Beyond the Breakers

We had the honor of recording with one of our favorite history podcasts, A Flatpack History of Sweden, to talk about one of the famous failures in maritime history - the Swedish royal warship Vasa.
**for this episode there is no difference between the Patreon and main feed versions; it's also available on the Flatpack feed!
Sources and further reading: 
Adams, Jonathan. “Ships and Boats as Archaeological Source Material.” World Archaeology, vol. 32, no. 3, Feb 2001, pp. 292 - 310. 
Afshar, R., N.P. van Dijk, I. Bjurhager, and E.K. Gamstedt. “Comparison of experimental testing and finite element modelling of a replica of a section of the Vasa warship to identify the behaviour of structural joints.” Engineering Structures, vol. 147, 2017, pp. 62 - 76. 
Batchvarov, Kroum. “A Method for Documenting Hidden Structures on Shipwrecks: the case of Vasa and Warwick.” International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, vol. 49, no. 1, 2020, pp. 65 - 73. 
Dedic, Dina, Tommy Iversen, and Monica Ek. “Cellulose degradation in the Vasa: The role of acids and rust.” Studies in Conservation, vol. 58, no. 4, Oct 2013, pp. 308 - 313. 
Eldeeb, Omaima Ahmed. “Underwater Cultural Heritage and Maritime Museums - the Past and the Future.” Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress for Underwater Archaeology. Archaeopress, 2020. 
Fors, Yvonne, Thomas Nilsson, Emiliana Daman Risberg, Magnus Sandström, and Peter Torssander. “Sulfur accumulation in pinewood (Pinus sylvestris) induced by bacteria in a simulated seabed environment: Implications for marine archaeological wood and fossil fuels.” International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, vol. 62, July 008, pp. 336 - 347. 
Fors, Yvonne and V. Richards. “The Effects of Ammonia Neutralizing Treatment on Marine Archaeological Vasa Wood.” Studies in Conservation, vol. 55, no. 1, 2010, pp. 41 - 54. 
Giorgi, R., D. Chelazzi, and P. Baglioni. “Conservation of acid waterlogged shipwrecks: nanotechnologies for de-acidification.” Applied Physics, vol. 83, 2006, pp. 567 - 571.
Hocker, Emma. “Maintaining a Stable Environment: Vasa’s New Climate-Control System.” The Journal of Preservation Technology, vol. 41, no. 2/3, 2010, pp. 3 - 9. 
Kvarning, Lars-Åke and Bengt Ohrelius. The Vasa: The Royal Ship. Atlantis, 1998. 
Kvarning, Lars-Åke. “Raising the Vasa.” Scientific American, vol. 269, no. 4, Oct 1993, pp. 84 - 91. 
Laursen, Lucas. “Vasa’s Curious Imbalance.” Archaeology, vol. 65, no. 4, July/Aug 2012, pp. 42 - 45. 
Vogel, Gretchen. “Sweden Launches a Desperate Bid to Save Famous Warship.” Science, vol. 301, no. 5639, Sep 2003, p. 1459. 
https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/explore/vasa-history/disaster

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We're back to the Great Lakes for the tale of the freighter SS Choctaw. Bit of a rambler, this one, but we get there in the end. 
Sources:
https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/441161
https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/436779
https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/Plimsoll/21249.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mshda/mshda_shpo_20180824_nrhp_choctaw_shipwreck_630928_7.pdf
https://www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com/histories-by-name/w/wahcondah
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/209545006/
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Here we conclude the series on the Port Chicago disaster and mutiny. 
The Sameer Project
Sources: 
https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html
Allen, Robert L. “The Port Chicago Disaster and Its Aftermath.” The Black Scholar, vol. 13, no. 2 / 3, Spring 1982, pp. 2 - 29. 
Guttridge, Leonard F. Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection. Berkley, 1992. 
Olwell, Russell. “The Mare Island Mutiny: Pressure to Desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.” OAH Magazine of History, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 64 - 70. 
Reddick, L.D. “The Negro in the United States Navy During World War II.” The Journal of Negro History, vol. 32, no. 2, Apr 1947, pp. 201 - 219. 
Wollenberg, Charles. “Black vs. Navy Blue: The Mare Island Mutiny Court Martial.” California History, vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979, pp. 62 - 75. 
https://portchicagoalliance.org/history.html - Port Chicago Alliance website
https://portchicagomemorial.org/2006/03/19/port-chicago-in-print-and-music/
Port Chicago Mutiny Jazz Suite
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**Episode 168.3 will be coming out after 169 - we did not forget about Port Chicago Pt. 3
In this episode Jess (of Karluk series fame) returns to the show for a discussion largely focused on Canadian attempts to more firmly impose sovereignty on the far northern reaches of Canada's claimed territories. Featuring appearances from Stef, Captain Bartlett (???), polar polymath George Comer, and the dashing Dane Knud Rasmussen.
The Sameer Project
Sources: 
Cavell, Janice and Jeff Noakes. Acts of Occupation: Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010.
Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 21, pp. 233 - 247. 
Low, A.P. “Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903 - 1904.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55479/55479-h/55479-h.htm
Ross, W. Gillies. “Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic: The Neptune Expedition of 1903 - 04.” Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America, vol. 29, no. 2, 1976, pp. 87 - 105. 
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In this THREE-part episode we delve into a disaster on the US home front during WWII and the subsequent work stoppage that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the US Navy.
Part I deals with the Port Chicago disaster itself, and Parts II and 3 will cover the details of the famous "mutiny" that took place in its aftermath.
Sources: 
https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html
Allen, Robert L. “The Port Chicago Disaster and Its Aftermath.” The Black Scholar, vol. 13, no. 2 / 3, Spring 1982, pp. 2 - 29. 
Guttridge, Leonard F. Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection. Berkley, 1992. 
Olwell, Russell. “The Mare Island Mutiny: Pressure to Desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.” OAH Magazine of History, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 64 - 70. 
Reddick, L.D. “The Negro in the United States Navy During World War II.” The Journal of Negro History, vol. 32, no. 2, Apr 1947, pp. 201 - 219. 
Wollenberg, Charles. “Black vs. Navy Blue: The Mare Island Mutiny Court Martial.” California History, vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979, pp. 62 - 75. 
https://portchicagoalliance.org/history.html - Port Chicago Alliance website
https://portchicagomemorial.org/2006/03/19/port-chicago-in-print-and-music/
Port Chicago Mutiny Jazz Suite

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