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He receives a message from a British merchantman just before it is sunk by the German raider Essen, but HMS Stratford, the flagship of Saville's squadron is too low on fuel for pursuit and the convoy cannot be left unguarded. Saville decides to remain with the convoy while his other two ships - HMS Amesbury and HMS Cambridge - chase after the ...
The USS Amesbury is well documented as a shipwreck split in two off South Florida, but a mystery has emerged from its heyday as a Naval destroyer in World War II. U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Photograph
Amesbury arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 23 February, was redesignated APD-46 on that day, and remained there until 16 May 1945 while undergoing conversion to a Charles Lawrence-class high speed transport. Amesbury got underway from Norfolk for the west coast and, after proceeding via the Panama Canal, reached San Diego on 17 June.
An old shipwreck, believed to be the World War I vessel the SS Tobol, has been uncovered off the northeast coast of Scotland, solving what discoverers say is a "107-year-old maritime mystery."
On board Parks Canada's archeology support barge "Qiniqtiryuaq" beside the wreck of HMS Erebus As of 2019, the wrecks are the subject of archeological research undertaken by Parks Canada . Researchers are using the RV David Thompson , a scientific and research vessel, as living accommodation; and a barge "Qiniqtiryuaq" to support the diving ...
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The wreck is believed to be the Portuguese nau Esmeralda that was commanded by Vicente Sodré, the maternal uncle of Vasco da Gama. [10] Having sunk in May 1503, the Esmeralda is believed to be the earliest ship from Europe's Age of Discovery ever to be found and excavated by archaeologists.
Residents of New England and those with British ties are once again in a scuffle. This time, the debate continues over whether a shipwreck found off the coast of Rhode Island is really the HMS ...