Directory of Shipwrecks Resources

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The scientific study of the material remains of sunken maritime vessels.

Subcategories

• Great Lakes
• Individual Ships

Resources in This Category

• California Shipwrecks

  http://www.slc.ca.gov/Info/Shipwrecks.html
  Articles about California shipwrecks plus pictures of artifacts, underwater video, an online database of California wrecks, and a list of shipwreck links from the California State Lands Commission.

• Deep Dive Blog

  http://www.schnorkel.blogspot.com/
  Information on shipwrecks.

• Great Lakes Shipwrecks Preservation Soc

  http://glsps.clubexpress.com/
  GLSPS was formed in 1996 to help preserve and restore the deteriorating shipwrecks of the Great Lakes region. Includes information and photographs.

• Hunting New England Shipwrecks

  http://www.wreckhunter.net/
  Historical backgrounds, pictures and other information on some of New England's most well-known shipwrecks. Maps and charts of the area, information on locating and diving on wrecks, and a message board.

• International Registry of Sunken Ships

  http://www.shipwreckregistry.com/
  Features a comprehensive shipwreck database and list of the greatest maritime disasters. Partly fee-based, but searching for one specific vessel is free.

• Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas

  http://www.oceantreasures.org/
  Features new shipwreck discoveries and expeditions around the world, underwater archaeology and treasures from the deep. With photographs.

• Minnesota's Historic Shipwrecks

  http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/shipwrecks/
  Minnesota Historical Society information on Lake Superior and inland lake and river shipwrecks. Includes history and development of Great Lakes watercraft.

• NOAA: Wrecks and Obstructions Database

  http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsd/wrecks_and_obstructions.html
  Histories of each wreck from the Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

• Old Ship Remains in the Solent

  http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~imw/ship.htm
  Scholarly report from Southampton University on ancient ship timbers discovered off the coast of Hayling Island, southern England.

• Sadana Island Shipwreck Project

  http://www.adventurecorps.com/sadana/index.html
  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.

• Shipwreck World

  http://www.shipwreckworld.com/
  Dedicated to discovering shipwreck stories from around the world.

• Shipwrecks: Time Capsules of Human Civilization

  http://shipwreck.blogs.com/
  Interactive weblog devoted to discussions regarding ships, shipwrecks and nautical archaeology.

• Sub Sea Research, LLC

  http://subsearesearch.com/
  Company locating and recovering researched historic shipwrecks worldwide. Includes information on the professional team, the marine technology used, artifact recovery, conservation and current projects.

• The Great Lakes Shipwreck File

  http://www.boatnerd.com/swayze/shipwreck/
  Provides a list of losses of commercial vessels in the Great Lakes during the period 1679 - 1999, compiled by Dave Swayze.

• The Official RMS Republic Website

  http://www.rms-republic.com/
  The palatial White Star Line steamship RMS Republic sank January 24, 1909. This website exposes the story about the loss of a shipment of $15 billion in gold, destined for the Czar of Russia, but which never arrived - and the political coverup that impacted the world and precipitated the loss of White Star Line's Titanic.

• Victorian Ships' Graveyard

  http://www.vicshipwrecks.com/
  Underwater exploration of shipwrecks in the waters of Bass Strait, Victoria, Australia. History of the area referred to as the Graveyard, legislation protecting it, and details of current projects.

• Whitby Dive Site

  http://www.eskside.co.uk/dive_whitby/
  Provides information on Yorkshire, UK shipwrecks, with accurate descriptions, depths and GPS positions.

• Wisconsin Shipwrecks

  http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/
  Information from the underwater archaeology program of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Includes videos and a Kid's Corner.

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