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Winfield Scott

http://channelislands.noaa.gov/shipwreck/dbase/cinms/winfieldscott1.html

Side wheel passenger steamer, wrecked on Anacapa Island in 1853 with over 400 passengers becoming stranded on the small island.

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Wilhelm Gustloff: The Deadliest Shipwreck

http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/gustloff

Provides the story, which Hitler tried to quash, of the world's deadliest shipwreck.

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Titanic's Lost Sister

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/titanic/

The parallels between Titanic and Brittanic from PBS Online.

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The Wreck of Vrouw Maria

http://www.nba.fi/en/vrouwmaria

The Maritime Museum of Finland gives a detailed account of the well-preserved wreck of the Dutch sailing ship 'Virgin Mary' sunk in 1771. Map, drawings, history, discovery, photographs of finds.

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The Vrouw Maria of 1771

http://www.abc.se/~pa/publ/vr_maria.htm

An example of documentary research to find the location of this ship that was known to have sunk loaded with treasure bound for Russia.

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The So Jos Shipwreck

http://saojoseshipwreck.com/

The So Jos was lost in 1622 off the island of Mozambique after being attacked by English and Dutch ships while on a mission to deliver Francisco da Gama. Includes the history of the ship and its valuable cargo.

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The Red River Project

http://inadiscover.com/redriver/

A 19th century steamboat sunk in the Red River, US. History, description of the wreck and joint fieldwork by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.

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The Mary Rose

http://www.maryrose.org/

Built between 1509 and 1511, she was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside, and was a firm favorite of King Henry VIII.

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Swedish Ship Vasa's Revival

http://www.abc.se/~m10354/publ/vasa.htm

Technical report by Dottie E. Mayol on the history, salvage, and conservation of this ship. The Vasa sank within one nautical mile of the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 before she even left the Stockholm archipelago.

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Steamboat Minnehaha

http://www.steamboatminnehaha.org/

1906 steamboat recovered after 50 years on the bottom of Minnesota Lake. Restored and now operating on Lake Minnetonka as a nonprofit museum. Unique Streetcar on hull.

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SS Tarpon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Tarpon_(Shipwreck)

Article from Wikipedia on this steam ship which sank in 1937 near Panama City, Florida, United States.

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SOS Newport

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/sosnewport/

The Council for British Archaeology lends its weight to the local campaign to save a medieval ship discovered in Newport, South Wales. Details of how to support the cause through emails.

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Scientists Have Found Oldest Shipwreck in Alaska

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/072803/ala_072803ala001001.shtml

From Kenai Peninsula Online, scientists say they have found what they believe to be the wreckage of the Russian sailing vessel Kadiak, which sank in 1860 in shallow waters near Spruce Island.

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S.S. Pomona Shipwreck Project

http://www.indiana.edu/~e472/pomona/pomonahome.html

The steamship Pomona ran aground on March 17, 1908 while on a routine trip near Fort Ross Cove, 80 miles north of San Francisco. Archival and archaeological evaluation of the shipwreck is presented.

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Queen Anne's Revenge

http://www.qaronline.org/

Underwater archaeology of the flagship of Blackbeard the pirate. History of the ship, recovered artifacts, conservation efforts, and educational material.

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Natalia

http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/Articles/Natalia.html

Account of the wreck of this brig off Monterey in 1834.

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Mystery Mardi Gras Shipwreck

http://www.nautilusproductions.com/mardigrasshipwreck.html

For 200 years, the Gulf of Mexico kept the secret of the Mardi Gras shipwreck. This article explains the investigation that has followed its discovery.

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Mardi Gras Shipwreck Project

http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/mardigras/

An unknown ship now known as the "Mardi Gras Shipwreck" sank some 200 years ago about 35 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico in 4,000 feet of water.

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Marciana Marina Roman Shipwreck

http://www.romanhideout.com/News/2002/irna20020824.asp

The Islamic Republic News Agency reports the discovery of a 2,000-year old ship off the Tuscan island of Elba.

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Los Angeles

http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/Articles/Los_Angeles.html

Article by Katja Huebner on this screw steamer, wrecked off Point Sur, California in 1894.

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La Salle Shipwreck Project

http://www.thc.state.tx.us/lasalle/lasbelle.shtml

Excavation and conservation of the Belle - one of the earliest and most important shipwrecks ever found in North America. Photographs from the Texas Historical Commission.

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La Paz

http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/Articles/La_Paz.html

In 1855, this vessel was wrecked in a dramatic disaster in Mendocino Harbor, California, which resulted in the loss of three vessels.

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