Reports
The underwater archaeological surveys performed by MAST are used as part of a technical report which is produced as one of the required deliverables for survey funding. In 1998, thanks to the underwater survey report compiled by MAST, the Adventure (1875-1903) was the first Lake Erie shipwreck registered with the State of Ohio as an underwater archaeological site (33ER481).
Reports such as these require components beyond the shipwreck survey itself. Portions of this report include the geology of the area (underwater) such as the foundation underneath the wreckage, examination of the bottom sediments, bathymetry, or in researching the history of the area in which the shipwreck took place. These are the types of items that members may be able to assist with. If you would be willing to share a particular skill set you possess, which may be helpful in surveys or in related MAST projects, please contact a MAST officer and let them know.
Sometimes seemingly unrelated skill sets can be invaluable. In fact, at a recent MAST meeting volunteers were requested to assist with splicing buoy lines for the upcoming survey project. MAST volunteers stepped to the forefront and did a remarkable job with the lines.
To date, MAST has been instrumental in several technical reports for underwater surveys including the shipwrecks Adventure, Hanna, F.H. Prince, Sultan, and for ‘Shipwrecks and Other Underwater Features in the Vicinity of Kelleys Island.’ These reports are available for download below. (Please note that each PDF is under copyright and is meant for your personal use only. This means it cannot be shared or redistributed without the author's permission, meaning if your friends would like to use the PDF they must use/share our website to obtain their own PDF.)
Additional assistance for the reports was provided by the National Museum of the Great Lakes’ (formerly Great Lakes Historical Society) Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Cleveland Underwater Explorers, Ohio Coastal Management Program, Ohio History Connection (formerly Ohio Historical Society), and Bowling Green State University.
Text for the F.H. Prince report was compiled by Charles E. Herdendorf, C. Patrick Labadie, Linda L. Pansing, and David O. Kelch; edited by Karen T. Ricker; and designed by Cindy Hayter Allison.
Text for the Sultan report was compiled by David VanZandt, Jim Paskert, Chris Kraska, Kevin Magee, Linda Pansing, and Ken Marshall and edited by same.
Labadie, C. Patrick and Charles E. Herdendorf. 2004.
Wreck of the Steam Barge Adventure: An Archaeological Investigation in Lake Erie at Kelleys Island, Ohio. Great Lakes Historical Society, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center, Technical Report No. 1, Vermilion, Ohio. 52 pp.
Labadie, C. Patrick and Charles E. Herdendorf. 2004.
Wreck of the Scow Schooner W.R. Hanna: An Archaeological Investigation in Lake Erie at Kelleys Island, Ohio. Great Lakes Historical Society, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center, Technical Report No. 2, Vermilion, Ohio. 44 pp.
Linda L. Pansing and Charles E. Herdendorf. 2005.
Wreck of the Steamer F. H. PRINCE: An Archaeological Investigation in Lake Erie at Kelleys Island, Ohio. Great Lakes Historical Society, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center, Technical Report No. 3, Vermilion, Ohio. 84 pp.
Charles E. Herdendorf and Linda L. Pansing. 2005.
Shipwrecks of Lake Erie’s Island Region, Part 1 - Kelleys Island. Great Lakes Historical Society, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center, Technical Report No. 4, Vermilion, Ohio. 62 pp.
Jack Papes. 2008.
Is the “Jug Wreck” the Ivanhoe: An Archaeological Investigation in Lake Erie off Avon Lake, Ohio. PowerPoint presentation. Maritime Archaeological Survey Team, Cleveland, Ohio. 70 pp.
David M. VanZandt MMA RPA, Jim Paskert, Kevin Magee, Chris Kraska, Ken Marshall, and Linda Pansing. 2016.
Wreck of the Brig Sultan: An Archaeological Investigation in Lake Erie off Bratenahl, Ohio. Maritime Archaeological Survey Team, Cleveland, Ohio. 110 pp.
Fisher, N. (2020).
Case study of the Admiral: an example of monitoring a 20th-century steel tugboat and the involvement of citizen science in maritime archaeology (Master's dissertation).