Category:Source
Archives
The Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
Located at King's College, London, the Liddell Hart Centre is home to the personal papers of a number of British naval officers of the Dreadnought Era, along with those of other members of the Armed Forces. The full list can be found here. It is recommended that one makes an appointment before visiting.
- Contact Details
Michael Howard Archives Reading Room,
Room 302, Strand Building,
Strand,
London, WC2R 2LS,
United Kingdom.
Telephone: 020 7848 2015.
Fax: 020 7848 2760.
Email: archives@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iss/archivespec/
National Maritime Museum.
The National Maritime Museum is probably the United Kingdom's pre-eminent museum of the sea. It is located in the former buildings of the Royal Hospital School at Greenwich in London, and lies across the road from the former Royal Naval College, Greenwich. The museum's Caird Library is home to a large collection of books and personal papers.
The Caird Library's website can be found here. The library catalogue (for books) can be searched here, and the archive catalogue (for papers) can be searched here.
- Contact Details.
The Caird Library,
National Maritime Museum,
Greenwich,
London SE10 9NF,
United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8312 6516.
Email: library@nmm.ac.uk and manuscripts@nmm.ac.uk
Website: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/researchers/library/
The National Archives
Formerly known as the Public Record Office (P.R.O.), The National Archives (T.N.A.) at Kew in west London is the main repository of British naval documents, located in the ADM series. The online catalogue is accessible here. The library catalogue is available here. A "Reader's Ticket" is required to order and view original material, and is obtainable on-site at Kew: Details here. The National Archives is a five-ten minute walk from Kew Gardens railway station and is served by both the London Underground (District Line) and London Overground.
- Contact Details.
The National Archives,
Kew,
Richmond,
Surrey,
TW9 4DU,
United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8392 9198.
Website: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm
Websites
A list of useful archival material on gunnery, tactics, and other subjects, assembled by Tony Lovell.
Please Note: The Editors and the Owner of The Dreadnought Project are not responsible for the content of the following sites. They are included here as a further source of information.
GWPDA: The War at Sea
Website hosting various documents and articles related to the war at sea in the First World War.
Haze Gray: Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
Early version of this comprehensive official history of individual United States Navy warships.
The King-Hall Family and its Connections
Website devoted to the King-Hall family and its connection to the Royal Navy. Of chief interest are the meticulously transcribed diaries of Admiral Sir George F. King-Hall.
Website written by a former Fleet Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy. Covers various aspects of the Royal Navy over the last three centuries.
A website devoted to "Naval Weapons, Naval Technology and Naval Reunions". Features much detail on hundreds of naval weapons. The data should really be footnoted, but I doubt that the editor can afford to do that with a decade's worth of work.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The O.D.N.B. has a large number of potted biographies of British naval officers and politicians in its database. Many of these are hopelessly biased and based on incomplete research. The archive of original Dictionary of National Biography articles, which are far more neutral, is of much greater historical value.
Large website covering many, many different aspects of the Edwardian and First World War Royal Navy.
The editor of this website, Dr. Mary Jones, wrote her doctoral thesis (a work of some value) on officer education in the Royal Navy, and has published the edited diaries and letters of Admiral John L. Marx. Of particular interest is her nominations database.
A well-designed representation of Royal Naval rank insignia at the turn of the 20th Century. Currently offline.
Glenn's Computer Museum
As astonishing personal collection of early computers, featuring many WW2 era bombsights and fire control components. A kindred site for our own Fire Control pages.
Internet Forums
Dreadnought Project BBS
Our own site's BBS. Low volume, but worthy. Please register and check in.
Broad discussion of battleships, their history, and their armament. Users often descend into heated debate. A companion to the NavWeaps website.
There are a number of knowledgeable users. A strength of this forum is biographical research and coverage of events and ships.
The Royal Navy section is the most active. Ship identification and minor nuances are a true strength.
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