Английская Википедия:Isaac Allerton (shipwreck)

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Isaac Allerton was a 594-ton American merchant ship that sank in a hurricane Шаблон:Convert east-southeast of Key West in the Florida Keys near the Saddlebunch Keys on August 28, 1856.

History

Isaac Allerton was built in 1838 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was Шаблон:Convert long. Isaac Allerton carried cargoes throughout the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and North Atlantic Ocean.

During a hurricane in 1856, she sank in Hawks Channel in Шаблон:Convert of water. Because she sank in such deep water, the Key West wreckers were unable to salvage all of her cargo, but the cargo they did salvage had a payoff of over US$50,000, making Isaac Allerton the richest wreck in Key West history.[1]

In 1985, the wreck of Isaac Allerton was rediscovered by a group of local divers who had been searching for the celebrated Nuestra Señora de Atocha wreck.[1]

Artifacts from Isaac Allerton are on display at the Key West Shipwreck Museum in Key West.

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