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These photos were taken during the late summer and fall of 1997
as the excavation team continued ...
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The ship's anchor, located at the starboard bow portion of the wreckage
was excavated during the month of October. It was rigged for lifting with airbags and
nylon straps. |
| With the assistance of Brown Marine Service, Inc., the anchor was
raised on October 29, 1997 amid much local fanfare and media coverage. Among the
dignitaries present aboard the Nautilus work platform was Dr. Morris Marx,
president of the University of West Florida. The anchor was lifted by a crane onto a barge
and transported to the Pensacola Bay bridge. |
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At the bridge, the anchor was placed aboard one of the project boat
trailers for transport to the University of West Florida. Escort along the way was
provided by the Escambia County Sheriff's Department. |
| At UWF, which will be the anchor's new home during conservation treatment, a
forklift was used to place the concreted artifact into what will become a temporary
holding tank. |
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Field Technician David Pugh spent several hours measuring and drawing
the features of the anchor, which is the largest single artifact recovered from the
Emanuel Point Ship. |
| Buried fluke-down at the shoreward edge of the shipwreck, the anchor's
preserved length is 3.15 m from the tip of the crown to the end of its broken shank. The
anchor is not perfectly symmetrical since the two arms vary in length. One fluke, which
was exposed sometime in the distant past exhibits partial deterioration. Mechanical cleaning and
electrolysis will be necessary to determine exact dimensions and the presence of any
diagnostic markings. |
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