Great Shipwrecks

Author : Richard Jones
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399008013

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The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks by Richard Jones Pdf

When you think of a shipwreck, what image springs to mind? A tall sailing ship on the rocks, or perhaps the sinking Titanic surrounded by lifeboats? Historian Richard M. Jones has put together 50 stories of lost ships throughout history that are among the most important, infamous and in some cases tragic ships in the whole of history. When did two liners collide and lead to one of the greatest rescues in history? How did a Scotsman become an American hero against his own country? Which warship sank with gold bullion on board during the Second World War? This book tells the story of these fascinating cases plus many more, explores the largest shipwrecks, the treasure wrecks and the ones that are talked about still as the most famous. Starting at the tiny island of Alderney in 1592, we take a journey through history, through the First and Second World Wars, into the age of the passenger ferry and finally to the modern day migrant issues in the Mediterranean Sea. Never before have these fifty wrecks come together in a book that really brings home to the reader just how many lost vessels there are, how deadly many can be and what this teaches us today about our own history.

Author : Jeremy D'Entremont
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Atlantic Coast (Me.)
ISBN : 0981943063

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Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast by Jeremy D'Entremont Pdf

No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. Includes archival black-and-white photos and etchings.

Author : Paul Hancock
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : 1882376846

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Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes by Paul Hancock Pdf

Containing almost a fifth of the world's fresh water, the Great Lakes system of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario in North America are vast inland expanses, and subject to the same hazards for shipping more commonly found on the high seas. Since the seventeenth century, when the first wooden vessels of colonists and adventurers set a course across them, the lakes have claimed many ships as well as the lives of those unfortunates aboard them. Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes narrates the tales of over a hundred of them. From the dramatic stories of the many ships that have foundered with all hands in the great storms that can sweep across the lakes, to the tales of vessels like the Gunilda, lost because her wealthy master refused to pay a few dollars for a pilot, this book is packed with the fascinating narratives of Great Lakes disasters. Including photographs of the boats it is also a document of change and progress, showing how the ships have been developed over the centuries as well as the industrial cities and towns that have grown from the wealth brought by the shipping lanes of the lakes. From the griffon, which went down without a trace in 1679, to the more recent disaster of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which was ripped apart and sank with all twenty-nine lives onboard lost, Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes includes tales of courage and tragedy, stupidity and heroism. Inside find: The tales of over a hundred of the most famous shipwrecks on North America's Great Lakes, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, Daniel J. Morrell, Eastland, and many more. Fully illustrated with archival photography. Chronological listing of wrecks. Dramatic stories of the ships' last moments - the tragedies, courage, and the miraculous rescues.

Author : Robert Weller
Publisher : Ebsco Media
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173001804278

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Famous Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys by Robert Weller Pdf

Author : David D. Swayze
Publisher : Harbor House (GA)
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015071188513

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Shipwreck! by David D. Swayze Pdf

Author : Jim Kennard,Roland Stevens,Roger Pawlowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
ISBN : 0940741024

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Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario by Jim Kennard,Roland Stevens,Roger Pawlowski Pdf

Documents the stories of a number of sunken vessels on the United States territory in Lake Ontario, among them the steamer Ellsworth, the St. Peter, the Homer Warren, the schooner Etta Belle, the Coast Guard cable boat CG-56022, the schooner William Elgin, the Orcadian, the steamer Samuel F. Hodge, the W.Y. Emery, the British warship Ontario, the schooner C. Reeve, the Queen of the Lakes, the schooner Atlas, the Ocean Wave, the steamer Roberval, the U.S. Air Force C-45, the schooner Three Brothers, the steamship Nisbet Grammer, the steamship Bay State, the schooner Royal Albert, the sloop Washington, and the schooner Hartford. Appendices look at three particular locations: Ford Shoals, Mexico Bay, and the lake near Oswego.

Author : Richard Gebhart
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781948314114

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Ships and Shipwrecks by Richard Gebhart Pdf

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.

Author : Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : OXFORD:600038808

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Breakers Ahead; Or, Uncle Jack's Stories of Great Shipwrecks of Recent Times; 1869 to 1880 by Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby Pdf

Author : Ed Butts
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781770492592

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Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes by Ed Butts Pdf

In 1679, a French ship called the Griffon left Green Bay on Lake Michigan, bound for Niagara with a cargo of furs. Neither the Griffon nor the five-man crew was ever seen again. Though the Griffon’s fate remains a mystery, its disappearance was probably the result of the first shipwreck on a Great Lake. Since then, more than six thousand vessels, large and small, have met tragic ends on the Great Lakes. For many years, saltwater mariners scoffed at the freshwater sailors of the Great Lakes, “puddles” compared to the vast oceans. But those who actually worked on the Great Lakes ships knew differently. Shoals and reefs, uncharted rocks, and sandbars could snare a ship or rip open a hull. Unpredictable winds could capsize a vessel at any moment. A ship caught in a storm had much less room to maneuver than did one at sea. The wreckage of ships and the bones of the people who sail them litter the bottoms of the five lakes: Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Ed Butts has gathered stories and lake lore in this fascinating, frightening volume. For anyone living on the shores of the Great Lakes, these tales will inspire a new interest and respect for their storied past.

Author : Rod Macdonald
Publisher : Whittles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : 1849950776

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Great British Shipwrecks by Rod Macdonald Pdf

37 classic shipwrecks around the UK - with full history, photos and illustration of each by renowned marine artist

Author : Cris Kohl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Great Lakes Region (North America)
ISBN : UOM:39015071514775

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The Great Lakes Diving Guide by Cris Kohl Pdf

What lies beneath the fresh, cold waters of the Great Lakes? The best preserved shipwrecks in the world! Learn about more than 1,000 shipwrecks: their histories, their sinkings, and their locations.

Author : Wayne Louis Kadar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015071195930

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Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes by Wayne Louis Kadar Pdf

Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : OXFORD:600081132

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Great Shipwrecks by William Henry Davenport Adams Pdf

Author : Robert C. Belyk
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015053127414

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Great Shipwrecks of the Pacific Coast by Robert C. Belyk Pdf

Fascinating, never-before-documented stories of the worst shipwrecks on the Pacific Coast during the golden age of coastal transportation, 1854 to 1929 In this intriguing chronicle, author Robert Belyk closely examines ten significant maritime disasters that occurred during one of the most turbulent eras in the history of travel. Discover the real-life drama endured by those caught in the terrifying midst of disaster at sea??and the real causes behind the tragedies. Vividly re-created and painstakingly researched, the shipwrecks accounted for here include: 1854: the Yankee Blade runs aground off Point Arguello, California.Twenty-eight passengers lose their lives. 1875: The old side-wheeler Pacific rams another passenger ship off the coast of Cape Flattery, Washington. Two hundred and seventy-seven people perish when her rotting hull gives way. 1906: The Valencia strikes a reef off the Washington coastline. Before dozens of dazed onlookers on the shore, the ship goes down, taking 117 passengers and crew with her.

Author : Paul Carroll
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1770705449

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The Wexford by Paul Carroll Pdf

Winner for the 2010 SOS Marine Heritage Award The steamer Wexford, with her flared bow, tall masts, and her open, canvas-sided hurricane deck, charmed spectators as she carried cargo across the Great Lakes. The romance and adventure of her British and French history in the South American trade followed her. Under newly appointed 24-year-old captain Bruce Cameron, her fateful final voyage was punctuated with opportunities to be saved from destruction , but his persistence in trying to make port at Goderich led to tragedy - a victim of the storm of 1913. Over a period of 87 years, she eluded many efforts to locate her remains, but was finally discovered in 2000 by a sailor using a fish-finding device. Since then, she has been visited by thousands, but sadly plundered. Our story traces her history from her British origins in 1883, through the transition to become a "Laker," the eventful storm, the search, and her ultimate discovery in southern Lake Huron, and the controversy over how she should be protected.