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The Shipwreck Project

The Shipwreck Project

An online exhibit curated by students at Carleton College in HIST111: Uncharted Waters

  • About the project
  • CSS Virginia: Ironclad of the US Civil War
    • USS Merrimack/CSS Virginia Creation to Conversion
      • The Life and Birth of the USS Merrimack
      • The Death of the USS Merrimack and Rebirth as the CSS Virginia
    • The Battle of Hampton Roads: The Career of the CSS Virginia
    • Lasting Impacts of the CSS Virginia on Naval Warfare
  • Queen Anne’s Revenge
    • Origins of Blackbeard and Queen Anne’s Revenge
    • The Discovery and Identification of Site 31CR314
    • Archeology: Methods, Artifacts, and Interpretation of the Queen Anne’s Revenge
  • Inuit Oral Tradition and Franklin Expedition
  • The Essex
    • Nantucket, Whaling, and the Industrial World of the Essex
    • The Sinking of The Essex
    • Nantucket Following the Return of the Essex
    • “Call Me Ishmael”: Impact on Maritime Literature/Culture
  • La Medusé: Shipwreck turned to Cannibalism
    • Theodore Géricault: The Painting of The Shipwreck of Medusa
    • The Medusa Now
    • The Journey Towards Senegal
  • The RMS Lusitania
    • Historical Context of the Lusitania: How it came to be, how it ended, and the Historical Relevance
    • Discovery, Exploration, and Archeology of RMS Lusitania Shipwreck
    • The Aftermath: How the Sinking of the Lusitania Affects the United States and WWI
  • The Stirling Castle Wreck of 1836
    • Historical Storytelling and Pseudohistory
    • Colonialism’s Lasting Impacts
    • About the Authors: Division of Responsibility
  • The Endurance
    • The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
    • Shackleton and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
    • Modern Day Discovery of Endurance
  • The Sinking of the SS Sultana
    • Greed and Carelessness
    • Steamboat Technology
    • Lack of Punishment and How American Society Remembers this Tragedy
  • The Wreck of the HMS Erebus and Terror
    • The Search for the Northwest Passage
    • The 3rd Franklin Expedition
      • Preparation
      • Voyage
      • Searches & Final Moments
    • Inuit Oral Tradition and Franklin Expedition
  • The Titanic
    • Advancements in Maritime Technology
    • Impact on Maritime Safety
    • Cultural Impacts
  • Vrouw Maria
    • The History, Accident, and Cargo
    • Autopsy Report of the Wreck
    • Current Protections and Challenges

Representations in Media

March 10, 2024 by admin
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