Here’s a selection of websites you may find interesting:
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http://www.red-duster.co.uk/ This brilliant website has a host of information about ships and shipping.
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http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/ Another great site about ships and shipping
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http://www.photoship.co.uk/ Load of pictures of ships old and new – an excellent website
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http://doxford-engine.org.uk/ a very useful site for shipping information
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http://www.shipais.com/ Find shipping activity in a required area
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http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ track any vessel worldwide – brilliant!
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http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/ A thoroughly interesting website
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http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shiplocations.phtml Up-to-date technology – ship locator site. See where ships are in the world.
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http://www.worldshipsociety.org/ Another good source of information
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http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz Lots of ship facts and history information. Thanks to Brian McDearmid for suggesting.
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http://www.searlecanada.org/sunderland/sunderland001.html This fantastic site contains a tremendous amount of information about Sunderland, its industrial history together with a very full record of its shipbuilding past. Thanks to Robert Hunter for recommending its inclusion.
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http://www.tynetugs.co.uk A brilliant website providing lots of information about Tyne Tugs, including the history, builders, owners, engines and many photographs of these fine vessels. ‘Tugs and Towing has its roots in the Tyne’
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http://www.swiremariners.com An interesting site of Swire Mariners Association
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http://www.biship.com Thanks to John King for suggesting this British India site
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http://www.IHSMaritime360.com This brilliant website provides the latest Maritime Industry news, research and analysis. It includes news about shipping, maritime safety and technology, ports, security and related topics.
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http://www.bluestarline.org/index.html A History of Blue Star Shipping Company
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http://www.merchant-navy.net A site to help British Merchant Seafarers find old friends but a lot more including many pictures.
- www.paddlesteamers.info/PaddleTugs.htm A site devoted to Paddle Steamers
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/ship-building/ BBC video clips relating to the Great Shipbuilding history of the North East of
- www.liverpoolanchorageclub.net/ Our good friends – the Liverpool Anchorage Club
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http://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/index.html Information about Atlantic Convoys
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http://www.sunderlandmaritimeheritage.org.uk A good local site of interest
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shields A short history of South Shields
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http://www.southtynesideimages.org.uk Historic images of South Shields
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http://www.searates.com/reference/portdistance/ A useful site to check distance between ports and a lot more
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http://www.marpolandsolas.com/en/ Information and news relating to Maritime Safety
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http://www.portinfo.co.uk/ Shipping Guides are the port information specialists and produce a port map book offering details of more than 4800 ports from around the world.
- www.fortperchrock.org/ A website that will interest many people
Hope you enjoy!
If you know of a website that is of interest, please send me the details.