Carronade, Rudder, Ballast and Sheathing of the Anémone: characteristic or rarely observed elements

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Anémone Project Les Saintes (Guadeloupe) : Result of the first multi-year underwater archaeological excavation in the French West Indies 2015-2019", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The wreck of the Anémone has yielded equipment that allows its identification, such as its 12-pound carronade (model 1818), or that is rarely observed, such as its rudder, which is exceptionally well preserved, its sheathing conserved in its upper part, and pig iron ballast. This paper will present the characteristics of these different elements, both as chronological markers used to identify the site and for the amount of information they provided, thus helping to improve our knowledge of artillery and shipbuilding techniques.  

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023   •
• Anémone Project Les Saintes (Guadeloupe) : Result of the first multi-year underwater archaeological excavation in the French West Indies 2015-2019

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