Supporters who have given Grants
National Historic Ships
Transport Trust
General Websites
The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
The website for the SBA, the largest association of steamboaters in the world. It hosts an on-line register, events calendar and a massive collection of information and pictures all concentrated on Steam Boats.
The Steamboating Forum
This is a forum for steamboaters who like to chat to each other on the internet. You can ask any question you like about anything to do with steam. Remember, the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.
International Steamboating Society
An American-based website with a lot of basic steam boat information. A very good read for anyone looking into owning their first steam boat.
North West Steam Society
A good web site telling you the basics of steam principle and is a good steam boat enthusiast club for the US.
Steamboat Scrap Book
Aka Stanley Steamers. This is a brilliant page with many pictures of all sorts of steam boats.
Harnessing the Power of Heat with Steam Engines
This is a brilliant website which details the history of the steam engine and gives an easy to follow description of its workings.
Museums
Windermere Steamboat Museum
Currently closed for a major redevelopment. However the website is still operating and details of the boats can be read.
The Northern Mill Engine Society
This is a fantastic website and museum that holds the largest collection of working mill steam engines in the UK. Well worth a visit if you are in the North of England.
Specific to Boats:
Steamboats, Great Britain;
Trusts
The Consuta Trust
This is the Consuta Trust's website. Consuta is a 1889 52-foot fast steam launch based on the river Thames. The boat was built to umpire rowing races at The Henley Royal Regatta and is favoured for traditional-style rowing races. Beautifully restored to working order around the year 2000.
Steam Tug Kerne
The tug Kerne, like Shamrock, is a historic steam vessel. Built in 1913 it is run by a dedicated band of enthusiasts. It can be seen in the North West of Britan.
Daniel Adamson
(Liverpool)
PS Medway Queen
(Rochester)
Fishing Vessel Lydia Eva
(Yarmouth/Lowestoft)
Steam Tug Portwey
(Essex)
Steam Ship Robin
(Royal Victoria Docks, London)
Steam Ship Shieldhall
(Southampton)
SS VIC56
(East London)
Commercial
Steam Yacht Gondola
(Coniston, Lake District)
Steam Launch Alaska
(Thames)
Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle
(River Dart, Cornwall)
Steam Narrowboat President
(Black Country Living Museum, Dudley)
Paddle Steamer Sir Walter Scott
(Loch Katrine)
Paddle Steamer Waverly
(Based in Glasgow but tours the coast)
Privately Owned
Steam Launch Senta
Steam Launch Talisker
Harbour Service Launch (aka Puffin)
Steam Launch Pegasus
Steam Launch Elpenor
Steam Narrow Boat Emily Anne
Steam Launch Merganser
Steam Launch Stickleback
Steamboats, Abroad;
Commercial
Steam Tug Daldy - Auckland
Steam Boat Delta Queen - floating Hotel America
HMS Elfin - Holland
Steam Yacht Ena - Melbourne
Steam Boat Minnehaha - America
Steam Ship Östa - Stockholm
Steam Ship Pumper - Ontario
Paddle Ship Skibladner - Norway
Steam Boat Spirit of Peoria - America
Steam Ship Master - Trust, Canada
Privately Owned
Blogs
Midship - in translated English.
Steam Pascal (French)
Skills and Parts
Rappahannock Boat Works
(Tiny Power Steam Engines)