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HMS Fowey lost and found : being the discovery, excavation, and identification of a British man-of-war lost off the Cape of Florida in 1748

Title
HMS Fowey lost and found : being the discovery, excavation, and identification of a British man-of-war lost off the Cape of Florida in 1748 / Russell K. Skowronek and George R. Fischer ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith.
Author
Skowronek, Russell K.
Publication
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2009.

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Additional Authors
Fischer, George R.
Description
xxv, 233 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
This title traces the life of the HMS Fowey, the court martial of her captain, her rediscovery in the 1970s, and the long process of artifact recovery and ship identification.
Series Statement
New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
Uniform Title
New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Alternative Title
H.M.S. Fowey lost and found
Subject
  • Fowey (Man of war)
  • Underwater archaeology > Florida > Biscayne Bay
  • Shipwrecks > Florida > Biscayne Bay
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Florida > Biscayne Bay
  • Underwater archaeology > Law and legislation > United States
  • Historic preservation > Law and legislation > United States
  • Archéologie sous-marine > Floride > Biscayne, Baie de
  • Naufrages > Floride > Biscayne, Baie de
  • Fouilles (Archéologie) > Floride > Biscayne, Baie de
  • Antiquities
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Historic preservation > Law and legislation
  • Shipwrecks
  • Underwater archaeology
  • Underwater archaeology > Law and legislation
  • Biscayne Bay (Fla.) > Antiquities
  • Atlantic Ocean > Biscayne Bay
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-222) and index.
Contents
1. HMS Fowey Lost -- 2. When Dreams Become Nightmares: Treasure Hunters and the Tragedy of Gerald Klein -- 3. Rumors of a Wreck: The Archaeologist -- 4. Reflections on the First Salvo: Legal Wrangling, 1979-1980 -- 5. Finding the "4th of July Wreck," 1980 -- 6. Narrowing the Possibilities, 1980-1983 -- 7. Testing and Evaluation of the Legare Anchorage Shipwreck -- 8. Reconstructing the Legare Anchorage Ship -- 9. Identification of the Fowey -- 10. The Final Legal Salvo: Setting an Important Legal Precedent -- 11. Epilogue: They Didn't Listen -- Appendix 1. Underwater Archaeology: Legislation and Regulation -- Appendix 2. Timeline of Events in the History of HMS Fowey: The Legare Anchorage Shipwreck.
ISBN
  • 0813033209
  • 9780813033204
LCCN
2008033885
OCLC
  • ocn226356614
  • 226356614
  • SCSB-1503183
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library