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The Maritime History Virtual Archives

This is an excellent collection of various documents, files, and other sources of maritime history. Over 15 categories are listed, including Shipbuilding/Naval Architecture, Riggin, Seamanship, Ships, Naval History, Shipmodels, and Maritime Museums.

A Guide to Maritime History Information on the Internet

This is a directory of electronic maritime resources. It lists many relavent sites, divided into the following categories: General maritime information, Museums, Ships, Maritime books and magazines, Music and art, Modern Sailing, Maritime Education, Naut ical Archaeology, and Listservs/discussion groups.

East India Company Marine Records

This page is a guide to the British Government records concerning India before it achieved its independance. Of maritime interest are the India Office: Marine records, c1600-1879. These contain administrative papers and ship's journals and log-books.

Institute of Maritime History

The IMH is a non-profit research and educational organization based in Maine. IMH is dedicated to studying, through archaeological and historical research, seafaring in the northeastern United States and beyond. This page highlights the organization and current projects such as the excavation of the schooner Anabella.

Maritime History

This website presents online articles pertaining to any aspect of Maritime History. It also acts as a host to several British maritime and naval Societies and the Plymouth Naval Base Museum.

Dutch-Asiatic Shipping 1595-1795

U-Web

This is a web page dedicated to World War II U-boats. Lots of information on the subject.

Maritime History

This page contains information on vessels captured by the British Royal Navy or Privateers which appear in the records of the High Court of Admiralty.

The Maritime Heritage Foundation of Jacksonville, Florida

This not for profit coorporation is dedicated to Jacksonville's maritime heritage and providing educational programs. The Foundation maintains the replica of the 1780 privateer Rattlesnake, the only full-rigged ship south of Baltimore.

Pirates of the Caribbean

This page is devoted to the Golden Age of Piracy, especially in the Caribbean.

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is home to the historic WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287). We would greatly appreciate your help in spreading that word about our new site!

1997 Leif Ericson Transatlantic Voyage

This site provides current information on the 1997 re-enactment of Leif Ericson's transatlantic journey in a replica Viking ship. Once the voyage starts, the site will be updated regularly

The Measurers: A Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century

This Oxford University web page is devoted to a collection of mathematical instruments and includes many navigational instruments such as astrolabes, nocturnals, compasses, quadrants, globes, and sundials. The web site includes many artifact photos, as well as images of maps and documents.

The Civil War Ironclad Page

This web page is devoted to Union and Confederate Ironclads, and is an extensive source of pictures, historical information, and bibliographic information.

The Era of the Spanish Galleons

This webpage provides a historical overview of the Spanish treasure fleet system. It includes information on the trade routes, the ships and their construction, life at sea during the 17th century, piracy, ships' armament, and the rise and fall of the flota system.

Code des Armees Navales --The French Naval Code of 1686

This page provides a translation of portions of the French Naval Code mandated by King Louis XIV on April 15, 1689. Includes definitions and duties of the Pilot, Master Gunner, Boatswain, Surgeon, Ship's Writer, Lieutenant, Major, and Captain.

Hillsdale College's Documents in Naval History

This webpages currently contains 58 online historic documents, ranging from medieval English fleet orders to 16th century letters of marque, 17th century naval accounts and 19th century iron ship cruise accounts.

Tayside: A Maritime History

This page is devoted the the nautical heritage and maritime history of Tayside, a region on the east coast of Scotland. The TAMH website allowes the researcher to search for individual voyages and mariners (approximately 3500 records, mostly from the 16th and 17th century) as well as providing more general maritime historical information of this area.

Dutch Submarines: The Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy

The page is dedicated to the submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Induded are pictures, detailed information on the classes of submarines as well as tenders, boats, submarine books and videos, and links to related pages.

Chinese Sailing Junks

This page is devoted to the sailing junk. It provides images, links, bibliographies, information on the origin of the word junk, and other information, including a detailed summary of the rigging of South China lugsails, the "Junk Tutorial.

Heroes in the Ships: African-Americans in the Whaling Industry

This webpage, hosted by the Kendall Whaling Museum of Sharon, Massachusetts, is dedicated to the history of black whalers in the New England Whaling Industry. African sailors took part in this trade from colonial times through the twentieth century. Many of them were hired by whalers in the Caribbean, to hunt for whales in the West Indes, the Azores, and elsewhere.

The Royal Navy During the Napoleonic Era

This webpage provides details about the ships in His Britannic Majesty's Royal Navy, how sailors were recruited, the duties of the crew and officers, and the food that was served onboard.

Hearts of Oak: A Look at the Royal Navy of the 18th Century

A detailed online exhibit about life in the Royal Navy, with information on everything from battle incentives to death and disease.

University of Kansas' Directory of Historical Resources on the WWW

This site contains a multitude of links to history www pages arranged by subject. There is an extensive list of Maritime History WWW pages.

Captain Morgan's Journal

Interesting website focusing on pirates and maritime history. Includes pirate bibliographies and an extensive series of links to maritime resources on the WWW.

NOAA Historical Map and Chart Collection

This database of historical charts is maintained by NOAA. It contains a wealth of information, including old nautical charts of river systems and offshore locales. Most of these date from the 19th century through the 20th century. The website can be sorted by state/region, or type. The maps can be viewed with a www browser or downloaded in a high-resolution TIFF format.

The WWII PT Boat was a small, wooden craft that carried enough firepower to sink a battleship, was faster than anything on the water, and could sneak right up to shore to perform reconnaissance or drop off troops. This page is dedicated to the history of these boats and the men who served on them.

The WWII PT Boat was a small, wooden craft that carried enough firepower to sink a battleship, was faster than anything on the water, and could sneak right up to shore to perform reconnaissance or drop off troops. This page is dedicated to the history of these boats and the men who served on them.

This page contains a wealth of information on WWII landing crafts and the men who served on them. This webpage details the history of the LCT's, and has links, images, information on the ships, email newsletters, and much more.