The Denbigh Project: excavation of a Civil War blockade-runner, J. Barto Arnold III |
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| Authors: | J Barto Arnold III Thomas J Oertling rew W Hall |
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| Institution: | Institute of Nautical Archaeology, P.O. Drawer HG, College Station, Texas 77841–5137, USA;Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M University, 1225 Post Office St., Galveston, Texas 77550, USA;University of Texas, School of Nursing at Galveston and Institute of Nautical Archaeology, 4317 Ave. N, Galveston, Texas 77550, USA |
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| Abstract: | The blockade-runner Denbigh , one of the most successful and famous of the American Civil War, was located and recorded near Galveston in December, 1997. The site, 41GV143, was identified during a reconnaissance by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M University. The 182-ft (55.5 m)-long, iron hulled, 258-ton displacement side-wheeler was built in 1860 by Laird, Sons & Co. of Birkenhead as a coastal paddle steamer and, when new, was considered a crack ship with all the latest features of design and technology.
This paper covers the 2000 excavation phase of an underwater archaeology project to investigate the Denbigh . It is the third in a series of preliminary progress reports. The report also provides updated findings on the ship's history. |
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| Keywords: | Denhigh Civil War blockade runner paddle steamer Galveston |
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