Last revised 20 April 2008
There's some good stuff out there, folks!
TEESSHIPS
LINKS - PAGE 1a

What a debt of gratitude we owe to all those listed, and many others, who devote hours of their own precious time to entertain and inform others; and preserve past and present history for posterity.

I know! You can spend all day looking at these sites. These links represent but a fraction of the great and continually growing wealth of information there is "out there". But at least have a look and then bookmark your favourites. Most of these sites contain links additional to those I have space to mention.

IMPORTANT: From time to time websites change their address and this page may fail to keep up with such changes. If this arises please contact me to advise me of the situation and to obtain updated details. Thank you.

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Sites listed in alphabetical order within each section.

Any webmaster is welcome to contact me if they feel their site would be better placed in a different section. Similarly, to be included in this links listing, please email me with site title/subject and URL at: ron.mapplebeck1@virgin.net

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Ship Enthusiast Sites - UK and Ireland 
(General interest, similar to TEESSHIPS)

Aspects of South Shields (David Ord) general history site, but featuring lots of ships!: http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/aspsosh.htm
Berwick Shipyards [Shipbuilding on the River Tweed] (Billy Swan): http://berwickshipyard.com/
Birkey's Vessel Web Site (Birkey): http://www.balot-pictures.com/
Blue Star Line (Fraser Darrah): http://www.bluestarline.org
Boatman-on-the-Humber (Dave Calvert): http://boatman.fotopic.net
British Coasters (Jordan Seifarth): http://www.geocities.com/britishcoasters/index
(new 24.03.08) Coasters Remembered (requires registration): http://www.coasters-remembered.com/
Cornish Shipping (Krispen/Tony Atkinson): http://www.geocities.com/cornishshipping/home.html
Deep Image (Leigh Bishop) - extensive coverage of the wreck of the FLYING ENTERPRISE:
http://www.deepimage.co.uk/wrecks/flying_enterprise/fe_mainpages/fe_mainpage.htm
East Coasters (The Wash ports) (Darren Green): http://www.geocities.com/East_Coasters2001/home.html
(new 15.04.08) European River Sea Ships (Chris Cheetham): http://europeanriverseaships.fotopic.net/
Galwayships.com (Brian McGrath): http://homepage.eircom.net/~galwayships/
Hartlepool Tramp (Barry Hayton): http://homepage.ntlworld.com/b.hayton/th01.html
Humber Shipping Review (Mick Evans): http://humbershipping.fotopic.net/
Humber Ships (Jordan Seifarth): http://www.humberships.co.uk/
(new domain name and URL 12.06.07) Images of Ships (Mervyn Blowers): http://www.images-of-ships.me.uk/
Irish Sea Shipping (John Luxton): http://www.irishseashipping.com
(revised URL 20.04.08) Irish Shipping (Aiden McCabe): http://www.irishships.com/index.htm
Manchester Liners (Derrick Howarth): http://www.manchesterliners.co.uk/
Manchester Ship Canal & Mersey (John Eyres): http://j-eyres.fotopic.net/
Merchant Navy Nostalgia (Ian Coombe): http://mnnostalgia.com
Milford Trawlers (Barry Johnson): http://www.milfordtrawlers.org.uk/
(new URL 20.04.08) Old Ship Picture Gallery: http://www.photoship.co.uk/Old%20Ships/
(Old Ship Picture Gallery Home Page : http://www.photoship.co.uk/)
Paddle Steamers (Tom Lee): http://freespace.virgin.net/tom.lee/index.htm
(new 24.03.08) Paddle Steamers (A unique heritage): http://www.heritagesteamers.co.uk/
Port of Liverpool in Camera (Phil Parker): http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker
(new URL 24.03.08) Quaysides (Patrick Hill): http://www.quaysides.co.uk/
Redcar Lifeboat Station: http://www.redcarlifeboat.org.uk/
... and the world's oldest lifeboat, the ZETLAND: http://www.redcarlifeboat.org.uk/zetland/info.htm
.... and local Redcar shipwrecks: http://www.redcarlifeboat.org.uk/zetland/album/wrecks/index.htm
(new URL 20.04.08) Rick's Ship Photos (Rick Burnett): http://ricks-ship-photos.fotopic.net/
River Neath Coasters (Dennis Shaddick): http://riverneathcoasters.fotopic.net/
(new URL 24.03.08) Riversea International (George Robinson): http://www.riverseainternational.co.uk/index.htm 
(new 20.04.08) Ship Photos South West (Dave Warren): http://www.shipphotossouthwest.co.uk/
Shipping Tyne-Humber (Jimmy Christie): http://jimmychristie.fotopic.net/
Ships of the Mersey and M.S.C. (Alan Faulkner): http://transport.fotopic.net/
Ships Old and New (George Carr): http://www.shipsoldandnew.fotopic.net/
Ships Underway (Dave Gallichan): http://www.shipsunderway.co.uk/index.htm
Side Winder (the home of trawler nostalgia) (Ray Richardson): http://embark.to/sidewinder
Steve's Marine Disaster Page (Steve Harris): http://www.geocities.com/uksteve.geo/mbang.html
Thames Ship Society (Paul Mason): http://www.thamesshipsociety.org.uk/
(new name and revised URL 24.03.08) Thames Shipping (Paul Mason): http://www.freewebs.com/paulmasonthamesshipping/index.htm
(revised URL 24.03.08) Thames Tugs: http://www.thamestugs.co.uk/
The Bosun's Watch [Fleetwood Trawlers] (Jim Porter): http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.connectfree.co.uk/
(new 24.03.08) The British Merchant Navy (Jorgen Lonn, Sweden): http://www.merchant-navy.net/ships.html
The Red Duster (Merchant Navy Association, from Malcolm Pickhaven): http://www.red-duster.co.uk/
Trent Ships (Andrew Kitchen): http://www.trentships.fotopic.net/
Tug and Tow (Grahame Hewitt): http://www.g4ivn.fsnet.co.uk/
(revised URL 20.04.08) Wicklow Maritime (Tommy Dover): http://www.wicklowmaritime.com/homepage.htm

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Please report any errors in these links to Ron Mapplebeck. Contact me at: ron.mapplebeck1@virgin.net

As at 20.04.08 it seems the following are no longer active websites. Please advise me if you know any updated details.

China Shipping (Mike Ridgard): http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/mikeridgard
JS World (Don Burgess): http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/ (this link still active, but as far as I can tell now deals with railways only - no ships!)
P&O Portsmouth Ferries (William Harvey): http://www.portsmouth-ferries.com/ (this appears to now be a links only page?)
Peter's Page (Pete Crichton): http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~petecc/shiptest.htm#PETER'SPAGE
SD14s (Simon Smith): http://www.shipinform.org/SD14_home.htm
Ship Images (Faith Jordan): http://www.shipimages.co.uk
Shipping at Immingham (Neil Harness): http://www.lockhead.fsnet.co.uk/index.htm
Ships of long ago (Alf Cook): http://www.shipsoflongago.co.uk/
Thames Ships and Boats (Dave Rigden): http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.rigden/
The Shipping Information Service (David Berg): http://www.shipinform.org/
Three Rivers (Simon Smith): http://www.shipinform.org/photo_gallery_three_rivers.htm

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