Home Job Opportunities Contact Us Links 中文   We hope to continue building this page so that enthusiasts for the world of the sea, starting here, can set out on any virtual voyage of maritime exploration that takes their fancy. Let us know your favorite sites by e-mailing info@hkmaritimemuseum.org Museums in Hong Kong General Maritime History and Naval Heritage Homepage Maritime Museums General Regional Maritime Museums Research and History The East India Companies Marine Archaeology Chinese boats, ships and rigs Marine Art World Maritime & Naval History Maritime matters in general Charts and Navigation Charts Navigation Lighthouses GPS/Galileo Safety at sea Lifeboats Sea Music Shanties Literature of the Sea Historic ships Dictionaries of maritime terms Local maritime organisations   Sea Music Shanties A good site with lyrics, lists of CDs, and history is http://shanty.rendance.org/ A fine list of well-known western shanties, hypertexted to take you to variant texts of the lyrics is http://www.jsward.com/shanty/index.shtml A beautifully put together site with hypertexts to lyrics and shanty history is Songs of the Sea, http://www.contemplator.com/sea/, the songs are grouped in themes - sailors and drink, and women, etc. There are also some useful links to other maritime history sites. To Top   Copyright © Hong Kong Maritime Museum . All rights reserved.