Browsing Maritime Studies by Title
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Hammock: A Maritime Tool
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)During the age of sail, sailors slept in hammocks made of canvas, suspended on the gundecks and secured to the beams above. This work seeks to understand the adoption and adaptation of hammocks as a maritime tool on sailing ... -
Heritage at Risk? : An Assessment of Environmental Factors in Archaeological Site Damage in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis is a multi-disciplinary geological and maritime archaeological study. This study's purpose is to create exploratory models that utilize analyses of geophysical factors within and around northeastern North ... -
A History of the Wreck of the USS HURON
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A History of Whaling in Bermuda
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How A Vessel of This Magnitude Was Moved : A Comparative Analysis of Confederate Ironclad Steam Engines, Boilers, and Propulsion Systems
(East Carolina University, 2012)The development of steam propulsion machinery in warships during the 19th century in conjunction with iron armor and shell guns resulted in a technological revolution in the world's navies. Warships utilizing all of these ... -
Illuminating the Lighthouse: An Historical and Archaeological Examination of the Causes and Consequences of Economic and Social Change at the Currituck Beach Light Station
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-29)The purpose of this project was to gather historical and archaeological data to illuminate potential relationships between economic and social investment in lighthouse complexes, and enhance an understanding of the multitude ... -
The Impact of Empire : The Effects of British Imperial Culture on the Maritime Landscape of Bluefields Bay, Jamaica
(East Carolina University, 2011)The history of Colonial Bluefields Bay diverges from the widely accepted model of eighteenth-century histories of the British Caribbean and imperial Jamaica. The society in Bluefields was not based on sugar because local ... -
"In behalf of the Continent" : Privateering and Irregular Naval Warfare in Early Revolutionary America, 1775-1777
(East Carolina University, 2012)The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate the vital importance of American privateers during the early years of the Revolutionary War and their impact on the achievement of American independence. Most Revolutionary War ... -
The Infamous Convict Museum Ship Success : an Archaeological Investigation of Material Culture and Identity Formation Processes
(East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis examines the relationship between material culture and the formation of cultural identity through an analysis of the artifact assemblage from the former traveling museum ship, Success. Before sinking near Port ... -
The Influence of the War of 1812 on Great Lakes Shipbuilding
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether the War of 1812 influenced ship construction techniques on the Great Lakes. During the War of 1812, much of the fighting in the North American theater of war primarily ...