Online resources

This page lists good sources about components that could be used on Shipbucket. Feel free to add to this list. Try to keep sources that focus on only one component on the page describing that component, this page is for more general sources. Do note that links to illegal copies of books will be removed.

Internet sources

NavWeaps is the leading site on naval weapons, especially guns.

The Big Book Of Warfare A big reference website with info on everything related to warfare, weapons and military technology.

US Navy Radio Communications - 1950s & 1960s

World War II ship camouflage measures of the United States Navy

NAaB a naval armor and ballistics program.

Ballistic Minitool is a very useful tool for calculating gun data

Model Warships Forum

Gun Mount & Turret Catalog - US Navy

Naval History & Heritage Command image search - good for finding high-res photos of ships

SpringSharp, the infamous ship design tool

SpringSharp Guides

NavSource - photographic history of the US Navy

Researcher@Large - Pacific War research site

ShipCamouflage.com - database of USN ship camouflage by ship and by design

USN Dazzle - resource for USN dazzle camouflage in WWII

LR foundation if you're looking to draw/design any merchant from 1830 -mid 1950's, this is the must check first as you might get lucky and get either detailed plans or a the very least dimensions as verified by the surveyors and a fair degree of options.

soviet warship information and drawings.

Our Ironclad Ships; their qualities, performances and cost by E.J. Reed

a compilation of ship plans from different sources by Archive.org

a compilation of booklets of general plans from different sources by Archive.org

The Dreadnought Project - includes detailed ship plans, naval officer biographies, and an explainer on fire control, among other things