Site Formation Processes of the Wreck of the U. S. Steamer Convoy in Pensacola Bay, Florida
Author(s): Christopher T. Dewey
Year: 2013
Summary
This paper examines the site formation processes of the U. S. steamer Convoy that sank in the Pensacola Pass in March 1866 after an overturned coal-oil lamp in the engine room caused a fire that consumed ship. Not only will the paper discuss the vessel’s Civil War history but also the deliberate and opportunistic salvage operations conducted during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The research compares a recent survey of the wreck site, constructed by archaeologists from the University of West Florida during the 2012 field season, with a U. S. Navy survey from 1987. Historical charts and a geographic information systems analysis reveal the retreat of the channel scarp during the nearly one-hundred and fifty years of the site’s existence. The result of this research is a comprehensive examination of the forces that created the contemporary wreck site.
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Site Formation Processes of the Wreck of the U. S. Steamer Convoy in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Christopher T. Dewey. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428488)
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Keywords
General
Maritime
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Steamer
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U. S. Civil War
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Nineteenth Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 202