http://floatingdrydock.com/

» Friends of HMS Vengeance
   Campaign to save the last British-built WW2 aircraft carrier from scrapping
   http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/vengeance

» General Botha S African Training Ship - Old Boys Association
   Contact details with history, previous cadets, staff and photo-gallery of the South African Naval College.
   http://www.generalbotha.co.za

» Great Lakes History Homepage
   Great Lakes maritime history, with an emphasis in shipwrecks. Includes a database of over 4,400 Great Lakes shipwrecks.
   http://greatlakeshistory.homestead.com/home.html

» Great White Fleet Organization
   Information about the United States Atlantic Battle Fleet, nicknamed the Great White Fleet, which in 1907 embarked on a journey to circumnavigate the globe.
   http://www.greatwhitefleet.org/

» H.M.S. Dorsetshire
   A history the ship and its sinking. A tribute to the survivors and voice of the Dorsetshire Association.
   http://www.dorsetshire.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

» HMS Belfast
   Europe's last big gun armoured warship of World War II.
   http://www.isazone.com/ww-ii/belfast/

» HMS Bounty Preservation Society
   History of HMS Bounty (today's ship and the original), her crew, romances aboard the ship and the mandate of the Society for Bounty's Future.
   http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ccarey/

» HMS Daedalus Lee on Solent Virtual Heritage Area
   Site dedicated to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Headquarters of WW2.
   http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/daedalus/

» History and Memories of the USNS Barrett
   History, memories, stories and pictures this ship compiled by a former crewman.
   http://www.usnsbarrett.com/

» Internet Naval History
   Internet Naval History including World War's 1 and 2, and the Falklands.
   http://www.naval-history.net

» Liberty Ships
   A master-list of their names.
   http://www.fiu.edu/~thompsop/liberty/liberty1.html

» MS Estonia 1994-09-28
   Presents events leading to the disaster with data, statistics, final report, and videos.
   http://www.kolumbus.fi/estonia/

» MV Kalakala
   Puget Sound ferry launched in 1935. Designed and built in the art deco "streamlined" style. An organization rescued the vessel which was being used as a cannery in Kodiak, Alaska.
   http://www.kalakala.org/

» MV Le Bon Temps Roule
   Restored 1930 Wooden Commuter Yacht used by the Corps of Engineers during WWII. Now cruising the Tchefuncte River - Raising Money for Charity. Homeport: Madisonville, Louisiana.
   http://www.lebontempsroule.org

» Maritima & Mechanika
   A model engineer's collection of antique small machine tools, information on model ships and maritime history, and small machine tools for sale.
   http://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/

» Maritime History Course
   Two week maritime history course taught at sea aboard the Tall Ship Rose, a coast guard certified replica of an 18th century Royal Navy Frigate.
   http://www.tallshiprose.org/

» Mary Celeste
   A brief description of the mysterious events surrounding the sailing ship, "Mary Celeste" and links to related sites for further investigation.
   http://www.fortogden.com/maryceleste.html

» Matthew Site Home Page
   A reconstruction of John Cabot's famous ship and its journey to Newfoundland 500 years ago. Visit Matthew Online. Includes as shop, a gallery, history and information.
   http://www.matthew.co.uk/

» Modern Ship Sizes - The Tiny Titanic
   Compares ship sizes beginning with the Titanic to other ocean liners, some warships, and the giant tankers up to the largest ships afloat today.
   http://www.rpsoft2000.com/shipsize.htm

» Mohamed Ali el-Kebir
   Information about the sinking of the British transport the SS Mohamed Ali el-Kebir by the German U-boat U-38 in 1940.
   http://mohamed.ali.el-kebir.freewebspace.com/

» North River Historic Ship Society
   Information on this group dedicated to the protection, preservation and promotion of historic vessels in New York harbor. Includes ship histories and pictures.
   http://www.nrhss.org/

» Northwest Ships
   Naval ships with Northwestern geographical names.
   http://www.northwestships.com

» Pamir memorial
   Devoted to the memory of the german four-masted barque Pamir and her seamen. English, french and german versions.
   http://pamir.chez-alice.fr/

» Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
   Home of three historic British warships: Henry VII's doomed flagship Mary Rose, Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, and the world's first iron battleship, HMS Warrior. Site also provides additional information about the Royal Naval Museum and Action Stations.
   http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/

» President Warfield
   Information about the steamship President Warfield which, renamed Exodus 1947, attempted to deliver Jewish refugees to Palestine in 1947.
   http://www.presidentwarfield.com/

» RMS Remuera
   The New Zealand Steam Ship Co vessel Remuera, 1911-1940.
   http://www.100megsfree3.com/glaw/remuera/index.htm

» RV Polarstern
   This 17,300 ton polar icebreaker is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany's leading institute for polar and marine research.
   http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/ships/polarstern/

» Raising the Belle
   La Salle's last ship was found in 1995 in Matagorda Bay.
   http://www.caller2.com/newsarch/lasalle1.htm

» Royal War Ship Wasa
   Picture galleries of one of Sweden's most beautiful 17th century ships. (1629)
   http://members.tripod.com/caiman.cv/

» S.S. Australis
   The history of the Australis; including a picture gallery, Captain and crew section and the story of Chandris lines.
   http://www.ssaustralishomepage.co.uk

» S.S. City of Milwaukee
   Last traditional Great Lakes railroad car ferry permanently moored as a museum in Manistee, Michigan. Official site of the Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee.
   http://www.carferry.com/

» SS Canberra - The Crow's Nest
   The retired P and O liner SS Canberra, and her home port of Southampton.
   http://www.sscanberra.com/

» SS Carare: Elders & Fyffes
   Presents information on the banana boat of 6878 tons sunk May 28, 1940 off Foreland Point near Lynmouth, Devon with images.
   http://www.ilfsac.org.uk/carare.php

» SS Catalina
   Seeking to ensure the future security of the "Great White Steamer."
   http://www.escapist.com/sscatalina

» SS Central America
   Documentary based on letters from passengers on the final voyage of the doomed gold liner (1857). Captain William Lewis Herndon. Survivor accounts. Ship lost to hurricane. Shipwreck recovery of gold.
   http://www.pacificwestcom.com/klare

» SS Golden Gate
   An account of the sinking of the SS Golden Gate off Manzanillo, Mexico on 27 July 1862, including a list of 338 passengers who were among the dead or the survivors.
   http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ssgoldengate/

» SS Great Britain
   The complete website for the history and restoration of the SS Great Britain held at Bristol Dock in England, updated regularly with progress reports on the restoration project.
   http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/

» SS Great Eastern
   Describes the launching and subsequent history of the largest ship of its time. Designed by Brunel and originally named SS Leviathan.
   http://arnygrimbear.de/GREATEASTERNGB.htm

» SS Milwaukee Clipper
   A 1905 ferry which travelled the Wisconsin - Michigan route
   http://www.milwaukeeclipper.com/

» Ship Eastland
   On Saturday, July 24, 1915, the passenger ship Eastland, docked in downtown Chicago, unexpectedly "tipped over", spilling passengers into the river and trapping others underwater.
   http://www.inficad.com/~ksup/

» Sound of Jura
   Provides historical information about the boat and the South African company that owned it from 1911 to 1919.
   http://glennmci.brinkster.net/soj/soj.html

» Star of the West
   The side-wheel merchant steamer running between New York and New Orleans.
   http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/StarOfTheWest.html

» Steamboat Rowena
   An up-todate research on the Steamboat Rowena of the Cumberland River, Kentucky, U.S.A. early 1900's complete with pictures. Safe for Kids, Educational.
   http://www.steamboatrowena.com/

» Steve's SS Australis Travel Page
   Celebrating the life and times aboard the Chandris Lines flagship SS Australis (formerly SS America) from 1966 to 1976.
   http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mulletts/index.htm

» T2 Tanker Page
   T2 Tanker names, builders, and types.
   http://www.t2tanker.org/

» Tacoma Public Library
   Database of more than 13,000 ships.
   http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/v2/nwroom/ships.htm

» Tall Ship La France
   When construction is finished, this ship will be the largest of the worlds operating tall ships. A replica of a 1911 five-masted barque. Plans are to use the ship as a sail training ship and goodwill ambassador.
   http://www.grand-voilier.com/

» Tall Ship Picton Castle
   180 foot three-masted barque. Homeport is Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Member American Sail Training Association.
   http://www.picton-castle.com/

» The Carferries of Ludington
   History and photos of the Pere Marquette/C and O car ferry fleets as well as the Ann Arbor and Grand Trunk.
   http://www.carferries.com/

» The HMS Cavalier Association
   A site dedicated to the preservation of the ship HMS Cavalier.
   http://www.hmscavalier.org.uk

» The Livadia
   Details of the construction in Scotland of a steam yacht for the Russian Tsar.
   http://gillonj.tripod.com/thelivadia/

» The Loss of the Fantome
   A description of the events surrounding the loss of the sailing vessel, Fantome, during Hurricane Mitch,in October 1998.
   http://www.fortogden.com/fantommiamiherald.html

» The Nancy Blackett Trust
   Educational charity preserving the historic yacht Nancy Blackett, once owned by the famous author Arthur Ransome.
   http://www.nancyblackett.org/

» Tilikum
   Circumnavigating the globe in a small sailing vessel.
   http://www.telusplanet.net/public/albear1/thetilikum.html

» Trois-mâts Belem
   Dedicated to the history of the French three master barque Belem (1896).
   http://3mats.net/

» USS Arizona BB-39
   History, technical pages, galleries, and resources.
   http://www.ibiblio.org/phha/arizona/

» USS Electra (AKA-4)
   History, photos, memorabilia, and database of crew members for service in World War II and the Korean conflict.
   http://usselectra.org

» USS Indianapolis (CA-35): 1932-1945
   Information and images of selected views.
   http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/ca35.htm

» USS Pennsylvania BB-38
   Log book and awards.
   http://www.usspennsylvania.com/WarHistory.htm

» Wilhelm Gustloff
   Comprehensive information on the deadliest ship disaster in history and surrounding events, and includes galleries, stories, and resources.
   http://www.wilhelmgustloff.com