Shipwrecks of the 19th and 20th Century
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Expedition to positive identify the shipwreck of the Italian Regia Marina battleship Regina Margherita, sunk 11th November 1916 by the German minelayer submarine UC 14 off the harbour of Valona (Albania). The expedition received the... more
This article gives a brief history of the wreck of the convict ship Hive in 1835 and its connection to the nearby Jervis Bay ghost town of New Bristol
Vom 4. bis 14. July 2014 fand eine Survey Expedition in Wilhelm Gustlof wrack statt, es war ein nazi-Kreuzerschiff von K.d.F. das wurde ein Kaserneschiff vom Kriegsmarine und am 30. Januar 1945 wurde vom sowietischen U Boot S-13 gesunken.... more
La Isla del Coco es un territorio insular costarricense que cuenta con la categoría de Parque Nacional, geográficamente abarca 2.400 Ha en la parte terrestre y 97.235 Ha en el sector marítimo. El interés científico que suscita,... more
Naufrágio da fragata espanhola Numância (1916) e outros episódios marítimos com cidadãos espanhóis em Sesimbra. Shipwreck of the Spanish frigate Numancia (1916) and other maritime episodes involving Spanish citizens in Sesimbra, including... more
This paper discusses Belgian pressed glass made for export to India during the 19th and early 20th century, in particular from the Val Saint Lambert glass factory. The paper includes a description of the shipwreck of the Duke of... more
The wreck of the Italian Regia Marina submarine Scirè lies at a depth of 33 meters in Haifa Bay. The Scirè was sunk on 10 August 1942, at a time when Haifa was a harbor of the British Empire. She belonged to the Italian Navy Special... more
La storia del sommergibile della X MAS Scirè e della spedizione della IANTD, guidata da Fabio Ruberti, con l'obbiettivo dello studio del relitto del glorioso relitto, medaglia d'oro alla bandiera.... more
Maritime activity in the Gulf of Mexico underwent a series of rapid and substantial changes throughout the 19th century. As territorial Florida opened to an influx of settlers, shipping increased dramatically, dominated by a new type of... more
Storia del Regio cacciatorpediniere Intrepido, affondato il 4 dicembre 1915 presso Punta Linguetta (Albania) dal sommergibile posamine tedesco UC 14, durante il servizio di scorta a un convoglio di trasporto truppe Italiane. Cronaca della... more
Storia del piroscafo Re Umberto e del suo affondamento avvenuto il 4 dicembre 1915 all'entrata del porto di Valona (Albania), del ritrovamento del suo relitto e della spedizione di identificazione e rilevamento svolta dalla IANTD dal 26... more
Many studies of maritime site formation processes have concentrated upon the various natural and to a lesser extent cultural processes physically impacting the remnants of the vessel (shipwreck) and closely associated artefacts, while... more
Spedizione nel Mar Baltico sul relitto del transatlantico nazista Wilhelm Gustloff affondato il 30 gennaio 1945 dal sommergibile sovietico S-13. Gli esploratori e ricercatori della IANTD guidati da Fabio Ruberti studieranno e cercheranno... more
As part of the First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, in 2007 and 2009 LAMP (Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program, the research arm of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum) undertook an archaeological investigation of a double... more
This paper deals with the ships which were sunk in the wider zone of the Belgrade aquatorium during April War 1941. Ships were sunk in the Danube, Sava and Kolubara river by the crews of the River Military Flotilla of the Kingdom of... more
This investigation into shipwrecks in the Port MacDonnell region addresses to what extent archaeological signatures inform the impact of shipwrecks, as processes and places, in the community and vice versa. A review of archaeological,... more
From the 4th to the 14th July 2014 a survey expedition has taken place to study the wreck of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the K.d.F. Nazi liner converted as a Kriegsmarine barrack ship and sunk on the 30th January 1995 by the Soviet subamarine... more
The Saint Nicholas Bay Shipwreck (SNBS) lies in 4 m of water near Chernomorets, Bulgaria. The wreck was studied in a rescue excavation in 2015. Design and construction point to the second half of the 19th century and Mediterranean... more
This paper is the synthesis of a research initiated in the 90s on the shipwreck of San Telmo, a Spanish 74-cannon warship that disappeared in 1819 South of Cape Horn on its voyage from Cádiz to Lima. Its purpose is to carry out a critical... more
In 2005 the Texel diver club discovered an early 19th century shipwreck on the bottom of the Wadden Sea near the Dutch isle of Texel. It contained numerous artefacts, including lots of British earthenware. Based on various dated objects... more
We report on procedures and analyses undertaken in relation to the initial discovery, and the post-processing of data on the Saint Nicholas Bay Shipwreck, Chernomorets, Bulgaria. The methods applied include geophysical remote sensing,... more
We wrześniu 2019 roku zakończył się grant Narodowego Centrum Nauki, realizowany przez Wydział Humanistyczny US, a poświęcony interdyscyplinarnym badaniom wraków odrzańskich. Wykazały one, że Dolna Odra jest akwenem nadzwyczaj zasobnym... more
Keywords: Akko 1 shipwreck Brass case Brass–iron–wood system Flintlock musket Galvanic corrosion a b s t r a c t A flintlock musket and a brass case with two nails attached, were retrieved from the Akko 1 shipwreck, dated to the early... more
This paper provides the results of research into the shipwreck landscapes of Port MacDonnell, South Australia. The aim of the research is to offer a framework for assessing the impact on communities and vice versa. It presents a... more
Short draft article submitted for UK publication in Sussex Past & Present magazine, April 2017
Report to the Explorers Club (N.Y.) of the flag N° 176 expedition to identify and survey the shipwreck of the WWII Italian Regia Marina troop carrier Monrosa, sunk on the 25th October 1941 on her route from the Pireo harbour (Greece) to... more
In the Cedynia-Gozdowice-Siekierki Region of National Remembrance (Gryfino county, Poland) a wreck of a military boat was discovered in 2015. The boat was identified as an element of light pontoon bridge park NLP, used by Red Army and... more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement's (BOEMRE) Environmental Studies Program has funded more than $750 million in environmental studies since 1973 to support decisionmaking as it relates to offshore oil and... more
Seconda spedizione di rilevamento archeologico sul relitto del sommergibile della Regia Marina Scirè, affondato il 10 agosto 1942 di fronte al porto di Haifa nell'allora Palestina Mandataria Britannica, oggi Israele. Con il patrocinio del... more
Dal 20 al 28 giugno 2009 si è svolta la terza spedizione archeologica della IANTD sul relitto della Szent Istvàn su incarico del Mistero della Cultura Croato. Come è noto la corazzata Santo Stefano, Szent Istvàn in ungherese, fu affondata... more
The interdisciplinary project "Underwater Ethnoarchaeology of the Lower Oder. Preliminary Research on Wrecks in Selected Sections of the River" (grant no. 2018/02/X/HS3/00475 funded by the National Science Centre, Poland) was concluded in... more
SZD1 shipwreck is the largest of 11 wrecks resting in the Regalica River (West Pomerania, Poland) registered during the project "Underwater Ethnoarchaeology of the Lower Oder. Preliminary Research on Wrecks in Selected Sections of the... more
Preussen, built in Germany in 1902, was the largest sailing ship of her time and, until the launch of the Royal Clipper in 2000, was the only five-masted, fullrigged ship ever built. Known as the ‘Queen of the Queens of the Seas’ to... more
Dal 4 al 14 luglio 2014 è stata svolta una spedizione di rilevamento sul relitto della Wilhelm Gustloff, transatlantico nazista della K.d.F. trasformato in nave caserma della Kiegsmarine e affondato il 30 gennaio 1945 dal sommergibile... more
Expédition de identification de l'epave du transport troupes de la Regia Marina Italienne Re Umberto, coulé le 4 décembre 1915 pa le sous-marin mouilleur de mines allemande UC 14 °la sortie du port de Valona (Albanie). L'épave avait été... more