Lists alphabetically according to region, the shipwrecks that have occurred off the United States' shores since the pre-Revolutionary period

On the evening of February 2, 1864, Confederate Commander John Taylor Wood led 250 sailors in two launches and twelve boats to capture the USS Underwriter, a si

From aerial survey to zoology, Part I of this two-part encyclopedia covers all aspects of underwater archeology, treasure hunting and salvaging. For example, en

From cowardly captains and deadly icebergs to mutinies and nuclear submarine wrecks, this work chronicles the world's most amazing maritime disasters. Wrecks li