Western Empire: the deep water wreck of a mid-nineteenth century wooden sailing ship
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2006-08-16
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Texas A&M University
Abstract
This study of Western Empire is split into two distinct parts: (1) historical research of the
life of the vessel, relying on primary documents; and (2) analysis of the deep water
survey data. The first part concentrates on the historical documents that constitute the
history of Western Empire. The second part begins with a review of the tools and
procedures used in performing the deep water survey. An analysis of the information
that can be taken from such a study will follow, and it concludes with suggestions for
remotely operated vehicle operators when performing an on-the-fly survey of
shipwrecks in deep water. The official ship logs, crew agreements, and contemporary
newspaper articles are used to recreate the life of Western Empire and shed light on a
period in which wooden sailing ships were being displaced by iron ships and steam
power.
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19th, nineteenth, wood, sail, ship, merchant, labor, mutiny, wreck