Links: Maritime History

• General [10]
• Maritime History [21]
• Replicas and Reconstructed Ships [39]
• Shipwrecks [27]
• Pirates [8]

• Sir Samuel Cunard biography, from the Well Known Canadians Pages.
• Sir Samuel Cunard biography, from the Cunard Line.
• The International Treasure Hunting Exchange.
• Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page.
• The Polynesian Voyaging Society.
• Maritime Salem, MA, USA.
• The Ships of Huis ten Bosch, a collection of reconstructions of ships and boats at a theme park in Nagasaki. Many of the vessels are related to the Dutch-Japanese trading history.
• Viking Navy Home Port
• Waterfest'95 at the Old Harbour, Weymouth, England.

• Capt. Gray Sails the Columbia, the First Ship Built on Pacific Coast. [The Historical Gazette, Vol. I, No. 6.]
• Center for Maritim og Regional Historie, Esbjerg, Denmark. The site is fully bilingual (Danish/English) and contains information on this research centre which is sponsored by the Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg, and the University of Aarhus. In addition you will find information on some historical organisations and upcoming conferences not hitherto available on the internet, including:
  • Association for the History of the Northern Seas
  • North Atlantic Fisheries History Association
  Dutch Asiatic Shipping, outward and homeward bound voyages between 1595 and 1795.
  Outward bound voyages. Homeward bound voyages.
• The Life and Times of Captain Adams Dodd (1836-1922), Craigy, County Down, Ireland.
• Stephen H. Park's homepage, U.S. Maritime History and Religious History.
• Martime History Archives at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
• A Guide to Maritime History Information on the Internet by Peter McCracken. A well annotated survey of the best WWW-sites related to maritime history.
• Histoire de la marine by Penot Pascal [In French]
• The Letters of William Hulme, the edited writings of an English seamen who served on British, Australian and American vessels in the 1850s. These letters have been made available by The Electronic Journal of Australian & New Zealand History.
• Maritime Engineering Historical Research, from Denis Griffiths.
  • The Marine Diesel Engine
  • Marine Steam Machinery
  • Notable Powered Ships
  • The Titanic's Engineers
• The History of Marine Engineering in Canada, 1809-1990.
• Maritime History
• Maritime History, "The War of 1812", "Letter of Marque Vessels" and other topics.
• History of the Messageries Maritimes line, with brief histories and pictures of 17 of the companies passenger ships. [In French and English]
• National Maritime Historical Society, Peekskill, NY, USA. The NMHS has been active for more than 30 years in saving endangered ships of historical significance. Publishes the quarterly journal Sea History.
• Noteable oceanographic expeditions from Seas, Maps, and Men. An Atlas-History of Man's Exploration of the Oceans by G.E.R. Deacon.
• Preserving Maritime Heritage, January 31 - February 9th, 1996. Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, Canada.
• A Considerable Branch of Business, Shipbuilding in Durham, N.H., 1756-1950. An online exhibition at the University of New Hampshire Special Collections and Archives Department.
• They set sail from Holland, the discovery of Australia in the 17th century by the Dutch East-India ships.
• The Stormy Ocean, the Steamer Arago had a Hard Time on Her Last Trip. From Portland Maritime, 1891. [The Historical Gazette, Vol. I, No. 6.]
• Three Facets Maritime Archaeology: Society, Landscape and Critique by Anthony Firth, University of Southampton.
• White Star Line - Unofficial Homepage [In German and English].

Canada

• Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Denmark

• Sønderborg Skipperlaug 425 år. An extensive and well illustrated history of Sønderborg Ship Captains' Association. [In Danish]

Great Britain

• Gwynedd Maritime Database.

Sweden

• Ångbåstrafiken på Storsjön. [In Swedish]

USA

• Maritime History of the Great Lakes

c 450 BC

The Athenian Trireme Olympias, a reconstruction by John Coates of an Athenian Trireme of the 5th and 4th centuries BC.

c50

Diana Nemorensis, a project to reconstruct the two Lake Nemi Roman ships that were destroyed during the WWII.

9th century

Vidfamne, a reconstruction based on the Äskekärr wreck and built in 1994.

10th century

Sigrid Storråda, a reconstruction based on the Gokstad ship and built in 1995.

c1000

The Viking Ship Krampmacken.

c980

Reconstruction of the Lapouri wreck in 1998.

Alternative.

c1040

Erik Emune, a reconstruction based on the Foteviken wreck I in 1997.

c1040

Starkodder, a reconstruction based on the Foteviken wreck I in 1996.

c1040

Anund, a reconstructed knarr in 1996.

13th century

Aluette, a reconstruction built in 1995 and based on the Kalmar I wreck.

c1285-1345

The Medieval Ship Helga Holm. A reconstruction based on a wreck found in Stockholm.

Helga Holm.

1380

Die Kieler Hansekogge, a replica of the Bremer cog. [In Danish, English, French, German, and Dutch.]

De Kamper Kogge, a Dutch replica of the Bremer cog. [In Dutch.]

c1390

Malmö Kogg, a reconstruction based on the Skanör wreck. [In Swedish]

1497

Matthew of Bristol.

17th century

Galleon, Toscana, Italy.

1606

Duyfken 1606 Replica. The reconstruction of the 1606 Dutch VOC jacht which discovered Australia.

Het Duyfken 1606 Replica Project

"The Little Dove" that discovered Australia.

The Little "Dove" that Discovered Australia. [Mirror of the preceeding]

The Duyfken Table of Contents

1607

Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. Reconstructions of the first emmigration ships to reach Virginia, USA.

1609

Halve Maen, a reconstruction of Henry Hudson's ship.

1620

Mayflower III, a planned reconstruction of the 1620 ship for the year 2000 by the Southwark Heritage Association, Southwark, England.

1628

The reconstructed VOC Ship Batavia of 1628 and the Batavia Werf at Lelystad, The Netherlands. [In Dutch, French, German and English]

The reconstructed VOC ship Batavia of 1628. [In Dutch and English]

1629

The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, Wilmington, DE, USA. A reconstruction of a Dutch pinas whichbrought the first Swedish emmigrants to Delaware in 1638.

1665

The 80-gun ship De Zeven Provinciën of 1665, a reconstruction of the flag-ship of Admiral Michiel Adriaensz. de Reuter, which is being built according to traditional 17th century Dutch shipbuilding practices.

1670

The Egmonder Pinck, a reconstruction of a 17th century Dutch fishing vessel.

17th century

Association Tourville Jean Bart. The reconstruction of a 17th century French man-of-war.

1692

Hiorten, mail packet designed by Sheldon. A reconstruction was launched at Karlskrona, Sweden, in 1998. [In Swedish]

1703

Project Shtandart, a reconstruction of a Russian frigate, which is being built in St Petersburg, Russia. [Russian & English]

The Frigate Shtandart.

Frigate Shtandart".

Standart. [In Russian] [1999-06-01: Missing]

1745

Ostindiefararen Göteborg III, a reconstruction of the Swedish East-Indiaman Göteborg lost at the entrance to Gothenburg in 1745. [In Swedish and English]

Chinese Porcelain and East India Trade Collectors Page.

Äventyret Ostindiefararen Götheborg. [In Chinese, English, and Swedish]

1746

The Utrecht Statenjacht, a reconstruction of a Dutch state yacht.

1749

Dutch Eastindaman Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1750

Lady Washington, a reconstructed American brig.

1755

The ketch Jacobstads Wapen designed by F.H. af Chapman. [In English, Finnish, and Swedish]

Alternate

1757

HMS Rose replica.

Travels with the Tall Ship Rose.

1767

Schooner Sultana Project (1767).

1768

HM Bark Endeavour Foundation, a replica of James Cook's ship.

Sailing Endeavour.

1776

Philadelphia II, a replica of Benedict Arnold's Revolutionary War gunboat. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT, USA.

c1776

The Continental Sloop Providence. Unofficial Home Page.

1779

The reconstruction of the frigate Hermione.

Reconstruction de L'Hermione. [In French]

1783

A reconstriuction of the 56-gun ship De Delft is being built in Rotterdam.

1783

HMS Bounty at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA, USA.

Mutiny on the HMS Bounty 1787, by Paul J. Lareau. List of crew members and other persons associated with the mutiny.

1797

Salem Builds a Tallship. A re-construction of the Friendship built in Salem 1797.

1812

Hamilton Ships Company of 1812, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A project for the creation and operation of a 18th century shipyard and the building of reconstructions of the Hamilton and Scourge shipwrecks.

1812

Sailing with the Pride of Baltimore II.

1813

HMS Detroit Project Inc.. The objective of the project is to re-construct the HMS Detroit, the last war ship built at the Navy Yard at Amherstburg, Ontario, in 1813.

1813

U.S. Brig Niagara from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

U.S. Brig Niagara, Erie, Pennsylvania.

1836

Eric Nordevall, a paddlesteamer which sank in 1856. [In Swedish and English]

1845

The Dunbrody, a reconstruction of a barque-rigged emigration ship being built at New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland.

1847

The Jeanie Johnston, a reconstruction of a barque-rigged emigrant ship being built at Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

c1852

The Shining Sea Foundation. A reconstruction of a New England clipper ship.

1857

StockholmsBriggen, the building of a brig in Stockholm, Sweden. [In Swedish and English]

1868

Gerda, the rebuilding the last Swedish brig at Gävle. The original brig was a museum ship at Gävle, Sweden, from 1936 until 1959. [In Swedish]

1879

Jakten Eugenia. A reconstruction of a 13,7 meter long Finnish sloop from 1879 being built by Pro Kimitoö r.f. and the Sagalund Museum at Kimito, Finland. [In Finnish, Swedish & English]

1887

Jakten Alexandra, Vålax, Finland.

1904

Albanus, Mariehamn, Åland. A reconstructed 1904 Åland "galeas" (ketch).

1911

The five-masted barque France II. L'Association France II Renaissance. La reconstruction du cinq-mats barque La France. [In French, English, & Portuguese]

1920

Skonaren Linden. [In English, German, and Swedish]

General

• A database of Australian shipwrecks. Created by the Australian Institute for Marine Archaeology. [1999-07-10: DNS error]
• The Great Lakes Shipwreck File. Total Losses of Great Lakes Ships, 1679 - 1997 by Dave Swayze. [1999-07-10: DNS error]
• Great Lakes Visual/Research, Inc. (GLV/R), a consulting firm in maritime history and archaeology, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
• The night 12 ships vanished on the Great Lakes, November 13, 1913.
• Wisconsin's Lake Superior Shipwrecks, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, Madison, WI, USA.
• The Luna Ship Expedition, the search for Tristan de Luna's lost ships in Pensacola Bay.
• Minnesota's Historic Shipwrecks, the Minnesota Historical Society.
• Norsk Forlishistorisk Forening [In Norwegian]
• Northern Shipwreck Research has information about 40.000 American shipwrecks. [1999-07-10: page missing]
• Ship wrecks 1782-1994. [In Russian]
• Shipwrecked on the Internet. [1999-07-10: page missing]
• Spanish colonial shipwrecks by Claudio Bonifacio. [In Spanish]
• Vraket i Nämndöfjärden. [In Swedish]
• The Wreck of the Week will feature wrecks of ships that sank on the Great Lakes. [1999-07-10: DNS error]

Named Ships

• The Wreck of the Chrissie Wright by Mary and Grayden Paul. [1999-07-10: page missing]
• mv Derbyshire Family Association. The iron ore bulker m/s Derbyshire sank off the coast of Japan during the typhoon Orchid on September 9, 1980.
• The fateful voyage of Edmund Fitzgerald.
• The SS Edmund Fitzgerald Homepage, Michigan State University.
• Empress of Ireland, The Most Tragic Marine Disaster in Canadian History.
• MS Estonia disaster. See also Viking Sally.
• The Sailing Ship India Lost at Sea in 1841
• Schooner Capsizes, The Lottie Cooper a Total Loss and E. Olson Drowned. Sheboygan Evening Telegram, 1894-04-09. From Lacus Veris. [1999-07-10: page missing]
• The Wreck of the Scow Schooner R.H. Becker [1999-07-10: page missing]
• The RMS Titanic:
  • Titanic.
  • The Titanic, from Encyclopedia Smithsonian.
  • R.M.S. Titanic; international maritime memorial; findings and purposes. US Congressional findings and recommendations.
  • In Memoriam: RMS Titanic. Includes, among other information, a complete crew and passenger list. [1999-07-10: page missing]
  • R.M.S. Titanic - 83 Years later. An online exhibit highlighting the potential of newspapers as sources for historical and cultural research.
  • RMS Titanic Inc. A questionable venture which sells lumps of coal "from the Titanic". [1999-07-10: DNS error]
  • Come Aboard the Titanic. This site seems closely related to the previous. Proposing to raise a piece of the ship. [1999-07-10: page missing]
  • Frequently Asked Questions from the RMS Titanic Mailing List.
  • The Story of the Titanic …, by Hanna Göransson, Sweden.
  • The Titanic Project at the Exeter-West Greenwich Jr High School, RI, USA.
  • The Titanic Sinks into the Internet. By Rohan McCarthy, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [1999-07-10: page missing]
  • Titanic: An Interactive Exploration. A Phillips CD-I disc, which according to the one page description contains the largest single source of Titanic images. [1999-07-10: page missing]
  • "Owning" the Titanic. An article from the Bangor Daily News.
  • Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, exhibits artifacts from the Titanic.

• Blackbeard!
• When Blackbeard Scoured the Seas by George Humphrey Yetter, from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal Vol. 15 (1992).
• Blackbeard's ship believed discovered off North Carolina from CNN.
• Blackbeard's Wandering Soul and Lost Treasure.
• Captain Morgan's Journal. A couple of short bibliographies of books on pirates.
• Pirates of the Bahamas from Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.
• Pirates of the Caribbean.
• The Pirate Page, another one.

Copyright © 1996 Lars Bruzelius.