About Us
Aims
PortCities Southampton is a digital maritime archive from
Southampton City Council and its partners. We hope it will become
your first port of call for shipping information. New content will
continue to be added until June 2004. Whether you wish to expand
your knowledge, conduct research or simply satisfy curiosity about
the social history of the time, PortCities Southampton will offer
you a rich online experience. PortCities Southampton will be making available for the first
time in one location a variety of information on ships, docks and
shipping between 1930 and 1945. You will find Lloyd`s
Register of Ships, extensive photographic records and the
recorded memories of people present in the time of passenger liners
and the greatest conflict in human history (World War Two). In some
cases, it will be the first time the material has been widely
seen. You will naturally find information about the people and port of
Southampton and you will also be able to compare this with London`s
docklands of the time. There will be a large body of information on
individual ships and you will be able to search this. It is made possible by a grant from the New Opportunities Fund (NOF).
Through its EnrichUK programme, NOF will offer learning
opportunities for all.
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