The Wreck of the Libelle and other Early European Visitors to Wake Island

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Dirk H. R. Spennemann

Year: 2005

Summary

This paper details the early European history of the atoll and focuses on a shipwreck and the subsequent salvage events.

Cite this Record

The Wreck of the Libelle and other Early European Visitors to Wake Island. Dirk H. R. Spennemann. 2005 ( tDAR id: 459197) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459197

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic • Spanish

Site Type
Shipwreck • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Historic Background Research

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • Early Settlers • Early Visitors • European • Libelle • Pacific Air Forces • Shipwreck • United States Air Force • Wreck of the Libelle

Geographic Keywords
Wake Atoll • Wake Island

Spatial Coverage

min long: 166.591; min lat: 19.266 ; max long: 166.664; max lat: 19.324 ;

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