Ships From The Depths

Author : Fredrik Søreide
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781603442183

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Ships from the Depths by Fredrik Søreide Pdf

Deepwater archaeology uncovers secrets from the ancient maritime past . . . Thousands of shipwrecks and archaeological sites lie undiscovered in deep water, potentially holding important clues to our maritime past. Scientists have explored only a small percentage of the oceans' depths, as 98 percent of the seabed lies well beyond the reach of conventional diving. Ships from the Depths surveys the dramatic advances in technology over the last few years that have made it possible for scientists to locate, study, and catalogue archaeological sites in waters previously inaccessible to humans. Researcher and explorer Fredrik Søreide presents the development of deepwater archaeology since 1971, when Willard Bascom designed his Alcoa Seaprobe to locate and raise deepwater wrecks in the Mediterranean. Accompanied by descriptions and color photographs of deepwater projects and equipment, this book considers not only techniques that have been developed for location and observation of sites but also removal and excavation methods distinctive to these unique locations, far beyond the reach of scuba gear. Søreide provides an introduction to and survey of the history, development, and potential of this exciting branch of nautical archaeology. Scholars and field archaeologists will appreciate this handy compendium of the current state of the discipline and technology, and general readers will relish this comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities associated with locating and studying historical and ancient shipwrecks in some of the world’s deepest waters.

Author : D.H REID,GINGER REID-PARKER
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312315044

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FROM THE DEPTHS OF ARMAGEDDON by D.H REID,GINGER REID-PARKER Pdf

Author : Anthony Dalton
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781926936314

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The Graveyard of the Pacific by Anthony Dalton Pdf

On January 22, 1906, the passenger ship Valencia lost her way in heavy fog and rain and rammed into the deadly rocks at Pachena Point on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the wreck was shattered by the pounding waves, the survivors clung desperately to the rigging. Few made it the short distance to shore through the frigid and turbulent waves—117 of the 164 souls aboard perished. A year earlier, the King David had been wrecked on Bajo Reef near Nootka Sound. The fate of her sailors was much more mysterious. Today, the magnificent Pacific coastline of Vancouver Island draws hikers, surfers and storm-watchers to marvel at its natural splendour. But the ghosts of the Valencia, King David, Janet Cowan, Pacific, Soquel and dozens of other lost ships still haunt the rugged shores of the Graveyard of the Pacific. Anthony Dalton tells the incredible stories of many of these ships and their courageous crews, who often discovered that their nightmares had only begun once they made it ashore. These true tales of disaster and daring rescues are a fascinating adventure into British Columbia maritime history.

Author : M. Ashley
Publisher : Tales of the Weird
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Ghost stories
ISBN : 0712352368

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From the Depths by M. Ashley Pdf

From atop the choppy waves to the choking darkness of the abyss, the seas are full of mystery and rife with tales of inexplicable events and encounters with the unknown. In this anthology we see a thrilling spread of narratives: sailors are pitched against a nightmare from the depth, invisible to the naked eye; a German U-boat commander is tormented by an impossible transmission via Morse Code; a ship ensnares itself in the kelp of the Sargasso Sea and dooms a crew of mutineers, seemingly out of revenge for her lost captain. The supernatural is set alongside the grim affairs of sailors scorned in these salt-soaked tales, recovered from obscurity for the 21st century.

Author : Ben (grandpa, pseud.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Sailing ships
ISBN : OXFORD:600018114

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The History of a Ship from Her Cradle to Her Grave by Ben (grandpa, pseud.) Pdf

Author : James Horsburgh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1144 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Aids to navigation
ISBN : UCAL:$C18473

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India Directory, Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, and the Interjacent Ports by James Horsburgh Pdf

Author : James DANIEL (Writer on Port Charges.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020492596

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The Shipowner's and Shipmaster's Directory to the Port Charges, All the Depths of Water ... at the Various Places for Loading and Discharging Vessels in Great Britain and Ireland, Together with Similar Information Respecting Many of the Principal Foreign Ports, Etc by James DANIEL (Writer on Port Charges.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555008093

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The Shipowner's and Shipmaster's Directory to the Port Charges, All the Depths of Water, &c. &c. &c. at the Various Places for Loading and Discharging Vessels in Great Britain and Ireland, Together with Similar Information Respecting Many of the Principal Foreign Ports, Being in Number Altogether Nearly Seven Hundred Places... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Murray,Augustin Francis Bullock Creuze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Naval architecture
ISBN : NYPL:33433004100354

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The Theory and Practice of Ship-building by Andrew Murray,Augustin Francis Bullock Creuze Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Naval research
ISBN : UOM:39015047405546

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Naval Research Reviews by Anonim Pdf

Author : Norman C Polmar,Lee J Mathers
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682475928

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Opening the Great Depths by Norman C Polmar,Lee J Mathers Pdf

Developed by French physicist Auguste Piccard and his son Jacques, the bathyscaph Trieste was a scientific marvel that allowed unprecedented scientific, technical, and military feats in the ocean depths. France and the United States both acquired and subsequently developed variants of the original bathyscaph. While both France and the United States employed the bathyscaph as a tool for scientific investigation of the deepest ocean depths, the U.S. Navy developed and employed the Trieste for military missions as well. From its earliest years, participants in the Trieste program realized that they were making history, blazing a trail into previously unexplored and unexploited depths, developing new capabilities and opening a new frontier. Comparisons with developments in space and the space-race between the United States and the Soviet Union often were made concerning the Trieste program and contemporary developments in undersea technologies and capabilities. The Trieste opened the entire oceans to exploration, exploitation, and operations. The bathyscaph was a first-generation system, a "Model-T" that spawned an entirely new industry and encouraged new concepts for deep-ocean naval operations. Advances in deep-sea technologies lacked the "gee-whiz" factor of the concurrent space race, but were highly significant in the development of new technology, new knowledge, and new military capabilities. Opening the Great Depths is the story of the three Trieste deep-ocean vehicles, their officers and enlisted men, and the civilians, often told in their own words, documenting for the first time the earliest years of humanity's probing into Earth's final frontier.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Defense industries
ISBN : OSU:32435030745434

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Defense Management Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Carroll,Rosaly Lopes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461474739

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Alien Seas by Michael Carroll,Rosaly Lopes Pdf

Oceans were long thought to exist in all corners of the Solar System, from carbonated seas percolating beneath the clouds of Venus to features on the Moon's surface given names such as "the Bay of Rainbows” and the "Ocean of Storms." With the advent of modern telescopes and spacecraft exploration these ancient concepts of planetary seas have, for the most part, evaporated. But they have been replaced by the reality of something even more exotic. For example, although it is still uncertain whether Mars ever had actual oceans, it now seems that a web of waterways did indeed at one time spread across its surface. The "water" in many places in our Solar System is a poisoned brew mixed with ammonia or methane. Even that found on Jupiter's watery satellite Europa is believed similar to battery acid. Beyond the Galilean satellites may lie even more "alien oceans." Saturn's planet-sized moon Titan seems to be subject to methane or ethane rainfall. This creates methane pools that, in turn, become vast lakes and, perhaps, seasonal oceans. Titan has other seas in a sense, as large shifting areas of sand covering vast plains have been discovered. Mars also has these sand seas, and Venus may as well, along with oceans of frozen lava. Do super-chilled concoctions of ammonia, liquid nitrogen, and water percolate beneath the surfaces of Enceladus and Triton? For now we can only guess at the possibilities. 'Alien Seas' serves up part history, part current research, and part theory as it offers a rich buffet of "seas" on other worlds. It is organized by location and by the material of which various oceans consist, with guest authors penning specific chapters. Each chapter features new original art depicting alien seas, as well as the latest ground-based and spacecraft images. Original diagrams presents details of planetary oceans and related processes.

Author : John Davidson (Schoolmaster of Burntisland)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0025631750

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A System of Practical Mathematics; to which are Annexed Accurate Tables of Logarithms, with Explanations and Examples of Their Construction and Use ... Fifth Edition by John Davidson (Schoolmaster of Burntisland) Pdf

Author : Alan G. Jamieson
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789146202

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Out of the Depths by Alan G. Jamieson Pdf

A highly illustrated voyage through shipwrecks ancient and contemporary. Out of the Depths explores all aspects of shipwrecks across four thousand years, examining their historical context and significance, showing how shipwrecks can be time capsules, and shedding new light on long-departed societies and civilizations. Alan G. Jamieson not only informs readers of the technological developments over the last sixty years that have made the true appreciation of shipwrecks possible, but he also covers shipwrecks in culture and maritime archaeology, their appeal to treasure hunters, and their environmental impacts. Although shipwrecks have become less common in recent decades, their implications have become more wide-ranging: since the 1960s, foundering supertankers have caused massive environmental disasters, and in 2021, the blocking of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given had a serious effect on global trade.