Make inquiries on ships/shipmates
Other Sources - Addresses ETC
The following are sources for information about ships.
The sources and their limitations are described.
Please pay close attention to the limitations.
Short, succinct requests will be answered first.
When requesting information about a certain ship, please give the year,
as many ships have several names. Do not ask about more than 2 ships
at a time, and be patient about waiting for a reply.
Please DO NOT PHONE OR ASK FOR CATALOGS.
THOSE SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
FOR: VOYAGE RECORDS OF W.W.II CONVOYS
Department of the Navy
Operational Archives Branch
Naval Historical Center
Washington, D.C. 20374-0571
They will send you convoy and routing cards for specific ships.
Please be sure to spell the ships name correctly.
FOR: CREW LIST INFORMATION
Command, U.S. Coast Guard
Merchant Seamans Documents
Marine Personnel Section
Washington, D.C. 20593-0001
FOR: NAVAL PHOTOS PRIOR TO W.W.II - Information on sources only
this is a time-saver, not a photo reprint lab.
Photographic Section
Naval Historical Center
Washingto Navy Yard, Bldg. 57
Washington, D.C. 20374-0571
FOR: MODERN NAVY PHOTOS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
STILL MEDIA RECORD CENTER
(CODE LPG-R)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20374-1681
This is not an inexpensive source.
FOR: NAVY SHIPS AND A FEW MERCHANT SHIPS
The National Archives
Still Pictures Branch
Washington, D.C. 20408
This is an excellent source for Navy Ships: Cruisers,
Destroyers, Battleships, some subs and Destroyer Escorts.
FOR: STEAMSHIP PHOTOS
Steamship Society of America Collection
University of Baltimore Library
1420 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21201
FOR : SHIP PHOTOS
MARINERS MUSEUM
NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23606
Photo collection and Research Library- This is not an inexpensive source.
FOR: SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. NAVY,
Naval Institute Photo Service
Annapolis, Maryland 21402
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