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Originally Posted by ctol

And for people interested in American shipwrecks I suggest this site.

http://www.shipwreckworld.com/

ctol, thanks for the interesting link.

For those who are interested in things nautical, the UK has its world renowned National Maritime Museum, situated in Greenwich.

The National Maritime Museum Cornwall has published A Whale of a Story, about the Essex.

Here's a list of Maritime and Naval Museums in Britain and Ireland.

Wikipedia: History of whaling

BBC News - Science & Environment - Guide to oceans' great whales