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America, England, Russia and Turkey / Naval History during the Age of Sail
American and European Naval History in the Age of Sail
Navy History in the Great Age of Sail ....
Ship of the Line
Famous Battles During the Age of Sailing Navies
Naval Battles During the Napoleonic Wars
Pirates and Privateers .... Maritime History and Commerce
New England Whaling
American and European Naval History in the Age of Sail
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Sailing Warships of all Nations - Must Visit Site
complete listings for USA and European countries.
Sailing Navies: Ship and officer listings - comprehensive.
Maritime History and Naval Heritage - Michael Phillips site at the Internet Archive
Historic Naval Ships of the World - by location
Navy and Navies . . .
United States: Ship of the Line.
Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
* Royal Navy : Research guides - NMM
* RShips of the Royal Navy-rate classes
English First and Second Rate Warships of the 17th century
European Ship of the Line - mid 17th century
Royal Navy (England) Ship of the Line . . .
Royal Navy - History of Sailing Ships
Royal Navy - Ships of the 18th Century . . .
* Royal Navy 1793-1815
Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th century
England - Ships of the Old Navy - deep links . . .
* England - Royal Navy Ship Names
Royal Navy - Tricomalee and Leda Class Frigates
HMS Tricomlee: orlop & hold . . messdeck . . gundeck . . quarterdeck . . cutaway deck
The Royal Navy - Health of the Squadron - Commodore Curtis Barnet, 1744
France - Sailing Navies - research forum links / in French . . .
France-Naval Archeology - books
The Peruvian Navy - A History
Sweden: Navy and Army Fleet during the age of Sail. . . .
Sweden: Sailing Warships, in Swedish
Sloop of War and more . . .
Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail ... Sailing Warships
Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail: 1650-1815 - a forum for tactics.
English Naval Tactics - early 16th century
Long Guns, Carronades, Shot, Small Arms, Gun Ports, Magazines
Guns, Cannon and Carronades ... Naval Cannon Types . . .
Verso and Bombard History
How to manage a fight at Sea, with the proper tearmes (1627).
The Sea Man's Vade Mecum: . . the most Necessary Things for qualifying Seamen (1707).
Famous Ship of the Line
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C.S.S. Alabama - Confederate raider extraordinaire . . .
C.S.S. Alabama Reading Room
U.S.S. Saratoga (no.3) ... USS Lawrence 1813
United States: Brig Niagara - 1813/1988
USS Constitution / frigate - oldest commissioned warship afloat, 1797.
USS Bear 1885 - history . . .
United States: USS Yankton, 1893
United States: 1812 era naval shipwrecks, Lake Champlain
Denmark - Mukran wreck 1565
Denmark - 18th century warships . . .
Denmark: Myden
Frigage 1715
England: two shipwrecks - HMS St. George and the HMS Defence
England: HMS Lutine frigate - wrecked Holland coast 1799
England: HMS Mary Rose, 1509-11 - raising the wreck 1982
England: HMS Mary Rose, 1509-11 - history, ship construction, arms etc
England:
HMS Victory at Wikipedia ... England: H.M.S.
Victory Today
England: 2nd rate Turkish coast, 1869
France: Hermione frigate 1790 - replica hull . . .
France: Pins Christian Frederick 1808
Dutch Republic: 7 Provincien 1664-94/1995 . ..
Dutch Republic: Flagship Brederode c1645
Maritimt.net - Norsk Forlishistorisk Forening - in Norwegian.
Russia - Caspian Flotilla (Black Sea Fleet) 1802-28
Sweden: Vasa mightest warship, 1627
Sweden: Vasa archeology and salvage, 1664+
Sweden: Kronen battleship, 1668 . . .
Sweden: naval frigate Birger Jarl - sank 1813.
Sweden: Kronprins Gustav Adolf, 1778 - in Swedish.
Turkey: Göke - Flaship of Kemal Reis 1499
Famous Naval Battles during the Age of Sailing Navies
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Naval Warfare Tactics in the Age of Sail, 1650-1815 - discussion forum
Turkish Navy - History . . . Anglo/Dutch Naval Wars - blog
England vrs France: Wolfe - the Battle for Quebec on land and sea / 1759.
England vrs France: Cutting out'La Chevrette' - Camaret Bay, France 1801.
England vrs United States - War of 1812 - War on Lake Champlain.
Russia's 17thc Navy - cossack battles with Sweden.
Russia - Peter II, the Azov Fleet, 1695-1700. ... Russia - Peter I Naval Legacy.
Russia destroys Swedish naval domination of the Baltic, 1715-21.
Russia and the Black Sea, 1730s.
Russia vrs Sweden, Prussia - Danzig to Kolberg, 1734-62.
Russia dominates the Turkish Navy, 1769-72.
Russia - Baltic Fleet 1770-1780s, action against Turkey, annexation of Crimea.
Russia - Baltic Fleet respite 1780.
Russia vrs Turkey - Battle of Ochakov 1787-89.
Sweden's Wars, nation by nation 2 - brief overview
Sweden's Wars, nation by nation 1 - 1521-1814.
Swedish and Danish sea battles, 1565
Sweden attacks Russia by sea, 1701-1706
Swedish and Russian Sea Battles, 1790 - Vyborg and Rochensalm.
Swedish and Russian Sea Battles, 1790 - gauntlet at Vybvorg Bay.
Swedish and Russian Sea Battles, 1790 - Svensksund.
Venice - Battle of Zonchio 1499 - painting by unknown artist.
Naval Battles during the Napolelonic Wars
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Age of Nelson
England vrs France: Nelson defeats Napoleon - Battle of Aboukir (Egypt) 1798
England vrs France: Nelson's Report about the Battle of the Nile, 1798
England vrs France: Battle of Trafalgar
England vrs France: Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar 1805 - magnificent painting by Turner
During the Napoleonic War era (1792-1815), Russia, Sweden and Turkey
repeatedly fought each other for naval supremacy.
Russia vrs Sweden - Revel and Krasnaya Gorka, 1789
Russia vrs Sweden - Hogland to Barezund, 1788-89
Russia defeats Turkey - Tendra and Kaliakria, 1791
Russia dominates Turkey - Thedonisi to Kerch, 1788-90
Russia vrs Sweden - Vyborg and Rochensalm, 1789
Russia (English ally): captures Corfu 1798-99
Russia fights France in the Adriatic, 1802-07
Russia - Caspian Flotilla (Black Sea Fleet) 1802-28
Russia vrs Sweden - Caspian Flotilla (Black Sea Fleet) 1802-28
Russia joins European coaltion against France, 1793-1814
Russia vrs Turkey - Dardanelles and Athos, 1806-07.
Russian war with Turkey, 1828-9.
Russia vrs Turkey - first naval battles of the Crimean War, 1853
Russia vrs Turkey - major naval battles of the Crimean War, 1854-6
Russia: Battle of Sebastopol - Destruction of the Black Sea Fleet 1854-5.
Buccanners and Pirates
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Buccaneers - adventurers of different nationalities united in opposition to Spain.
"Jack Sparrow, where art thou?"
English Pirates in New Spain ...
Ron Ossian's Pirate Cove
Pirates and Piracy ... "Black Sam" Bellamy
Pirate ship of Black Sam - Whydah 1717
Blackbeard & Queen Anne's Revenge - period documents
North Carolina (USA) -Beaufort/Cape Lookout commerce, whaling pirates.
England & Dutch vs Spain & France: Battle of Vigo Bay 1702 -
English and Dutch destoy
a Spanish and French fleet laden
with gold and treasure from New
Spain (in English, Spanish)
English & Dutch
vs Spain&France: Battle of the Rand Straits 1702 - in English, Spanish
Eyewitness account of action between two British and two French warships - 1756.
England: HMS Lutine frigate - wrecked Holland coast 1799 - a mystery of lost gold.
English frigate chasing Spanish frigate, c1800
English frigate HMS Rose/Surprise, c1800 - 1970/2002 replica used in the film
"Master and Commander" starring Russell Crowe.
British 'Litchfield' cast away Barbary Coast, 1758.
British 'Highland Chief' attacked by French privateer - Indian Ocean, 1802.
England - Memoirs of a Veteran Naval Officer - 1805.
British 'Culloden' captures French privateer 'la Piedmontaise' - Indian Ocean, 1808.
Danish privateer Julienne Sophie - chased by British brig, 1809.
Algeria - Muslim Pirate Lugger - Gibraltar 1880.
Crews of two British ships captured by Moors - off the African coast, 1844.
Turkey - Kemal Reis, Privateer and Admiral - 1451 " 1511.
Pirate attacks around the world rise by 20pc.
The jolly life of a pirate ring - Nov.22, 2008
The great game of hunting pirates - Nov.28, 2008
Modern Day Piracy - Maps and current research / Dec. 13, 2008
* Navies of the world united against piracy - Feb.15, 2009
* Tackling Piracy at Sea Conference - 18th - 19th March 2009, London, UK
* Yacht Piracy - Information Center
Fight against today's Malacca's pirates has historical echoes.
Obstacles to Closer Counter-Terrorism Coordination in Malacca Straits
The Triborder Sea Area: Maritime Southeast Asia's Ungoverned Space
Pirates and human smuggling - Afghanistan to Australia via Indonesia.
Piracy Revenues Financing Warlords in Somali Insurgency.
* Central Regional Coast Guard / Somalia pirates - photos . . * Pirates of Somalia - fabulous photo gallery
* Somali Piracy - Wikipedia . . . Two ships hijacked off Somalia
US destroyer nears Somali pirates . . .
Life in Somalia's pirate town
* Why Somali's Took to Piracy . . .
* How Somalia's Fishermen Became Pirates
* 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Somali Pirates
* Somali pirates guided by London intelligence team
'Biggest suspect' in Somalia ship piracy arrested
* Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates - Nov. 12, 2008
Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker stocked with oil - Nov.20, 2008
Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days - Nov.20, 2008
India destroys pirate ship off Somalia - Nov.20, 2008
* Somali Pirates Get Ransom and Leave Ukranian Arms Freighter - Feb. 18, 2009
* U.S. Navy Frees Captain, Kills 3 Somali Pirates - April 13, 2009
* For Somali Pirates, Worst Enemy May Be on Shore - May 8, 2009
South Korea aims broadside at pirates - Nov.23, 2008 . . . Tokyo itches to take on pirates - Nov.23, 2008
* Masked motives in China's anti-piracy push - Feb/15, 2009
Maritime History and Commerce 18th - 20th Centuries
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* archive.org - Historical information from thousands of archives
* Nautical Research Guild - 500 links to historic ships, museums
* Maritime History Bibliography 1 - classic texts and histories
* Maritime History Bibliography 2 - classic texts and histories
Comprehensive Maritime History Links 1 . . .
Comprehensive Maritime History Links 2
* National Maritime Digital Library . . .
* Maritime and Naval Museum Links
Europe
Northern Europe: The Hanseatic League - 11th to 15th centuries
Northern Europe: The Hanseatic League Map- 13-14th centuries, in Swedish
Maritime Charts and Maps - 18th & 19th century
* Maritime History of England and Ireland - at Yahoo UK
Marine Transport History - AHRC(UK)
Northwest England / Sailing Ships - Maritime History
England: Hsitory of St. George's Dock, Liverpool
Finland - Trading Barques - in Finnish
United States
* American Maritime History in the Age of Sail, 1492-1865
- Barnard College (Columbia University) NYC, USA
* Maritime History of Massachusetts (USA) - National Park Service
* Maritime Commerce of Massachusetts (USA) - National Park Service
*  . Merchant Marine, A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors [USA]
- by Ralph D. Paine, complete, freeware, text
* Merchant sailing ships, Index 1775-1815, (USA) - Library of Congress
* Merchant sailing ships, Index 1815-1900, (USA) - Library of Congress
* Immigrant Arrivals, (USA) - A Guide to Publications, Library of Congress
* Pre-Revolutionary War Diaries - Massachusetts Historical Society, USA
Tour the Boston Waterfront in 1921 - disover the 17thc harbor.
USA - Great Lakes Maritime History - Captains, Shipping, and Biographies.
Amistad Ship Retraces Slave Route
History of Sailing Cards - collection at Mystic Seaport (CT, USA).
New England Whaling
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* The Whalers' Heritage Project . . .
* Ships and Sailors- in Nantucket
*  . Rolling Down to Old Maui - lyrics and history
* . American Whaling to 1876, by Joseph Starbuck - complete onscreen, text of this 1878 classic.
* History of American Whaling - New Bedford Whaling Museum (Massachusetts)
* History of Whaling Timeline - in "American Maritime History in the Age of Sail
1492-1865 / Barnard College
* American Offshore Whaling Voyages - National Maritime Digital Library
* . "The Whale and His Captors, or The Whalemen's Adventures and the Whale's Biography
as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the "Commodore Preble",
by Rev. Henry T. Cheever - complete, onscreen freeware text of this 1853 classic.
* Persons Interred At Prospect Hill Cemetery - Nantucket, (Massachusetts, USA)
* Nantucket History Timeline - Nantucket Historical Association, (Massachusetts USA)
* Manuscript Collections at the Nantucket Historical Association, (Massachusetts, USA)
* Nantucket Historic District (Massachusetts, USA) - National Park Service
* .MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report - Nantucket 1984
* Chase whaling captains of Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA) - at RootsWeb genealogy.
* Frederick Douglass, the Sea, and the Nantucket Whale Fishery
* Native Hawaiian Whalers in Nantucket - 1820-1860.
Whale Ship Essex - barque 1820 . . .
Whale Ship Essex - destroyed by sperm whale 1820.
* Whale Ship Nantucket -1838-1859 . . .
* Journal of Eliza Brock - on the whale ship Lexington.
* New Bedford (Massachusetts) Whaling - 1750-1900
* New Bedford Whaling Museum (Massachusetts)
* New Bedford Whaling Archives (Massachusetts)
* The Dorchester (Massachusetts) Whaling Syndicate
Charles W. Morgan - America's only surviving, wooden hulled whaling ship, 1841/2008.
* Charles W. Morgan - Saving the Last Wooden Whale Ship.
* Charles W. Morgan Digital Library - Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut USA.
* Azores and New England Whaling- and Fishing
* Ship-based whaling in the South Pacific - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
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