Links

Here's a selection of websites you may find interesting:-

http://www.red-duster.co.uk/ This brilliant website has a host of information about ships and shipping.

http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/ Another great site about ships and shipping

http://www.photoship.co.uk/ Load of pictures of ships old and new - an excellent website

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/ a very useful site for shipping information

http://www.shipais.com/ Find shipping activity in a required area

http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/ A thoroughly interesting website

http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shiplocations.phtml Up-to-date technology - ship locator site. See where ships are in the world.

http://www. isleofwight wss.org.uk Very Interesting website

http://www.worldshipsociety.org/ Another good source of information

http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz Lots of ship facts and history information. Thanks to Brian McDearmid for suggesting.

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.

http://www.swiremariners.com An interesting site of Swire Mariners Association

http://www.biship.com Thanks to John King for suggesting this British India site

http://www.teesships.freeuk.com/ A really interesting site with information and pictures of ships connected with the River Tees. (Thanks to Peter Weatherall for suggesting.)

http://www.bluestarline.org/index.html A History of Blue Star Shipping Company

http://www.merchant-navy.net A site to help British Merchant Seafarers find old friends but a lot more including many pictures.

http://freespace.virgin.net/tom.lee/index.htm A site devoted to Paddle Steamers - thanks to Philip Work for suggesting this site.

http://www.transportbritain.co.uk/risklist.html This site lists endangered ships. Thanks again to Philip Work for suggesting it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/history/last_shipyard/   A BBC video parts 1 and 2 relating to the closure of the Sunderland Shipyards

http://www.doxford-engine.com/ The website of the Friends of Doxford Engine Association

http://members.cox.net/ghgraham/williamdoxford1811.html interesting history of the family of William Doxford

http://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/index.html Information about Atlantic Convoys

http://www.sunderlandmaritimeheritage.org.uk A good local site of interest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shields A short history of South Shields

Hope you enjoy!

p.s. If you know of a website that is of interest then send me the details - JKA