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Prepared by Avery Paxton February 2014 Graveyard of the Atlantic Map from NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Thousands of shipwrecks in NC Causes of Shipwrecks Run aground Storms ID: 400871

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Slide1

Shipwrecks of North Carolina

Prepared by Avery Paxton

February 2014Slide2

‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’

Map from NOAA

Monitor

National Marine SanctuarySlide3

Thousands of shipwrecks in NCSlide4

Causes of Shipwrecks

Run agroundStormsWarOthers? Slide5

USS Monitor (1862)

U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command PhotographSlide6

USS Monitor (1862)

Monitor

Collection,

NOAA.Slide7

Battle of the Atlantic

German U-boat, U-85. Sank in 1943. Slide8

Types of Shipwrecks

HistoricSank accidentally during storms, war, or other causes

Artificial

Sank on purpose to form habitat Slide9

NC Artificial Reef ProgramSlide10

Value of Shipwrecks

CULTUR

AL RESOURCES

Time-capsules of the past are part of maritime heritage

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Habitat for fish and invertebratesSlide11

City of HoustonSlide12

John D. GillSlide13

HydeSlide14

TitanSlide15

Research

your assigned

shipwreck

Present your findings in front of class

Use

Worksheet 1: Shipwreck History’

as

a guide

Assignment