Ron's Favorite Shipwreck Links

The World's Greatest Shipwrecks Uncovered
from the great wooden sailing ships of the past to the giants of this century!
the best shipwreck information and research sites I've found

POLICY

Department of the Navy Policy Regarding Custody and Management of U.S. Navy Ship and Aircraft Wrecks

The RMS TITANIC

The Titanic Project
The Titanic: Encyclopedia Smithsonian
The R.M.S. Titanic: International maritime memorial; findings and purposes - Congressional findings and recommendations
RMS Titanic: Select Bibliography - from the Maritime History Virtual Archives in Sweden
Deep Submergence Laboratory - at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The R.M.S. Titanic 83 Years later - An exhibit showing the potential of newspapers as sources for historical research.
The Story of the Titanic - a tale from Sweden
What if they found a survivor of the Titanic? - a review of a play at TheatreWorks' Stage II
In Memoriam: RMS Titanic - a new page
The RMS Titanic on the Web - another new page from the U.K.
Owning the Titanic - an article about the company, RMS Titanic Inc.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Museum contains artifacts from Titanic.
The Marine Museum at Fall River - contains the 28ft model of the Titanic used in the 1952 movie TITANIC.

SPECIFIC WRECKS and REGIONAL GUIDES

CSS Alabama, Naval Historical Center, Washington , DC.
CSS Alabama Digital Collection, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library.
City of Hawkinsville (1886) sank in the Suwannee River, FL, USA, some time after 1922.
SS Copenhagen (1898) wrecked in 1900 off the Pompano Beach, FL.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald Homepage, Michigan State University.
The Wreck of the Schooner Esk The schooner was wrecked on Parramore Island, VA, USA, in 1888.
The Wreck of the Steam Schooner Eureka by Mike Boring. Sank southeast of Cape Henry, VA, in 1888 after having been in collision with the British steamer Benison.
The Wreck of the Swedish 64-gun ship Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta sunk July 4, 1790, during the "Gauntlet at Vyborg Bay".
CSS Hunley Update. The wreck of the early submarine Hunley was discovered in May 1995 off Sullivan's Island, SC, USA.
L'Invincible Home Page by Wayne Garrett. HMS Invincible was a originally a French 74-gun ship built in 1744, but which was captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Finisterre in 1747.
The "Kravel" Project, archaeology in deeper water. The survey of a wreck of an early 16th century cravel built ship in 30 to 56 meter of water at Franska Stenarna, Sweden. A collaborative nautical archaeology research project between the Department of Archaeology at the University of Stockholm and the University of Southampton.
The Wreck of the "La Belle", which sank at Matagorda Bay, Texas, in 1686 [Official server].
The Wreck of the "La Belle", which sank at Matagorda Bay, Texas, in 1686 [Old server].
The Remains of the Lottie Cooper. The wreck of a schooner built in 1876 and recovered at Sheboygan in 1992.
USS Massachusetts (1896) scuttled for target practice off the Pensacola Bay, FL.
USS Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.
The Dutch Submarine O-16, which was sunk by a Japanese mine on 15 December 1941 has been found on the bottom of the Chinese Sea, near the Eastern coast of Malakka.
The Wreck of HMS Pandora (1791) of HMS Bounty fame being excavated at far Great Barrier Reef by the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia.
The Schooner President Coaker which was at Cape Ballard in 1924.
Treasure!!. The White Star Line RMS Republic foundered at sea in 1909.
The Reverend Garrett's Home Page, featuring the 115 year wreck of the submarine Resurgam.
The San Pedro wrecked 1733 off Florida Keys, FL, USA.
The Krogen project, a collaborative nautical archaeology research project between the Department of Archaeology at the University of Stockholm and the University of Southampton involving the recording of the wreck of the early 19th century English brig Severn.
The Sinking of the Steamship Sultana near Memphis, Tennessee on April 27, 1865.
Urca de Lima wrecked 1715 off Ft. Pierce, FL, USA.
The Vasa - a history that never ends.
The Wasa capsizes. A good summary of the catastrophe and its legal aftermath by Prof. Richard O. Mason.
The Wreck of the William and Mary, 24th of March 1853 at Great Isaacs.
Caribbean Shipwreck. A mid 17th century shipwreck being excavated an Earthwatch team at Monti Christi Bay, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Guide to Historic Ship Wrecks in Great Britain. Descriptions of 41 wreck sites designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act of 1973, together with an explanation of the Act.
Minnesota's Lake Superior Shipwrecks An Archaeological and Historical Study.
New Jersey Shipwrecks, from the NJ Scuba.
North Carolina Wreck Diving by Michael Zimmerman.
North Carolina's Diveable Shipwrecks
Northern Shipwreck Research has information about 40.000 American shipwrecks.
Wreck of a Vessel from Phillip's Fleet of 1690 The archaeological examination of an American built auxilliary vessel at Anse aux Bouleaux. [In French and English]
The Wreck of the Week will feature wrecks of ships that sank on the Great Lakes.
Shipwrecked on the Internet
The Shipwrecks and Reefs Shipwrecks off Morehead City, NC, USA.
Shipwrecks in the Lake of Constance by Martin Mainberger. English abstract, the full original German text seems to missing at the moment [1995-08-23].
The Underwater Archaeological Preserves, Florida, USA.
Victorian Ship Wreck Listing
Virginia Shipwrecks
Wrecks and Reefs of the Mid-Atlantic, covering New Jersey, Virginia/Maryland/Delaware, and North Carolina on the East Coast of the United States.

MARITIME HISTORY and UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY

The Ancient Mariners, review of a video film on underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean and how the finds can give an insight in the evolution of shipbuilding techniques. The video film is part of the PBS Odyssey Series.
Archaeology & Maritime History, from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
AssoNet, an Italian server dediacted to Underwater Archaeology.
The Center for Research in Maritime Archaeology and History at the Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol, England. There is nothing here yet, except for three pointers to sites already listed on this page [1995-08-30].
Channel Islands Marine Archaeology Resources, Channel Islands National Park, California.
Discovery International Ltd. provides marine archaeology services.
Dive Sites between Selsey Bill and Brighton
Explorations: My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea, Dr Robert Ballard in an Internet Society Roundtable Discussion, August 2, 1995.
Great Lakes Visual/Research, Inc. (GLV/R), a consulting firm in maritime history and archaeology, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Guide to Graduate Programs in Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology.
A Guide to Underwater Archaeology Resources on the Internet
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, Table of Contents.
Institute of Maritime History, Cape Neddick, ME, USA, is engaged in the surveying and excavations of ship wrecks along the New England coast.
The International Treasure Hunting Exchange
Little Salt Spring Underwater Archaeology Project, Improvments in Digital Video Mosaicking at Little Salt Spring. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL, USA.
Pan-American Institute of Maritime Archaeology
Ralph K. Pedersen's Nautical Archaeological Web Page, With A GPS-Aided Archaeological Survey in Bahrain.
Underwater Archaeology at Florida State University
The Underwater Archaeology Society of BC
Underwater Science and Educational Resources, (USER) at Indiana University, IN, USA.

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The World's Greatest Shipwrecks Uncovered from the great wooden sailing ships of the past to the giants of this century! the best shipwreck information and research sites I've found

POLICY

The RMS TITANIC

SPECIFIC WRECKS and REGIONAL GUIDES

MARITIME HISTORY and UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY

The World's Greatest Shipwrecks Uncovered
from the great wooden sailing ships of the past to the giants of this century!
the best shipwreck information and research sites I've found