Thar Be Treasure in Them Seas Traditional Cache
Thar Be Treasure in Them Seas
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The Breakers Lookoff Park is a favorite local Dive site. The Ship wreck of USMS Humboldt is located at this Cove.
It's the treasure we seek! So watch for a smiling scuba diver coming ashore.
USMS HUMBOLDT was an American attempt to rival the successful Cunard line in the first generation of Ocean Liner competition. She ran between Southampton and New York for the New York and Havre Steam Navigation Company. She was a Propulsion Steam paddle wheeler Rig Barque, Wooden Hull, and one of the first generations of ocean liners. The wreck of this paddle wheeler sunk at Halifax offers a rare glimpse of early Transatlantic steam travel. On December 5, 1853, HUMBOLDT was twelve days out of Southampton in fierce weather and running short of coal. The captain made for Halifax but as the paddle wheeler approached the harbour, she was hailed by a fisherman acting as a harbour pilot. In poor visibility, HUMBOLDT ran aground on shoals near Sambro Island. The captain refloated his vessel but eventually had to ground her in Portuguese Cove. While only one life was lost, the ship and much of her cargo, valued at over 300,000 pounds was lost. HUMBOLDT sank in a high energy site, fully exposed to waves which soon tore her apart. However, this action has also exposed wreckage for important research by avocational divers. Easily accessible from Halifax, HUMBOLDT is a popular recreational dive site. Divers wishing to explore shipwrecks should be aware that shipwrecks are protected by the *Special Places Protection Act* and no objects may be removed without a permit. Contact the *Nova Scotia Museum * for more information. Limey & Canuck provided additional info on the wreck as follows: I did an underwater archaeological survey with a guy named Trevor Kenthington some years back the research and diving took us 3 years. The Humboldt originating Port was Havre in France. She stopped at an island called the Isles Wight of Southampton and Portsmouth to pick up passengers. We believe she hit one of the sisters before being beached at Portuguese Cove. She was them blown up several times by the Royal Engineers.The parts you see at bear Cove or at least one part referred to as the ribs. We proved to be part of the Humboldt and also to be part of the inner stern post. She was built in New York her destination port. by Westervelt & MaKay. The engines buy the novelty iron works. There is a apart at the site in Portuguese cove which is know as the button hole because of all the buttons found there. I did find anchors at 40m one year presumed to hold her onto the rocks.
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