Underwater/maritime archaeologist, formerly Parks Canada, ICUCH, ACUA, Slave Wrecks Project, Opinions are my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldqqwxh4a227Shipwreck/Ship Currency of the Day #23 1/4 Last post before the holidays! Currency and stamp on Titanic! Big number of currency as well on this shipwreck/ship. Here are the coins from Canada commemorating the centennial of the sinking (1912-2012).20 Dec 2024 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqqwxh4a227https://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldqqoqaev227Shipwreck/Ship Stamp of the Day #24 1/3 Last post before the holidays! Stamp and currency on Titanic! Huge number of stamps on this shipwreck/ship from just about every country. Here are the stamps from Canada commemorating the centennial of the sinking (1912-2012).20 Dec 2024 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqqoqaev227https://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldqqjcyjks27Book of the Day #24 1/6 Last post before the holidays! 30 years ago next week (24th) I received a phone from a diver who had found a wreck that proved to be the Elizabeth and Mary, a 450-ton bark from Boston part of Sir William Phips’ 1690 expedition against Quebec City.20 Dec 2024 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqqjcyjks27https://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldo3soosbk2iShipwreck/Ship Currency of the Day #22 The reverse of a 1973 $1 bill (replaced with a coin in 1987) from Canada showing logging boats going through logs on the Ottawa River. In the background, the Parliament buildings, the Chateau Laurier hotel and just below it the entrance of the Rideau Canal.19 Dec 2024 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldo3soosbk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldo3j3okcc2iShipwreck/Ship Stamp of the Day #23 1/2 A 2008 stamp from the Republic of Ireland commemorating the 90th anniversary of the sinking of R.M.S. Leinster, torpedoed on October 10 1918 in the final weeks of WWI with an estimated loss of life of 571. www.rmsleinster.com19 Dec 2024 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldo3j3okcc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldo3bzeqyk2iBook of the Day #23 1/3 An early book on standards in Underwater archaeology by Martin Dean published in 1988 when the underwater archaeology program was still active in St Andrews, Scotland.19 Dec 2024 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldo3bzeqyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldlnydp24224Shipwreck/Ship Currency of the Day #21 A 2003 quarter (25 cents) from the USA showcasing the State of Maine which became a state in 1820. The coin shows a three-masted vessel in front of a lighthouse in a rocky landscape typical of this Northeastern sea-shore state.18 Dec 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlnydp24224https://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldlnvibvmc24Shipwreck/Ship Stamp of the Day #22 A 1997 stamp from Estonia showing the Tormilind, a four-masted Barquentine built in 1922 and used during WWII by Estonia as an observation vessel among other things. Sank in 1944 after hitting a mine.18 Dec 2024 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlnvibvmc24https://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldlnoam5es24Book of the Day #22 1/7 From 1969 to 1972, Parks Canada excavated the scuttled French Ships at the site of the 1760 Battle of the Restigouche. The main site was Le Machault, a 20-gun frigate. There are a number of publications on this site, this first one (1984) on the weaponry.18 Dec 2024 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlnoam5es24https://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldj2ymehgs2jShip/Shipwreck/Currency of the Day #20 A Mexican 50-peso bill showing small boats & fishermen using a type of cast net on Lake Pátzcuaro, state of Michoacán. Thanks to Paul Montgomery for help on this one. Give him a follow for interesting archaeological posts on fishweirs and fishing. #fishweir17 Dec 2024 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj2ymehgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldj2mjgxgk2jShipwreck/Ship Stamp of the Day #21 1/2 A 1948 stamp from the USA commemorating the sacrifice of the « The Immortal Chaplains » during the sinking of the SS Dorchester in WWII (1943) torpedoed in the North Atlantic. The chaplains stayed aboard to help rescue others. 675 of the 904 men perished.17 Dec 2024 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj2mjgxgk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldj2expxvk2jShipwreck/Ship Book of the Day #21 Still sorting my books and showcasing one a day. 1/4 Love this book from 1993 by David Stone because it’s well done, very useful and produced through a group of avocational archaeologists, historians and shipwreck divers (UASBC).17 Dec 2024 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj2expxvk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldgkih7c4k2jFor those who liked yesterday’s video on HMS Erebus and who haven’t seen this video from the 2017 expedition on HMS Terror in the Arctic, this is a must watch. Tour inside the pretty much intact wreck will 🤯. Great ROV piloting by Ryan Harris. https://youtu.be/OxyTZ3F7mkA?si=gEgPb5TzOw7oUJKX16 Dec 2024 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgkih7c4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldgj6uco6k2jShip/Shipwreck Currency of the Day #19 Going to the Caribbean for the Currency and Stamp today. A 1966 25-cent coin from the Bahama Islands showing a one-mast sailing vessel.16 Dec 2024 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgj6uco6k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldgj47xm2s2jShipwreck/Ship Stamp of the Day #20 On this cold December day, going to the Caribbean for the stamp and currency today. A stamp from Bermuda showing a local racing dinghy.16 Dec 2024 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgj47xm2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldgiysatdk2jBook of the Day #20 1/5 Not old but not as known and while I am sharing some Arctic videos, a coffee table book, « Lost Beneath the Ice » after our discovery of HMS Investigator in the Canadian Arctic. Describes the 2010 discovery and the 2011 archaeological project. Text by Andrew Cohen.16 Dec 2024 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgiysatdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3lddv4u7dss2jShip/Shipwreck Currency of the Day #18 A 25-cent coin from Canada with a three-masted vessel commemorating the 400 years of the 1st French settlement in Acadia by Samuel de Champlain and Jean de Poutrincourt at Île Ste-Croix (1604). Champlain then founded Port-Royal in 1605 and Quebec in 1608.15 Dec 2024 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddv4u7dss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3lddufe6udk2jShipwreck/Ship Stamp of the Day #19 1/2 A stamp from Norfolk Island (Australia) showing HMS Resolution used by James Cook in his 2nd and 3rd expeditions in the Pacific, 1st ship to cross the Antarctic Circle. Cook discovered Norfolk Island in 1774 with this ship. https://www.britannica.com/place/Norfolk-Island15 Dec 2024 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddufe6udk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3lddua5sz2k2jBook of the Day #19 1/5 This is a massive 493-page publication and so still useful. What a reference tool! Dating back already to 1997, it would be so nice to see it updated (maybe a vol. 2 1997-2027?).15 Dec 2024 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddua5sz2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mabernier-uwarch.bsky.social/post/3ldbl2hi4fs2jThe year 2024 marked the 10th anniversary of the discovery of HMS Erebus part of the Sir John Franklin expedition in the Canadian Arctic. Here is a video from the 2023 field season which I was part of (I recovered the pistol and among other things excavated the fishing reel) https://youtu.be/CmSOCnzLG88?si=SfASh9T35ZJ2ZGR614 Dec 2024 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:4nrbfc4xisp5acowj4ouiofs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbl2hi4fs2j