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  • Aircraft Carriers of World War II Open site in a new window - Contains details on carriers from the U.S., Japan, the British Navy, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the Royal Canadian Navy.
  • Alfred Corry Museum Open site in a new window - Museum that exhibits and restores the 1893 Southwold No.1 Lifeboat.
  • Andrea Doria (3)
  • Andrea Gail (3)
  • Battleship Texas BB35, Museum Open site in a new window - Oldest surviving battleship still afloat in the United States.
  • Concrete Ships Open site in a new window - Traces the experiment in shipbuilding from World Wars I and II.
  • Development of the Square-Rigged Ship, The Open site in a new window - A short history of Western sailing ships from the first two-masted ships of the early 15th century to the three-masted, full-rigged ships of the Napoleonic era.
  • Dunbrody: Ireland's Historic Emigrant Ship Open site in a new window - Replica of the Dunbrody, which carried many emigrants from Ireland to the New World from 1845 to 1870. Includes history, information on tours, and photographs.
  • Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation Open site in a new window - A project reenacting the voyage of the Dutch ship Duyfken to Australia, marking Europe's first written record of that continent. Read about the original travels of the exploration vessel, or see pictures of the making of the replica ship.
  • Edmund Fitzgerald (10) - Find sites for SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior, Michigan. Sites offer background information, timeline, weather conditions during the wreck, theories for sinking, photographs, memorial, and the song describing the most famous marine disaster in the history of Great Lakes shipping.
  • Empress of Ireland@
  • Endeavour Open site in a new window - Replica of James Cook's ship on which he became the first captain to calculate his longitudinal position with accuracy.
  • French Lines Association Open site in a new window - Highlights the heritage of the French shipping lines, such as the Compagnie Générale Maritime and the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée, with photos and document collections. In French and English.
  • Great Liners Open site in a new window - Sections on the Aquitania, Lusitania, Olympic and more.
  • Great Ships Open site in a new window - Ocean liner postcard and ephemera collection, featuring images from such lines as the Allan, Canadian Pacific, Cunard, Hamburg America (Hapag), and White Star.
  • H.M.S. Bounty@ - Learn about the Mutiny on the Bounty, a mutiny aboard a British Royal Navy ship in 1789 which has inspired several books, films, and songs. Sites feature historical background, mutiny details, essays, photographs, film interpretations, and museum collections relating to the mutiny on H.M.S. Bounty II. Also find sites for the fabled ship and William Bligh, the man who led the mutiny.
  • Helen Macleod II Restoration Project Open site in a new window - Last commercial sailing vessel on the Great Lakes is being restored on the shores of Lake Huron as by the Bayfield Historical Society.
  • Historic Ship Nautilus and the Submarine Force Museum Open site in a new window - Visit the world's first nuclear-powered ship, the USS Nautilus and the U.S. Submarine Force Museum.
  • History of Sailing Ships Open site in a new window - Dedicated to the history of sailing ships, their classifications and their construction. Includes sections on sailing arms, masting, knots, and great seafarers. In English and Russian.
  • HMCS Prince David Open site in a new window - A tribute to the steamship and her crew, featuring photos, history, lost comrades, WWII, veterans, and links.
  • HMS Belfast@
  • Huron Lightship Museum Open site in a new window - This former Coast Guard lightship (floating lighthouse) is now a floating museum.
  • Kalakala Foundation Open site in a new window - She's an historic art deco masterpiece and the world's first and only streamlined vessel.
  • Le Pourquoi Pas? Open site in a new window - Ship of Captain Charcot for his second expedition to Antarctica.
  • Lost Liners Open site in a new window - Join Dr. Bob Ballard on a tour of the greatest lost ocean liners in maritime history: Titanic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Britannic, and Andrea Doria.
  • LostLiners: Honoring the Golden Age of Ocean Travel Open site in a new window - Pays tribute to the great ocean-going leviathans of yesterday with photos and information.
  • Maple Leaf Shipwreck Open site in a new window - 1864 Civil War shipwreck in Jacksonville, FL.
  • Mark and Ahmad's Ocean Liner Page Open site in a new window - Offering information on how they work, pictures, and even disasters.
  • Matthew, The Open site in a new window - Replica of the caravel John Cabot used to sail to North America in 1497. Includes ship statistics, history, and tour information.
  • Milwaukee Clipper Open site in a new window - Passenger carferry Milwaukee Clipper built in 1905 which carried passengers and automobiles between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin until 1970.
  • Monsters of the Sea Open site in a new window - Photos and profiles of famous ocean liners, from the Queen Mary to the Titanic. Includes statistics, a brief history, and images for each.
  • Museum of the Battleship Averoff Open site in a new window - Dedicated to the B/S Georgios Averoff, the most decorated vessel in the Hellenic Navy. Includes ship description and visiting hours.
  • New England Steamship Foundation Open site in a new window - Dedicated toward the preservation and restoration of the S.S. Nobska. Includes a virtual tour and updates.
  • Nina & Santa Clara - The Columbus Foundation Open site in a new window - Historically accurate replicas of the ships Columbus sailed across the Atlantic in his voyages of discovery.
  • Queen Mary@
  • Rainbow Warrior@
  • Reuben James (2)
  • RMS Britannic (2)
  • RMS Carpathia (1)
  • RMS Lusitania@
  • RMS Mauretania (1)
  • RMS Titanic@
  • Royal Yacht Britannia Open site in a new window - Official site with details of the history of the yacht, visitor information, hospitality and events, online shop, postcards, photo gallery, and more.
  • S.S. Catalina Recovery Open site in a new window - Seeking to ensure the future security of the "Great White Steamer."
  • S.S. Central America@
  • S.S. City of Milwaukee - National Historic Landmark Open site in a new window - Traditional Great Lakes railroad/passenger ferry permanently moored in Manistee, Michigan. Ship offers historic tours, accommodation, special events, and group rentals.
  • S.S. Eastland@ - Learn about S.S. Eastland, the passenger ship which listed and rolled over in the Chicago River due to overcrowding in 1915. Sites offer background information, pictures, list of victims, and history of mutinies that occurred aboard the ship from its commissioning till its fateful drowning.
  • S.S. Great Britain@
  • S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien National Liberty Ship Memorial Open site in a new window - Fully-restored World War II Liberty Ship.
  • S.S. South and S. S. North American Great Lakes Cruise Ships Open site in a new window - Now scrapped, these beautiful ships once sailed the Great Lakes.
  • S.S. United States (6)
  • S.S. Virginia V Foundation Inc. Open site in a new window - The last wooden hulled steamship in the West.
  • Sailing Warships Open site in a new window - Information about the history of European warships, organised by country. Find out about the ships' design, construction, and famous examples from European sea battles.
  • Ships of Discovery Open site in a new window - Research and educational organisation studying ships of the earliest European explorations in the New World.
  • Ships of State: The Great Atlantic Liners Open site in a new window - Information on the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Normandie, MS Caronia, RMS Mauretania, and SS America.
  • Ships of the Orient Open site in a new window - Features images of past Orient Line ships. Includes an extensive selection of interior views of the Orcades, Otranto, Orsova, and more.
  • SS Normandie (2)
  • Steamer Columbia Open site in a new window - Dedicated to the restortion and return to service of the historic former Bob-Lo steamer Columbia.
  • Steamship T.S.S. Nea Hellas Open site in a new window - This Greek ocean liner brought tens of thousands of Greek immigrants to the U.S.
  • Story of the Port Yarrock Open site in a new window - Story of a ship that was blown, rather than sailed, into Brandon Bay, where a wave broke the ship in two and all the crew disappeared into the water.
  • Through Mighty Seas: Merchant Sailing Ships of the Northwest of England Open site in a new window - Facts, images, and links about the the maritime history of the merchant sailing ships of Northwest England and the Isle of Man, from the late 18th century until the First World War.
  • Tilikum Open site in a new window - The story of the 1901 around-the-world voyage of the Tilikum, a 38-foot dugout canoe. The Tilikum was sailed from British Columbia to South Africa and England by Norman Luxton and Captain J.C. Voss.
  • USS Arizona Memorial@
  • USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park Open site in a new window - Dive into WWII and the history of the USS Bowfin, one of only 15 U.S. WWII submarines still in existence.
  • USS Forrestal Open site in a new window - America's first super carrier is now a Naval Heritage Museum.
  • USS Lexington Museum on the Bay@
 



 
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