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*[http://perso.orange.fr/cdasm.56/dico.htm Dictionary of Disasters at Sea 1824 - 1962] Although this is a French site, the Dictionary is in English. It includes steam ships, sailing ships and ships of war lost in action.
 
*[http://perso.orange.fr/cdasm.56/dico.htm Dictionary of Disasters at Sea 1824 - 1962] Although this is a French site, the Dictionary is in English. It includes steam ships, sailing ships and ships of war lost in action.
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====Old Nautical Terms====
 
====Old Nautical Terms====
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*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/KR&AI/Abbreviations.html Nautical abbreviations] Taken from The Kings Regulations & Admiralty Instructions 1913
 
*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/KR&AI/Abbreviations.html Nautical abbreviations] Taken from The Kings Regulations & Admiralty Instructions 1913
  
 
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====The Royal Navy====
 
====The Royal Navy====
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'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/The_Royal_Navy See separate pages]'''
 
'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/The_Royal_Navy See separate pages]'''
  
 
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====Merchant Shipping====
 
====Merchant Shipping====
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*[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.569 How to Trace Merchant Mariners, Mates and Engineers Who Served in The Merchant Navy]
 
*[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.569 How to Trace Merchant Mariners, Mates and Engineers Who Served in The Merchant Navy]
 
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====Old Shipping Companies====
 
====Old Shipping Companies====
  
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*[http://www.steam-packet.com/SteamPacket/About-Us/ The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]
 
*[http://www.steam-packet.com/SteamPacket/About-Us/ The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]
 
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====Place Specific====
 
====Place Specific====
  
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*[http://www.rhiw.com/y_mor/hanes_llongau_llyn/hotmap/hotmap.htm Maritime Llyn and the Sea.The Men, Ships and Ports of Llyn, Wales]
 
*[http://www.rhiw.com/y_mor/hanes_llongau_llyn/hotmap/hotmap.htm Maritime Llyn and the Sea.The Men, Ships and Ports of Llyn, Wales]
 
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====Lighthouses====
 
====Lighthouses====
  
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*[http://www.happisburgh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=31 A Brief History of Happisburgh Lighthouse]
 
*[http://www.happisburgh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=31 A Brief History of Happisburgh Lighthouse]
 
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====Lifeboats====
 
====Lifeboats====
  
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*[http://www.whitstablelifeboat.org.uk/ Whitstable]
 
*[http://www.whitstablelifeboat.org.uk/ Whitstable]
 
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====Coastguards====
 
====Coastguards====
  
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*[http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT1060946625 The Irish Coastguard Service From The 18th Century to The Early 20th Century]
 
*[http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=PORT1060946625 The Irish Coastguard Service From The 18th Century to The Early 20th Century]
 
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*[http://www.whitstablescene.co.uk/forts.htm The Maunsell Sea Forts, Whitstable]
 
*[http://www.whitstablescene.co.uk/forts.htm The Maunsell Sea Forts, Whitstable]
 
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====Smuggling====
 
====Smuggling====
  
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*[http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/History/Smuggling/Smuggling.htm Smuggling in and around Burton Bradstock]
 
*[http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/History/Smuggling/Smuggling.htm Smuggling in and around Burton Bradstock]
  
 
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====Shipwrecks====
 
====Shipwrecks====
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*[http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page.asp?id=240#map Shipwrecks off Victoria, Australia]
 
*[http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page.asp?id=240#map Shipwrecks off Victoria, Australia]
 
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*[http://www.milfordtrawlers.org.uk/ Milford Haven Trawlers]
 
*[http://www.milfordtrawlers.org.uk/ Milford Haven Trawlers]
  
 
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====Shipbuilding====
 
====Shipbuilding====
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*[http://www.titanicinbelfast.com/welcome.aspx Titanic in Belfast~Harland & Wolff]
 
*[http://www.titanicinbelfast.com/welcome.aspx Titanic in Belfast~Harland & Wolff]
 
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====Miscellaneous====
 
====Miscellaneous====
  

Revision as of 16:21, 1 November 2007

General Links



Old Nautical Terms



The Royal Navy

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Merchant Shipping

  • The Crew List Merchant seafarers on British registered ships between 1861 and 1913.



Old Shipping Companies



Place Specific



Lighthouses



Lifeboats

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Coastguards




Coastal Defences



Smuggling



Shipwrecks




The Fishing Industry



Shipbuilding



Miscellaneous






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