Description
Book SynopsisTells the story of the greatest shipwreck disaster in the history of the Cayman Islands. The story has been passed through generations for over two centuries. Details vary depending on who is doing the telling, but all refer to this momentous maritime event as the Wreck of the Ten Sail.
Trade ReviewCayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail serves as a robust example of unrelenting and careful historical archaeological research that tells a dramatic, true story that represents part of an island nation's past brought into the present." - Roger C. Smith, author of
The Maritime Heritage of the Cayman Islands and
Ships of Exploration in the Age of ColumbusTable of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Ship Ashore! Lost, but Not Forgotten
- Chapter 2. Hazard, Landmark, Food: A Hidden Mountain
- Chapter 3. L'Inconstante: A Place in the Navy
- Chapter 4. France's Saint-Domingue Campaign: The Best and the Worst of Times
- Chapter 5. The Prize: A Ship by Another Name
- Chapter 6. Great Britain's Convert Convoy: Duty versus Profit
- Chapter 7. The Wreck of the Ten Sail: Breakers Ahead, Close to Us!
- Chapter 8. What Remains: Links to the Past
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Inventory of L'Inconstante
- Appendix B. Condemnation of L'Inconstante
- Appendix C. Biographical Sketch of John Lawford
- Appendix D. Data from the Muster Table of HMS Convert
- Appendix E. Ships in the Convert Convoy, 1794
- Appendix F. Salvage Account of HMS Convert
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
