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Exploration of a steamship wreck off Amee shoals, Goa, India: A preliminary report

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Title Exploration of a steamship wreck off Amee shoals, Goa, India: A preliminary report
 
Creator Tripati, S.
Gaur, A.S.
Sundaresh
 
Subject ship losses
steamship wreck
Ship wreck
underwater exploration
 
Description Recent explorations off Amee shoals, Goa, have brought to light the remains of a steel-hulled steam-engine shipwreck, scattered over a large area. Though sparse and heavily salvaged, this site represents the first discovery of a steamship wreck in Goan waters, and its exploration becomes important in any reconstruction of local maritime trade. This paper discusses the wreck within the broader Goan maritime context, and offers a probable date on the basis of the finds
 
Date 2010-03-08T06:28:01Z
2010-03-08T06:28:01Z
2010
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, vol.39(1); 182-189
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3548
 
Language en
 
Rights © 2010 The Authors. An edited version of this paper was published by The Nautical Archaeology Society Journal Compilation © 2010.
 
Publisher The Nautical Archaeology Society