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16720
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Remains of the USS UNDERWRITER were found by individual divers in the Neuse River in June 1987. The ship sank on February 1, 1864 defending against Confederate recapture of New Bern, taken by Union forces in March 1862. Divers, in conjunction with the state, recovered a gun carriage; a significant artifact because it was the only one of its type actually used in a naval engagement in state waters.
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17731
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People along the coast of North Carolina take notice when the graveyard of the Atlantic dumps one of its shipwrecks on the Outer Banks beaches. Research, including a dissertation done at East Carolina University, are assessing the cultural, historical, and economic values of these beached vessels.
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35958
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Blackbeard’s enduring legend, well known in Beaufort, was anchored in other Eastern North Carolina towns. Connections sunk deeply in New Bern included a house, as well as anchor and manacles reportedly from a ship sunk not far from his house. As for intangible connections, there slave-owning stories possibly validated by the discovered manacles and anchor.
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40636
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Two stories are unfolding after three centuries, thanks to staff and students from East Carolina University’s Maritime Studies department. The ships’ identity was confirmed by items such as cannons and structural evidence concealed by coral reef encroaching the wrecked watercraft. Through this discovery, more is known about the fate of the slaves who survived the sinking.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Winter 2019,
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36110
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An ECU professor didn’t have to travel far to find treasure. Among treasure discovered by Ashley White was a shipwreck, originally found around the Outer Banks in the late 1930s and much later confirmed as Blackbeard’s flagship. Another treasure trove, discovered near Ocala, FL, were coins minted during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 12 Issue 1, Fall 2013,
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41170
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An account of the seven steps involved in the conservation of items from Blackbeard’s flagship includes information for people interested in becoming conservators.
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QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE (Ship); Blackbeard, circa 1680-1718; Blackbeard--see also Edward Teach; Shipwrecks; Shipwrecks--Conservation; Archaeology; Archaeology---Techniques; Archaeological conservation--shipwrecks; QAR Conservation Lab; East Carolina University--Queen Anne's Revenge Lab; Conservation--artifacts
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34738
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Leonard Day was a Morehead City native who enlisted with the U.S. Navy on April 9, 1917. Assigned to the USS CYCLOPS, Day worked as a 1st class fireman aboard the vessel. In February, 1918, CYCLOPS was travelling from Brazil to Virginia when it vanished off the coast. Several other North Carolinians were onboard with Day. The vessel and crew were declared missing in June, 1918 and are considered “killed in accident.”
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4942
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In 1975, the sunken Monitor, the famous Union ship discovered in 1973, became the first National Maritime Sanctuary. In 1977, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) began site explorations. The first item recovered was a brass ship's lantern. Green describes dives on the shipwreck since its discovery and underwater conditions divers had to deal with.
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31404
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Many North Carolinians are concerned that proposals for granting offshore oil-drilling leases could lead to oil spills. During World War Two, oil spills along North Carolina’s shoreline were common since oil tankers were main targets by the German Navy U-boats. In the process, many tankers sank, leaving grave markers along the coast.
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14514
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Recent hurricanes brought to light for a brief period the remains of several vessels, buried in the sands for many years off the coast of North Carolina.
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35957
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Remnants of a famous—and infamous—pirate’s legend were in a familial connection (one of Blackbeard’s wives, a native); his naming of Ocracoke; his death, when he reportedly sailed around the ship seven times after his beheading. Other remnants of the importance of ships were shipwrecks, such as the Carroll A. Derring. As for the origins for other town names, noted were Kill Devil Hills and Chicamacomico, both inspired by the original inhabitants.
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35954
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Remembrance of rescue from a Coast Guard boat overtaken by a hurricane was spurred by the death of Lt. Bernice Ramon Ballance. He, as much as the event, was a reminder that heroes, found during war and peace, can be located on a rescuing sea plane as much as capsized cutter. For more information about this event, refer to the book, North Carolina Hurricanes, by Charles B. Carney and Albert V. Hardy.
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36096
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Picking up where earlier researchers had left off with MODERN GREECE were eleven ECU’s maritime studies students. An early casualty of the Union, this blockade runner was found in the early 1960s. This team resumed the work of examining, cataloging, and describing the 11,500 artifacts from the ship sunk off the coast of Fort Fisher. Among those items were tableware, seen in an accompanying photo.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Fall 2011,
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35952
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Remnants of the ship, sunk between Hatteras Island and Ocracoke in 1913, were reputedly left along the coast. Pieces of the wreckage could also be perceived in its survivors and those left behind, like Mrs. Martha Barnett, to tell the tale.
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2326
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By storm or war, 3,700 ships have gone down off the state's coast since the 1500s. Cargo from them supported many coastal villages. Even today wreck sites provide interest for divers and tourists who visit and for historians who seek to preserve them.
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