The Shipwrecks and Submerged Cultural Resources of Rhode Island
Scope and Contents
This edition includes the original Fielder database as well as ship name and class, date of loss, and location. New entries from RIMAP’s shipwreck research have replaced Fielder’s transcriptions of news articles, bibliography and glossary, and that allows matching some of the ships to previously unidentified RIMAP archaeological sites. Includes an alphabetical inventory, a chronological inventory and a geographic inventory.
119 pages including four appendices.
Dates
- 2013
Creator
- Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (1991-) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
No special restrictions unless otherwise specified.
Conditions Governing Use
© Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, 2013. We reserve the right to restrict reproduction of materials due to preservation concerns.
Biographical / Historical
RIMAP is a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the study of Rhode Island's maritime history and the archaeological study of cultural resources related to that history. Since 1991 RIMAP has performed background research, collected historical information and conducted field work on the vessels beneath Rhode Island waters. RIMAP has an interest in all periods of the state's maritime history (on land as well as under water), including Native American watercraft and submerged terrestrial sites, Colonial and Revolutionary War sites, local slaving, steamship, and naval histories, the Golden Age of yachting and pleasure craft, and modern maritime technology and economic systems.
Extent
.02 Cubic Feet (1 volume)
Abstract
This edition includes the original Fielder database as well as ship name and class, date of loss, and location.
Rhode Island Digital Archives
Custodial History
The Shipwrecks and Submerged Cultural Resources of Rhode Island (2nd edition) was compiled and edited by D.K. Abbass, Ph.D. of the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project. The publication was gifted to the Rhode Island State Archives by D.K. Abbass, Ph.D. on July 24, 2013.
Accruals
No accruals are anticipated at this time.
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Repository Details
Part of the Rhode Island State Archives Repository
