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Classification:Ships
Title:1820 Settler Correspondence - Cape of Good Hope
Link:http://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/home....
Description:Letters from the Settlers of the Cape of Good Hope
Extra Info:This correspondence concerns the immigration scheme for the Cape of Good Hope following the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Weymouth was used to transport the settlers. A log of the journey is also transcribed.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps
Title:25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment
Link:http://www.25thlondon.com/
Description: 25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment
Classification:Ships, Other
Title:A Narrative of the Operations for the Recovery of the Public Stores and Treasure Sunk in H.M.S. Thetis
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL20508980M/A_narrati...
Description:A Narrative of the Operations for the Recovery of the Public Stores and Treasure Sunk in H.M.S. Thetis - Thomas Dickinson, 1836
Extra Info:Online book.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:A Short History of HMS Victory
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL14042027M/A_short_h...
Description:A Short History of HMS Victory - W.J.L.Wharton 1884
Extra Info:An online book about the history of HMS Victory, and includes a list of men aboard the ship.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Officers' Records, Ships, Other
Title:Age of Nelson
Link:http://www.ageofnelson.org/
Description:Age of Nelson
Extra Info:Royal Navy officers who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, the seamen and marines who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and ships of the old navy.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Ahoy - Mac's Web Log
Link:http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/
Description:Ahoy - Mac's Web Log of all those who went to sea in ships
Extra Info:Includes British Hospital Ships, torpedoed or mined in WW1, a letter from a survivor of SS Athenia to the HMS Electra, those army personel shot and executed during WWI and many more articles about the ships and wars they fought in.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:All at Sea Website
Link:http://www.allatsea.co.za/
Description:All at Sea Website - Includes War Memorials
Extra Info:Mainly related to the Boer wars. Also includes some photographs of HMS Belfast.
Classification:Navy, World War I, Ships
Title:Battle of Jutland
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/battleofjutlands00b...
Description:Battle of Jutland, the sowing and the reaping, Commander Carlyon Bellairs MP, Published 1919
Extra Info:Online book. Includes a chronology of the battle, details about the preparation for the battle and more.
Classification:Navy, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Maps
Title:Battle of Jutland 1916
Link:http://www.battle-of-jutland.com/
Description:Battle of Jutland 1916
Extra Info:Includes a background to the battle, profiles of the commanders, descriptions and animations of the battle, details of losses and more.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Britain's Small Wars
Link:http://www.britains-smallwars.com/
Description:Britain's Small Wars - The History of British Military Conflicts since 1945
Extra Info:Includes details of the RAF search and Rescue, the regiments and battalions involved in many of the wars,
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:Britains Navy
Link:http://www.britainsnavy.co.uk/
Description:Britains Navy
Extra Info:Includes details of Britains navy, its ships, their battles, operations and history.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Information, Other
Title:British Pathe Film Archive
Link:http://www.britishpathe.com/
Description:British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970
Extra Info:All sorts of social and military history on film.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:Broadside, Home of Nelson's Navy
Link:http://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk/
Description:Broadside is a collection of pages describing life in Royal Navy in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, the time of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Burnley in the Great War
Link:http://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/
Description:Burnley in the Great War
Extra Info:The site aims to honour the men from Burnley who served in the great war and includes the effects of the war on the town.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Ships
Title:CAVILL Family History
Link:http://www.cavillconnections.co.uk
Description:CAVILL Family History
Extra Info:Includes a map of prisoner of war camps and details of the crew of HMS Alert and HMS Discovery.
Classification:World War II, Ships
Title:ConvoyWeb
Link:http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/
Description:ConvoyWeb - The Website for Merchant Ships During WWII
Extra Info:The site has many searchable databases for ships of WWII. Includes details of British ship signals, ship movements, the Hague convoy database a convoy finder and more.
Classification:Army, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Other
Title:Families in British India Society
Link:http://www.new.fibis.org/
Description:Families in British India Society
Extra Info:FIbiWiki Includes East India Company's armies and their arrival from Britain, including the ships they travelled on, medal rolls, muster lists.medal rolls for the Indian Mutiny and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Marines, Aircraft, Ships
Title:Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Archive Index of British Naval Aviation
Link:http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/
Description:Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Archive Index of British Naval Aviation
Extra Info:This site provides a way to look up specific topics in the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Archive
Classification:World War I, Ships, Other Transport
Title:German Submarine Losses in World War One
Link:http://www.gwpda.org/naval/sml00001.htm
Description:German Submarine Losses in World War One
Extra Info:Includes details of how they were lost and the ship/submarine responsible.
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Great Ships - Postcard and Ephemera Collection
Link:http://www.greatships.net/
Description:Great Ships - Postcard and Ephemera Collection
Extra Info:Includes some photographs of royal navy ships such as HMS Hawke.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers
Title:Guardian Newspaper
Link:http://century.guardian.co.uk/
Description:Guardian Newspaper - How it Covered the Last Century
Extra Info:The newspaper articles cover the period 1899-1999.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Academy / Training / Cadets, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information
Title:H.M.S.Vengeance with No. 1850 and No. 812 Royal Navy Squadrons
Link:http://www.hms-vengeance.co.uk/
Description:H.M.S.Vengeance with No. 1850 and No. 812 Royal Navy Squadrons
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport
Title:Hansard 1803-2005
Link:http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/
Description:Hansard 1803-2005 - The Official Reports of Debate in Parliament
Extra Info:Information on the site is generated from the publicly available files. Material on this site remains under Parliamentary Copyright. Within these copyright constraints, you are encouraged to use and to explore the information provided.
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships
Title:Hartlepool's Maritime Experience
Link:http://www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com/
Description:Hartlepool's Maritime Experience
Extra Info:Located in Hartlepool.
Classification:World War II, Ships
Title:Her Name was Tregenna
Link:http://www.ss-tregenna.co.uk/
Description:Her Name was Tregenna - Merchant Ship Torpedoed in WWII.
Extra Info:She was torpedoed on a return voyage from Philadelphia to Newport, Monmouthshire with Convoy HX71. Captain William Thomas Care and 32 men were lost, four survivors were picked up. The site lists those who were lost.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Newspapers
Title:Historic Australian Newspapers
Link:http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
Description:Historic Australian Newspapers
Extra Info:Fully searchable, many articles and notes about naval ships.
Classification:Navy, Marines, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:Historical Maritime Society
Link:http://www.hms.org.uk/
Description:Historical Maritime Society
Extra Info:A naval re-enactment society for the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Includes detailed histories of Nelson and the Napoleonic wars, with information about the duties of crew aboard ship.
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Andromeda Association
Link:http://hms-andromeda.co.uk/
Description:HMS Andromeda Association
Extra Info:HMS Andromeda Association for those who served or who had relatives serving aboard from 1967-1994.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Antrim Association
Link:http://www.hmsantrim.org.uk/
Description:HMS Antrim Association
Extra Info:Includes photographs and details about the ship.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Ardent Association
Link:HMS Ardent Association
Extra Info:Includes the story of HMS Ardent in the Falklands along with memories of those who lost their lives,
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Arethusa
Link:http://hms-arethusa.co.uk/
Description:HMS Arethusa
Extra Info:Includes a roll of honour for those killed in 1942 during the Malta convoy, many photographs and more.
Classification:Navy, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Argonaut Association
Link:http://www.hmsargonaut.co.uk/
Description:HMS Argonaut Association
Extra Info:Includes details of all four ships to bear the name HMS Argonaut.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Ships
Title:HMS Asphodel
Link:http://hmsasphodel.co.uk/
Description:HMS Asphodel (K56)
Extra Info:HMS Asphodel was sunk by a torpedo in 1944, this site is dedicated to all those who sailed on the ship. Includes a memorial to the crew, and some stories from the survivors.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Barfleur
Link:http://www.hmsbarfleur.co.uk/
Description:HMS Barfleur Pacific Cimmission 1944-46
Extra Info:Includes a list of ratings and officers who were assigned to HMS Barfleur, the ports visited 1945-46 and more. Also has details of three other ships names Barfleur.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Ships
Title:HMS Barham Association
Link:http://www.hmsbarham.com/
Description:HMS Barham Association
Extra Info:Includes details of the crew, diary of its sinking in 1941 with survivor memories and more.
Classification:Navy, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:HMS Brilliant
Link:http://www.hmsbrilliant.com/
Description:HMS Brilliant
Extra Info:The ninth Royal Navy ship to bear the name Brilliant, including details of all the ships of the name. Also has a personal account of life in the Royal Navy in WWII.
Classification:World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:HMS Cairo
Link:http://www.dickpaffett.co.uk/
Description:HMS Cairo - Dick Paffett's Story 1940-42
Extra Info:The site is a tribute to a very fine ship that was manned by a very fine ships company. It tells of her wartime history.
Classification:Navy, World War II, Ships
Title:HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne Association
Link:http://www.charybdis-limbourne.co.uk/flash/intro.h...
Description:HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne Association
Extra Info:Details of the history of both ships in WWII, especially operation tunnel, 1943.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Conway
Link:http://www.hmsconway.org/
Description:HMS Conway 1859-1974
Extra Info:Over the years, three Royal Navy 'wooden walls' HMS Conway, HMS Winchester and HMS Nile served as the cadet training ship HMS Conway. Also has an image archive with over 6,500 images.
Classification:World War I, Ships
Title:HMS Cossack
Link:http://hmcshaida.ca/cossack.html
Description:HMS Cossack
Extra Info:Includes details of HMS Cossack in WWI and also information about the other ships in the same area.
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:HMS Danae
Link:http://www.hms-danae.com/
Description:HMS Danae - 1St Commission 1967-70
Extra Info:Includes details of her 1st comission, with ports of call, photographs and more.
Classification:Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Danae
Link:http://www.hms-danae.co.uk/
Description:HMS Danae
Extra Info:Mainly a site for ex members of the ships company, for those who wish to keep in touch with old friends and to keep the memory of a great ship alive.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Marines, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Dunedin
Link:http://www.hmsdunedin.co.uk/
Description:HMS Dunedin
Extra Info:Includes a ship's history, casulties and survivors of the sinking in 1941.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Eagle Association
Link:http://hms-eagle.co.uk/
Description:HMS Eagle Association
Extra Info:Includes crew photographs 1952-1972 and many photographs of HMS Eagle.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport
Title:HMS Falcon
Link:http://www.hmsfalcon.com/
Description:HMS Falcon
Extra Info:The site has grown to document the history of all of the gunboats serving in China. Includes a list of fatalities on Royal Navy River Gunboats.
Classification:Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:HMS Fearless
Link:http://www.hmsfearless.co.uk/
Description:HMS Fearless - Amphibious Assault Ship
Extra Info:Includes details of other Navy ships to carry the name Fearless.
Classification:Navy, World War II, Ships, Other
Title:HMS Firedrake
Link:http://www.hmsfiredrake.co.uk/
Description:HMS Firedrake Association 1935-42
Extra Info:Includes details of some of the crew, some with photographs and histories, a summary of the service of HMS Firedrake, its battle honours and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:HMS Galatea
Link:http://www.yourtotalevent.com/events/galatea.htm
Description:The Tragic Loss of HMS Galatea, 14th December 1941
Extra Info:Includes details of her loss, a roll of honour, eyewitness accounts and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Hood Association
Link:http://www.hmshood.com/
Description:HMS Hood Association
Extra Info:Includes lists of the ratings and officers know to have served on the ship, a memorial to those who died whilst building or serving on the Hood and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Javelin
Link:http://www.hms-javelin.co.uk/
Description:HMS Javelin - A History and a Tribute
Extra Info:Includes a service history of HMS Javelin, with its operations in relation to other ships, a roll of honour and more.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS London 1947-49 Association
Link:http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.overton1/hms.h...
Description:HMS London 1947-49 Association
Extra Info:Includes many photgraphs, ports of call 1947-9 and a copy of the commission book for HMS London.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Londonderry
Link:http://hmslondonderry.org/
Description:HMS Londonderry - 1st Commission 1960-62
Extra Info:Includes photos, ships crew lists, details of cruises, ships statistics and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Nigeria
Link:http://hmsnigeria.com/
Description:HMS Nigeria
Extra Info:This site provides information about HMS Nigeria and her Royal Navy service during WWII, with a roll of honour.
Classification:World War I, Ships
Title:HMS Ocean Association
Link:http://www.tosd.demon.co.uk/ocean/
Description:HMS Ocean Association
Extra Info:Includes details of all the HMS Ocean's from 1761, also has memories of many who served aboard her.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Academy / Training / Cadets
Title:HMS Penelope Association
Link:http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike.bee/
Description:HMS Penelope Association
Extra Info:For the cruiser (1936-44) and frigate (F127) from 1963. Includes a history of all the ships of HM Navy named Penelope.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Rushden Castle
Link:http://blog.rushencastle.co.uk/
Description:HMS Rushden Castle (K372) 1944-
Extra Info:HMS Rushen Castle, a corvette in the Royal Navy from 1944 converted to a new role as a weather ship in 1960/1 and re-named OWS Weather Surveyor. The site aims to collate as much information as possible about the ship.
Classification:World War II, Ships
Title:HMS Seal (Submarine)
Link:http://www.cavillconnections.co.uk/seal.htm
Description:HMS Seal (Submarine)
Extra Info:Includes details of the surrender of HMS Seal in 1940.
Classification:Ships
Title:HMS Spartan (Submarine)
Link:http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hmsspartan/hms.htm
Description:HMS Spartan (Submarine)
Extra Info:Includes information about earlier vessels called HMS Spartan, a crew list from the commissioning of HMS Spartan in 1978, and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, Ships
Title:HMS Strongbow
Link:http://www.hmsstrongbow.org.uk/
Description:HMS Strongbow
Extra Info:Includes official accounts of her sinking in 1917.
Classification:Navy, World War I, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:HMS Tiger's Website
Link:http://hms-tiger.co.uk/
Description:HMS Tiger's Website
Extra Info:Includes HMS Tiger's battle honours 1588-1916, also mentions other ships to gain battle honours during the same conflicts. Also details of all the ships names HMS Tiger.
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships
Title:HMS Trincomalee 1817 - The Classic British Frigate
Link:http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/
Description:HMS Trincomalee 1817 - The Classic British Frigate
Extra Info:Located in Hartlepool.
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Ulster
Link:http://www.candoo.com/ulsternorrie/ulster/ulsterho...
Description:HMS Ulster
Extra Info:Includes lists of officer and crew, ports of call and more. Use the links to find other dates and information on the site, including the ships escorted and more.
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Undaunted
Link:http://hms-undaunted.co.uk/
Description:HMS Undaunted
Extra Info:The official website for anyone interested in HMS Undaunted 1944-1974. Many crew photographs.
Classification:Navy, World War I, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:HMS Vanguard
Link:http://battleshiphmsvanguard.homestead.com/
Description:HMS Vanguard - Memories of an Ex Crew Member
Extra Info:The site details a history of all the ten HMS Vanguards, their battle honours, a diary from 1952, her tour of South Africa 1947 and more. Includes photographs of HMS Dryad.
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships
Title:HMS Victory
Link:http://hms-victory.com/
Description:Nelson's flagship - HMS Victory
Extra Info:Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships
Title:HMS Warrior, the Pride of Queen Victoria's Fleet
Link:http://www.hmswarrior.org/
Description:HMS Warrior, the Pride of Queen Victoria's Fleet
Extra Info:Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Classification:Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:HMS Yarmouth
Link:http://hms-yarmouth.com/index.htm
Description:HMS Yarmouth
Extra Info:Includes details of HMS Yarmouth in the Falklands War along with a transcription of her Captain's diary and a timeline for the ships since its building.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:HMS Yarmouth Association
Link:http://hms-yarmouth.net/
Description:HMS Yarmouth Association
Extra Info:Includes a ships crew list 1959-86 and photographs.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Other
Title:Hulls' Wartime Heroes
Link:http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/conflict/d...
Description:Hulls' Wartime Heroes
Extra Info:Includes trawlers lost during WWI. Click on 20th century for WWI and WWII information which includes information about the Hull Pals.
Classification:World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Newspapers
Title:Illustrated London News Archive
Link:http://www.iln.org.uk/index.htm
Description:Illustrated London News Archive
Extra Info:Includes pictures of the Zulu war, ships of the Royal Navy, the Blitz and more.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Museums, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Aircraft, Ships, Information
Title:Imperial War Museum
Link:http://www.iwm.org.uk/
Description:Imperial War Museum - links to the museums at London, Duxford, IWM North, HMS Belfast and Churchill Museum
Extra Info:Located in London, Salford Quays & Duxford.
Classification:Ships
Title:Information on the Tribal Class Destroyers
Link:http://hmcshaida.ca/27trib.html
Description:Information on the Tribal Class Destroyers
Extra Info:Includes specifications, pennant numbers, commission dates and more.
Classification:Navy, Army, Ships
Title:Jeff Knaggs Genealogy
Link:http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/geneal...
Description:Royal Navy Ships and their Location in the 1901 Census
Extra Info:Includes details of Royal Navy ships and where they were at the time of the 1901 census along with the name of the captain or commanding officer. Also look under Knaggs data files for details of military KNAGGS.
Classification:Navy, Marines, Napoleonic Wars, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Ships, Muster / Militia Rolls
Title:Late 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Naval and Naval Social History
Link:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~...
Description:Late 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Naval and Naval Social History
Extra Info:Includes names of marine officers 1787, index of officers and ships from 1790, pensioned officers 1790, index of ships and much more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Army, Marines, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:Malta Family History
Link:http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/
Description:Malta Family History
Extra Info:British men and women in Malta, including details of the military cemetries and the army chapel school. Also has an index of men of the British Fleet in Malta in 1881.
Classification:Army, Ships
Title:Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
Link:http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/
Description:Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters
Extra Info:Includes some members of the UK armed forces travelling on passenger ships, type HMS to search and it brings up the ship they were assigned to.
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Maritime Photographic
Link:http://www.maritimephotographic.co.uk/
Description:Maritime Photographic
Extra Info:Mainly recent photographs.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Information
Title:Maritime Quest
Link:http://www.maritimequest.com/
Description:Maritime Quest
Extra Info:A quest for the photgraphic history of the world's ships. Also includes many war memorials including the British cemetery in Buenos Aries.
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships
Title:Mary Rose - King Henry VIII's favourite ship
Link:http://www.maryrose.org/
Description:Mary Rose - King Henry VIII's favourite ship
Extra Info:Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Classification:Navy, Boer Wars, Ships, Medals / Awards
Title:Medal Collectors Website
Link:http://jhfk.com/
Description:List of Recipients of Medals
Extra Info:List some navy recipients of service medals between 1890-1948, including service at the Royal Navy Dockyards.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth
Link:http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/
Description:Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth
Extra Info:Many memorials that are searchable. Also includes an index of ships.
Classification:Navy, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Merlins Over Malta
Link:http://merlinsovermalta.gdenney.co.uk/
Description:Merlins Over Malta - The Defenders Return
Extra Info:Between June 1940 and Dec. 1942 Malta became one of the most bombed places on earth. This site documents some of the events of WWII, including operation pedestal, the Malta convoy.
Classification:Napoleonic Wars, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Narrative of the Surrender of Buonaparte and of His Residence on Board H.M.S. Bellerophon
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23446065M/Narrative...
Description:Narrative of the Surrender of Buonaparte and of His Residence on Board H.M.S. Bellerophon - Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland , 1826
Extra Info:Online book.
Classification:Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Ships, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:National Archives - Documents Online - Navy Records and Indexes
Link:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline...
Description:National Archives - Documents Online - Navy Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes navy and marine service records, medals awarded and much more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards, Uniforms, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information
Title:Naval-History.Net
Link:http://www.naval-history.net/
Description:Naval-History.Net
Extra Info:Comprehensive history of the British Navy with full search facility.
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:Navies in Transition
Link:http://www.btinternet.com/~philipr/
Description:Navies in Transition
Extra Info:The site aims to provide an online resource for the period of naval transition from wooden walls through ironclads and pre-dreadnoughts to the great War (1837 to 1914).
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Navy Photos
Link:http://www.navyphotos.co.uk/
Description:Navy Photos - Royal Naval Warship Photographs from 1800's
Extra Info:Hundreds of photographs and pictures, categorised by type of ship.
Classification:RAF / RFC, World War I, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers
Title:Newspapers Online via Google
Link:http://news.google.com/newspapers
Description:Newspapers Online via Google
Extra Info:Many newspapers are being put online. Currently there are only a handful from the UK and Ireland, but this is growing. Many newspapers from USA and Canada that mention British ships and British events.
Classification:World War I, World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:North Tolsta Historical Society
Link:http://www.tolsta.info/
Description:North Tolsta Historical Society
Extra Info:Includes eyewitness accounts of the sinking of the Bismark by HMS Sheffield and the D-day landings. Also has a list of the Tollsta militia 1899-1900 and those who took part in the battle of Jutland (1916).
Classification:World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:North-East Diary 1939-45
Link:http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/
Description:North-East Diary 1939-45
Extra Info:A detailed account of the war years in the North East compiled by Roy Ripley. Includes a list of warships built in the North East.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Old Ships - Everything Navy
Link:http://www.oldships.org.uk/
Description:Old Ships - Everything Navy
Extra Info:Information about the ships and shore bases, including their launch/opening, scrap/closing dates, location and more.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information, Other
Title:Open Library
Link:http://openlibrary.org/
Description:Open Library - Scanned Books Online
Extra Info:Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. Includes many books about all aspects of British Military History. Includes lots of accounts of voyagers of exploration by naval ships.
Classification:Navy, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Pages from a Seaman's Log
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23742895M/Pages_fro...
Description:Pages from a Seaman's Log
Extra Info:Online book. Pages from a seaman's log being the first eighteen months of the cruise of HMS Warspite, in the Pacific.
Classification:Navy, Army, World War I, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Newspapers
Title:Papers Past
Link:http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspas...
Description:Papers Past 1839-1932
Extra Info:Extracts from New Zealand newspapers.
Classification:Navy, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Peter Davies' Website
Link:http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/
Description:Peter Davies' Website - Includes Stories from the Age of Sail
Extra Info:The site covers the life and career of William Loney RN, a victorian naval surgeon, including ship's logs, newspaper extracts about naval ships, commanders-in-chiefs of the navy and more. Also has accounts of some of the navy losses in the 1800's.
Classification:Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Peter Green's Navy Site
Link:http://www.twogreens.co.uk/navy/
Description:Peter Green's Navy Site
Extra Info:Information about the ships Peter Green served on, includes his Falklands diary. Some of the ships have details of all the ships of that aname, eg HMS Berwick has been the name of 11 ships.
Classification:Army, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Photographs of HMS Tiger 1961-63
Link:http://www.seadart.net/tiger/tiger01.htm
Description:Photographs of HMS Tiger 1961-63
Extra Info:Includes details of what it was like onboard HMS Tiger in December 1962, as well as photographs of the ship, crew and troops on board.
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships
Title:Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Link:http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/
Description:Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Classification:Ships, Other
Title:Proceedings of the Court Martial, of His Majesty's Late Ship, the Java
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/proceedingsofcou00j...
Description:Proceedings of the Court Martial, Held on the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Late Ship, the Java
Extra Info:Online book. Court martial, 23rd April 1813.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:Rhondda Cynon Taf Library - Digital Archive
Link:http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/i...
Description:Rhondda Cynon Taf Library - Digital Archive
Extra Info:Includes photographs of some war memorials, soldiers, ambulance trains and much more.
Classification:World War I, Ships
Title:RMS Leinster
Link:http://www.rmsleinster.com/
Description:RMS Leinster
Extra Info:Official site for RMS Leinster, including details of the sinking during World War 1.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:ROWE Family History
Link:http://bobro.co.uk/
Description:ROWE Family History
Extra Info:Includes a list of ROWE's and the ships they served on.
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association
Link:http://www.rfa-association.org/cms/index.php
Description:Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association
Extra Info:Includes an archive of past events and video clips.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Museums, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:Royal Museums Greenwich incorporating the National Maritime Museum
Link:http://www.rmg.co.uk/
Description:National Maritime Museum
Extra Info:Located in Greenwich, London. A lot of information online to help you get the most out of the museum.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Marines, World War I, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:Royal Naval History - Royal Navy
Link:http://www.royal-navy.org/
Description:Royal Naval History - Royal Navy
Classification:Navy, Museums, Ships, Other Transport
Title:Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Link:http://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/
Description:Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Extra Info:Located in Gosport, Hampshire.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Science and Society Picture Library
Link:http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/
Description:Science and Society Picture Library
Extra Info:Over 50,000 images including many images of war, poster campaigns, letters from the wars and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Ships, Newspapers
Title:Scotsman Newspaper
Link:http://archive.scotsman.com/
Description:Scotsman Newspaper, Edinburgh 1817-1950
Extra Info:The Scotsman digital archive. Subscription site.
Classification:Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Aircraft, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:Sea Your History
Link:http://www.seayourhistory.org.uk/
Description:Sea Your History
Extra Info:Use the site map for easy navigation in this comprehensive collection, which includes oral histories.
Classification:Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Sea Your History
Link:http://www.seayourhistory.org.uk/
Description:Sea Your History
Extra Info:Use this site to find out more about the Royal Navy in the 20th century. Includes submarine mascots, battleships 1900-14, medicine at sea and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War II, Ships
Title:Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey Records
Link:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~...
Description:Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey Records
Extra Info:Includes a list of ARP wardens in WWII, ships that were built in the local dockyards, those lost in enemy air raids and those citizens lost in H.M.S. Princess Irene.
Classification:Ships
Title:Ship Wreck Database
Link:http://www.wrecksite.eu/
Description:Ship Wreck Database
Extra Info:Includes an image archive of ships, some stories about the ships, causes of their demise and often mentions captains.
Classification:Ships
Title:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Link:http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.htm...
Description:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Extra Info:Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners.
Classification:World War I, Ships, Other Transport
Title:Shipwrecks of Scotland
Link:http://www.shipwrecksofscotland.com/
Description:Shipwrecks of Scotland
Extra Info:Includes some details of the naval wrecks of Scappa Flow.
Classification:Army, Ships
Title:South African Genealogy
Link:http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/
Description:South African Genealogy
Extra Info:Includes details of the sinking of the convict ship Waterloo at Table Bay in 1842 and lists the members of the 99th Regiment of Foot who were aboard.
Classification:Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:Sussex Image Library
Link:http://www.pplmedia.com/online/
Description:Sussex Image Library
Extra Info:Incorporates the photo archives of Local Authorities and Government Agencies across the County. Includes photographs of several naval ships and more.
Classification:Army, Marines, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:The American Revolution
Link:http://www.revwar75.com/
Description:The American Revolution
Extra Info:Includes details of the Crown's Army with their dates of service, the land and sea battles and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards
Title:The Anglo-Boer Wars
Link:http://www.boer-war.com/
Description:The Anglo-Boer Wars 1880-81 and 1899-1902
Extra Info:Includes a list of troops/ regiments sent to South Africa with details of the ships they travelled on, a chronology of the battles of the second boer war, photographs and more.
Classification:Navy, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:The Battle of Jutland 1916
Link:http://www.the-weatherings.co.uk/Jutland.html
Description:The Battle of Jutland 1916
Extra Info:Details of the navy ships involved, some with pictures and an overview of the battle.
Classification:Navy, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships
Title:The Battleship List
Link:http://battleshiplist.com/
Description:The Battleship List
Extra Info:Mainly photographs of the battleships with a few details of each.
Classification:Boer Wars, Ships
Title:The Commission of H.M.S. Terrible 1898-1902
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL6928571M/The_commis...
Description:The Commission of H.M.S. Terrible 1898-1902 - George Crowe, 1903
Extra Info:Online book. Appendices list officers who have served in HMS Terrible, those who landed in South Africa and China and those mentioned in despatches.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers
Title:The Coronel Memorial
Link:http://www.coronel.org.uk/
Description:The Coronel Memorial - For All Those Who Perished in The Battle of Coronel 1914
Extra Info:Includes details of the battle of Coronel, letters, list of casualties from HMS Monmouth and HMS Good Hope.
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL21777700M/The_exped...
Description:The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy - Sir Henry Keppel 1847
Extra Info:Online book.
Classification:World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:The George Cross Island Association
Link:http://www.georgecrossisland.org.uk/
Description:The George Cross Island Association
Extra Info:Includes stories related to the siege of Malta 1940-43, some photographs.
Classification:Ships, Other
Title:The Loss of HMS Centaur 1783
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/captinglefieldsn00i...
Description:The Loss of HMS Centaur 1783
Extra Info:Online book. Capt. Inglefield's narrative, concerning the loss of HMS Centaur, and names of the people saved. Also details of the court martial that followed the loss.
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:The Mutiny & Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty
Link:http://openlibrary.org/books/OL13518269M/The_mutin...
Description:The Mutiny & Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty - Sir John Barrow, 1914
Extra Info:Online book.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr01j...
Description:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV, plus additions to 1827 Volume 1
Extra Info:Online book. Charts the naval history of Great Britain from 1793 to 1827 in six volumes. This volume cover 1792-1796 with a brief overview of the naval history 1488-1792.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr02j...
Description:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV, plus additions to 1827 Volume 2
Extra Info:Online book. Charts the naval history of Great Britain from 1793 to 1827 in six volumes. This volume covers 1797-1800.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr03j...
Description:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV, plus additions to 1827 Volume 3
Extra Info:Online book. Charts the naval history of Great Britain from 1793 to 1827 in six volumes. This volume covers 1800-1805.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr04j...
Description:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV, plus additions to 1827 Volume 4
Extra Info:Online book. Charts the naval history of Great Britain from 1793 to 1827 in six volumes. This volume cover 1805 to 1809.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr05j...
Description:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV, plus additions to 1827 Volume 5
Extra Info:Online book. Charts the naval history of Great Britain from 1793 to 1827 in six volumes. This volume cover 1809 to 1813.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships
Title:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr06j...
Description:The Naval History of Great Britain 1793 to George IV, plus additions to 1827 Volume 6
Extra Info:Online book. Charts the naval history of Great Britain from 1793 to 1827 in six volumes. This volume cover 1813-1827.
Classification:Navy, Ships
Title:The Naval Ships of Victor Johns
Link:http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-11578/dads_ships.htm
Description:The Naval Ships of Victor Johns 1937-1948
Extra Info:Details and notes about the ships Victor Johns served on during his navy service.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Other Transport
Title:The Roll of Honour
Link:http://www.roll-of-honour.com/
Description:The Roll of Honour - Lest We Forget
Extra Info:As well as the main rolls of honour the site includes an overview of the Somme, information about tanks and submarines in WWI and much more.
Classification:Ships
Title:The Ships List Website
Link:http://www.theshipslist.com/
Description:The Ships List Website
Extra Info:Click on fleet lists for details of ships that have been requistioned into military service, were disguised as HM ships or those in foreign service and sunk by HM ships.
Classification:Navy, Army, Crimean War, Ships
Title:The War; From the Death of Lord Raglan to the Evacuation of the Crimea
Link:http://www.archive.org/details/warfromdeathoflo02r...
Description:The War; From the Death of Lord Raglan to the Evacuation of the Crimea, W.H.Russell, Pub 1856
Extra Info:Online book. The volume contains letters from the Times correspondent with some contributions from colleagues.
Classification:Navy, Ships, Academy / Training / Cadets
Title:Thurrock's Heritage Forum
Link:http://www.thurrockheritageforum.co.uk/
Description:Thurrock's Heritage Forum
Extra Info:Includes details of the fire aboard training ship Goliath in 1885. Also mention other traininsg ships moored at Grays.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Medals / Awards
Title:TILBURY Family in the UK
Link:http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cmt...
Description:TILBURY Family in the UK
Extra Info:Click on Site Map to find a history of british ships called Tilbury including HMS Tilbury. Also has military references to TILBURY's.
Classification:Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships
Title:Trafalgar Ancestors
Link:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancest...
Description:Trafalgar Ancestors - From the National Archives
Extra Info:Includes details about the battle, Nelson and a database of those who served at the battle of Trafalgar on the British side, with details of sources. Also has a database of people and ships who did not serve at Trafalgar but where in service at the time.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Ships
Title:Uig Historical Society, Isle of Lewis
Link:http://www.ceuig.com/
Description:Uig Historical Society, Isle of Lewis
Extra Info:Includes pictures of the crew of HMS Carmania. May not work properly in all browsers.
Classification:Prisoners of War, Ships, Other
Title:War of 1812 - Privateers and Letters of Marque
Link:http://www.1812privateers.org
Description:War of 1812 - Privateers and Letters of Marque
Extra Info:Also has British prisoners held by the United States due to the war of 1812.
Classification:World War I, Napoleonic Wars, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:War Times Journal
Link:http://www.wtj.com/
Description:War Times Journal
Extra Info:War Times Journal is an on-line magazine which covers all periods of military history and military science. Includes the German view of the Hartlepool and Scarborough raids in 1914 and much more.
Classification:RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Hospitals / Nursing
Title:World War One - Photographs and Pictures
Link:http://www.ww1photos.com/
Description:World War One - Photographs and Pictures
Extra Info:Includes postcards of WWI, many photographs of the trenches, a special gallery of Gallipoli photographs, animals in war and more. Many free photos, others may be purchased.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters
Title:WW2 Combined Operations Website
Link:http://www.combinedops.com/
Description:WW2 Combined Operations Website
Extra Info:The Roll of Honour is dedicated to the memory of all those who died in combat or training while serving the Allied cause under the Combined Operations Command in WW2. Lots of information from ship locations, insigia in use, landing craft tanks and more.
Classification:Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Uniforms, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps, Information, Other
Title:Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia
Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/
Description:Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia
Extra Info:Comprehensive general reference for most military topics. Use its search box to find your areas of interest.
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