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• Shipwreck — Ship wreck , n. 1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves. [1913 Webster] 2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shipwreck — A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the stranding of the ship on rocks, land or shoal, or the destruction of the ship at sea by violent… …   Wikipedia

• shipwreck — The demolition or shattering of a vessel, caused by her driving ashore or on rocks and shoals in the midseas, or by the violence of winds and waves in tempests …   Black's law dictionary

• Uluburun shipwreck — The Uluburun Shipwreck is a well documented late 14th century BC shipwreck of the Late Bronze Age period, discovered off the south coast of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Kaş in the province of Antalya. A Turkish sponge diver… …   Wikipedia

• Thomas Wilson (shipwreck) — Infobox nrhp | name = Thomas Wilson (Whaleback Freighter) Shipwreck nrhp type = caption =Three capstans on the stern end of the deck. nearest city= Duluth, Minnesota area = built =1892 architect= Alexander McDougall; American Steel Barge Co.… …   Wikipedia

• Wrecking (shipwreck) — Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered near or close to shore. Wrecking is no longer economically significant; however, as recently as the 19th century in some parts of the world, it was the mainstay of… …   Wikipedia

• Vũng Tàu shipwreck — The Vũng Tàu shipwreck is a wreck that was found in the South China Sea off the islands of Con Dao about 100 miles from Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. The wreck was of a lorcha, a Chinese vessel with Portuguese influences that has been dated to about 1690.… …   Wikipedia

• Maple Leaf (shipwreck) — MAPLE LEAF (Passenger Steamer) (Wreck) U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

• Hennepin (shipwreck) — Infobox nrhp | name = Hennepin Shipwreck nrhp type = caption = nearest city= South Haven, Michigan, USA area = built =October 1888 architect= Wolf and Davidson architecture= added = February 1 2008 governing body = State mpsub= refnum=07001489… …   Wikipedia

• Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum — Infobox Museum name= Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum imagesize= 300px established= imagecaption= Front entrance of the Historeum location= 1 Whitehead Street Key West, Florida type= Shipwreck Artifacts visitors= director= curator=… …   Wikipedia

• Land Tortoise (shipwreck) — Infobox nrhp | name = Radeau LAND TORTOISE (Shipwreck) nrhp type = nhl caption = nearest city= Lake George, NY area = built =1758 lat degrees = 43 | lat minutes = 25 | lat seconds = 16 | lat direction = N long degrees = 73 | long minutes = 42 |… …   Wikipedia