Comet - Submerged cultural resources site report
Russell MA. 2004. Comet - Submerged cultural resources site report. Number 17. Submerged Resources Center, National Park Service. Santa Fe, New Mexico
This report discusses Comet’s career hauling lumber from the Pacific Northwest to California, and the wreck on San Miguel Island. This report discusses the Pacific Coast lumber trade and Comet’s career hauling lumber from the Pacific Northwest to California, and describes the schooner’s wreck on San Miguel Island. It describes the remaining hull structure, bow rigging, and ground tackle elements in detail, and analyzes them in terms of contemporary nineteenth century wooden shipbuilding practices. Finally, it discusses site formation processes and offers suggestions for future research and management of Comet.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Russell, Matthew
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- Submerged Resources Center, National Park Service
- Units
- CHIS , HIST
- Keywords
- Bow, Channel Islands, comet, Cultural Resources, ehistory, History, Lumber trade, Pacific Coast, Preservation, San Miguel Island, shipwreck, Vessels