Resources

Links

The following organisations and websites may also be of interest:

Online resources

Archives and ship databases:

Lloyd’s Register of Ships: Ships | Archive & Library | Heritage & Education Centre

Mercantile Navy List at the Guildhall Library: Maritime collections - City of London

Crew List Index Project (CLIP), records of British merchant seafarers: Crew List Index Project

Memorial Maritime History Archive: Memorial University DAI

Visual representation of the working relationships and professional connections behind the major marine engineering projects conducted by I. K. Brunel: Brunel's Network - SS Great Britain

The John H Marsh Maritime Research Centre stores a wide range of original negatives of ships photographs: John H Marsh Maritime Research centre

ShipIndex Database

Miramar Ship Index

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)

Port Towns and Urban Cultures Project | University of Portsmouth

Diversity and Inclusion:

Dr Jo Stanley, maritime history consultant, has shared her personal website which addresses the relations between maritime history and women, BAME and LGBT+ persons: Jo Stanley

Looking to the future, Towards a National Collection:

Introducing Unpath’d Waters – a new innovative project that aims to reshape the future of UK marine heritage | MOLA

Towards a national collection – opening UK heritage to the world – UKRI

Towards a National Collection: People and the Sea – Research and Innovation Services

Curiosities:

Oldest Royal Museums Greenwich archive document: Walter Giffard and Sir Hugh de Berham. | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)

Maritime safety

Maritime Safety Guide | The Lanier Law Firm

Role of evidence in safety at sea (lrfoundation.org.uk)

Publishers

Several publishers produce journals and book series dedicated to maritime history. For further details, see the websites listed below.

Journals

Book Series