Shipwrecks of Florida

Shipwrecks of Florida
Author: Steven D Singer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-10-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1561648965
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Over 2,100 shipwrecks from the 16th century to the present; the most comprehensive listing now available. Wrecks are arranged primarily by geographical section of the state. Within sections, wrecks are arranged chronologically. Extensive and heavily illustrated appendices offer a wealth of information on topics of interest to divers and researchers alike. A companion volume, More Shipwrecks of Florida, is now available from Pineapple Press.

Thirty Florida Shipwrecks

Thirty Florida Shipwrecks
Author: Kevin M McCarthy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1683340027
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Sunken treasure, cannibalism, prison ships, Nazi submarines, the Bermuda triangle—all are tied into the lore of shipwrecks along Florida's coasts. There are as many shipwreck stories as there are thousands of Florida shipwrecks. This book offers thirty of the most interesting of them—from the tale of young Fontaneda, who wrecked in 1545 and was held captive by Indians for 17 years, to the story of the Coast Guard cutter Bibb, which was sunk off Key Largo in 1987 to provide an artificial reef and diving site. In between there is the Atocha, flagship of a Spanish treasure fleet, which sank in a hurricane in September 1622 and was found, along with its $100 million worth of gold and silver, by Mel Fisher in July of 1985. Each shipwreck story has a map pinpointing its location and a full-color illustration by renowned artist William L. Trotter. There is an extensive bibliography and a foreword by Florida state underwater archaeologist Roger Smith.

More Shipwrecks of Florida

More Shipwrecks of Florida
Author: Steven Danforth Singer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 168334037X
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More Shipwrecks of Florida is a sequel to Shipwrecks of Florida, 2nd edition. This new book with all new content adds over 1,500 shipwrecks to the guide, and includes additional information on hundreds of previously listed shipwrecks, all organized by year. It also includes more GPS coordinates, as well as stories of pirates and privateers, wreckers, and buried and sunken treasure.

Shipwreck in the Florida Keys 1733

Shipwreck in the Florida Keys 1733
Author: Carl Ward
Publisher:
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2014-05-25
Genre: Salvage
ISBN: 9780615891675
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This is the story of four men living in Miami, Florida who set out on the adventure of researching, locating and salvaging the Spanish sailing ship - POPULO - which sank in a violent hurricane in July of 1733 in the upper Florida Keys. Locating this ship and working on recovery and identification of items relating to shipboard life during those times was a big undertaking! A daily log was kept by the author regarding this endeavor.

The Book Lover's Guide to Florida

The Book Lover's Guide to Florida
Author: Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781561640126
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"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.

Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys

Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230839318
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: USS Wilkes-Barre, Guerrero, USS Saufley, HMS Tyger, Henrietta Marie, USS Sturtevant, HMCS Canada, USS Spiegel Grove, USS Amesbury, USS Alligator, Major General Wallace F. Randolph, HMS Fowey, USCGC Duane, City of Washington, German submarine U-2513, USS Fred T. Berry, HMS Looe, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, USS S-16, USCGC Bibb, USS Katherine K., USS Patrol No. 1, USS Sea Hawk, USS Nemes, Benwood, MV Adolphus Busch, USS Coco, List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks, USS Helena I, SS Valbanera, San Jose, San Felipe, USS Morris, Isaac Allerton, Eagle, Santa Margarita. Excerpt: USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that served during the last year of World War II. She was named after the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The ship was laid down on 14 December 1942 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, launched on 24 December 1943, sponsored by Grace Shoemaker Miner (the wife of a prominent Wilkes-Barre doctor), and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 1 July 1944, Captain Robert L. Porter, Jr., in command. After fitting-out, Wilkes-Barre conducted her shakedown cruise in Chesapeake Bay and in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad, British West Indies, before she returned to Philadelphia for post-shakedown availability. Getting underway on 23 October, the new light cruiser conducted training over ensuing days as she headed for the Panama Canal and the Pacific. Soon after transiting the isthmian waterway on 27 October, Wilkes-Barre arrived at San Diego, California, where she loaded provisions and ammunition. Then, following gunnery exercises off San Clemente Island, Calif., the warship headed for Hawaii on 10 November. Wilkes-Barre reached Pearl Harbor on the 17th, and conducted exercises in the Hawaiian operating area from 19-24 November...