Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks
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- Queen Anne's Revenge (North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources) ship thought to be the Queen Anne's Revenge, flagship of Blackbeard the pirate.
- Aggi A three-masted full rigged ship 1894-1915. Detailed history from the Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Submerged Cultural Resources Assessment.
- Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves A statewide system of underwater parks featuring shipwrecks and other historic sites.
- The HMS Exmouth Expedition An expedition to locate and dive the wreck of HMS Exmouth, torpedoed in the Moray Firth in 1940 with the loss of 180 men. Illustrated history, aims and team.
- S.S. Pomona Shipwreck Project Part of Indiana University's Underwater Science Program. Photograph and description of the steamship which ran aground in 1908 and the field project on the site.
- Pandora was the 24 gun frigate sent in search of the infamous Bounty mutineers in 1790.
- The Mary Rose Built between 1509 and 1511, she was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside, and was a firm favorite of King Henry VIII.
- Official Jupiter Shipwreck Site First person chronicles from the original principal investigator of the historic 17th century jupiter shipwreck expedition being recovered off a public beach in Jupiter, Florida Photos and manuscripts, treasure.
- Titanic's Lost Sister The parallels between Titanic and Brittanic from PBS Online.
- HMHS Britannic 98 Technical Diving Expedition Some of the UK's leading technical divers have organised the only official expedition to the HMHS Britannic in 1998.
- Narwhal Press Publishers of books, prints, maps, and periodicals about treasures and shipwrecks.
- Macquarie Shipwrecks Announcing an educational website about Macquarie Island, its shipwrecks, sealers and scientists. Student challenges and a teachers Guide with background information will be provide
- Emanuel Point Shipwreck Discovered in 1992 by a team from the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research during a survey of Pensacola Bay.
- The Red River Wreck A 19th century steamboat sunk in the Red River, US. History, description of the wreck and joint fieldwork by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
- The Swan, Duart Point Shipwreck The Swan was sent by Oliver Cromwell in 1653 to destroy the Clan MacLean. Here's the archaeological site.
- Sadana Island Shipwreck Project Cheryl Ward describes the underwater excavation in 1996 of an Ottoman-period shipwreck off Egypt's Red Sea coast by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
- Old Ship Remains in the Solent Timbers apparently from an ancient ship have been discovered by Don Bullivant and John Barber off the coast of Hayling Island, southern England. Scholarly report from Southampton University.
- Scuba Diving Alger Underwater Preserve an intact 1880 wooden schooner.
- Kravel Project Southampton Archaeology - Centre for Maritime Archaeology.
- Reclaiming the Bounty Australian divers locate the famous ship in shallow waters off Pitcairn Island.
- North Carolina Shipwreck a 570 gross-ton, iron-hulled cargo ship built in Scotland in 1876. The ship was wrecked off Bermuda's west end on 1 January 1880 while transporting a load of general cargo that included cotton.
- Operation Phips Archaeology Comes to the Rescue of a 17th-Century Shipwreck that belonged to Phips' fleet during his expeditions against New France in 1690.
- Winfield Scott 1850-1853 side wheel passenger steamer.
- Excavation of HMS Fowey involving FSU In 1978, a sport diver "discovered" what he thought was a Spanish treasure galleon in the waters of Biscayne National Park.
- Stinch's Shipwreck Data, Artifact Preservation, and Scuba Page New England Shipwreck Data, Artifact Preservation, and Scuba Diving page. Detailed information of shipwrecks and the preservation of shipwreck artifacts.
- Friends of the Hunley Provide a history of this Confederate submarine sunk in 1864 and report on its exacavation and recovery. Current events, press releases.
- Oliver Cromwells Shipwreck near Duart Castle, off the coast of Scotland.
- Captain Rick's Maritime Consultation Site Features on underwater archaeology, shipwrecks, and treasure found in Hawaii.
- Comet Historical Record 1886-1911 three masted coastal lumber schooner.
- The Wreck of Vrouw Maria The Maritime Museum of Finland gives a detailed account of the well-preserved wreck of the Dutch sailing ship 'Virgin Mary' sunk in 1771. Map, drawings, history, discovery, photographs of finds.
- Cuba 1897-1923 Cargo Passenger Liner.
- Spring Tide Allows Glimpse of 17th Century Shipwreck The Irish Times reports the most complete sighting by archaeologists of the wreck of a 17th century ship discovered recently off Bull Island in Dublin Bay.
- La Salle Shipwreck Project Excavation and conservation of the Belle - one of the earliest and most important shipwrecks ever found in North America. Photographs from the Texas Historical Commission.
- Cambridge Bay. The Vancouver Maritime Museum conducted a series of dives to document the shipwreck Baymaud off Cambridge Bay. Baymaud sank in 1930 after a short but famous career in the Arctic.
- Treasure Ship Discovery Nigel Pickford describes the loss of the Douro in 1882, his research on it and salvage of the cargo. Gold coins and Nigel Pickford's books on treasure ships for sale.
- The Gokstad Viking Ship Stephen T. Benninghoff gives a photograph and description of the ship discovered in 1880, buried in a huge mound of blue clay southwest of Oslo.
- The Secrets of the Shallows Article by Mario Mazzoli on his excavation with the Archeo Club d'Italia of an important Roman wreck between the islands of Ponza and Palmarola, carrying amphorae.
- The Mary Celeste: A Classic Seaquake Encounter D. Williams suggests that the famous sea mystery was the result of a seaquake. Includes map and illustrations.
- Benwood Historic Shipwreck 1942.
- The Goldenhorn 1883-1892 four masted bark, bulk cargo carrier.
- Emerald Bay California's first underwater shipwreck park.
- Angra98 Azores islands, Portugal, 2 wrecks have been located in an area where a breakwater is going to be built.
- Al-ind-esk-a Sea is a 324' fishing processor that caught fire during repairs in 1982 and sank approx a mile off of Port Gardner, Everett.
- Michigan Underwater is a series of articles aboutshipwreck diving.
- Eastland Disaster Historical Society Information, photos of artifacts, and more about the loss of over 800 lives in the wreck of the Eastland on July 24, 1915 on the Chicago River.
- The Atocha Historical overview of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha shipwreck in 1622, and the subsequent recovery of its treasure by Mel Fisher and his crew of divers.
- The Samson Treasure Norwegian Historical Shipwreck Assosiation gives an illustrated history the ship and its salvaging.
- Lost to the Sea: The World's Shipwrecks Information and images from W.J.McKelvey about shipwrecks which have occured worldwide.
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