Ships and Shipwrecks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ships and Shipwrecks write by Richard Gebhart. This book was released on 2021-12-01. Ships and Shipwrecks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the day that French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle launched the Griffin in 1679 to the 1975 sinking of the celebrated Edmund Fitzgerald, thousands of commercial ships have sailed on the vast and perilous waters of the Great Lakes. In a harbinger of things to come, on the return leg of its first trip in late summer 1679, the Griffin disappeared and has never been seen again. In the centuries since then, the records show that an alarming number of shipwrecks have occurred on the Great Lakes. If vessels that wrecked but were later repaired and returned to service are included, the number certainly swells into the thousands. Most did not mysteriously vanish like the Griffin. Instead, they suffered the occupational hazards of every lake boat: collisions, groundings, strands, fires, boiler explosions, and capsizes. Many of these disasters took the lives of crews and passengers. The fearsome wrath of the storms that brew over the Great Lakes has challenged and defeated some of the staunchest vessels constructed in the shipyards of port cities along the U.S. and Canadian lakeshores. Here Richard Gebhart tells the tales of some of these ships and their captains and crews, from their launches to their sad demises—or sometimes, their celebrated retirements. This volume is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the maritime history of the Great Lakes.
Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas
Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas write by George Fletcher Bass. This book was released on 1996. Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The rich maritime history of the New World is the focus of this work, bringing together essays by leading nautical archaeologists. The narrative is enhanced by paintings, charts, diagrams and maps.
Julius F. Wolff Jr.'s Lake Superior Shipwrecks
Julius F. Wolff Jr.'s Lake Superior Shipwrecks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Julius F. Wolff Jr.'s Lake Superior Shipwrecks write by Julius Frederic Wolff. This book was released on 1990. Julius F. Wolff Jr.'s Lake Superior Shipwrecks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Complete history of Lake Superior shipwrecks.
Rhode Island Shipwrecks
Rhode Island Shipwrecks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rhode Island Shipwrecks write by Charlotte Taylor. This book was released on 2017-04-24. Rhode Island Shipwrecks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rhode Island, the Ocean State, has more shipwrecks per square mile than any other state. The south coast and Block Island are the resting places of many shipwrecks, with many more located in Narragansett Bay. The record of shipwrecks in Rhode Island begins immediately after the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century with the grounding of a Dutch trading vessel, and thousands more vessels came to grief in its waters in the following centuries, through bad weather, human error, equipment failure, and military action. Some of these shipwrecks were epic disasters, with many fatalities and the total loss of the vessel; others were relatively minor misfortunes in which the ships were salvageable. Many shipwrecks from the 19th century on into the 20th were captured in the dramatic images gathered here. These pictures show the variety of vessels that travelled Rhode Island's waters back when the ocean was the primary transportation corridor and the many ways in which they met misfortune.
Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks
Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks write by John Richard Steffy. This book was released on 2012. Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive volume details the complex art of wooden shipbuilding in ancient and early modern times. The text includes discussion of ancient, medieval, and post-medieval shipwrecks, which represent a cross section of technology as seen through a select group of archaeological finds.
