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*[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.2594 National Maritime Museum's Guide to Researching Family History from Maritime Records] | *[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.2594 National Maritime Museum's Guide to Researching Family History from Maritime Records] | ||
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*[http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/seamansgrammar/index.html The Seaman's Grammar and Dictionary, 1691] | *[http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/seamansgrammar/index.html The Seaman's Grammar and Dictionary, 1691] | ||
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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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*[http://www.merchant-mariners.co.uk/ The Federation Of Merchant Mariners] | *[http://www.merchant-mariners.co.uk/ The Federation Of Merchant Mariners] | ||
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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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*[http://www.shawsavillships.co.uk/index.htm The White Star, Shaw Savill and Albion Lines] | *[http://www.shawsavillships.co.uk/index.htm The White Star, Shaw Savill and Albion Lines] | ||
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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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*[http://hometown.aol.com/PRode18115/ Bristol Channel Pilots] | *[http://hometown.aol.com/PRode18115/ Bristol Channel Pilots] | ||
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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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*[http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_trust/grace_darling_museum Grace Darling Museum] Bamburgh Northumberland | *[http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_trust/grace_darling_museum Grace Darling Museum] Bamburgh Northumberland | ||
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*[http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-hmcg_rescue/mcga-hmcg-history-of-coastguard.htm History of The Coastguard] | *[http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-hmcg_rescue/mcga-hmcg-history-of-coastguard.htm History of The Coastguard] | ||
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*[http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/ The South Coast Martello Towers] | *[http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/ The South Coast Martello Towers] | ||
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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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*[http://www.smuggling.co.uk/history.html A History of British Smuggling] | *[http://www.smuggling.co.uk/history.html A History of British Smuggling] | ||
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*[http://www.shipwrecksofscotland.com/ Great British Shipwrecks] | *[http://www.shipwrecksofscotland.com/ Great British Shipwrecks] | ||
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*[http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/conflict/ww1/trawlers/intro.htm Hull Trawler Losses of World War One] | *[http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/conflict/ww1/trawlers/intro.htm Hull Trawler Losses of World War One] | ||
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*[http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/page78.htm The Shipbuiliding Industry of North East England 1790-1899] | *[http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/page78.htm The Shipbuiliding Industry of North East England 1790-1899] | ||
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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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*[http://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/bounty/crew.shtml Biographies of The Crew of The Bounty] | *[http://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/bounty/crew.shtml Biographies of The Crew of The Bounty] |
Revision as of 14:35, 13 March 2008
Contents
General Links
- John's Nautical and Boatbuilding Pages Lots of links
- 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.
Old Nautical Terms
- Nautical abbreviations Taken from The Kings Regulations & Admiralty Instructions 1913
Merchant Shipping
- Maritime History of the Merchant Sailing Ships of the North West of England and the Isle of Man, through the period from the late 1700's until the First World War
- The Crew List Merchant seafarers on British registered ships between 1861 and 1913.
Old Shipping Companies
Place Specific
Wales
Lighthouses
Lifeboats
- Grace Darling Museum Bamburgh Northumberland
Many other Lifeboat stations have their own history sites, often with old Crew Lists and Photographs - these include:-
Coastguards
Coastal Defences
- The Palmerston Forts Society Forts in Portsmouth Area
Smuggling
Shipwrecks
The Fishing Industry
Shipbuilding
Miscellaneous
- Index of Ships' Captains Australia and New Zealand
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