Royal Navy and Merchant Navy Ships have played a huge part in defining British history. Many websites have details on both the ships and their officers and crew, often including many photographs of the vessels.
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | 1820 Settler Correspondence - Cape of Good Hope |
Link: | https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/ |
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: | https://www.25thlondon.com/ |
Description: | 25th County of London Cycle Battalion, London Regiment |
Classification: | Navy, World War I, Ships |
Title: | 63rd Royal Naval Division in the First World War Trenches |
Link: | https://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/RND-Royal-Naval-Di... |
Description: | 63rd Royal Naval Division in the First World War Trenches |
Extra Info: | An account of the 63rd Royal Naval Division, sailors in the First World War trenches. |
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 / RNAS, 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://archive.org/details/battleofjutlands00bellu... |
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, Ships |
Title: | Battle of Jutland - The Experiences of Officers and Men of the Fleet |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/fightingatjutlan00fawc... |
Description: | Battle of Jutland 1916 - The Experiences of Officers and Men of the Fleet |
Extra Info: | Online book. The personal experiences of 45 officers and men of the British fleet. With and explanation of the battle and a timeline. |
Classification: | Navy, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | 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, 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: | Navy, World War I, Ships |
Title: | Battle of Jutland 1916 |
Link: | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13504044M/The_batt... |
Description: | Battle of Jutland 1916 - 31st May - 1st June 1916 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some maps of the location of the ships involved, a description of the battle and more. |
Classification: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | Battle of Jutland Crew Lists |
Link: | https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org/ |
Description: | Battle of Jutland Crew Lists |
Extra Info: | A small group of volunteers are endeavouring to re-create the crew lists of all of those at the Battle of Jutland on the 151 Royal Navy ships. |
Classification: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | Battle of Jutland Souvenir Book and Roll of Honour |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/souvenirofgreatn00leyl |
Description: | Battle of Jutland Souvenir Book and Roll of Honour |
Extra Info: | Online book. Articles about the battle, pictures, roll of honour and more. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | Britain's Small Wars |
Link: | http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/ |
Description: | Britain's Small Wars - Forgotten Wars |
Extra Info: | Details of many of Britain's 'forgotten' conflicts, with details of memorials and stories. |
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 / RNAS, 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: | https://www.britishpathe.com |
Description: | British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970 |
Extra Info: | All sorts of social and military history on film. |
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 / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Ships |
Title: | CAVILL Family History |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150103061638/http://w... |
Description: | CAVILL Family History |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. May take a few moments to load. Includes a map of prisoner of war camps and crew lists for 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: | https://www.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://web.archive.org/web/20130404115525/http://w... |
Description: | Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Archive Index of British Naval Aviation |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information sis available, however the search facility may not work. |
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: | https://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 / RNAS, 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: | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/-sp-... |
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 |
Extra Info: | Includes many crew photographs, history of ships bearing the name, specifications and more. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, 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, Information |
Title: | Hansard 1803-2005 |
Link: | https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/index.h... |
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://web.archive.org/web/20111003062857/http://w... |
Description: | Her Name was Tregenna - Merchant Ship Torpedoed in WWII. |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information seems to be available, however some links do not work. She was torpedoed on a return voyage from Philadelphia to Newport, Monmouthshire with Convoy HX71. The site lists those who were lost. |
Classification: | Navy, Marines, Napoleonic Wars, Ships |
Title: | Historical Maritime Society |
Link: | https://sites.google.com/site/historicalmaritimeso... |
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: | Ships |
Title: | History of the World's Navies |
Link: | https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ |
Description: | History of the World's Navies |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans Association |
Link: | https://www.hmsajax.org/ |
Description: | HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans Association |
Extra Info: | Includes details of previous ships called HMS Ajax, details of the battle of River Plate and more. |
Classification: | Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
Title: | HMS Alacrity |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20191102094746/http://... |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Includes details of HMS Alacrity in the Falklands War. Look under battle honours for other type 21 frigates. |
Classification: | Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
Title: | HMS Ambuscade Association |
Link: | http://www.ambuscade.org.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Ambuscade Association |
Extra Info: | Includes photographs, details of the ship, its role in the Falklands war and more. |
Classification: | Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Antrim Association |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180810003644/http://... |
Description: | HMS Antrim Association |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, but information is still available. The association is now contactable through social media. Includes photographs and details about the ship. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Arethusa |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20151117022552/http://w... |
Description: | HMS Arethusa |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. 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: | https://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: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Astrea |
Link: | http://www.blytmann.com/astrea/astrea.htm |
Description: | HMS Astrea - A History up to her loss in 1808 |
Extra Info: | A brief history of HMS Astrea with an account of her loss at Anegada Reefs on the Virgin Islands in 1808. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | HMS Bacchante |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200209015636/http://... |
Description: | HMS Bacchante |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Includes a history and photographs and some crew names. |
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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220105141504/https:/... |
Description: | HMS Brilliant |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site. Most information is available to view. When selcting an item you will have to scroll down to see the information. Details of all the ships of the name. Also has a personal account of life in the Royal Navy in WWII. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Caprice 1968 Association |
Link: | https://www.hmscaprice1968.org.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Caprice 1968 Association |
Extra Info: | Includes a picture archive 1944-79, details of the ship's history and more. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Carysfort |
Link: | http://www.hmscarysfort.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Carysfort |
Extra Info: | Includes details of the ship's company and captains, photographs and a timeline for the ship's movements. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Cavalier Association |
Link: | https://hmscavalier.org.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Cavalier Association |
Extra Info: | Includes officer and crew lists, photographs and more. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Ceylon |
Link: | http://www.hms-ceylon.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Ceylon |
Extra Info: | Includes a history of the ship, its commissions and some photographs. |
Classification: | Ships, Academy / Training / Cadets |
Title: | HMS Collingwood Association |
Link: | http://79.170.40.229/hmscollingwoodassociation.co.... |
Description: | HMS Collingwood Association |
Extra Info: | Located in Fareham, Hampshire, HMS Collingwood was commissioned 1940. It is used for Maritime Warfare School (MWS) and naval training. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Collingwood Officers' Association |
Link: | https://hmscoa.org/ |
Description: | HMS Collingwood Officers' Association |
Extra Info: | The association assures a continued relationship between retired and serving officers of HMS Collingwood. |
Classification: | Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
Title: | HMS Consort and the Yangtze Incident 1949 |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180521145103/http://... |
Description: | HMS Consort and the Yangtze Incident 1949 |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of an online book relating to events on the Yangtze River, April 1949. Four Royal Navy Ships were sent on the mission. HMS Amethyst, HMS Consort, HMS London and HMS Black Swan. |
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: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Ships |
Title: | HMS Coventry |
Link: | https://www.hmscoventry.co.uk/d118/ |
Description: | HMS Coventry |
Extra Info: | Includes a roll of honour, photographs, history and more. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | HMS Danae |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160430184954/http://... |
Description: | HMS Danae - 1St Commission 1967-70 |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Includes details of her 1st comission, with ports of call, photographs and more. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Dido |
Link: | https://www.hmsdido.co.uk |
Description: | HMS Dido |
Extra Info: | Information about HMS Dido from her commissioning in 1963 to her decommissioning in 1995. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
Title: | HMS Dragon at Riga 1919 |
Link: | http://www.hmsdragon1919.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Dragon at Riga 17th October 1919 |
Extra Info: | Details of the campaign in the Baltic in 1919. Includes the background to events in the Baltic, Latvia and Riga. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Marines, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Dunedin |
Link: | https://www.hmsdunedin.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Dunedin |
Extra Info: | Includes a ship's history, photographs, casulties and survivors of the sinking in 1941. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Dunkirk Association |
Link: | http://www.spanglefish.com/HMSDunkirk/ |
Description: | HMS Dunkirk Association |
Extra Info: | With photographs and details of her commissions 1947 through to 1963. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Edinburgh |
Link: | http://www.hmsedinburgh.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Edinburgh 1939-1942 |
Extra Info: | Includes service history, crew lists, photographs and more. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Other Transport |
Title: | HMS Falcon and Other Royal Navy River Gunboats |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110927081458/http://w... |
Description: | HMS Falcon and Other Royal Navy River Gunboats |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, but most information stiill seems to be available to view. Also documents the history of all of the gunboats serving in China. Also 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://web.archive.org/web/20140517190452/http://h... |
Description: | HMS Fearless - Amphibious Assault Ship |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not working at the moment. May be slow to load, but most information seems to be available. 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: | https://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: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Ganges Association |
Link: | http://www.hmsgangesassoc.org/index.php |
Description: | HMS Ganges Association |
Extra Info: | Includes a list of Captains from 1782-1904, more information and photographs available to members of the association. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Ships |
Title: | HMS Glamorgan - Falklands 1982 |
Link: | http://www.hmsglamorgan.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Glamorgan - Falklands 1982 |
Extra Info: | Includes crew pictures, memorials, newspaper cuttings and more. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Ships, Newspapers |
Title: | HMS Hampshire and Her Sinking |
Link: | https://hmshampshire.weebly.com/ |
Description: | HMS Hampshire and Her Sinking |
Extra Info: | Includes newspaper cuttings, photographs, with a list of officers, crew and civilians lost. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Hermes |
Link: | https://hmshermes.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Hermes 9 and 10 |
Extra Info: | Site being updated, not all information is online at the moment. Includes a history of HMS Hermes from 1796-present day, photographs of the ship and crew and more. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Hermione F58 |
Link: | http://www.hmshermioneassociation.com/history/herm... |
Description: | HMS Hermione F58 |
Extra Info: | Photographs, details of reunions and a forum for stories and history. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Hood Association |
Link: | http://www.hmshood.org.uk/ |
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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002114/http://... |
Description: | HMS Javelin - A History and a Tribute |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available to view. 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 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: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Martin |
Link: | http://www.hmsmartin-g44.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Martin - G44 |
Extra Info: | Includes lists of the crew, details of the ships history, memories and more. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | HMS Newcastle |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170116152355/http://... |
Description: | HMS Newcastle |
Extra Info: | An archive copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available. Includes a history of all the ships bearing the HMS Newcastle name, information about her part in the war years, her battle honours 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: | Navy, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Academy / Training / Cadets |
Title: | HMS Penelope Association |
Link: | http://www.hms-penelope.com/ |
Description: | HMS Penelope Association |
Extra Info: | Includes a history of all the ships of HM Navy named Penelope. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | HMS Repulse |
Link: | http://www.hms-repulse.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Repulse |
Extra Info: | Includes a history, many photographs, crew lists and more. |
Classification: | Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Royal Oak |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brycefamily/family/... |
Description: | HMS Royal Oak |
Extra Info: | A history of HMS Royal Oak, photographs and stories. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Seal (Submarine) |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140601222910/http://c... |
Description: | HMS Seal (Submarine) |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. May take a few moments to load. Includes details of the surrender of HMS Seal in 1940. |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | HMS Spartan (Submarine) |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20180722230651/http://m... |
Description: | HMS Spartan (Submarine) |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information is still available to view. 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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142910/http://... |
Description: | HMS Strongbow |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be accessible. Includes official accounts of her sinking in 1917. |
Classification: | Navy, World War I, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
Title: | HMS Tiger's Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160524153904/http://... |
Description: | HMS Tiger's Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active. Most information still seems available. 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 HMS Tigers. |
Classification: | Navy, Museums, Ships |
Title: | HMS Trincomalee 1817 - The Classic British Frigate |
Link: | https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/hartlepool |
Description: | HMS Trincomalee 1817 , Located at the National |
Extra Info: | Located in Hartlepool. |
Classification: | Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Ulster |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210307031024/https:/... |
Description: | HMS Ulster |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is nonger active. Most information is still available to view, however not any email address. Includes lists of officers and crew, ports of call and more. |
Classification: | Pictures / Photographs, Ships |
Title: | HMS Undaunted |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brycefamily/family/... |
Description: | HMS Undaunted |
Extra Info: | A history of HMS Undaunted, photographs and stories. |
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: | https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/portsmouth-histor... |
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: | https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/portsmouth-histor... |
Description: | HMS Warrior, the Pride of Queen Victoria's Fleet |
Extra Info: | Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
Classification: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | HMS Warspite |
Link: | http://www.warspite.dk/ |
Description: | HMS Warspite |
Extra Info: | Includes a timeline of HMS Warspite's history from 1915-1947 and photographs of the ship. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | HMS Wensleydale |
Link: | https://www.hmswensleydale.co.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Wensleydale |
Extra Info: | Includes photographs, officer and crew lists, awards given to the crew and more. Also includes details of the sinking of HMS Charybdis, HMS Limbourne and HMS Warwick. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | HMS Worcester |
Link: | http://www.hms-worcester.org.uk/ |
Description: | HMS Worcester |
Extra Info: | Includes a history, photographs and a forum for more information, memorials and photographs. |
Classification: | Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | HMS Yarmouth |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180822123858/http://... |
Description: | HMS Yarmouth |
Extra Info: | An archived site that is no longer maintained, most information is still available. 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: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | Hospital Ship Britannic |
Link: | http://hmhsbritannic.weebly.com/ |
Description: | Hospital Ship Britannic |
Extra Info: | Information about her role as a hospital ship during world war one. |
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: | https://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 / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Museums, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Aircraft, Ships, Information |
Title: | Imperial War Museum |
Link: | https://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: | 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.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/genealogy/Nav... |
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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
Description: | Malta Family History |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British subjects in Malta, including details of the military cemeteries and the army chapel school. Also an index of men of the British Fleet in Malta in 1881. |
Classification: | Army, Ships |
Title: | Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters |
Link: | http://marinersandships.com.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: | https://www.maritimephotographic.co.uk |
Description: | Maritime Photographic |
Extra Info: | Mainly recent photographs. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, 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 photographic 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: | https://maryrose.org/ |
Description: | Mary Rose - King Henry VIII's favourite ship |
Extra Info: | Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
Classification: | Navy, Boer Wars, Ships, Medals / Awards, Information |
Title: | Medal Collectors Website - JHFK |
Link: | https://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 and others. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Ships |
Title: | Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150227190959/http://w... |
Description: | Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. May take a few moments to load. Also includes an index of ships. |
Classification: | Navy, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | Merlins Over Malta |
Link: | http://www.merlinsovermalta.com/ |
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: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | Milford Trawlers |
Link: | http://www.llangibby.eclipse.co.uk/milfordtrawlers... |
Extra Info: | Includes a list of Milford trawlers taken up by the Admiralty in the Great War. |
Classification: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | Minesweepers and Survey Ships of World War Two |
Link: | http://www.halcyon-class.co.uk/ |
Description: | Minesweepers and Survey Ships of World War Two (Halcyon Class) |
Extra Info: | Details of the twenty-one Halcyon Class Ships which served with the Royal Navy during World War Two. With details of the ships and their movements. |
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, Army, Marines, World War I, Discharge / Pension Records, Ships, Medals / Awards |
Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes Royal Navy ships' muster lists, index to Navy wills, medal rolls, army lists and more. |
Classification: | Navy, Marines, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Ships, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes navy and marine service records, medals awarded and much more. |
Classification: | Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Museums, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Information |
Title: | National Maritime Museum at the Royal Museums Greenwich |
Link: | https://www.rmg.co.uk/ |
Description: | National Maritime Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Greenwich, London. Information online to help you get with research. Also follow the link to their online collections. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges, 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. Includes details of ships of the Royal Navy 1914-1919, some with log books details, service history of ships in WW2, timelines, casualties from WW1, and much more. |
Classification: | Navy, Napoleonic Wars, Ships |
Title: | Nelson's Navy |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170311154603/http://... |
Description: | Broadside, Home of Nelson's Navy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available. Broadside is a collection of pages describing life in Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th century, the time of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War I, World War II, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers |
Title: | Newspapers Online via Google |
Link: | https://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: | Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships, Medals / Awards, Information |
Title: | North East Medals - Military Miscellany |
Link: | https://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/ |
Description: | North East Medals - Military Miscellany |
Extra Info: | Scroll down for military miscellany. This includes pictures of medals, their dates and details of their issue, regimental medals and some lists of recipients. Also Battle of Jutland fallen, medals of the boer war, also a guide to army numbers. |
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: | https://ne-diary.genuki.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: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, 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: | https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ |
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: | https://www.pdavis.nl/index.htm |
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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20110301073132/http://... |
Description: | Peter Green's Navy Site |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. 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: | Navy, Museums, Ships |
Title: | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
Link: | https://historicdockyard.co.uk/ |
Description: | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
Classification: | Ships |
Title: | Postcard Collection of Military Ships |
Link: | http://www.the-weatherings.co.uk/postcard_1%20coll... |
Description: | Postcard Collection of Military Ships |
Classification: | Ships, Other |
Title: | Proceedings of the Court Martial, of His Majesty's Late Ship, the Java |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/proceedingsofcou00javau... |
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: | https://archive.rctcbc.gov.uk/home?WINID=157320840... |
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: | https://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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160329103015/http://... |
Description: | ROWE Family History |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site, however the information is still available to view. Includes a list of ROWE's and the ships they served on. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association |
Link: | https://rfaa.uk/ |
Description: | Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association |
Extra Info: | Includes an archive of past events and video clips. |
Classification: | Navy, Ships |
Title: | Royal Naval Association - Eastern Cyprus Branch |
Link: | http://rnaeasterncyprus.com/ |
Description: | Royal Naval Association - Eastern Cyprus Branch |
Extra Info: | Includes histories for several ships HMS Victory, HMS Pickle, HMS Cossack, HMS Hood, HMS Victorious, HMS Exmouth and HMS Daring. |
Classification: | Navy, Army, Ships |
Title: | Royal Navy Ships and their Location in the 1901 Census |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150313142134/http://... |
Description: | Royal Navy Ships and their Location in the 1901 Census |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information seems available. Includes details of Royal Navy ships and where they were at the time of the 1901 census with name of the captain or CO. |
Classification: | Navy, Museums, Ships, Other Transport |
Title: | Royal Navy Submarine Museum |
Link: | https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/submarine-museum |
Description: | Royal Navy Submarine Museum |
Extra Info: | Located in Gosport, Hampshire. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, 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: | https://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 / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Ships, Newspapers |
Title: | Scotsman Newspaper |
Link: | https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/the-s... |
Description: | Scotsman Newspaper, Edinburgh 1817-1950 |
Extra Info: | The Scotsman digital archive. Subscription site. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Ships |
Title: | Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey Records |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~penney/genealogy/ |
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: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht... |
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 and England |
Link: | https://rod-macdonald.com/ |
Description: | Shipwrecks of Scotland and England |
Extra Info: | Includes some details of the naval wrecks of Scappa Flow. |
Classification: | Army, Ships |
Title: | South African Genealogy |
Link: | http://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 Battleship List |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220927111838/http://... |
Description: | The Battleship List |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most of the photographs are still available to view. 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: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160328031113/http://... |
Description: | The Coronel Memorial - For All Those Who Perished in The Battle of Coronel 1914 |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available. 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 HMS Dido for the Suppression of Piracy |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/books/OL21777700M/The_exped... |
Description: | The Expedition to Borneo of HMS Dido for the Suppression of Piracy |
Extra Info: | Online book. By Sir Henry Keppel, published 1847 |
Classification: | World War II, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | The George Cross Island Association |
Link: | https://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://archive.org/details/captinglefieldsn00ingli... |
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://archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr01jameu... |
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://archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr02jameu... |
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://archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr03jameu... |
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://archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr04jameu... |
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://archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr05jameu... |
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://archive.org/details/navalhistoryofgr06jameu... |
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: | 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://archive.org/details/warfromdeathoflo02russ |
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: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | This is Hartlepool |
Link: | http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/history |
Description: | This is Hartlepool |
Extra Info: | Details of the bombardment of Hartlepool in 1914, the history of HMS Trincomalee and more. |
Classification: | Navy, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Ships |
Title: | Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail |
Link: | https://threedecks.org/index.php |
Description: | This site aims to be the premier web resource for researching naval history during the Age of Sail. |
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.rootsweb.com/~cmtilbury/family/ |
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: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarances... |
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 / RNAS, Navy, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Newspapers |
Title: | TROVE - Historic Australian Newspapers, Photographs and More |
Link: | https://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
Description: | TROVE - Historic Australian Newspapers, Photographs and More |
Extra Info: | Fully searchable, many articles and notes about naval ships. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Ships |
Title: | Uig Historical Society, Isle of Lewis |
Link: | http://www.ceuig.co.uk/ |
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: | https://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: | World War I, Ships |
Title: | World War 1 - Naval Combat |
Link: | http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/ |
Description: | World War 1 - Naval Combat |
Extra Info: | Includes details of the battles, the ships lost and more. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Hospitals / Nursing |
Title: | World War One - Photographs and Pictures |
Link: | https://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: | World War II, Ships |
Title: | WW2 Casualties by Ship |
Link: | https://hmscavalier.org.uk/ |
Description: | WW2 Casualties by Ship - Part of the HMS Cavalier Association Website |
Extra Info: | A database of WW2 Destroyermen Casualties by ship, also ships lost or damaged, with photographs and details. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
Link: | https://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 / RNAS, 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 / Badges, 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. |