Shipwrecks
Latest about shipwrecks
Remains of USS Hornet, Storied WWII Aircraft Carrier, Discovered at Bottom of South Pacific
By Laura Geggel published
Why Archaeologists Used a 'Ray Gun' to Blast This Ancient Shipwreck Pottery
By Mindy Weisberger published
To trace the origins of ancient pottery, scientists used a method that sounds like it's borrowed from science fiction.
Shackleton's Lost Ship May Lie at the Bottom of Antarctica's Weddell Sea
By Tom Metcalfe published
Polar explorer Shackleton abandoned the ship Endurance in 1915, after the vessel was crushed by sea ice.
Sunken 17th-Century 'Pirate Ship' Discovered, Alongside Gunpowder-Packed Grenades
By Tom Metcalfe published
The ship, holding military stores, sank in a storm near Dollar Cove in April of 1684.
This Ship Sank Decades Ago. Now, a 3D Model Has Resurrected It.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A digital 3D reconstruction has recreated a ship that sank in 1995.
An Underwater 'Ghost Fleet' of Shipwrecks Is On the Move, and Here's Why
By Mindy Weisberger published
Nearly 200 military shipwrecks — dating as far back as the Revolutionary War and including ships from the Civil War and both World War I and World War II — were sunk to the bottom of a river.
World's Oldest Intact Shipwreck Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea
By Stephanie Pappas published
The vessel looks just like one depicted on a famous Greek vase.
Infamous Wreck of Ill-Fated Franklin Expedition Yields More Artifacts, But No Ship's Log
By Megan Gannon published
Harsh conditions and thick ice kept divers out of Franklin's cabin.
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