HMS Swift (1763)
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HMSSwiftwas built in 1762 at the shipyard of John Greave inLimehouse,on the banks of theRiver Thames,andlaunchedin 1763. It was asloop-of-war28 metres (92 ft) in length and was armed with 14 6 pounders (2.7 kg) guns and 12 pedreros of1⁄2pound. It sank along the coast ofPuerto Deseado,Patagoniain 1770.
The discovery of HMSSwiftin Puerto Deseado in 1982 represented the beginning of underwater archaeology in Argentina.
Ship
[edit]HMS Swift was asloop-of-war28 metres (92 ft) in length and was armed with 14 6 pounders (2.7 kg) guns and 12 pedreros of1⁄2pound.[1]
Wreck
[edit]Based atPort Egmontin theFalkland Islands,Swiftundertook an exploratory trip along thePatagoniancoasts before the winter of 1770. A storm forced them to stop near the site of present-dayPuerto Deseadoto rest and dry their clothes. Entering theRío Deseado,theyran agroundon a submerged rock and, although after getting rid of much of the cargo, they managed to free the ship, minutes later they came across a second uncharted rock. At 18:00 on 13 March 1770,Swiftsank along the coast of Puerto Deseado.[1]Three of the ninety-one crew members (the cook and two soldiers) died. The cook's body appeared days later and he was buried after an impromptu funeral.[2][3]
At the time of the wreck, the ship was under the command of CaptainGeorge Farmer.[4]The ship was commissioned to defend the base of Port Egmond, and at the time was embarked on an exploratory voyage of South America.[4]
Archaeological exploration
[edit]The discovery of HMSSwiftin Puerto Deseado represented the beginning of underwater archaeology in Argentina.[5]The ship was found by young amateur divers on 2 February 1982; the remains of one of the lost soldiers was found and buried ashore.[6]The ships wreckage became part of the impulse that led to the first national laws regarding underwater archaeology in the country.[4]Investigations into the wreckage were primarily done by theNational Institute of Anthropology and Latin American Thought(INAPL).[4]
References
[edit]- ^abElkin, Dolores; Argüeso, Amaru; Grosso, Mónica; Murray, Cristian; Vainstub, Damián; Bastida, Ricardo; Dellino-Musgrave, Virginia (1 March 2007). "Archaeological research on HMS Swift: a British Sloop-of-War lost off Patagonia, Southern Argentina, in 1770".International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.36(1): 32–58.doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.2006.00117.x.
- ^"The Wreck of the HMS Swift".20 February 2009.
- ^Dolores Elkin; Cristian Murray; Ricardo Bastida; Mónica Grosso; Amaru Argüeso; Damián Vainstub; Chris Underwood; Nicolás Ciarlo.EL NAUFRAGIO DE LA HMS SWIFT -1770- Arqueología marítima en la Patagonia - Vazquez Mazzini Editores.ISBN978-987-9132-32-6.
- ^abcdElkin, Dolores (3 June 2016) [First published in print in 2008 byLeft Coast Press]. "Maritime Archaeology in Argentina at the Instituto Nacional de Antropología". InLeshikar-Denton, Margaret E;Luna Erreguerena, Pilar(eds.).Underwater and Maritime Archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean.One world archaeology series (1 ed.). New York:Routledge.doi:10.4324/9781315416090.ISBN978-1-315-41608-3– via Google Books.
- ^Dellino-Musgrave, Virginia; Endere, María Luz (2001). "Browse journals by subject".Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites.4(4): 219–231.doi:10.1179/135050301793138209.
- ^Chaluleu, Mariano (5 October 2023).""Fue como ver la tumba de Tutankamón". Cómo cuatro jóvenes de 18 años descubrieron una corbeta inglesa hundida a metros de la costa argentina ".La Nación(in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2023.Retrieved6 October2023.