This study of Western Empire is split into two distinct parts: (1) historical research of the
life of the vessel, relying on primary documents; and (2) analysis of the deep water
survey data. The first part concentrates on the historical documents that constitute the
history of Western Empire. The second part begins with a review of the tools and
procedures used in performing the deep water survey. An analysis of the information
that can be taken from such a study will follow, and it concludes with suggestions for
remotely operated vehicle operators when performing an on-the-fly survey of
shipwrecks in deep water. The official ship logs, crew agreements, and contemporary
newspaper articles are used to recreate the life of Western Empire and shed light on a
period in which wooden sailing ships were being displaced by iron ships and steam
power.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/3928 |
| Date | 16 August 2006 |
| Creators | Levin, Joshua Aaron |
| Contributors | Crisman, Kevin J. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | 15409996 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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