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SHIP TYPES & DESCRIPTIONS

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vast amount of information contained within the sites.

SHIP TYPES

SHIP DESCRIPTIONS



SHIP TYPES

bb011  Ships of State: The Great Atlantic Liners
This site has images about the Atlantic luxury liners, and a look back through history at these ships, their art, their history, and the men who made them great. Also included are: a Library, Photographic Archives, History, E-mail Discussion Groups, Links and Ports of Call and Ephemera Bought/Sold

bb011  The Carferries of Ludington

bb011  Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

bb011  The Glamorous Six Masters

bb011  Links about Liners and Shipping

bb011  The Maritime Heritage Project

bb011  Palmer List of Merchant Vessels
List consists of descriptions of sailing vessels. The primary emphasis is on emigration vessels, in particular those of US and German registry prior to 1900. Whenever possible he has included a reproduction of a contemporrary reproduction of the vessel. (Either drawings, lithograph, painting, model or photograph)

bb011  the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") by John Charles Roach
    The Captain's Clerk
      A Database of Naval History. Contains a little of everything about the History of the Navy.
    The Captain Speaks
      In these articles, a commanding officer of USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") writes about some of the important moments in her history and about life aboard the famous frigate.
    Constitution Data
      Basic Statistical information about the ship
    Commanders of the USS Constitution
      Basic information about each who commanded the ship.
    The Ship's Calendar
      This shows the history for each month of the year by day for all the years that this ship has been in existence!
    The Ship's Logs
      "Notes" and "Quotes" from the Ship's Logs in the National Archives
    Ship's Company
      Records of more than 15,000 sailors who have served in "Old Ironsides," mainly before 1934, are on file.
    Some USS Constitution Sites worth visiting
      Has even more information on this fine ship!

bb011  The Fleets Site by Sue Swiggum.
Not all lines are complete and some are still in the works.
There were a great many companies involved in the ocean trade. The following list is not complete, but a brief history of each and the names of the vessels are there. The information has been extracted from various sources and should only be used as a guide.

General Information on the Fleets
Funnels, Flags, and Night Signals of the Transatlantic Lines
Panama Route Steamers
Transmigration via Hull, England from the Continent - (see also Feeder Lines)
Fares (currently only 1887)
Shipping Company Websites
Ships Rigging
Descriptions of Vessels (under construction)

bb011  Monsters of the Sea: The Great Ocean Lines of Time
This is a picture Gallery primarily of Passenger Liners that plied the sea from 1899 to 1967, arranged in alphabetical order.

bb011  The Late, Great Ocean Liners
This is an excellent site that includes ocean liners and cruise ships - also images of them, images of ship memorabilia, histories and information on their makers, owners, registries, etc.

bb011  Peabody Essex Museum
Rigging of American Sailing Vessels Rigging of American Sailing Vessels

bb011  Schooner Links

bb011  Roger Calvert's Steamboating Page

bb011  The Pere Marquette Steamers

bb011  Tall Ships
Part of a larger site concerning sailing, this site lists modern replicas of older tall ships, with their programs and information.

bb011  Tall Ship Pages & Maritime Museums


SHIP DESCRIPTIONS

bb011  Cimorelli Enterprises: All Ships by Date, 1841-1978
Total of 100,000 records. Searchable by: Steamer Name, Date, Shipping Line, Area, Departure Port (Old Country), Arrival Port (U.S.), Ships Flag, Ships Captain, Ships Rig, Weight, Country & Departure Port.

bb011  Lou Alfano’s Immigrant Ships
Ship Descriptions from Various Internet Mailing Lists List and from Direct Submissions E-mailed to the Owner of this Web Site. A to Z

bb011  The ShipsList Ship Descriptions
All descriptions have been extracted from posts to TheShipsList and Mariners List.

bb011  The ShipsList Ship Ships Riggings
Contain ships rigging diagrams and descriptions

bb011  Maritime Matters: Ocean liner history and cruise ship news

bb011  Vessels and Rigging: The Maritime Heritage Project
Steamships, Clippers, Barques and Ships

bb011  Sailing Ships - Foreword
Part One of the list, the first 250 vessels, built in 1765-1886, Part Two contains 250 vessels built in 1886-1892 and Part Three contains 242 vessels built in 1892-1994. Possible data given – Year, place, name and rig where built; the tonnage, dimensions, year taken out of service and ultimate fate.

bb011  Tacoma Public Ships Database
This database contains a searchable index of more than 13,000 ships. It provides full text information on 1,000 ships built on the Pacific Coast and ships with a connection to the Pacific Northwest. The database includes the names (and former names) of vessels, their builders, careers, and disposition.



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