The Naval Historical Foundation has partnered with three organizations capable of providing a variety of options for cruise book reproduction. A portion of the proceeds from these cruise book sales by our partners goes to support ongoing Naval Historical Foundation programs.
(Please note by clicking on the links below you will be forwarded to an external vendor)
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Shipmate Memories
Those desiring reproductions of cruise books should consult the Navy Department Library’s online catalog to determine if the cruise book in question is part of the Navy’s official collection. If it is available, and there are no copyright restrictions, it can be reproduced for a fee.
There are three options for cruise book reproduction and the price will vary depending on the option you choose. Please be aware that any of these options will be a reproduction – you will not receive a bound copy of equal quality to the original. Reproduction options include:
1) Digital Copy: The cruise book will be scanned in black and white (color where applicable) and a digital copy of it provided on a CD.
2) Hard Bound Copy: The cruise book will be scanned in black and white (color where applicable), printed, collated and bound with plastic see through covers and a black plastic comb.
3) Digital & Hard Bound Copy (Both options 1 and 2).
Your cost will vary depending on the option you select, and the size of the original cruise book. Please contact the contractor for an estimate:
| Email: shipmatememories@gmail.com |
| Phone: (703) 879-4737 (Office – Please Leave a Message) |
| Fax: (703) 580-5280 |
| Website: http://www.navycruisebooks.net/ |
Shipmate Memories can also provide limited Document Reproduction services from the collection of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Please contact NHHC to obtain a file or document number before contacting Shipmate Memories, and have this file or document number ready when you submit your order.
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US Navy Cruise Books on CD
For World War II and pre-1960s cruise books, we recommend that you contact US Navy Cruise Books on CD, an NHF partner that specializes in that era, and which can provide both digital and printed cruise book copies. Their website features an extensive list of available cruise books through which you can browse. Each ship’s cruise book page on the website includes important information such as ports of call, photo listings, and significant events during the cruise. The cruise book CDs available through this site feature bonus multimedia content as well as digital scans of the actual cruise book pages. Due to their ongoing research at libraries across the country, they can also provide some cruise books that are not currently in the collection of the Navy Department Library. It is their pledge to ship within 24 hours of payment. Please visit them at www.navyboy63.com.
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Ancestry.com Cruise Books
Ancestry.com has an extensive collection of cruise books online, available to subscribers of their service. They have a fully searchable online database, allowing subscribers to browse and print pages from literally hundreds of cruise books. They continue to add more books from the collection of the Navy Department Library through their ongoing digitization program. Ancestry offers free trial memberships for those who are unfamiliar with what they offer. Please visit the U.S. Navy Cruise Books Index, 1918-2009
portion of the Ancestry.com website to see a full list of available cruise books. Please note that the Ancestry.com does not offer the option to print an entire cruise book. Rather, the subscriber can view individual cruise book pages online, and then download or print these pages
