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Formosa Expedition. The Formosa Expedition (Chinese: 美國福爾摩沙遠征; pinyin: Měiguó Fú’ěrmóshā Yuǎnzhēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-kok Hok-nī-mô͘-sa Oán-cheng), [1] or the Taiwan Expedition of 1867, was a punitive expedition launched by the United States against the Paiwan, an indigenous Taiwanese tribe. The expedition was ...
- June 1867
- Paiwan victory
- Hengchun, Taiwan, Qing China
The Russian-American Company (RAC) ship wrecked on a reef at Kruzof Island, killing 53 people, including Terentii Stepanovich Bornovolokov, who was to replace Alexander Baranov as Governor of the RAC. Total loss from the wreck over 250,000 rubles.
Eighty years ago a Kiwi soldier by the name of Wincote helped rescue former US President John F. Kennedy and his desperate, shipwrecked crew off a remote island in the Solomons during World War...
Captain Charles Barnard (c. 1781–c.1860 [1]) was a famous castaway. In 1812, the British ship Isabella, captained by George Higton, was shipwrecked off Eagle Island (part of the Falkland Islands). Most of the crew were rescued by the American sealer Nanina which was built and operated out of the whaling port city of Hudson, NY, and commanded ...
Aug 8, 2018 · A Japanese teenager named Manjirō, from an impoverished family in a tiny fishing village, found himself thrust into a struggle for survival after being shipwrecked on a Pacific atoll in 1841.
Take a virtual dive into the underwater world of shipwrecks through a curated video collection of various shipwrecks in the U.S. and learn about the history of shipwrecks in the National Marine Sanctuary System. Virtual Reality. Bring these shipwreck sites to life through our virtual reality videos and photos.
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May 14, 2019 · How are shipwrecks discovered? Locating a shipwreck is part art, part science. Safeguarding shipwrecks and other archaeological sites. NOAA Sanctuaries and shipwrecks. Where have sunken ships been found so far? The most famous of all wrecks: The Titanic. Exploring the Titanic wrecksite, a trove of artifacts. Focus areas: Ocean & Coasts. Topics:
