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This chapter provides a literature review of international examples that concern the study of abandoned vessels spanning many thousands of years. The international case studies presented illustrate...

This chapter outlines the theories about abandonment that are used in this study. It also extends an argument that endorses the benefits of comparative approaches to the remains of watercraft, with...

For the tale of the USS Saginaw and her crew, maritime heritage falls under three different themes: what we choose to remember from the historical narrative (re-created here from documentary record);...

This chapter gives a brief outline of Maltese history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The fall of the Order of the Knights of Saint John provided a logical point at which to conclude two...

This chapter discusses the period of Maltese prehistory when the first settlers arrived on the Maltese Islands. However, it is noted that seafaring activity in the Mediterranean dates back to about...

This chapter discusses the archaeological signatures of use and modification that may have ramifications for the time of discard, position of abandonment, and condition of remains upon disposal. The...

Nearly 70 British sailors, and a few Spaniards, on the Galga left Captain Huoni's command in Maryland and took advantage of a passing ship heading north to reach Philadelphia. For most of the...

The USS Saginaw was sent to Midway to terminate the channel project and take a group of Boston divers home. To their credit, Townsend's men continued to work at blasting and hoisting on the bar,...

Most of the important naval events during the Civil War, like Hampton Roads and the Battle of Mobile Bay, were not Pacific events. The majority of the Union's naval efforts during the Civil War were...