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| − | [http://www.panzer-war.com/Naab/NAaB.html | + | [http://www.panzer-war.com/Naab/NAaB.html NAaB] a naval armor and ballistics program. |
| + | [https://www.navalism.org/index.php/topic,4788.0.html/ Ballistic Minitool] is a very useful tool for calculating gun data | ||
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| + | [http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/index.php Model Warships Forum] | ||
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| + | [https://maritime.org/doc/guncat/index.htm#toc Gun Mount & Turret Catalog - US Navy] | ||
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| + | [https://www.history.navy.mil/search.html Naval History & Heritage Command image search - good for finding high-res photos of ships] | ||
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| + | [http://www.springsharp.com/ SpringSharp, the infamous ship design tool] | ||
| + | *[http://requestforproposal.wikia.com/wiki/How-to-Springsharp_Guide SpringSharp Guides] | ||
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| + | [http://www.navsource.org/ NavSource - photographic history of the US Navy] | ||
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| + | [http://www.researcheratlarge.com/ Researcher@Large - Pacific War research site] | ||
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| + | [http://www.shipcamouflage.com/camouflage_database.htm ShipCamouflage.com - database of USN ship camouflage by ship and by design] | ||
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| + | [http://usndazzle.com/ USN Dazzle - resource for USN dazzle camouflage in WWII] | ||
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| + | [https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/ships 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. | ||
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| + | [http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/warships.htm soviet warship information and drawings.] | ||
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| + | [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Our_iron-clad_ships%3B_their_qualities%2C_performances%2C_and_cost._With_chapters_on_turret_ships%2C_iron-clad_rams%2C_etc._%28IA_ourironcladships00reed%29.pdf Our Ironclad Ships; their qualities, performances and cost by E.J. Reed] | ||
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| + | [https://archive.org/details/ship-design-drawings?sort=titleSorter& a compilation of ship plans from different sources by Archive.org] | ||
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| + | [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Main_Page The Dreadnought Project] - includes [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Category:Ship_Plans detailed ship plans], [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Category:People naval officer biographies], and [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Category:Fire_Control an explainer on fire control], among other things | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | Norman Friedman | + | * Norman Friedman |
| + | * Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships | ||
== Other sources == | == Other sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:48, 24 May 2023
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
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
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
The Dreadnought Project - includes detailed ship plans, naval officer biographies, and an explainer on fire control, among other things
Books
- Norman Friedman
- Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships
