East coast spanish wrecks 1770- 1800

[Eastcoastwrecks]

I'm new to the forum, I hope this is the right place for my question.

I'm looking for some assistance in researching Spanish shipping losses along the U.S. East coast in the period of 1770-1800. I'm particularly interested in the area from Mass. to N.C.

Is any one aware of an online data base, or have any suggestions as to where I might find listings of wrecks during this time period?

Any help or advise would be greatly welcome.

Thanks.

 

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[Whittman]

ECW,

Welcome to the forum. I know that most of the members and messages seem to hail from Florida, but I'm sure someone here will be able to help. Again, welcome and good luck!

 

[Klondikeike]

Ditto..on the welcome...Eastcoastwrecks ...

One of my guys was at Nags Head last week for a few days.. and just did a scan with the technology we use along a 10 mile stretch of the area off the coast, into the ocean and was surprised as to the number of wrecks he was able to hit on...There is some pretty deep water out there...and some shallows too....

I do not know of a listing of wrecks for that area, but I now know they are there for sure.....and most likely here is some record somewhere...

Good luck to you...

Klondike..

 

[Whittman]

Good point Klondike. I'm sure not all Spainish wrecks were sunk in Florida! Wondering what the Northernmost Spanish wreck would be? There must also be hundreds of wrecks that were lost without a trace. Let's hear from some of our researchers out there!

 

[ivan salis]

the english / american northeast coast (NC to MASS) from 1770 to 1800 era time frame was not a place where one might find many spanish treasure fleet vessels * ( with a few notible exceptions) --the english and spanish had a war that ended in the "land swap" of 1763 * in which england handed cuba back to spain in return for spain giving them florida -- spain regained florida from england in 1783 by joining in at the last minute on the american side in the rev war and regaining florida as a war settlement "prize"

the treasure fleets normally ran up the florida coast on the gulf stream and the cut a due east course to go back to spain off the northern coast of florida / southern georgia area.

that said -- I quite sure there were many "new world" spanish merchant vessels carrying illegal gold shipments into the english colonies / america to avoid having to pay spanish royal taxes upon it --which they would have had they shipped it directly home to spain -- many likely had "backdoor" smuggling routes with the gold being transshipped from america on american ships back to spain.

 

[bronzecannons]

Check with Lee Spence. He lives in that area and has done quite a bit of research and written several books on shipwrecks there.
His web site is; http://www.shipwrecks.com/

TW

 

[Whittman]

Bronze Cannons,

I checked his site, but the link for the Mid-Atlantic area is no longer active...

ECW, I can think of at least one Spanish Wreck in that area.... the Juno. Sunk in 1802 somewhere off Northern Virginia...

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Eastcoastwrecks:

I assume you've checked Potter's "Homewrecker."

I would suggest you look at Bob Marx's book - or books, although these are basically the same work:

Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere, 1492-1825 Robert F Marx (1975)

Shipwrecks in the Americas Robert F. Marx (1988)

New World Shipwrecks 1492-1825: A Comprehensive Guide Robert Marx Jenifer Marx (1994)


Good luck to all,

~The Old Bookaroo