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====General Links====
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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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====Old Nautical Terms====
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==Old Nautical Terms==
 
 
  
 
*[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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====The Royal Navy====
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==The Royal Navy==
  
 
'''[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====
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==Merchant Shipping==
 
 
  
 
*[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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====Old Shipping Companies====
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==Old Shipping Companies==
  
 
*[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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====Place Specific====
 
  
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==Place Specific==
  
 
*[http://hometown.aol.com/PRode18115/ Bristol Channel Pilots]
 
*[http://hometown.aol.com/PRode18115/ Bristol Channel Pilots]
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====Lighthouses====
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==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====
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==Lifeboats==
  
 
*[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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====Coastguards====
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==Coastguards==
 
 
  
 
*[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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====Coastal Defences====
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==Coastal Defences==
 
 
  
 
*[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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====Smuggling====
 
  
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==Smuggling==
  
 
*[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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====Shipwrecks====
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==Shipwrecks==
 
 
  
 
*[http://www.shipwrecksofscotland.com/ Great British Shipwrecks]
 
*[http://www.shipwrecksofscotland.com/ Great British Shipwrecks]
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====The Fishing Industry====
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==The Fishing Industry==
 
 
  
 
*[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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====Shipbuilding====
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==Shipbuilding==
 
 
  
 
*[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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====Miscellaneous====
 
 
  
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==Miscellaneous==
  
 
*[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

General Links



Old Nautical Terms



The Royal Navy

See separate pages



Merchant Shipping

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



Old Shipping Companies



Place Specific


Wales



Lighthouses



Lifeboats


Many other Lifeboat stations have their own history sites, often with old Crew Lists and Photographs - these include:-



Coastguards




Coastal Defences



Smuggling



Shipwrecks




The Fishing Industry



Shipbuilding



Miscellaneous






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