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The Historical maritime blog http://hismarso.blogspot.com/
hismarso (HMS) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:58:07 -0000
The Historical maritime blog http://hismarso.blogspot.com/
Large town house with 4 bedrooms,garage and garden, Montendre (17) Charente Maritime € 150900 17 - Charente Maritime
houseinfrance (houseinfrance) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:58:04 -0000
Large town house with 4 bedrooms,garage and garden, Montendre (17) Charente Maritime € 150900 17 - Charente Maritime
Large town house with 4 bedrooms,garage and garden, Montendre (17) Charente Maritime € 150900 17 - Charente Maritime
houseinfrance (houseinfrance) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:54:49 -0000
Large town house with 4 bedrooms,garage and garden, Montendre (17) Charente Maritime € 150900 17 - Charente Maritime
3 bedroomed double glazed house with large barn conversion, over 4000m2 landscaped gardens.Jonzac € 243800 17 - Charente Maritime
houseinfrance (houseinfrance) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:30:56 -0000
3 bedroomed double glazed house with large barn conversion, over 4000m2 landscaped gardens.Jonzac € 243800 17 - Charente Maritime
Congrats to @ItsMeKathleen for being 1st to answer Today's BAT Question Correctly! Answer: Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
BeaTouristCHS (Be a Tourist ) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:28:34 -0000
Congrats to @ItsMeKathleen for being 1st to answer Today's BAT Question Correctly! Answer: Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Australia: Changing employment conditions in the maritime industry http://tinyurl.com/yar963z (via @Lab_Employment)
IRlawyer (Alex Manos) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:59:13 -0000
Australia: Changing employment conditions in the maritime industry http://tinyurl.com/yar963z (via @Lab_Employment)

 

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Underway - Extensive naval history and photography site.

404 A History of Navigation - Flash animation plotting the history of navigation through the ages from the BBC.
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A-Z Maritime Directory - Term and abbreviation finder. Searchable database containing common marine terms, acronyms and abbreviations.
Meta Description: [ Terms and sewords listed is that they are in use on board commercial ships and should be part of the general knowledge of shipping office, deck or engine officers, among many others ]

Aircraft carriers of WW2 - All aircraft carriers in WW2.

Archives and Collections Society - A not-for-profit foundation dedicated to maritime heritage and history, preservation and conservation, research and education through the written word and the arts.
Meta Description: [ Archives and Collections Society is non-profit foundation dedicated to maritime history, conservation, marine research, nautical education, documents, books, images, charts, magazines, video, sound. ]

404 Archives Maritimes - André Galerne aims to list for sale, purchase or donation publications and artifacts that are specific to the marine, underwater and maritime industry and stores links and material for research at no charge.

Australia's Maritime World - Australia's maritime history and current attractions, activities and adventures for sea, ship and shore lovers.
Meta Description: [ Australia's maritime history and current attractions, activities and adventures for sea, ship and shore lovers. ]

Ben Line - Unofficial tribute to the old British merchant navy company, its ships, and those that sailed on them. Photographs of the ships, crew details and pictures, and related links.

BIship - All subjects connected with the shipping company British India Steam Navigation.
Meta Description: [ Shipping line British India Steam Navigation formed 1856 one of largest companies in British mercantile marine ships routes contact former BI staff ]

Blue Funnel Line - Sail into the past and visit my Blue Funnel Line pages. From Astyanax and Automedon to Gastor and Nestor.

Canadian Marine Transportation - Canadian Marine Transportation is dedicated to Canada's marine industry and nuatical heritage. Updated daily with relevant news and information.

404 Dutch East India Company - History of the VOC, with original archive documents, a virtual museum, background information and links. Content in English and in Dutch.
Meta Description: [ History of the Dutch East India Company - Geschiedenins van de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie VOC: original documents, archives, articles, internet resources ]

Farewell to the China Boats - Photographs of life at sea in the Blue Funnel Line in the mid-20th century, reports of a WWII lifeboat journey, and old mariners' documents.
Meta Description: [ The last days of conventional cargo liner ships, especially Blue Funnel Liners, in pictures, plus first hand reports of a three week voyage in lifeboats in World War 2. ]

404 French Lines - This archive collection retraces 150 years of French maritime history through the history of famous liners (Normandie, France) and merchant navy.
Meta Description: [ Official web site presenting the Association French Lines, association for the promotion of the heritage of the French shipping lines. The archive collections retrace 150 years of French maritime history through the history of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, the Compagnie des Messageries ... ]

Hakluyt Society - Promoting public knowledge of records on the history of exploration, navigation, maritime history and travels.
Meta Description: [ Hakluyt Society: scholarly books on voyages of discovery, history of navigation, exploration, nautical travels, maritime history and geographical discovery ]

International Journal of Naval History - A forum of naval history designed to stimulate naval historical research and to foster communication among naval historians. Current and archived issues, editorial board listings, letters, and submission guidelines.
Meta Description: [ A pre-eminent forum of naval history designed to stimulate naval historical research and to foster communication among naval historians. ]

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

King Island Maritime Heritage Trail - A virtual tour via clickable map of shipwrecks, lighthouses, ports and related sites around this island between Australia and Tasmania.
Meta Description: [ King Island's maritime heritage consists of over 60 shipwrecks, two major lighthouses, two main ports and a number of related sites. The Maritime Heritage trail is concerned with the interpretation of this significant aspect of King Island's history. ]

Latitude - The art and science of fifteenth century navigation.

Les Corsaires - Features a database about French privateers including name, harbor, boat, and century.
Meta Description: [ Site about french corsairs with database including 5000 Corsairs and ships. ]

500 Lost at Sea - Names of fishermen and mariners lost at sea from Atlantic Canada, US East Coast and other countries. Reminiscences, photographs, newspaper articles about fishing from 1830s to present.
Meta Description: [ A page devoted to fishermen and mariners from Atlantic Canada, the US and other countries lost at sea ]

Maritime Heritage Project - Passengers, ships, and captains arriving in San Francisco in the 19th century, plus news and tall tales of the Barbary Coast.
Meta Description: [ Passenger lists of 20,000 immigrants arriving during California's Gold Rush, plus Captains, Ships, and San Francisco tales ]

500 Maritime History and Naval Heritage Index - A collection of articles covering all aspects of maritime history.

Maritime History Citations for the Oxford English Dictionary - Historical nautical terminology.

404 Maritime History Database - Aim is to identify and gather in one location many different sites providing resources for further maritime research.

Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Collection of original documents and links, including ship lists, regional histories, government reports, and newspaper accounts on shipping on the St. Lawrence River and these North American lakes.
Meta Description: [ A digital library containing ship lists, regional histories, government reports and newspaper accounts featuring shipbuilding, shipwrecks and the working lives of steamboats, schooners and the people who sailed them. ]

404 Maritime History On The Internet - A guide to researching maritime history on the internet.

Merchant Navy Nostalgia - British merchant ships of the 40's, 50's and 60's with history and pictures.

Nafpaktos.com: The Naval Battle of Lepanto - Gives an account of the Oct-7, 1571 battle between the Ottoman and a united Christian fleets, along with scans of period maps and illustrations.
Meta Description: [ The Battle of Lepanto, Nafpaktos.com is a historical and informative guide for travellers to nafpaktos and greece and the greek culture throughout the world, the city of nafpaktos with its 3,500 years of history also known for the famous naval Battle of Lepanto 1571. ]

Naval History - Providing information on things related to maritime history. Currently includes ships and books.
Meta Description: [ This site is dedicated to providing information on things related to maritime history. This includes but is not limited to ships, movies, names, flags, terms, maps, toys, games and books. ]

Naval History.CA - Devoted to the history of the Royal Canadian Navy with emphasis on its role in the Battle of the Atlantic against German U-boats in World War II.

NOVA: Longitude - NOVA Online presents the search for longitude.
Meta Description: [ NOVA Online presents Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude ]

Robert Napier - A biography by Brian D. Osborne of the Father of Clyde Shipbuilding, printed by Dumbarton District Libraries (1991).

Sailing Navies 1650-1850 - Information on naval operations during the period 1650-1850 and a listing of age of sail related fiction.
Meta Description: [ Information on naval operations during the period 1650-1850 and a listing of age of sail related fiction and links ]

500 Sailing Ships - Descriptions, sketches and photographs of ships from the Viking period to Modern times.
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier, a maritime museum, and library. Boatbuilding and woodworking workshops.

Schooner Man - A site for lovers of all tall ships.

404 Seapower, 1652-1860 - A naval history of the age of the sail.
Meta Description: [ SEAPOWER 1652-1860: MAIN ]

Ship Force Levels - U.S. Navy active ship force levels, 1917-1998.

Ship Names - An alphabetical list of US Navy ships.

South Seas - Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific - An online information resource for the history of European voyaging and cross-cultural encounters in the Pacific between 1760 and 1800.

404 Steamship Historical Society of America Collection - One of the largest libraries in the North America devoted to the history of engine powered vessels.

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

The Battle of the Saintes - The 1782 naval battle which revolutionised naval tactics and changed Caribbean history for 200 years.
Meta Description: [ A Description of the Battle of the Saintes - April 1782 ]

The Development of Square-rigged Ship - Describes the development of sail from the carrack to the full-rigger in illustrated articles; includes related links and a study guide.

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

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

The Maritime History Virtual Archives - A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men.

The Naval Order of the United States - The history and heritage society of the United States sea services.
Meta Description: [ Official Website of the Naval Order of the United States ]

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

Through Mighty Seas - Sailing ships and schooners of the North West of England (Lancaster, Barrow, Whitehaven, Maryport, Workington and the Isle of Man).
Meta Description: [ Maritime History of Merchant Sailing Ships from NW England, listing 850 individual ship histories and 80 photos ]

Traditional Boats and Tall Ships Magazine - A bi-monthly magazine for lovers of sail. Includes selected magazine articles, reviews, discussion forum, photo gallery, and related links.
Meta Description: [ Traditional Boats and Tall Ships Magazine ]

Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific - Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts.
Meta Description: [ Traditional navigation by Pacific islanders involves no compasses or charts. Instead, navigators rely on the stars, on their reading of winds and waves, and on devices for memorizing vast amounts of knowledge. ]

USN Ship Naming - Ship naming in the united states navy.

World Ship Society - International non-profit organization for maritime and naval history. Publishes Marine News and organizes local branches.

World Ship Trust - International organization dedicated to preservation of historic ships, merchant and military.