Located off North Carolina’s coast in the Beaufort Inlet lies shipwreck 31CR314. The submerged wreck was first discovered by Intersal Inc. (a permitted private research firm) divers on November 21, 1996. Initially sighted were some of the ships multiple cannons, and anchors. The divers were using information provided by Intersal’s founder Phil Masters.…
Cabeza de Vaca's unintentional journey to Texas was a disaster from the start. With his exploration party reduced to only 80 or 90 men, Cabeza de Vaca's motley flotilla finally wrecked on what was probably Galveston Island just off the coast of Texas. Landing on shore did not end Cabeza de Vaca's trials. The crew steadily died off from illness, accidents, and attacks until only Cabeza de Vaca and three others remained.…
Verrazano was accompanied by his brother, Girolam, forty-nine crewman, four ships, one named La Dauphine and another La Normande, the other two remain unnamed. Something accomplished by the voyage was valuable information gained to create maps of the American coastline. The highlights of this voyage were that two ship sank by deathly sea storms, the Portuguese and Spanish controlling areas, they traveled through, and La Dauphine and La Normande being forced to repair in Brittany. Unfortunately, Verrazano did not find what he was set to discover.…
The USS Maine was one of the first ships to be built by the United States for the navy. It was the second battleship to be designed and built in the United States. Other battleships from this time were designed based on foreign ships, and were contracted to be built in other countries. The USS Maine was an item of the pride for the United States, and it was used in many ceremonies. It was taken up and down the east coast to be shown to the American people.…
Sunken ship discovered! That was the headline on the newspaper today. It was two days after the monitor sunk. The Monitor left on the July of 1926.…
Many people in Havana and the navy believe the Spanish contributed to the sinking of the USS Maine warship. A New York Journal on February 1,1898 by George Bryson explains what contributed to the sinking of USS Maine. The three things that contributed to the sinking of the Main, the 258 people who were killed on the ship and the Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt evidence. Many people believed the Spaniards used the mine to destroy the USS Maine. They needed to know the time the Maine was coming and the location of where it was at.. How they got in and out unseen.…
It is Sunday, April 14, 1912, at 11:39 pm. The shout, “ICEBERG RIGHT AHEAD!!!!!!!” is heard. 37 seconds later, the Titanic hits an iceberg and starts to sink. The sinking lost more than half of the ship’s crew and passengers. Of around 2,228 people aboard, 1,503 died and 725 survived.…
Archaeologists still do not know much about the three ships. The first ship was discovered in 2011 and a year later the second ship was found. It had six cannons and it might have had two masts. It is likely that each ship was carrying about 60 men and none survived. Scientists think that the three ships might have all sunk at the same time.…
In the 1500's, explorers traveled across the seas in large ships that carried crew members, goods, and wealth. These ships navigated the ocean by using toois like the compass, chip log, astrolabe, cross staff, and many more. With the compass, one of the explorers of the 1500's, Christopher Columbus, noticed that north on the compass was not actually true north. He used this to predict his arrival in America. A chip log was a circle of wood that was attached to a line on a reel, Knots were tied at intervals along the line, and this helped measure how fast the ship was travelling.…
Sea Shanties are a class of work songs that date back as far as the 16th century in Scotland. However, they truly flourished over a span of fifty years in the mid 1800’s after being popularized by the Atlantic merchant trade. Sailors used chants for synchronizing shipboard labor. They are typically flexible in lyric form that would allow for easy improvisation.…
There are good guesses being made; like the christian leader being the one buried in the ship, but that is no fact. This archeological find was a master piece to piece together, but probably worth it to everyone who worked on this piece of…
The article, “the horrors of a slave ship” is about a period in the history of America when ships were taken into captivity, especially when they challenged the commercial revolution of Europe. The men inside the ships were chained on the middle deck of the ship. In the ship was a gun room that encompassed weapons. These men used the enslaved African children to slip tools to them so that they could sneak into the gun room and obtain the weapons. The weapons were used in the battle between the Africans and the Americans.…
The largest of the ships were the “treasure ships” that were more than 400 feet long, 160 feet wide, had nine huge masts with 12 sails, and multiple decks. Another fleet this size would not be seen until the First World War. The Voyages The First Voyage…
A beautiful tragedy… in April of 1912 The Titanic sunk in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Nobody knew it was going to be some of their last nights with their loved ones, or the last night they would enjoy the company of an acquaintance they may have come across on their trip on the fateful Titanic. “Not Even God himself Could Sink this Ship” says an Employee of the White Star Line. Passengers and crew members, music, and art work all went down and were forever lost that sad, unfortunate night The Titanic sank.…
I. Introduction A. Have you guys heard of the different theories written about the Bermuda Triangle where pilots lost their time, direction, even their crew, and ways of communication. I wonder which theory you will believe after I finish my speech. B. The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most mysterious places in the world causing the disappearances of ships and planes without an accurate theory till today. C. Thesis Statement: The Devil 's Triangle is a mysterious phenomenon with various theories leaving everyone with a difficult time choosing which one might be true.…