This site is dedicated to the heroic explorers of our polar regions and the surrounding islands. The tales of these brave souls were often related in expedition mail sent home to anxious loved ones and beneficiaries. As you browse through this site, you will witness an extensive mix of reference material that will be useful to philatelists and students of polar history alike.

The legendary German battleship (Schlachtschiff) Bismarck. Including the complete operational history of the Bismarck, technical data, warship drawings, crew information, miniature models, naval books, and much more.

An international society investigating many aspects of Captain James Cook's Life and those associated with him. With over 500 members from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States. Membership is open to anyone interested in Captain James Cook, whether professionally or as a hobby. Your interests might be in animals, astronomy, birds, books, botany, coins, discovery, engravings, ethnography, exploration, family history, journals, magazines, medals, navigation, ships, stamps, wills, or zoology. You'll find that Cook's Log covers all these subjects and more! Based in the United Kingdom

Naval History and Photography. We offer a wide array of resources related to naval history, current naval affairs, shipbuilding, maritime history, and naval and maritime photography. Today Hazegray has grown to over 14,000 files, among them over 3,000 images. We are dedicated to maintaining this site as a world-class resource for naval, maritime, and shipbuilding history and news.

The Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA) links the public with historic ships from around the world. These ships are storytellers and the deeds of those who served aboard them provide inspiration to present and future generations. The Association is a non-profit organization whose membership is comprised of naval ship museums and memorials around the world as well as individuals, businesses and organizations that promote our mission. We support the ships in our Fleet by being a networking and information hub linking our members to advance the preservation and promotion of all ships we represent. We promote visiting the world’s historic naval ships and advocate for the need to save these important vessels for future generations so that they may continue to proudly serve their countries in honor of those who served and continue to serve at sea.

We are a group of volunteers dedicated to making our ancestors' immigration records easy and convenient to find. Our mission is to make ships' passenger lists available online, at no cost to the researcher. Traditional methods of research in immigration records are time-consuming and expensive, so we created the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild to provide a forum for volunteers to present transcriptions of passenger lists and related materials.

The International Congress of Maritime Museums is a professional guild of associations, organizations and individuals in the maritime preservation field, dedicated to international friendship, collegial cooperation & mutual understanding. ICMM brings maritime museum professionals together from all over the world for regular conferences, creating a strong network of maritime museums and people. ICMM organises a week-long International Congress every other year, at maritime sites around the world. Lectures, workshops, discussions, and site visits cover a variety of issues of concern to maritime museums. Companionable after-hours sessions and excursions add to the strength of networking contacts formed at the conferences.

The International Maritime History Association (IMHA) aims to promote maritime history globally and to facilitate collaboration between maritime researchers. The IMHA has adopted a broad concept of maritime history, treating it as a discipline that covers dynamics in all aspects of humankind's relationship with the world's oceans and inland waterways from ancient times to the present.

The National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program works to advance awareness and understanding of the role of maritime affairs in the history of the United States. America's maritime heritage is about the people and communities that built ships, shipped goods, sailed ships, kept lights, rescued wrecks, fished waters, and kept the sea lanes open.

The United States' long maritime heritage is found along oceans, rivers, lakes, and man-made waterways. Ships, lighthouses, life-saving stations, coastal fortifications, canals, and other physical resources are important parts of this history and heritage, as are the diverse arts, trades, cultures, and societies that developed along American waterways. Within the national park system, maritime history and heritage can be explored in many ways, ranging from New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in Massachusetts to Kaloko-Honokohau National Park in Hawaii, and the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, which passes through eleven states on its route from Illinois to Oregon.

The Nautical Research Guild is an international organization of ship modelers, maritime artists, nautical archeologists and historians who are dedicated to enhancing the art and experience of ship modeling. Westmont, Illinois

NOAA History is an intrinsic part of the history of the United States and the development of its science and commercial infrastructure. The ancestor agencies of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include the United States Coast Survey established in 1807, the United States Weather Bureau established in 1870, and the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries established in 1871.

Dedicated to the history and future of the PT Boat.

Shipyard construction records and other maritime stuff. This web site is concerned with documenting the construction records of U.S. and Canadian shipbuilders and boatbuilders. It also includes data on the construction of ships in U.S. and Canadian yards by type.

ShipIndex.org simplifies vessel research. Whether you’re a genealogist, a maritime historian, a researcher, or just curious, we can help you learn more about the ships that interest you. We tell you which maritime resources, such as books, journals, magazines, newspapers, CD-ROMs, websites, and online databases mention the ships that interest you. We enhance these references by noting which ones include illustrations or crew and passenger lists, and where you can find or purchase the resource. Ithaca, New York

While the primary focus of this guide is on individual ships and their specifications (such as dimensions, weight, and tonnage), ship registers are also useful for genealogical research, as well as the study of the shipping industry and its history. People look for information on ships for many reasons. Some may need to know the background and specifications on individual ships, others may be doing genealogical research and the information on ships provides a fuller picture of their ancestors. This guide mostly contains sources that provide information on the specifics of ships—from dimensions, weight, tonnage, when and where it was built, who owned it etc. While this guide is for ship/vessel specific information and not general shipping and shipping history information, a few titles are included that look at shipping and shipping history in order to provide context that may help in understanding how things work now and how they have worked in the past.

Directory of historic ships

The Spanish American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain. The conflict, also known as the "Spanish War" and the "War with Spain," occurred between April 22 and December 10, 1898. The war concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. Patrick McSherry is responsible for many of the website's articles (as noted throughout) and for collaboration with many of the contributors. He serves as overall editor, a position he has held since 1998. Pat has many historical articles in print, published both nationally and internationally.

The mission of the Steamship Historical Society of America is to record, preserve, and disseminate the history of engine-powered vessels. In 1935 seven steamship historians and collectors formed the Steamship Historical Society of America as a means of bringing together amateur and professional historians interested in the history and development of steam navigation, past and present. Today SSHSA stewards a collection of hundreds of thousands of images, artifacts, periodicals, artwork, official records, memorabilia, and ephemera archived in more than 100 collections and devoted exclusively to the history of engine-powered vessels, their passengers and crew. SSHSA also publishes the quarterly magazine PowerShips and has taken on the role of conservationist through our digital conservation project, the Image Porthole. Warwick, Rhode Island

Locate and visit a submarine museum near you! Mission Statement: "To unite all submarine museum authors, curators, docents, enthusiasts, historians, librarians, visitors, and volunteers through positive promotion and cooperative education in order to perpetuate the American submarine museums of our forefathers." It is truely an amazing experience to tour any submarine museum! Also, there is more to the submarine museums than just submarines. Many have exhibits of torpedoes, mines, and ships (targets) to see while you're there.

Dedicated to global nautical history and SALTS shipmates. Celebrating life on Tall Ships - Join Bosun's Mate and share your thoughts and stories in our on-line sailing forums or contribute your photos to the sailing photos gallery.

The Historical Diving Society (the HDS) was formed in 1990 in the UK by a group of enthusiasts whose aim is to preserve and protect diving heritage. Since then the Society has grown into an international organisation with affiliated national societies across the world. The Society encourages the publication of articles of historical diving interest. It produces its own newsletter, the Historical Diving Times, and the International Journal of Diving History which are issued to all members. It publishes facsimile monographs of important works on diving. A regular email newsletter (Rope Signal) is forwarded to all members. Reigate, Surrey, England, UK

TheShipsList website, online since August 1999, will help you find your ancestors on ships' passenger lists.We also have immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more; as well as hundreds of passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa.

This site is the culmination of several years of collecting naval data from the age of sailing ships. There are currently 21,323 ships, 22,345 seamen, 917 actions/battles and countless other items listed on this site. Over the last few years Three Decks has grown to become the premier web resource for researching naval history during the Age of Sail. Three Decks features detailed information on vessels, crew, shipyards, dockyards, naval actions, geographical locations and much, much more including background details on the ranks, appointments and the nations involved.

The U-boat War 1939-1945. On this site you will find all the German U-boats of both World Wars, their commanding officers and operations including all Allied ships attacked, technological information and much more. You can also browse our large photo gallery and thousands of U-boat books and movies. While hundreds of U-boats were lost some of the boats are preserved as museums today.

The Society for anyone interested in ships or shipping, whether it be as a hobby or as a serious researcher. Interested in Shipping Company histories? Check out our "WSS Books Available" section. Interested in the naval side of shipping? Check out our NAVAL AFFAIRS sections. The World Ship Society is about Research and enjoyment by enthusiasts of ships and shipping company history. The World Ship Society exists to arouse, stimulate and maintain interest in ships, shipping and related matters amongst the general public; to promote understanding of these subjects and their rich heritage by compiling, publishing and preserving records and illustrative material concerning ships and their part in mercantile and naval activity; and to promote and advance public education in current and historical nautical affairs. Windsor, England, United Kingdom

This web site is intended to document history and memories of the World War II Navy Armed Guard and Merchant Marine. The U.S. Navy Armed Guard was a service branch of the United States Navy that was responsible for defending U.S. and Allied merchant ships from attack by enemy aircraft, submarines and surface ships during World War II. The men of the Armed Guard served primarily as gunners, signal men and radio operators on cargo ships, tankers, troop ships and other merchant vessels. The merchant marine is collectively those non-naval ships that carry cargo or passengers or provide maritime services, and the civilian crewmen and officers who sail those ships.