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NEW ZEALAND SHIPWRECKS

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EUROPE

THE WORLD

MISC. DONATED LISTING OF SHIPS LOST AT SEA



SPECIFIC SHIPWRECKED SHIPS

bb011  The Volturno Ship Disaster

bb011  Andrea Doria, Tragedy and Rescue at Sea



NORTH AMERICAN SHIPWRECKS

bb011  Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online
Shipwrecks in the North Atlantic
-Shipwrecks 1841 - 1978 Options: Sort by Ship Name, Port of Departure, Port of Arrival, Line, Date, Flag

bb011   National Historic Landmark - NHL
Maritime Heritage Theme Study: Large Preserved Vessels and Shipwrecks

bb011   Maritime History
State of California Shipwreck Database
Map showing known shipwreck locations in California
Articles and stories about California Shipwrecks

bb011   Marj Kohli's - Immigrants to Canada
Loss of the Steamship Atlantic, White Star Line, March 30, 1873

bb011   Welcome to the Great Lakes Shipwreck File!
This document is the most complete and accurate list of losses of Great Lakes commercial vessels in existence. It includes commercial vessels which were total losses or were declared total losses and later recovered, plus a few wrecks which were significant for other reasons (e.g. loss of life), but were later recovered. Over 2500 vessels were reported as total losses in the newspapers, yet lived to sail another day. This database is limited to vessels lost above the head of the St. Lawrence River and, with a few exceptions, does not include yachts or abandoned vessels.

bb011   The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Throughout the museum gallery visitors see dramatic shipwreck legends come to life. Artifacts and exhibits tell stories of sailors and ships who braved the waters of Superior and those who were lost to her menacing waves. The bell of the famous Edmund Fitzgerald is displayed in the museum as a memorial to her lost crew.

bb011   The American Experience
Timeline of Maritime Disasters
1850-1909
1910-1940
1953-1994



AUSTRALIA SHIPWRECKS

bb011   The Skeleton Closet: Welcome to Davey Jones' Locker
Kangaroo Island Shipwrecks 1847-1935 Shipwrecks on the coast of mainland South Australia, 1802-1894

bb011   The Skeleton Closet: Welcome to Davey Jones' Locker
These are some of the shipwrecks which have occurred in the waters off the coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

bb011   The Skeleton Closet: Welcome to Davey Jones' Locker
Some of the ships lost along the coastline of mainland South Australia.

bb011   Wrecks and Maritime Archaeology



NEW ZEALAND SHIPWRECKS

bb011   South Canterbury New Zealand GenWeb: Wrecks at Timaru
Vessel, Year, Type, Tons, Built, Captain, Remarks

bb011   New Zealand History
Shipwrecks ......... lower North Island, 1828-1907

bb011   Bluff, New Zealand
Shipwrecks at Foveaux Strait, 1836-1894
Unidentified Wreck, 1836
Barque/Bark, Schooner Jack Frost, 1864
Barque/Bark Laughing Water, 1870
Cutter Mary Brillard, 1873
Cutter Pilot, 1874
Steamer Halcyon, 1877
Schooner Helen and Ann, 1879
Cutter Arrow, 1881
Ketch Little Denham, 1883
Barque/Bark Marie Ange, 1884
Cutter Jane, 1884
Cutter Champion, 1885
Cutter Rosannah, 1887
Schooner Nellie, 1888
Brig. Camille, 1892
Cutter Annie and Cutter Alarm, 1894
Philadelphia, 1898
Schooner Aparima, 1899

bb011   Bluff, New Zealand
Shipwrecks at Bluff, New Zealand, 1845-1881
Schooner Success, 1845
Schooner Amazon, 1852
Steamer Oberon, 1861
Oceanchief, 1862
Flying Mist, 1865
Brig Prince Albert, 1862
Barque/Bark Time and Truth, 1863
Steamer Scotia, 1864
Cutter Dorcas, 1864
Brig. Carl, 1874
Cutter Lerwick, 1875
Barque/Bark Ann Gambles, 1878
Ketch Anna, 1878
Barque/Bark Englands Glory, 1878
Steamer Pelham, 1886
Schooner Maid of Otago, 1886
Schooner Kekeno, 1886
Schooner Elizabeth and Ulvaria Cameron, 1889



SOUTH AFRICA SHIPWRECKS



EUROPE

bb011   Public Record Office, London, England: National Archives
Ships Wrecked or Sunk
17th-19th centuries
20th century



THE WORLD

bb011  Submerged Cultural Resources Unit
Map to Projects Around the World
The Importance of Preservation and Study of Submerged Cultural Resources
Current Projects
Operations in National Parks
Projects Overseas
Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Santuary



MISC. DONATED LISTING OF SHIPS LOST AT SEA

bb011   Anglo-Saxon:
wrecked off Cape Race April 1863;
240 persons lost

bb011   Atlantic:
wrecked April 1, 1873,
560 persons lost

bb011   Austria:
burned mid-ocean 1858;
471 souls on board

bb011   City of Boston:
probably wrecked by an iceberg Feb. 1870;
several hundred persons lost

bb011   Germania:
wrecked off New Rochelle December 1872;
24 perished

bb011   George Canning; from Hamburg;
ship lost Jan. 1, 1855;
96 lives

bb011   St. George; Liverpool to New York;
burned at sea Dec. 24, 1852;
50 persons lost

bb011   Governor Fenner; Liverpool to New York;
collision at sea Feb. 19, 1841 off of Holyhead;
122 persons perished

bb011   Hungarian:
went down of Nova Scotia Feb.;
203 persons lost

bb011   Indian:
lost of Newfoundland Nov. 21, 1859;
27 lives lost

bb011   Northfleet: Murillo:
collided Jan. 1873;
350 perished

bb011   Ocean Monarch; from Liverpool;
burned at sea off of Great Orme’s Head August 1848;
178 persons lost

bb011   President;
foundered March 1841

bb011   Steamer Pacific;
ship disappeared believed to struck an iceberg 1856;
186 persons lost

bb011   Ville De Harve; Cunard;
lost 1873 with great loss life.

Donated By Bill Kerchof


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