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being
developed from
"Naval-History.Net"
... in
anticipation of the likely interest in the approaching
centenary of The Great War 1914-18 and to highlight the
vital importance of the war at sea to eventual victory
on land |
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Search World War 1 at Sea |
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Maritime Miscellany - Maps & Roses |
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Royal Navy & related links |
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Commonwealth
War Graves
Commission |
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The London
Gazette -
WW1 and WW2 Archives,
including Naval honours &
gallantry awards |
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In
Portsmouth's
Historic Dockyard,
close to HMS Victory |
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At Yeovilton,
Somerset |
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In
Portsmouth |
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Greenwich,
London |
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Lambeth ,
London |
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Chatham
Dockyard
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Museum of
Naval
Firepower, Gosport |
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Naval
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Collectors &
Research Association |
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"The Review"
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valuable resource,
including Royal Navy |
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The many
sites,
often personal
of the Royal Navy
WebRing |
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The War
Widows'
Association of
Great Britain |
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For
more information on Naval History |
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Search
www.google.com
(and other search engines), but check your spelling. For
Royal Navy ships, use HMS + name
Download a short guide to
Naval History research
(Word file, 50Kb zipped) to get you started |
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or
try the links
British &
Commonwealth Servicemen & ex-Servicemen Organisations
- including service records
British &
Commonwealth Naval and Maritime History
Foreign
Navies, Information Sources, Museums and Museum Ships
etc
Naval &
Maritime Books, Magazines, Journals etc
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plus
Comrades and Colleagues
- military reunion site for a UK, Australia , New
Zealand forces
Forces Reunited
- dedicated UK database of forces personnel
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Dedication |
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to my grandfather, Chief Yeoman of Signals George Smith
DSM and later Chief Officer, Royal Naval Shore Signal
Service. Above with the North Russian Expeditionary
Force 1919 |
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Comments |
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"Naval
History Net - excellent source for naval history of the
First and Second World Wars, campaign summaries and
more." - Imperial War Museum (London)
"an
absolutely splendid site, invaluable for unravelling the
intricacies of naval warfare - the perfect complement to
the more general history of the wars" - Bamber Gascoigne
of University Challenge, now
www.historyworld.net. |
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Contact information |
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You are
invited to use material from
the site, but please acknowledge www.naval-history.net
 email
Gordon Smith
updated
October 2005 - copyright 1999-2005
see also
J B Phillips New Testament & Background
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http://www.ccel.org/bible/phillips
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If you are searching
for information
about the Ships
and Navies,
Campaigns
and Battles
of World War 1,
I hope you will find it in WorldWar1atSea.Net or its
links as the site develops.
Areas of general interest include:
British Naval &
Merchant Ships losses
Campaign Summaries
Special areas of interest include:
Elco-built Motor
Launches
Austro-Hungarian,
French,
Greek,
Japanese,
Turkish
and
United States
Navies in
World War 1
1919 North Russian
Expeditionary Force
1923 Point Honda
disaster
Campaign &
battle maps
covering World War 1
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IN MEMORY OF MEN AND SHIPS |
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In Memory of MEN |
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George W SMITH DSM RN,
Chief Yeomen of Signals,
1888-1977, service record
Samuel R HITCHIN, First
Mate, SS
Highland Brae - His Diary as a POW on German auxiliary
cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm January-February 1915
John R HUNTER, Lieutenant
RNVR, later
Captain OBE, RCNVR, 1892-1971, Motor Launch skipper from
Canada in World War 1, his photographs
William T G JONES, Seaman,
lost with collier SS Mersario, torpedoed and sunk
without warning by German submarine U.39 off the
Moroccan Atlantic coast on 1 October 1917 |
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and SHIPS |
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British Naval Vessels
Lost at Sea -
all British warships and auxiliaries lost in
alphabetical order 1914-18; based on the original HMSO
lists
British Merchant Ships
Lost at Sea -
all British Merchant Ships lost due to enemy action,
month-by-month, 1914-18; based on the original HMSO
lists
British Fishing Vessels
Lost at Sea -
all British fishing vessels lost due to enemy action,
month-by-month, 1914-18; based on the original HMSO
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BACKGROUND TO THE WAR AT SEA |
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Franco-Prussian War to
Sarajevo, 1871-1914
The Great War at Sea
Development into a
Maritime War
Dreadnoughts to 1914
Museum Ships of the
Period |
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NAVIES and
WARSHIPS |
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Destroyers
Convoy Escorts
Q-ships
Motor Launches (Elco
ML's)
1914-18 Battle Honours |
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Allied Navies |
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French Navy
Greek
Japanese
United States |
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German Navy |
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Destroyers |
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Central Powers |
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Austro-Hungarian Navy
Turkish
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CAMPAIGNS and
BATTLES BY YEAR,
Month-by-month across Theatres |
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Baltic Sea
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Mediterranean & Near East |
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Baltic Sea
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Mediterranean & Near East |
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Baltic Sea
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Mediteranean & Near East |
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Baltic Sea
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Mediterranean & Near East |
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Baltic & Russian
Revolution |
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Russian Civil War |
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CAMPAIGNS and BATTLES BY THEATRE |
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Western Europe |
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North Sea in outline,
1914-18 |
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Baltic area & North Russia |
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Baltic Sea 1914-18
Russian Front & Eastern
Europe 1914-18
British-Bolshevik Navy
Actions 1918-19
A plaque in the Holy
Ghost Church (Pühavaimu kirik) in Tallinn, Estonia,
commemorates British servicemen who died on active duty
in the Baltic in 1918-19. Information supplied by Kevin
Probert-Ehaver,Tallinn, Estonia, 9th April 2006 |
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Mediterranean &
Near East |
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Serbia, Balkans &
Macedonia 1914-18
Dardanelles & Gallipoli
1914-18
Italy 1915-18 |
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POST-WAR |
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North Russian
Expeditionary Force |
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Baltic Sea Cruise by the
Royal Navy |
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World Tour by Prince of
Wales, but mainly the U.S. Navy's Point Honda Disaster |
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Versailles Treaty to
Polish Blitzkrieg, |
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BOOKS AND FILMS |
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World War 1 Naval Books |
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World War 1 Naval Films |
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Veterans - find
information on obtaining a
VA Home Loan
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VA Loan and Financial Planning
guidance, visit
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Recommended Sites
for Warship Images |
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Navyphotos.co.uk |
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Delve into
Cyber-Heritage |
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Recommended Sites for Naval-History Research |
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uboat.net |
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DVDs
Reviewed |
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Powerful,
balanced, brilliant use of stills, truly excellent, David
Carradine's commentary strikes the right note. Please click
on cover |
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documentary on the war in the Middle East, 1914-22 and how
we got to where we are now. All politicians please watch |
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