General maritime history sources covering international and naval maritime history are listed on a separate page on this site. Click on the ship to go there.

This "Images of Cumbria" site provides lists of shipping working out of Cumberland ports in 1811 (Maryport, Port Carlisle, Whitehaven and Workington) and in 1840 (Carlisle, Harrington, Maryport, Whitehaven and Workington). It provides names of owners and masters, but not shipbuilders. 
 

This attractive and well-designed site covers the history of Whitehaven town and its harbour. There is a brief history of its shipbuilding, mentioning only a few of over 1000 ships built there. John Paul Jones, supposed founder of the US Navy, started his sea-going career there, and this site gives a more down to earth description of his career than is found in the more glorifying American histories. 
 

This Lancaster University site provides an excellent overview of the maritime history of Lancaster, and in particular gives details of the various trades in which the merchant sailing ships participated during the 17th to 19th Century.
 

This site is dedicated to the  trawlers and fishing industry of Fleetwood, a port at the South of Morecambe Bay. Although mostly covering the histories of motorised vessels, there are descriptions of the wooden inshore vessels, the "nobbies" and prawners that preceded them. The site also has a history and some good pictures of the Fleetwood lifeboats.
 

Robert Cadwalader's Gwynedd maritime site includes details of the ships of Wm.Thomas & Co. of Liverpool, and has a very good description of the different types of rig of sailing ships (find out the difference between a schooner, brig, barquentine etc.). There were many connections between Furness and Gwynedd, and in particular between William Thomas, Amlwch shipbuilder, and the Duddon shipowners. 
 

An index of vessels owned at Amlwch, Anglesey, linking to histories and photographs. Includes photographs of the Donald & Doris, Thomas Pearson and some other vessels with links to the Furness ports. This site also has a history of shipbuilding at Amlwch, relevant to several vessels that were owned at Millom.
 

Information on the shipbuilding and shipowning activities at Amlwch. Includes details of William Thomas, who had many associations with Duddon shipping. Good photographic gallery, including pictures of schooners at the dock. 
 

This page provides details of the Society's activities and forthcoming meetings. It also includes some research articles.