Shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea

Analysis in the Loss of the U.S.S. Kearsarge-Roncador Cay, Colombia (1894)

Bibliographic Data

ID13061571
AuthorsWilliam Gómez-Pretel (0000-0001-9862-0440, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, corresponding author), Moon-Soo Jeong (0000-0002-2975-7627, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Year2020
Volume9
Issue2
Publication date2020-12-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Marine and Island Cultures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2212-6821 • E-ISSN: 2212-6821
PublisherShima Publishing (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.21463/jmic.2020.09.2.02
OpenAlexW3120818073
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

The United State Ship (U.S.S.) Kearsarge, a Sloop of War, is considering the most famous and glorious ship of the American Civil War after sinking the Confederate State Ship (C.S.S.) Alabama, in 1864 in France. It also represented technological innovations in the second half of the 19th century, combining steam power and sails. After shipwreck on Roncador Cay, Colombia, in 1894, it was abandoned with the armament onboard (seven guns). This paper aims to analyze the causes of the U.S.S. Kearsarge marine accident from the sociocultural factors and environmental conditions, examining the court-martial records, logbook, testimonies, nautical material, and geography in this part of the Caribbean Sea. The article will explore an episode in the United States naval history from a shipwreck that left a mark in the United States (U.S.) Navy and American society from geopolitical and technological context. A court-martial declared guilty of negligence the two officers with the highest rank on board the same year of the accident. The court determined human error from the Commander and lack of support from the navigation officer during the loss of the U.S.S. Kearsarge

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Economic history · Geography · Geopolitics · Navy · Political science · Politics · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · Towing · Engineering · History · Law · Law, logistics, and international trade · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Maritime Security and History

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