Thanks, SunkenCiv...The Captain's story is so interesting I thought I would ping the list for this post (even though it's not about the US or colonial US). See his story here.
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Posted on 08/07/2011 10:14:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A group of US archaeologists may have uncovered a section of hull and coral-covered chests that privateer Henry Morgan lost during his 1671 raid of Panama.
The team from Texas State University is led by underwater archaeologist Frederick Hanselmann. He led last year's discovery of cannons at the mouth of the Chagres River that may also have belonged to five ships Morgan is believed to have lost.
The team have been working slowly to uncover the wreckage of the ship that has been buried in the sand.
"When we get to an archaeological site, like a shipwreck that has a lot of sand cover, we're only able to open a little bit with each dive. The little bit on each dive is like a little minor discovery and there's a little bit of excitement because you never know what you may uncover," explained Bert Ho, project survey archaeologist from Texas State University.
The archaeologists say their findings include a 52-foot-by-22-foot (16-metre-by-7-metre) starboard side of a wooden ship, unopened cargo boxes and chests encrusted in coral that were buried deep beneath a think layer of sand and mud.
Panama's Caribbean has long drawn treasure hunters and much of Morgan's lost bounty has likely been plundered. Hanselmann is leading efforts to conserve the remaining traces of Morgan's famous pillage of Panama.
Hanselmann says further research will be carried out in order to positively identify this as one of Captain Morgan's lost ships.
This discovery expedition, carried out in July 2011, was made possible through a grant from the Captain Morgan Rum brand after initial funding fell through.
Additionally, volunteer time and resources were donated from the National Park Service's Submerged Resources Center and NOAA/UNC-Wilmington's Aquarius Reef Base.
(Excerpt) Read more at 3news.co.nz ...
That pic is from the MASH episode Morgan appeared in, before he was Sherman Potter.
Ha! I was hoping someone would have the ol’ boy pictured, you didn’t dissappoint. Brilliant show.
Um... Thanks! I think...
Used to love the curmudgeonly Henry Morgan on the old “I’ve Got a Secret.”
:’) That’s the one.
He was hilarious in his first appearence, as another character, before he became a regular.
:’)
I actually enjoyed that POS, particularly when he used the thompson to knock Aristotle’s picture off the wall.
Interesting.
Thanks, SunkenCiv...The Captain's story is so interesting I thought I would ping the list for this post (even though it's not about the US or colonial US). See his story here.
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I was at the 1624 ship Vasa in Sweden just this weekend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)
An awesome experience.
MASH – 3×01 – The General Flipped At Dawn, immortalizing these words:
Now, feel at ease. Just tell in your own words… But first, a number. You know, a musical number, you’ve got it in your blood, boy. Just let it out.
“Hey, hey, Uncle Fud It’s a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud, It’s a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud.”
Thanks for ping.
That’s a pretty good impression of John McCain.
Was it from a fierce battle or a huge hurricane?
Henry Morgan returned to a Jamaica much changed from the one he had left. In the Treaty of Madrid, signed in 1670, England had agreed to suppress piracy in return for Spanish recognition of its sovereignty in Jamaica. In 1672, Morgan was transported back to England to be tried for piracy, but he was received rather more as a romantic hero than as a vicious criminal. Relations with Spain deteriorated once again, and in 1674 he was made a baronet. Later that year, he returned to Jamaica as Lieutenant Governor Sir Henry Morgan, even serving as acting governor from 1680 to 1682. He died in 1688 — rich, respectable and an enduring contradiction to the adage that crime does not pay."
Indeed...he seems like quite a character. A movie about his life...and sticking to the facts...would be terrific.
Good question, I don’t remember.
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