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Links to other sites that may be of interest

Archives

• Australian Newspapers Online 1803-1954
  Free searchable archive of Australian newspapers from 1803 to 1954 from National Library of Australia
  

• National Archives Scotland
  The National Archives of Scotland holds historical records created by businesses, landed estates, families, churches and other corporate bodies.
  

• National Archives, UK
  Containing 900 years of history with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites.
  

• Scott Polar Research Institute
  Historic Polar photograpraphs including the whaler Eclipse
  

• Scottish Archives Network
  Internet access to the written history of Scotland.
  

British Maritime Museums & Collections Online

• Aberdeen Harbour Board Photograph Archive
  Aberdeen University Special Libraries and Archives Collection - photographs of Aberdeen Harbour from 1880s to 1930s.
  

• Fleetwood Online Archive of Trawlers
  A digital archive of approximately 8,000 photographs of trawlers from Fleetwood, Grimsby, Hull and other European ports, including Aberdeen, dating from the late 19th Century to the present day.
  

• Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
  The Merseyside Maritime Museum tells the history of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it.
  

• National Maritime Museum, London
  Home Page for the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
  

• National Museums of Scotland
  Explore Scotland's history online.
  

• Scottish Fisheries Museum
  Museum, boatyard, a significant photographic archive and reference library relating to fishing in Scotland.
  

• Scottish Maritime Museum
  Scottish shipbuilding history and a collection of working vessels of Scotland.
  

• Sea Your History
  20th Century Royal Navy and its People - Online Archive.
  

• Shetland Museum
  Includes Shetland online photographic archive.
  

International Maritime Museums

• Australian National Maritime Museum
  Australia's most visited maritime museum.
  

• Barque ELISSA at the Texas Seaport Museum, Galveston
  Aberdeen-built tall ship, Elissa, now restored and owned by the Galveston Historical Foundation at the Texas Seaport Museum.
  

• International Congress of Maritime Museums
  The International Congress of Maritime Museums is a professional guild of associations, organizations and individuals in the maritime preservation field, dedicated to international friendship, collegial cooperation & mutual understanding.
  

• Museum of Tropical Queensland
  Museum of Northern Queensland inculding the Great Barrier Reef
  

• New Zealand National Maritime Museum
  New Zealand's rich maritime heritage, includes the Aberdeen ship 'William Manson' figurehead
  

• Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
  The Powerhouse Museum holds several objects relating to Aberdeen built ships including Cimba, South Bulli and Thermopylae
  

Maritime Archives, Databases & Regional History

• Aberdeen & North East Scotland Family History Society
  The Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society exists to assist and promote the study of genealogy and family history based on the North East corner of Scotland.
  

• Association of Dunkirk Little Ships
  Official website for the surviving Dunkirk Little Ships
  

• Australian Association for Maritime History
  Its main aim is to promote the study, publication and general appreciation of maritime history.
  

• International Maritime Economic History Association
  An international society which publishes the International Journal of Maritime History (IJMH) and Research in Maritime History (RIMH).
  

• Maritime History Virtual Archives
  A compendium of naval history, seamanship, ships, duties of officers and men.
  

• Memorial University of Newfoundland - Crew Agreement Index Search
  Crew lists and logbooks held at the Maritime History Archive at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
  

• National Historic Ships Register
  The National Historic Ships register is a database containing information about surviving historic vessels in the United Kingdom.
  

• Steam Tug 'Challenge' Website
  History and other details about the Alexander Hall tug and Dunkirk Little Ship 'Challenge'.
  

• The Ships List
  Passenger Lists, Fleet Lists, ship and rigging descriptions, immigration reports etc.
  

• U-Boat.net
  Online database of U-Boats including a list of Allied ships hit by U-Boats WWI & WWII e.g. Kellwyn
  

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