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Merchant shipping losses and shipwrecks:
Prior to 1741, there is no centralized source of information on
shipwrecks. Information must usually be sought locally, although
information on a limited number of incidents may be traceable
through secondary sources such as a checklist of narratives of
shipwrecks and disasters at sea to 1860, with summaries, notes
and comments by Keith Huntress (Ames: Iowa State University
Press, 1979).
Lloyd's List:
From 1741, the date of the first surviving issue, Lloyd's List
provides a daily record of information on shipping casualties
received in London. As the intelligence network of Lloyd's of
London grew, this source became increasingly comprehensive, not
only for British vessels, and vessels wrecked in British waters,
but for shipping losses worldwide.
If the name of the vessel's master is known, the Lloyd's
Captains' Registers, from 1869 to 1948, recorded the fact
that an inquiry had been held, the date or inquiry number, and
the result insofar as it affected the master (ie no blame,
certificate suspended three months from... etc). Details of
inquiries can often be found in local newspapers, and the more
sensational in national newspapers.
Lloyd's Register and the Mercantile Navy List: 'Posted' editions of LR's Register of Ships will often
indicate the fate of a vessel, the entry being stamped
'collision', 'foundered', 'condemned' etc. sometimes with the
month and year added ('3.89'). The month and year refer to the
relevant quarter of the Lloyd's Register Casualty Return,
published from 1890 to date. An annual index is included in the
return after 1950, but no general index exists.
ATLANTIC WRECK DIVING
Advanced Wreck
Diving Guide, By Gary Gentile, 1988
Shipwrecks of Virginia, by Gary Gentile, 1992
Shipwrecks of North Carolina from the Diamond Shoals North, by
Gary Gentile, 1993
Shipwrecks of North Carolina from the Diamond Shoals South, by
Gary Gentile, 1992
Shipwrecks of Delaware and Maryland, by Gary Gentile, 1990
Beyond Sportdiving: Exploring the Deepwater Shipwrecks of the
Atlantic, By Bradley Sheard, 1991
Complete Wreck Diving, By Henry C. Keatts and Brian Skerry, 1995
Dive into History: Volume 1: Warships, By Henry C. Keatts and
George C. Farr, 1990
Dive into History: Volume 2: U.S. Submarines, By Henry C. Keatts
and George C. Farr, 1991
Dive into History: Volume 3: U-Boats, By Henry C. Keatts and
George C. Farr, 1994
Exploring the Waters of Cape Cod, By Donald L. Ferris, 1994
Finding New England's Shipwrecks and Treasures, By Robert Ellis
Cahill, 1984
Long Island Shore Diver, By Daniel Berg, 1993
New England's Legacy of Shipwrecks, By Henry C. Keatts, 1988
New England's Pirates and Lost Treasures, By Robert Ellis Cahill,
1987
New Jersey Beach Diver, By Daniel & Denise Berg, 1993
Primary Wreck Diving Guide, By Gary Gentile, 1994
Rhode Island Adventure Diving, By Marlene and Don Snyder, 1995
Rhode Island Adventure Diving II, By Marlene and Don Snyder, 1995
Shipwreck Diving, By Daniel Berg, 1991
Shipwrecks Along the Atlantic Coast, By William P. Quinn, 1988
Shipwrecks Around Boston, By William P. Quinn, 1996
Shipwrecks Around Cape Cod, By William P. Quinn, 1973
Shipwrecks Around Maine, By William P. Quinn, 1983
Shipwrecks Around New England, By William P. Quinn, 1979
Shipwrecks in New York Waters, By Paul C. Morris and William P.
Quinn, 1989
Treasure Wreck: The Fortunes and Fate of the Pirate Ship Whydah,
By Arthur T. Vanderbilt III, 1986
Walking the Plank: A True Adventure Among Pirates, By Stephen
Kiesling, 1994
Wreck Valley Vol. II, By Danial Berg, 1990
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