Record #:

40636

Author(s):

No author given

Abstract:

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.

Source:

East: the Magazine of East Carolina University (NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Winter 2019, p13

Subject(s):

Blackbeard, circa 1680-1718; CHRISTIANUS QUINTUS V (slave ship); FREDERICUS QUARTUS IV (slave ship) ; East Carolina University--Department of Maritime Studies; East Carolina University--Maritime history and archaeology; Slave trade--Caribbean; Shipwrecks; Slave trade--Africa; Pirates--18th century