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Come learn from Conrad Pfeifer, Cambrian Foundation, about this expedition of the SS Commodore.In 1999, the Cambrian Foundation was asked to conduct the first systematic archaeological survey of the SS Commodore.
The SS Commodore was a steam tug known for her ability to smuggle guns (filibustering) between the United States and Cuba in the late 1800s during the Spanish-American war.
Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage, was on board as an undercover correspondent for The New York Press
On December 31, 1896, she set out to sea from Jacksonville, Florida, and sank in heavy seas the following night off the coast of Ponce Inlet.
Crane survived and documented this 30-hour harrowing ordeal in his famed short story, The Open Boat.
The 2002 Commodore expedition marked the first time that high school students were integrated onto our research team. Students were immersed in an unparalleled interdisciplinary week of hands-on data collection related to maritime archaeology, applied geometry, Caribbean history, physics of mixed gas diving, cartography, American literature, navigation, and oceanography. Students joined us again in 2003, and were given the added opportunity to pilot a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on the wreck as well.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Scott's Scuba Service, 509 High St,Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States
