Publishers

Conway Maritime Press One of the foremost publishers of maritime history

Ebury Press publishes Stockwin’s Maritime Miscellany

Fyddeye America's maritime history directory

Haya Kawa publishers of Kydd in Japanese

Hodder & Stoughton publishers of Kydd in UK

Hachette Australia publishers of Kydd in Australia

McBooks Press publishers of the Kydd series in US

Presses de la Cite publishers of Kydd in France

Seaforth Publishing reference books and narrative histories about ships and the sea

Seafarer Books Nautical classics, sailing narratives and mariners' guides

Sim Comfort Associates Exquisitely crafted Age of Fighting Sail books

Ullstein Maritim German language publisher of Kydd

Periodicals

Naval History prestigious magazine produced by the US Naval Institute 

Navy News the online edition of the Royal Navy's own newspaper

Sea Breezes the famous marine magazine read by seamen at sea

Warships global naval news

Charities, Foundations & Information

The Mesothelioma Center asbestos exposure information

Ellen Macarthur Trust Cancer recovery through sailing

Missions to Seafarers The original 'Flying Angel' in every port

RNLI Famous voluntary lifeboat organisation, saving life at sea

Seafarers UK Helping mariners and their families (ex-KGFS)

MesotheliomaSymptoms.com Asbestos mesothelioma resource site

Sea Cadets Youth and the traditions of the Royal Navy - Julian was one

Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Caring for Merchant Seafarers, Fishermen & their families since 1839

The Marine Society committed to the well-being of all professional seafarers since 1756

The Perfect Storm Foundation Educational opportunities for the children of commercial fishermen

Sea Glossaries and Dictionaries

English : Wikipedia's glossary

The British Mariner's Vocabulary : J J Moore, 1801

Falconer  : Dictionary of the Marine

Japanese : Ocean Dictionary

Francais  : French

Nautical Fiction

Ever since the first sailors ventured to sea, man’s imagination has been captured by tales of exploits on the briny deep. Stories recounted aurally, often embellished in the telling, touched something primeval in our collective psyche.
Captain Frederick Marryat is considered by many to be the father of the nautical fiction genre. Today, perhaps because of the uncertainties of the age we live in, growing numbers of readers around the world are becoming enthralled by tales of the sea - and the men and the ships who sail in her – from the many wonderful novelists who have followed Marryat. Do also check out the free nautical fiction at Project Gutenberg (including Conrad's wonderful sea stories). Click on the links below to explore the rich world of nautical fiction.

The nautical fiction list An extensive bibliography of sea fiction

Historic naval fiction Extensive Age of sail List

Michael Aye The Fighting Anthonys

Tom Connery George Markham of the Royal Marines

G S Beard John Fury novels

David Donachie Nelson and Emma series and others

CS Forester Horatio Hornblower

Alexander Fullerton The Nicholas Everard novels

S Thomas Russell Charles Hayden

Seth Hunter Nathan Peake

Alexander Kent Richard Bolitho RN

Dewey Lambdin The Alan Lewrie series

Robert Macomber The Peter Wake series

Philip McCutchan The Cameron series

Christina Moore The Black Swan

James Nelson Revolution at Sea saga and others

Patrick O'Brian Aubrey and Maturin

J D Davies The Quinton Journals

Joseph O'Steen Nathan Beauchamp books

David Poyer Novels of the Civil War and others

C Northcote Parkinson Richard Delancy series

Dan Parkinson Patrick Dalton books

Dudley Pope Lord Ramage and Lt Yorke

Peter Smalley James Hayter novels

Vivian Stuart Phillip Hazard novels

Jay Worrall Charles Edgemont novels

Richard Woodman Nathaniel Drinkwater series

N J Young The Bonnie Clyde

Museums

International Maritime Museum of Hamburg Ten decks, 10,000 exhibits

Australian National Maritime Museum celebrating the Aussie love of the sea

Bass and Flinders Centre A replica of Norfolk and more...

Buckler's Hard eighteenth century rural shipbuilding community

Chatham Royal Dockyard where Victory was built 250 years ago - it still exists!

EXPLOSION! a UK exhibition of naval firepower housed in 18C ordnance depot

Maine Maritime Museum a gem of a small museum

The Mariners' Museum One of the largest international maritime history museums in the world

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic The Titanic, Battle of the Atlantic and more

Maritime Museum of Malta Artwork and artefacts reflecting this Mediterranean island's rich sea history

Mystic Seaport leading maritime museum in USA

National Maritime Museum of Great Britain Probably the greatest concentration of sea knowledge in the world

National Maritime Museum (Cornwall) reflecting the relationship of this county with the sea

Naval Museum of Alberta One of Canada's best and largest maritime collections

Peabody Essex Museum A special emphasis on Oceanic art

National Museum of the Royal Navy which lies next to Victory in Portsmouth naval dockyard

San Diego maritime museum preserves the maritime heritage of the Pacific world

Ships & Boats

Lady Nelson Flagship of Tasmanian Sail Training Association

Jamestown Settlement 17th-century replica ships

Jubilee Sailing Trust For people of all physical abilities

Introducing young people to the magic of sail Ocean Adventure Foundation

Square Sail Charlestown-based working fleet

Toronto Brigantine Sailing adventures for youth

Mercedes Tallship cruises

Elissa At Texas Seaport Museum

Bounty Modern-day version of her famous namesake

HMS Rose Replica Royal Navy frigate

Pride of Baltimore 1812 clipper replica

Lady Washington Official ship of the state of Washington

James Craig Part of Sydney Heritage Fleet

Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation

The full-rigged ship of the eighteenth century

Historic Ship Vega Humanitarian voyages around Asia

The Beagle Darwin's plucky brig

HM Bark Endeavour Historical replica of Cook's famous vessel  

HMS Unicorn One of the last Leda class frigates afloat from Kydd's day

Old Ironsides the official site of USS Constitution

Ships of the Old Navy mid 18thC to about 1840

American Ships-of-the-Line a historic overview

HMS Victory The oldest commissioned warship in the world!

The Vigilance Brixham trawler - the last of her kind

Trincomalee Britain's oldest warship afloat

USS Constitution The Captains Clerk. Wonderful treasure chest of sea detail

HMS Pandora Wrecked while hunting the Bounty mutineers

SS Jeremiah O'Brien Famous World War II Liberty Ship

Societies

Joseph Conrad Society Fostering Conrad studies

Maritime Volunteer Service Keeping maritime skills alive

Society for Nautical Research A first class society for research and publication in all things sea

South West Maritime History Society All aspects of maritime history in Devon and Cornwall

HMS Belfast Historic warship and more

TS Indefatigable The sea training ship that taught Julian his first sea skills

Royal Navy History

Configuration and rating of ships of the Royal Navy

The Navy surgeon Medicine at sea with the Royal Navy

Life at Sea in Kydd's Day Historian Andrew Lambert debunks the myths

The Admiralty, Whitehall and the Royal Navy a superlative organisational treatment

The Articles of War The rule of law at sea

Battle of Trafalgar October 21, 1805

Battle of Copenhagen April 2, 1801

Battle of the Nile August 1, 1798

Battle of Camperdown October 11, 1797

Battle of Cape St Vincent February 14, 1797

Battle of the Glorious First of June June 1, 1794

United States Navy History

Overview of the history of the United States Navy From 1775

The USS Monitor American civil war Ironclad

Sea Heroes

Capt JAMES COOK

Admiral CODRINGTON

Admiral Cuthbert COLLINGWOOD

Admiral William CORNWALLIS

Admiral Adam DUNCAN

Admiral Thomas FOLEY

Captain Samuel HOOD

Admiral Richard HOWE 

Admiral Sir John JERVIS

Rear Admiral Thomas LOUIS

Admiral Sir Edward PELLEW

Admiral James SAUMAREZ

Sir Sidney SMITH

Commander Thomas COCHRANE 

Admiral of the Fleet Provo WALLIS 

Navies of the World

Armada Espanola Spanish Navy

Dansk Krigsflaade Danish Navy

Marine Naationale French Navy

Deutsche Marine German Navy

Royal Navy in which Julian served

Royal Australian Navy in which Julian also served

Royal Canadian Navy

Russian Navy The modern Russia's Navy

US Navy

The Nelson Touch

2008 saw the 250th anniversary of the birth of Admiral Lord Nelson. Here are some sites devoted to the legendary hero:

1805 Club is the home page of Admiral Lord Nelson

National Maritime Museum Nelson Collection

Trafalgar Roll Complete list of Nelson's men and ships at Trafalgar

Nelson's immortal prayer before Trafalgar

On-line editions of Nelson letters and despatches

The A-Z of Nelson some fascinating facts!

Sea Interest

History of the submarine Comprehensive look at subs and their parts

Animated knot tying! Try your hand...

More information on ship figureheads An essay

National Maritime Museum figurehead collection Both Naval and Merchant Marine examples

World's largest assemblage of merchant navy figureheads The Cutty Sark collection

Feline sailors Cats at sea in the United States Navy

Old Salt Blog Virtual port of call for all lovers of the sea

Maritime Memories reliving the classic days of ocean travel

Geoff Holt heroic quadriplegic sailor

Image search searching for Tall Ships pictures

Naval Historical Society of Australia preserving naval history Down Under

HMS Beagle puts to sea once more in commemoration of Darwin's epic voyage

Wooden Boat Festival Celebrating the Aussies love of the sea

Ocean Treasures Underwater archaeology

John Kohnen's Boat-links if it's not here, it's not nautical!

Invincible The 74 gun ship-of-the-line that foundered in 1758; results of a fascinating dive to recover artefacts Kydd would recognise

The Keith Papers now on-line; a commander-in-chief standing against Napoleon

Knot tying The International Guild of Knot Tyers  

Line of Battle Seekrieg gegen Napoleon

Pirates! Extensive and thrilling coverage with images

Questions for Young Officers See if you can pass the examination for lieutenant in Kydd's day

Sea shanty Together with sea songs, with lyrics in multimedia

Sea vision raising awareness of The Sea

Art for the Nation 200 splendid paintings from the NMM Collection

Discussion Groups

Astrodene's historic naval fiction forum

The Bolitho chat room breezy, informal exchange of ideas on all fiction of the Great Age of Sail

Hornblower and other naval fiction; a lively interchange of views

Dudley Pope and naval history in fiction

The Royal Navy from 1789 - 1900 Nelson to the end of the Victorian era

Maritime Regions

Australia's maritime world A voyage of discovery Down Under

Maritime Greenwich a heritage site

Cape Cod a United States national seashore region

Maritimes Region Canada's Atlantic coast

Nautical Instruments

Mystic Seaport collection superlative assemblage of navigation instruments

Evolution of the sextant Often a mariner's most prized possession

Twitter Sea Sites

MarineNews Maritime updates from around the world

RoyalMarinesMus The Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth

HMS President RNR London’s own Royal Naval Reserve Unit

Navy Lookout alerts about the threat to the Royal Navy from misguided spending cuts

VisitPortsmouth tips and attractions of this famous nautical city

SailorsForSea about environmental threats to the oceans

Wargaming

Naval Wargames site by David Manley

Naval Wargaming fast growing interest in virtual sea battles

Re-enactment

HMS Richmond Royal Navy and Royal Marine Living History 1775-1783

Historical Maritime Society recreating the Royal Navy

Portals

Marinehistorische Romane Nautical literature - in German

Monster Maritime repository of all things nautical

INTUTE rich database resource of maritime sites

Sail the Net comprehensive site of marine links

Associations

The Fisgard Association where Julian trained as an artificer

Far East Strategic Reserve Association Julian is proud to be a member!

Red Duster for the Merchant Navy

Family History Search

Veterans UK Copies of Service records

National Maritime Museum guide to maritime family history

Tracing a Trafalgar ancestor

Lighthouses

Trinity House UK's lighthouse authority since Henry VIII

Eddystone Lighthouse Famous Cornish seamark

On-line Books

Steel's Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship

Luce USN Textbook of seamanship, 1891

Marine Research

Naval Historical Collectors & Research Assoc Meet like-minded enthusiasts on-line

Archives & Collection Society Maritime history, conservation and research