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• Recreation: Outdoors: Scuba Diving: Wreck Diving  (33)
• Society: History: By Topic: Maritime: Ships  (180)

• California Shipwrecks - Articles about California shipwrecks plus pictures of artifacts, underwater video, an online database of California wrecks, and a list of shipwreck links from the California State Lands Commission.
• California's Channel Islands Shipwrecks - Histories of each wreck from the Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
• Deep Dive Blog - Information on shipwrecks.
• Dutch VOC shipwrecks ± 650 - List of more than 650 Shipwrecks owned by the Dutch VOC (±1600-1800) with approximately 150 background stories. Info on wrecks, coins, cannon, gold, silver, and porcelain.
• Graveyard of the Pacific - Features ten stories of shipwrecks along the Vancouver Island coast, maritime hazards, rescue and salvage work, and a bibliography. [English and French]
• Hampshire and Dorset Shipwrecks - An illustrated exploration of the long and rich maritime history of this part of the southern coast of England and some of its tragedies.
• Hunting New England Shipwrecks - Historical backgrounds, pictures and other information on some of New England's most well-known shipwrecks. Maps and charts of the area, information on locating and diving on wrecks, and a message board.
• International Registry of Sunken Ships - Features a comprehensive shipwreck database and list of the greatest maritime disasters. Partly fee-based, but searching for one specific vessel is free.
• Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas - Features new shipwreck discoveries and expeditions around the world, underwater archaeology and treasures from the deep. With photographs.
• Minnesota Shipwrecks - This site covers all known shipwrecks in Minnesota, including sites that are located Lake Superior, inland lakes, and rivers.
• Minnesota's Historic Shipwrecks - Minnesota Historical Society information on Lake Superior and inland lake and river shipwrecks. Includes history and development of Great Lakes watercraft.
• Old Ship Remains in the Solent - Scholarly report from Southampton University on ancient ship timbers discovered off the coast of Hayling Island, southern England.
• Pass Cavallo Shipwreck - The site overviews a shipwreck surveyed at Pass Cavallo, the entrance to Matagorda Bay, Texas. Artifact analysis suggests it is the Hannah Elizabeth, a Texas gunrunner that sank in 1835.
• The Roman Shipwrecks Project - The British Museum and the Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton investigate the existence of Roman wrecks in the waters surrounding the British Isles.
• Sadana Island Shipwreck Project - Cheryl Ward describes the underwater excavation in 1996 of an Ottoman-period shipwreck off Egypt's Red Sea coast by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
• The Secrets of the Shallows - Article by Mario Mazzoli on his excavation with the Archeo Club d'Italia of a Roman wreck located between the islands of Ponza and Palmarola.
• Shipwrecks: Time Capsules of Human Civilization - Interactive weblog devoted to discussions regarding ships, shipwrecks and nautical archaeology.
• Stinch's Shipwreck Data - Provides a list of New England shipwrecks, some with detailed histories, and guide to the preservation of shipwreck artifacts..
• Victorian Ships' Graveyard - Underwater exploration of shipwrecks in the waters of Bass Strait, Victoria, Australia. History of the area referred to as the Graveyard, legislation protecting it, and details of current projects.
• Wisconsin Shipwrecks - Information from the underwater archaeology program of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Includes videos and a Kid's Corner.
• Wreck Web - Site plans of Great Lakes shipwrecks from Walter B. Allen.

• BBC News: Historic Ship Remains Recovered - Parts of a ship thought to have lain in the Thames Estuary for 500 years are recovered intact. (November 17, 2004)
• Marciana Marina Roman Shipwreck - The Islamic Republic News Agency reports the discovery of a 2,000-year old ship off the Tuscan island of Elba. (August 24, 2002)