Navy Links

These links are to other Navy-related websites. Not much here now but it will gradually grow. Please let me know about your favourite website and I'll add a link to it. This page revised October 10, 2018.

General Navy Links :

Canada's Naval Memorial: HMCS Sackville. HMCS Sackville is Canada's oldest warship. This naval memorial and national historic site was a combat veteran of the Second World War. She is the last of Canada's 123 corvettes, one of many convoy escort vessels built in Canada and the United Kingdom during the war. She played a pivotal role in winning the Battle of the Atlantic and holds a special place in Canadian naval history and heritage. (Added March 20, 2018)
Canadian Military. A huge website which is still under construction so you may want to return to it often. It has a good section on the Canadian Navy as well as on the other branches of Canadian Military, from the War of 1812 to Canadians in Afghanistan right now. Also see the sections on Canadians who fought in the American Civil War and in Vietnam.
Canadian Navy of Yesterday & Today A large page of links which is only one of a world-wide naval website.
For Posterity's Sake. A huge website with great photos. And the "RCN Memories" section is not to be missed!
Naval History.ca. News, views, book reviews, and a large collection of links to other navy websites. Last update seems to have been in 2010.
Naval-History.net. This British-based website concentrates on RN history, but it also contains the casualty lists of all Commonwealth navies up to about 1947. Also of note is a huge (and still growing) collection of transcribed 19th- and 20th-century ship's logs from the British and US navies.
Stokers on Line. Now off-line. Anyone know what happened to it? Website mainly for stokers. Interesting photos but has lots of broken links.
The Memory Project. A large and complex website with audio interview, photographs, biographies, etc., of men and women from all of the services who served in Canadian wars from WW1 to Afghanistan.
World War One: The War at Sea. Only a tiny part of the massive British Library website. A must-read for any naval history researcher. (Added February 2, 2018)

Health and Welfare :

The information provided on ANY website is not a substitute for advice from your doctor.

Veterans' Affairs Canada: Services. Links are provided for: Mental Health, Disability Benefits, Financial Services, Homelessness, and many other services and information. (Revised March 20, 2018)
U.S. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs: Mental Health. If you are a member or former member of the U.S. military, this should be the first website you check out. (Added June 23, 2017)
HelpGuide.org: PTSD In Military Veterans. For all too many veterans, returning from military service means coping with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). HelpGuide.org is a non-profit, charitable organization. (Added February 21, 2018)
Return-to-Work Toolkit: Information for Veterans and Wounded Warriors. A list of programs and resources offered by the United States Department of Labor. (Added July, 2018)

The links to all but the above health and welfare websites have been removed. rcnhistory.org will not link to any "for profit" websites. Please use Google to find websites which meet your needs.
- Examples to enter into Google:
  - veterans+asbestos+(your country)
  - veterans+financial+(your country)
  - veterans+housing+(your country)
  - veterans+PTSD+(your country)
  - veterans+rehabilitation+(your country)
  - veterans+substance+abuse+(your country)
  - veterans+support+(your country)

Links to Canadian Navy Pages on the Flickr website :

D. Brown About 60 WW2-era RCN photos of ships and people.
Combat Camera About 500 photos. Seems to be an official Navy page.
Donald Gorham Looks like 1,000 or more RCN-related photos.
The Roger Litwiller Collection. Author and artist Roger Litwiller has a collection of over 2,500 mostly WW2 photos. (Added October 8, 2017)
Mike Mitchell Almost 200 photos in his Navy album.
Paul Rioux 125+ Photos in Navy Ships album.
"Ronnie" His entry page lists almost 26,000 photos, and at least half are military photos (all services, many countries). Of note are over 100 of HMS/HMCS Niobe, almost 400 very vintage RCN photos, and thousands of WW2 photos, including German military.

Links to personal Navy websites :

Sous-Marin.ca, by Donald Courcy. This website was re-activated, May, 2018. Donald has documented his Navy career as submariner and radioman from 1965 to 1973. (Added May 13, 2018)

Links to ships and bases mentioned on this website :

HMCS Cape Breton.
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HMCS Cornwallis. Website of the Cornwallis Military Museum. They have a large collection of graduation photos available for download.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum. In addition to exhibits and displays, the museum houses an expanding archive and library that includes thousands of photographs and documents, histories of Canadian naval vessels, navigation charts, biographies of important leaders in the Royal Canadian Navy, ship plans, and copies of the Navy List (officers' names only).
"Under The Cat" : HMCS Bonaventure, HMCS Magnificent, HMCS Warrior.

Miscellaneous :

The History of Ships: Prehistoric Craft. The history of watercraft before the Age of Metal, the invention of writing and the rise of kingdoms; roughly before 3,000 BCE. (Added October 10, 2018)
The History of Ships: Phoenicians, Ancient Ships & Sea Trade. The rise of the Phoenicians' shipbuilding and sea trade from meager fisherman roots to opulent cargoes of gold, jewels and royal-purple cloth is explored in this website. Shipbuilding and sea trade are woven throughout the Phoenicians' long history. (Added October 10, 2018)
The History of Ships: United States Navy Ships. A complete encyclopedia of United States (and Confederate) Navy ships. (Added October 10, 2018)
The History of Ships: Viking Ships. The Viking ship was perhaps the greatest technical and artistic achievement of the European dark ages. These fast ships had the strength to survive ocean crossings while having a draft of as little as 50cm (20 inches), allowing navigation in very shallow water. (Added October 10, 2018)
The History of Military Automotive Vehicles. This interesting website is packed with information, most of which was new to me, and also contains useful links for further research. (Added February 2, 2018)

Can you provide new links or corrections?
Are any of the above links broken?
Please email Charlie Dobie.

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