Katie
Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Skipjack
Year: 1911
Builder:
Location: Oriole
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| Fetch? | Row ID | Media | Date | Vessel | Place | Related Places | Inscription/Marks | Subject | Notes | Archive Number |
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| 1 |  | SHORT DESCRIPTION: A collection of 46 pencil sketches and one ink sketch of the Ohio River Steamboats by Samuel Ward Stanton, C. 1897. | CL23186 | |||||||
| 2 |  | KATIE | CL22846 | |||||||
| 3 | No image URL. | Katie Rowe | P0001.011/01-1764 | |||||||
| 4 |  | 8/31/1896 | Katie (Steamboat : 1892). | Katie - (tug); 2454 | Steamboats–Virginia–Norfolk.; Tugboats–Virginia–Norfolk. | Shows a starboard side view of a tugboat moored at a pier. Stanton's notes place him in Norfolk, Virginia. Stanton's notebooks contain the following information about this item: "Aug 31, 1896" | MS0094/01-#2454 | |||
| 5 | No image URL. | Lady Katie | P0001.011/01-1820 | |||||||
| 6 |  | 10/30/1896 | Katie Voight (Steamboat : 1883). | Katie Voigt - (tug); 2508 | Steamboats–United States.; Tugboats–United States.; Harbors–United States. | Shows starboard side view of a tugboat making way in a harbor. Stanton's notebooks contain the following information about this item: "Oct 30 1896", "From 2489 to 2525 inclusive taken by RA Weed" | MS0094/01-#2508 | |||
| 7 | No image URL. | Katie J. Barrett | P0001.011/01-1763 | |||||||
| 8 | No image URL. | Katie S. Flint | P0001.011/01-1765 | |||||||
| 9 |  | QUARTERBOARD FROM SCHOONER KATIE MITCHELL | CL3641 | |||||||
| 10 | No image URL. | Mind the light, Katie : the history of thirty-three female lighthouse keepers. | LB91032 | |||||||
| 11 |  | SHORT DESCRIPTION: Port side view of a four-masted schooner with the lighthouse in the left background and landscape in the right background. Modern gilt style frame. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: KATIE J. BARRETT SHIPBUILDER: WILLIAM T. DONNELL BUILDER LOCATION: BATH, MAINE SHIP'S CAPTAIN: WILLIAM F. HOPKINS ALL SHIP'S NAMES: (1) KATIE J. BARRETT (SCHOONER: 1887-1891); (2) STAR OF THE SEA (SCHOONER: 1892-1913). VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 191.2 x 38 x 19, gross tons 967, net tons 916 SHIP'S OWNERS: WILLIAM F. GREEN & SON; WILLIAM F. HOPKINS, MASTER HOME PORT: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS REGISTERED: 1906-1913 - OWNERS: CROWELL & THURLOW, BOSTON; C.L. HEMPEL, MASTER; 1913 MASTER, A.W. CLARK | CL12647 | |||||||
| 12 |  | 9/21/1940 | Katie Rowe (Sloop : 1911). | Somerset County (Md.). | Envelope: "Skipjack stern. Katie Rowe. C[h]ance, MD. 9/21/40" | Skipjacks–Maryland–Somerset County.; Sloops–Maryland–Somerset County. | Shows port side view of the stern of a sloop in the water. There is no caption for this negative. | MS0063/01-732#0732 | ||
| 13 | No image URL. | Alternate vessel names: (1) KATIE J. BARRETT (SCHOONER: 1887-1891); (2) STAR OF THE SEA (SCHOONER: 1892-1913). | CL6816 | |||||||
| 14 |  | 1/5/1941 | Katie Rowe (Sloop : 1911). | Somerset County (Md.). | Envelope: "Skipjack. Kate Rowe. Jan 5 1941. Chance, MD" | Skipjacks–Maryland–Somerset County.; Sloops–Maryland–Somerset County.; Harbors–Maryland–Somerset County. | Shows an overall view of a harbor with at least six skipjacks moored in the water. There is no caption for this negative. | MS0063/01-737#0737 | ||
| 15 | No image URL. | Coasts–North Carolina.; Inlets–North Carolina. | Dynamic inlets: the changing shape of North Carolina's coastline. | LB82883 | ||||||
| 16 |  | 3/23/1895 | Majestic (Steamboat : 1890).; William McAvoy (Steamboat : 1893).; Katie Voight (Steamboat : 1883).; James (Steamboat : 1874). | Majestic - (tug); 1102 | Steamboats–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.; Tugboats–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia.; Ferries–Pennsylvania–Philadelphia. | Shows at least three tugboats at or near a pier. In the background is a ferry and fourth tugboat making way. Stanton's notes place him in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stanton's notebooks contain the following information about this item: "Mar 23, 1895" | MS0094/01-#1102 | |||
| 17 |  | 7/4/1948 | Katie May (Schooner : 1900). | Cambridge (Md.). | Envelope: "Cambridge Creek. 4 July 1948 (1) Sloop J.T. Leonard (2) Bugeye Edna Lockwood (3) Bugeye rigged skipjack Matie May (4) Bugeye J.C. Armiger" | Schooners–Maryland–Cambridge.; Bugeyes (Boats)–Maryland–Cambridge.; Sloops–Maryland–Cambridge.; Motorboats–Maryland–Cambridge.; Skiffs–Maryland–Cambridge.; Harbors–Maryland–Cambridge. | Shows a port side view of a schooner moored in a harbor. Behind this the masts of some other boats can also be seen. In the foreground is a motorboat and skiff. There is no caption for this negative. | MS0063/01-698#0698-D | ||
| 18 | No image URL. | Treasures of Chicamacomico. | LB82789 | |||||||
| 19 | No image URL. | Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (N.C.). | Hatteras history on the move : lighthouse relocation in progress. | LB91206 | ||||||
| 20 |  | 7/4/1948 | Katie May (Schooner : 1900). | Cambridge (Md.). | Envelope: "Cambridge Creek. 4 July 1948 (1) Sloop J.T. Leonard (2) Bugeye Edna Lockwood (3) Bugeye rigged skipjack Matie May (4) Bugeye J.C. Armiger" | Schooners–Maryland–Cambridge.; Bugeyes (Boats)–Maryland–Cambridge.; Sloops–Maryland–Cambridge.; Harbors–Maryland–Cambridge. | Shows a starboard side view of a schooner moored in a harbor. Behind this the masts of some other boats can also be seen. There is no caption for this negative. | MS0063/01-698#0698-C | ||
| 21 | No image URL. | Marine ecology–North Carolina. | Exploring the ocean blue. | LB91372 | ||||||
| 22 | No image URL. | Outer Banks (N.C.). | Oysters–North Carolina–Outer Banks. | Lifelong lessons : coastal themes resonate. | LB91402 | |||||
| 23 | No image URL. | Fishers–North Carolina.; Maritime anthropology–North Carolina. | Rhythms of the sea. | LB83526 | ||||||
| 24 | No image URL. | Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (N.C.). | Lighthouses–North Carolina.; Lighthouse keepers–North Carolina–Hatteras, Cape. | Keepers of the light : generations honor Hatteras tradition. | LB85132 | |||||
| 25 | No image URL. | North Carolina Sea Grant College Program. | Coastal zone management–North Carolina. | North Carolina Sea Grant : making coastal science count for 25 years. | LB90999 | |||||
| 26 | No image URL. | Crabs–Processing. | Mutual need unites Carolina crab houses and Mexican pickers. | LB49044 | ||||||
| 27 | No image URL. | Sydney-Hobart Race. | Yacht racing. | To the "hellish depths." | LB83739 | |||||
| 28 | No image URL. | Hurricane Floyd, 1999. | Floyd follow-up : the lingering effects. | LB91258 | ||||||
| 29 | No image URL. | Aquaculture industry–North Carolina. | Fish farming : aquaculture offers diversity. | LB89932 | ||||||
| 30 | No image URL. | Seafood–Inspection.; Seafood industry–Standards. | Quality key to international seafood standards. | LB88539 | ||||||
| 31 |  | 1/17/1944 | United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. | E5995 - Members of CPH Wac Basketball team face camera during breakfast given on the occsion of their winning cames in New York. 1-17-44 Official Photograph, U. S. Army Signal Corps, HRPE, Newport News, Va. | Breakfasts. | About 20 women in uniform seated around a long table with benches. The table is almost completely covered with food and dishes, including small boxes oc cereal labeled "PEP", bottles of milk, and plates of biscuits, cups of coffee, and cigarettes. 8 x 10 inscription reads "Back Row Left to Right: Pvt Frances Bacon, A-706-587-Minn. Minn. Pvt. Marie Tafoya, A-204803, Alameda, New Mexico. Pvt. Mary Levine, A-204803 Bronx, N. Y. Sgt. Katie Drennon A-302534, R #6, Lebanon, Tenn. T/5 Inda Rasco, A-803747, Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Pvt Berniece Fench, A-300641, R.D. #2, Box 213, New Castle, Pa. Capt Betty Williams, N. Y. C. Lt. Joseph Patrick, New York, N. Y. 01638228 NY. Front Row Left to Right: T/4 Jane Wise, A-306427, 305 Park Are, Lebanon, Pa. T/4 Helen Shoop, A-306-427-Elizabethtown, Pa. Pvt. Cleo Peterson, A-704266 Ind. Falls, Minn. T/5 Thelma Conine, A-504883, 214 South 2nd St, North Baltimore, Ohio T/4 Ruth Sorenson, A-603358 Ill. Mary J. Hefner - A-504896 Grantsville W. Virginia." | P0003/01-#J-5995 | |||
| 32 | No image URL. | Beach erosion–North Carolina–Topsail Island.; Coastal zone management–North Carolina–Topsail Island.; Beach erosion–Indonesia.; Coastal zone management–Indonesia. | Beyond the boundaries : Indonesian officials take home coastal lessons. | LB91394 | ||||||
| 33 | No image URL. | Ocean currents.; Tidal currents. | Rip currents : don't panic. Rip currents can be killers...do you know what to do. | LB89048 | ||||||
| 34 | No image URL. | Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)–Description and travel. | Cooking–Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.).; Cooking (Seafood). | Cover title. Includes index. | LB87175 | |||||
| 35 | No image URL. | Wacousta (Side wheel steamer : 1834); Katie (Side wheel steamer : 1866); Robert E. Lee (Side wheel steamer : 1866); John Walsh (Side wheel steamer : 1858) | Steamboats–History. Mississippi River; Cardsharping.; Gamblers. | Of men and ships : __card sharp of the western waters | LB103397 | |||||
| 36 |  | NOTES: The pilot schooner depicted with the Isaac Bell may be the Hope, which was active between 1866 and 1890 or the Pet which was active in Boston between 1867 and 1889. Since Jacobsen is from New York it's may be the latter. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: S.S. ISAAC BELL SERVICE DATES: 1868-1880 VESSEL TYPE: STEAMSHIP, AMERICAN SHIPBUILDER LOCATION: NEW YORK, BROOKLYN TRADE ROUTE: NEW YORK-NORFOLK SHIP OWNER: OLD DOMINION LINE CAPTAIN: 1876-Lawrence DIMENSIONS: 1500 tons, 250' foot keel, 38' beam FATE: Burned October 2, 1880 in Portsmouth, Virginia. VESSEL HISTORY: New York Daily Herald, March 15, 1868: Steamer Isaac Bell was launched yesterday form Isaac Bell's yard, Williamsburg. was contradicted by The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 16, 1868, page 3 which states: Messrs. Lawrence & Foulk launched from their yard, foot of North Sixth Street, E. D. on Saturday, the new sidewheel steamship Isaac Bell, built for the Old Dominion Steamship Company. New York Herald, May 19, 1868: Richmond, Virginia May 18, The new steamship Isaac Bell, belong to the Richmond and New York line, arrived her today after a splendid passage. On July 5, 1875, Isaac Bell collided with the steam tug Lumberman off Sewell's Point. The tug was returning from Fortress Monroe with 18 people on board and was sunk in 50 feet of water. Nine of the passengers were drowned. In 1876 when Jacobsen painted her Isaac Bell was actively sailing between Richmond/City Point/Norfolk to New York with merchandise and passengers. In April 1876 Isaac Bell was taken off the Old Dominion Line and was being fitted up as a floating hotel for the accommodation of visitors to the Centennial. It will run between Richmond and Philadelphia, and will remain in the city a week at a time, or perhaps longer thus giving persons an opportunity of seeing all that occurs. In July 15th-22nd, 1876 it conducted an excursion to the Centennial celebration from New Bedford to Philadelphia. On December 19th, 1876, the sloop Katie Grant was run down off Fortress Monroe by steamer Isaac Bell from Norfolk to New York and badly damaged. | CL553 | |||||||
| 37 |  | 11/10/1943 | John Howland (Steamship : 1943).; United States. Navy–Officers. | Lt. (JG) Ralph A. Parsons, USMS Chief Steward on the HR 651. | Portrait of an officer aboard his ship, he is seated beneath a photo showing the popular singer Kate Smith. The caption on the 8x10 print reads: "Lt. (JG) Ralph A. Parsons, Chief Steward of the SS John Howland aboard the HR-651, south side of Pier 2. Lt. parsons participated in the shooting down of an enemy plane which attacked this ship in the mediterranean. Note picture on wall showing Katie Smith, famous radio singer, christening the SS John Howland." | P0003/01-#E-5215 | ||||
| 38 |  | 4/19/1945 | United States. Army–Officers.; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. | Photograph of the Camp Patrick Henry Choir, personnel. (Refer to caption sheet for list of names.) | Choirs (Music)–Virginia–Newport News. | Shows 21 members of the CPH Choir. They appear to be standing in front of the Chapel-in-the-Woods. The 8x10 print reads: First row (left to right): Pvt. Katie Dunn, A-809078, Gainesville, Tex.; Pfc. Winifred V. Conger, A-220455, New Vernon, N.J.; Pfc. Katharine A. Miller, A-306287, York, Pa.; T/5 Mary A. Brooks, A-504600, Columbus, Ohio; Pfc. Jean O. Barton, A-409248, Vicksburg, Miss.; Mrs. Edward T. Ormsby, Dundalk, Md.; Miss Elaine Hjortland, Milwaukee, Wis.' and Mrs. Benjamin T. Nelson, Volga, S.D. Second Row (Left to right): Pvt. Josephine E. Marshall, A-120515, Miami, Fla.; T/5 Antoinette D. Guyer, A-305353, Philadelphia, Pa.; Pvt. Lydia M. Brown, A-319092, Barrington, N.J.; T/5 Thelma A. Conine, A-504857, North Baltimore, Ohio; 1st Lt. Doris W. Nevison, L-220455, Nutley, N.J.; Mrs. Dayle E. Garrett, Lexington, Ill.; Mrs. Elmer S. Hjortland, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Merl D. Williams, Wiwaukee, Wis. Third Row (Left to right): Lt. Col. Herbert A. Jones, O-138893, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Major Philip T. Raymond, O-499283, Columbus, Ga.; 1st Lt. Charles B. Edwards, O-1287327, Brentwood, Pa.; Sgt. Dayle E. Garrett, 16073751, Lexington, Ill.; and Miss Kathleen Wampler, Newport News, Va. Fourth Row (left to right): Sgt. Pat Garnet, 34657876, Spartanburg, S.C.; T/4 Merl D. Williams, 36958854, Milwaukee, Wis., Director; Pfc. Robert B. Pinson, Jr., 38418184, Anniston, Ala.; Pfc. John A. Backus, 39537261, Inglewood, Calif.; and T/4 Earl F. Schmogrow, 35797176, Cheviot, Ohio, organist. | P0003/01-#E-13692 | |||
| 39 |  | 3/8/1945 | United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.; United States. Army–Sports. | Members of the Third WAC Company, Camp Patrick Henry basketball team which won the Third Service Command Championship tournament held at Camp Patrick henry March 8th and 9th. Two of them are shown holding the trophy presented the team for their victory. They are, front row, left to right: T/5 Thelma A. Conine, A-504883, North Baltimore, Ohio; Pfc Beatrice M. Buck, A-202656, Jersey City, NJ; Pfc Grace Holloway, A-320193, Douglasville, Pa.; Sgt Mary J. Hefner, A-504896, (team captain) Grantsville, West Va.; T/4 Jane Wise, A-306427, Lebanon, Penn.; T/5 Marjorie D. Tafoya, A-803749, Alameda, N. Mex.; and T/ Sgt Katie L. Drennon, A-302334, Lebanon, Tenn.; back row, left to right: Pfc Charlotte Lucas, A-317073, Lock Haven, Pa.; Pvt Sophie V. Bourgeault, A-319320, Philadelphia, Pa.; Pvt Helen Marcus, A-313575, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and 2d Lt Robert J. Fuller, O-1947874, Coach, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; T/4 Inda O. Rasco, A-803747, Santa Rosa, New Mex.; T/ 4 Anna Davidock, A-205557, Barnesville, Pa.; and S/Sgt Rita Wiedeck, A-502678, Fort Wayne, Ind. | Basketball players–Virginia–Newport News.; Awards–Virginia–Newport News.; Basketball–Tournaments–Virginia–Newport News. | Shows thirteen athletes with their coach in group portrait. They are posing with the trophy for winning the tournament. | P0003/01-#K-13125 | |||
| 40 |   | 2/22/1944 | United States. Army–Sports.; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.; United States. Army. Camp Patrick Henry (Va.). Recreation Hall 6. | Members of the WAC Basketball squad at Camp Patrick Henry, Va., photographed at Recreation Hall No. 6. Front row, left to right, are: Pvt. Sophie V. ("Lee") Bourgeault, A-319320, of Philadelphia, Pa.; Pfc. Marie D. Tafoya, A-803749, of Alameda, N. Mex.; T/4 Anna Davidock, A-205557, of Barnesville, Pa.; and T/4 Inda O. Rasco, A-803747, of Santa Rosa, N. Mex. Rear row, left to right, are: T/5 Thelma A. Conine, A-504883, of North Baltimore, Ohio; T/4 Jane M. Wise, A-306427, of Ledanon, Pa.; T/Sgt. Katie L. Drennon, A-302534, of Lebanon, Tenn.; Pfc. Beatrice M. Buck, A-202656, of Jersey City, N.J.; Pfc. Grace Holloway, A-320193, of Douglasville, Pa.; and 2nd Lt. Robert J. Fuller, O-1947874, T.C., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, coach of the team. The girls are all members of the THird WAC Company, Camp Patrick Henry, Va. Photo taken for publicity purposes. | Basketball players–Virginia–Newport News. | Shows group portrait of basketball team in their game uniforms with their coach. On the wall behind them are various photographs from Army sports programs. | P0003/01-#K-12501 | |||
| 41 |  | 8/24/1943 | United States. Army.; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. | Camp Patrick Henry (Va.). | E-9459 - S/Sgt. Drennon, K.L., A 302534, home address Lebanon, Tenn. Sgt. Drennon holds Mess Pennant which was awarded to the 3rd WAC Co., CPH. 8-24-44 Official Photograph, U.S.Army Signal Corps, HRPE, Newport News, Va. | Award presentations. | WACs stand in two rows. The one at the near end of the second row holds a flag mounted on a pole. Across the top of it is written "EXCELLENCE JULY'. The first word and the emblem on the flag cannot be seen. | P0003/01-#E-9459 | ||
| 42 |   | 12/11/1944 | United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.; Newport News High School (Newport News, Va.). | E-11220 - In background, is Mr. Lamor R. Stanley, Principal of Newport News High School, 2nd Lt. Marjorie Wightman, L-400854, Bradenton, Fla. is shown making a speech to pupils of Newport News H.S. in their auditorium in celebration of their going over the top in 6th War Bond Drive sales. Color guards are: left to right, Cpl. Margaret Long, A-700522, S/Sgt. Kate Drennor, A-302534, (other side) Pvt. Ada Hosler, A-120182, and Pvt. Mary Schwikert, A320129 all of CPH, Va., 3rd Wac Co., HRPE. Lt. Wightman is Assistand Public Relations Officer and CPH, Va. 12-11-44 | Speeches, addresses, etc.; Theaters–Virginia–Newport News.; Christmas decorations–Virginia–Newport News. | Several WACs in uniform stand on a stage, two holding flags. One stands beside apodium, addressing the audience. Accross the back of the stage is a row of chairs full of students and school officials. | P0003/01-#E-11220 | |||
| 43 |  | SHORT DESCRIPTION: Bronze, silver-coated Portuguese mariner's astrolabe made by Nicolao Ruffo and dated 1645. The instrument has a brass sighting vane which is attached to the body of the instrument by a threaded bolt, secured by a butterfly bolt on the reverse and a knob and washer on the front. There are three engraved scales: the interior scale is marked 0 to 90° in divisions of 10°, the middle scale is marked in divisions of 5°, and the exterior scale is marked in single degrees. NOTES: The astrolabe was found by Gigi Fernandes Corcia, an experienced diver and full time member of the Arqueonautus dive team, during the survey and excavation of a wreck site at Passa Pau on the island of Santiago in November of 1999. The astrolabe was found associated with other wreck material of mid-seventeenth century date within a complex of deep gullies and caves at a depth of 7 to 12 meters. There was little or no site contamination with extraneous material. This astrolabe has been catalogued as the 84th astrolabe in existence with The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. According to a letter from Dr. Margaret Rule the wreck (AGO 063) was an armed merchant vessel outward bound from Europe and laden with an Iberian/European cargo (olive jars, bottles, silver coins). There were two Dutch composite guns that may also have been cargo. The astrolabe is indicative of the status of the vessel. It is marked with the name Nicola Ruffo set within a pattern of stars in the same style as several other Portuguese astrolabes and similar to the astrolabe found in Cadiz Harbor (no. 64 NMM) and signed by Andre Ruffo who is believed to be Spanish. The few fragments of domestic ceramics found on the wreck have been identified as Portuguese. OBJECT HISTORY: [Notes on site and site plans by Dr. Margaret Rule] The astrolabe wreck Passo Pau, Santiago, Cape Verde, Islands. Background: The site of the wreck recorded as AGO-063 lays less than 50m from the shore on the east coast of Santiago Island in the archipelago of Cape Verde. Arqueonautas undertook the exploration of the site in 1999 in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde and work on the site was directed by Mensun Bound and his nominated team of archaeological supervisors from MARE (Oxford). There are references to a ship from Seville being wrecked in 1649 close to the beach (Praia do) Passa do Pau. This small beach lies beneath a prominent landmark, the hill of Passa de Pau which would have been visible to anyone sailing along the coast. These references relate to documents (Arquivo Historico Ultramarino Box 4 doc. 43; Box 4. Doc. 38) recording a dispute between the Governor of the Islands and Portuguese officials about responsibility for the removal of booty from a wreck that sank close to Passo Pau in November 1649. The ship is not identified by name but simply recorded as an outward-bound merchant ship from Seville (although the ship is reported as 'from Seville' this does not necessarily mean that she was a Spanish ship although the bulk of the cargo is Iberian) carrying a cargo of trade goods, including gold and silver, to buy slaves in Ribeira Grande. This town, on the south side of Santiago, had a safe, sheltered anchorage defended by strong fortifications on the headland above the anchorage. It had grown rich in the sixteenth century and it still flourished as a prosperous market place for slaves brought from East and West Africa and destined for America. The cargo found in the wreck consists of silver coins, a few small gold links of a type often used as currency and a large number of Iberian 'olive' jars. There were no beads of the type usually found on slave ships, and no manacles or fetters. The other trade goods were few in number but they could be described as luxury goods including some pewter goods and brass bowls as well as the olive jars and silver coins. The most important single find was a mariners' silver plated astrolabe inscribed with the maker's name Nicolao Ruffo and the date 1645. The Site: The ship ran aground on rocks closed to the shore in shallow water and the wreck has been subjected to storm and surge for over 350 years. In spite of this some of the material is extraordinarily well preserved. The sediment in the gullies is seldom more than 25cm deep and is composed of small loose stones, gritty sand and broken coral fragments. At the western end of the main gully an underwater cave contained sediment of fine silt and sand a meter thick. Fragments of rope, wood and intact ceramic jars were found buried within this sediment. In several areas small cavelets or niches had been eroded at the base of the smooth walls of the gullies and the astrolabe was found in one of these pockets in the northern wall of the main gully. Most of the coins were found in pits eroded out of the rock and sediment by the scouring effect of currents around and beneath groups of guns. Of 1649 silver coins recovered only 13% were well enough preserved to be identified. However, in some areas, notably beneath the guns in gully 3, the percentage of legible coins rose to 70%. The varied conditions in the gullies, caves and scour pits compared well with the dynamic surge in the shallow water around the site. Concentrations of finds were located in discrete contexts in relatively passive areas of debris and this fact taken with the lack of spillage of debris around the site makes detailed study and grouping of finds of utmost importance. There is no contamination with secondary wreck debris or modern garbage and the finds were recorded as groups within a closely defined and dated archaeological context. NOTES: In the first report of the CONCHA project (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017-77998) and the UNESCO Chair "The Cultural Heritage of the Oceans" with information regarding thematic workshops and other activities conducted during the first semester of 2018 the following statement was made: It [the Sao Francisco wreck at Passa Pau] is the oldest wreck known in Cape Verde and the several artifacts recovered from the site place it on probable slave routes, a subject yet poorly studied by maritime archeology. NOTES: Excerpt from "Nautical Astrolabes" by Gustavo Garcia published in 'Edge of Empire. Proceedings of the Syposium held at the 2006 Society for Archaeology Annual Meeting' January 2008, edited by Filipe Vieira de Castro and Katie Custer, discussing the two Ruffo astrolabes (pages 267-269): Passa Pau: This astrolabe was found on 5 November 1999, near the Passa Pau stretch on the eastern coast of São Tiago, the largest island in the Cape Verde archipelago (Smith 2002). It was assigned number NMM 84 in the record kept by Stimson. It was later sold at auction by the salvage company Arqueonautas, S.A. and acquired by the Mariners' Museum of Newport News, Virginia. It is a typical type Ia astrolabe from the first half of the seventeenth century. The instrument weighs 2,820 g, is 171.5 mm in diameter and 22 mm thick. It was manufactured in 1645, as shown on the inscription on the front side of the ballast. The Passa Pau astrolabe was cast from copper alloy and, when finished, was coated with silver. Approximately sixty-five percent of the coating survives. This is unique in the archaeological record thus far. The maker’s name, ‘NICOLAO RVFFO,’ is inscribed below the ballast and is flanked by two six-pointed stars. This instrument shares similarities with the Cádiz I astrolabe (NMM 64), found in 1981 near the coast of Cádiz, Spain, by the crew of a Dutch dredger working in the area (Stimson 1988:176-7). The Cádiz I was made in 1648, as the inscription on the ballast indicates. Stimson erroneously states that the scale is graded for measuring altitude and concludes that the astrolabe is Spanish. A close look, however, clearly shows that the scale is graded for zenith distance. It may thus be asserted that the Cádiz I is Portuguese, as is the Passa Pau. In the Passa Pau, the zero-degree position is marked with a ‘I,’ while on the Cádiz I there appear to be no marks. As with the Passa Pau, the Cádiz I astrolabe has its maker’s name inscribed on the rim below the ballast. The inscription reads ‘ANDRE RVFFO’ and is also contained between two six-pointed stars. A third sixpointed star separates the first from the last name in the Cádiz I, a feature not present in the Passa Pau artifact. Since both makers had the same last name (Ruffo) and worked in Portugal during the 1640s, it is possible that they were related. Furthermore, both instruments share an uncommon feature: three vertical six-pointed stars divide the first two digits of the date of manufacture from the remaining two digits. Another suggestion of relationship between the makers may be found in Stimson’s description of the Cádiz I astrolabe: “… the instrument is complete although it has a strangely rough finish to the casting which slight salt water erosion has not completely disguised.” Did the Cádiz I astrolabe have a silver coating? Both instruments are similar in size, with the Cádiz I having a diameter of 167 mm and a thickness of 20 mm. The alidade of the Passa Pau astrolabe is made of brass and measures 142.2 mm in length. It is nevertheless eroded, and originally would have been approximately 168 mm long. A clear mark at the 34.5-degree position indicates where the extremity of the alidade was positioned when the ship foundered. The two sighting vanes are 54.6 mm apart and have a single perforation of approximately 0.8 mm. On the outer face of each sighting vane, the area around the holes is countersunk approximately 6.7 mm in diameter. A threaded bolt and a wing nut attach the alidade to the hub. It is likely that the alidade was also silver plated. | CL28238 |
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