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Thesis
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A NINETEENTH-CENTURY SINGLE-SCREW STEAMER, CITY OF TAMPA
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2018
Abstract
The wreck of City of Tampa is located at the confluence of the Yellow River and Blackwater Bay in Santa Rosa County, Florida, in 7 ft. of water. A western-style single-screw steamer, the vessel operated during one of the most productive times in NW Florida's history. Built in Mason City, WV, it was single-decked, 12 ft. wide, and 91.3 ft. long. Once City of Tampa outlived its usefulness to its West Virginia owners, the "Tampa" was sold to interests in Florida and modified somewhere in the southeastern United States. The purpose of this thesis is to identify where these modifications occurred. An in-depth look into the history of the vessel, in order to gather a fuller picture of its use and importance to the area, is also explored.
Details
- Title
- THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A NINETEENTH-CENTURY SINGLE-SCREW STEAMER, CITY OF TAMPA
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Identifiers
- 99380090837106600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida