You have reached the temporary website of the World Ship Society

This temporary site was set up as a stop-gap measure to provide important information to members about activities within the Society, while our full website undergoes a major repair.  To find out more about the reasons for this temporary site, please contact the web manager at: webmanager@worldshipsociety.org   Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to provide all the services and pages of the main website, until it has been re-built and re-posted.

At present, our full web site is still under construction. We are making an effort to present you with our entire spectrum of offers as soon as possible. At this point we can provide you with information regarding important "Announcements".

We are looking forward to hearing from you. An easy-to-use feedback form can be found at the bottom of this page.  You can also contact us at our e-mail address: info@worldshipsociety.org.

If you are not familiar with our organisation and your first contact with us is online, we would be pleased to hear from you! An application for membership can be obtained by requesting one from the webmaster info@worldshipsociety.org . Membership for the calendar year 2008 is pegged at £31 (plus applicable postage surcharge of £5 for addresses in the UK, or £9 to addresses outside the UK).  Membership includes a free subscription to our Marine News monthly magazine.  Please let us know what your needs and questions are, we will be more than happy to help.

In brief, you should know the following about us: our organisation was established in 1946 and had been responsible for providing outstanding member services ever since. Our specialty is in the area providing timely and historical information on ships world-wide and shipping company histories. We have published dozens of books and monographs on various shipping companies.  We have an extensive photograph collection, and we provide members with research advice.  There are many, many divisions within the Society, each devoted to a particular aspect of shipping, such as our Naval division, or our Small Craft division. With members and branches world-wide, the World Ship Society provides service to thousands of ship enthusiasts and researchers.  In addition, those members who have the opportunity of joining a local branch have the added benefit of friendship which evolves from monthly meetings.