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A History of Navigation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/launch_ani_navigation.shtml Flash animation plotting the history of navigation through the ages from the BBC.

Archives and Collections Society - http://aandc.org A not-for-profit foundation dedicated to maritime heritage and history, preservation and conservation, research and education through the written word and the arts.

Australia's Maritime World - http://www.maritimeworld.net/ Australia's maritime history and current attractions, activities and adventures for sea, ship and shore lovers.

Captain John Smith: Four Hundred Project - http://www.johnsmith400.org The history, schedule, reenactment voyage, information on the John Smith Water Trail, and educational resources.

Carl Ossian Johnson - http://glennmci.brinkster.net/coj/coj.html Swedish pioneer in the South African fishing and whaling industry.

Chicago Maritime Society - http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/ Features a collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.

Farewell to the China Boats - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chinaboats Photographs of life at sea in the Blue Funnel Line in the mid-20th century, reports of a WWII lifeboat journey, and old mariners' documents.

French Lines - http://www.frenchlines.com/eindex.htm This archive collection retraces 150 years of French maritime history through the history of famous liners (Normandie, France) and merchant navy.

Hakluyt Society - http://www.hakluyt.com/ Promoting public knowledge of records on the history of exploration, navigation, maritime history and travels.

Haze Gray & Underway - http://www.hazegray.org/ Extensive naval history and photography site.

http://www.biship.com/ - http://www.biship.com/ All subjects connected with the shipping company British India Steam Navigation.

International Journal of Naval History - http://www.ijnhonline.org/ A forum of naval history designed to stimulate naval historical research and to foster communication among naval historians. Current and archived issues, editorial board listings, letters, and submission guidelines.

Internet Naval History - http://www.naval-history.net/ Comprehensive guide to twentieth century naval history by a published naval author. Includes a guide to finding information on ex-naval relatives and the warships they served on.

Jack Hall: The Matchstick Man - http://www.m-navydays.com/newpages/Matchstickman/Jackhall.htm A collection of created musical instruments eight decades ago while working on board an American owned tramp steamer.

King Island Maritime Heritage Trail - http://www.kingisland.net.au/~maritime/ A virtual tour via clickable map of shipwrecks, lighthouses, ports and related sites around this island between Australia and Tasmania.

Latitude - http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/ The art and science of fifteenth century navigation.

Les Corsaires - http://www.jjsalein.com/bdcorsair/privateers.htm Features a database about French privateers including name, harbor, boat, and century.

Maritime Heritage Network - http://www.maritimeheritage.net Features attractions, organizations, stories of native traditions, intrepid explorers, pioneer sea captains and vessels, industrialists, and ordinary working people, and learning resources.

Maritime Heritage Project - http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ Passengers, ships, and captains arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century, plus news and tall tales of the Barbary Coast.

Maritime History Citations for the Oxford English Dictionary - http://www.d.umn.edu/~ahartley/marhistcitOED.html Historical nautical terminology.

Maritime History of the Great Lakes - http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/ Collection of original documents and links, including ship lists, regional histories, government reports, and newspaper accounts on shipping on the St. Lawrence River and these North American lakes.

MaritimeDigital Archive - http://www.ibiblio.org/maritime/ Focuses on the history and specifications of vessels that includes photos, scanned papers and postcards.

Merchant Navy Nostalgia - http://www.mnnostalgia.com/ British merchant ships of the 40's, 50's and 60's with history and pictures.

NOVA: Longitude - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/ NOVA Online presents the search for longitude.

Practical Shipping Vocabulary - http://www.marineterms.com/ Term and abbreviation finder. Searchable database containing common marine terms, acronyms and abbreviations.

Robert Napier - http://www.amostcuriousmurder.com/napier.htm A biography by Brian D. Osborne of the "Father of Clyde Shipbuilding", printed by Dumbarton District Libraries (1991).

Royal Navy Songs & Ditties - http://www.navysong.co.uk A comprehensive collection and their histories.

Sailing Navies 1650-1850 - http://www.sailingnavies.com/ Information on naval operations during the period 1650-1850 and a listing of age of sail related fiction.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - http://www.nps.gov/safr/ A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and library. Boatbuilding and woodworking workshops.

Schooner Man - http://www.schoonerman.com/ A site for lovers of all tall ships.

Ship Force Levels - http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org9-4.htm U.S. Navy active ship force levels, 1917-1998.

Ship Names - http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/name.htm An alphabetical list of US Navy ships.

Ships Nostalgia - http://www.shipsnostalgia.com Forum and discussion board on general issues, people, ships and shipping, navies, and other maritime issues including galleries.

South Seas - Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific - http://southseas.nla.gov.au/ An online information resource for the history of European voyaging and cross-cultural encounters in the Pacific between 1760 and 1800.

The Age of Sail - http://www.theageofsail.com/ Includes pictures of modern tall ships, nautical engravings for sale and archived for research, and 200 photographs of ocean liners from the 1960s.

The Battle of the Saintes - http://www.fortogden.com/saintes.html The 1782 naval battle which revolutionised naval tactics and changed Caribbean history for 200 years.

The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives - http://www.gjenvick.com/ Provides information and documents about steamships including brochures, passenger lists, and immigration documents.

The Kentish Knock Company - http://kentishknock.com/ Forum on military and naval history, especially the Anglo-Dutch Wars and history of warship design.

The Last Ocean Liners - http://www.lastoceanliners.com Trade routes and sailing schedules including images and facts.

The Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration - http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/ On-line exhibition showing maritime discovery from ancient times to Captain Cook's 1768 voyage to the South Pacific.

The Maritime History Virtual Archives - http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Nautica.html A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men.

The Naval Order of the United States - http://www.navalorder.org/ The history and heritage society of the United States sea services.

The Spice Routes - http://asiapacificuniverse.com/pkm/spiceroutes.htm Essay of routes from Southeast Asia to Africa and onward from the ancient to medieval periods focusing on the Cinnamon Route and the Clove Route.

The Texas Navies - http://www.texasnavy.com/ Historical information and pictures of the three Texas Navies - the first two fighting in Texas' war with Mexico, the third being a modern association.

Through Mighty Seas - http://www.mightyseas.co.uk/index.html Sailing ships and schooners of the North West of England (Lancaster, Barrow, Whitehaven, Maryport, Workington and the Isle of Man).

Traditional Boats and Tall Ships Magazine - http://www.tallship.co.uk/ A bi-monthly magazine for lovers of sail. Includes selected magazine articles, reviews, discussion forum, photo gallery, and related links.

Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Intro.html Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts.

Urbain's Nautical Page - http://users.telenet.be/urbiehome/ Articles of European origin with photographs.

USN Ship Naming - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq63-1.htm Ship naming in the united states navy.

World Ship Society - http://www.worldshipsociety.org/ International non-profit organization for maritime and naval history. Publishes Marine News and organizes local branches.

World Ship Trust - http://www.worldshiptrust.org/ International organization dedicated to preservation of historic ships, merchant and military.

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