Press Releases and Press Coverage
08 June 2014 - Plymouth
Announcing the launch of the A7 Project, an investigation of HM Submarine A7 lost off Plymouth by the SHIPS Project team.
26 May 2014 - Plymouth
The SHIPS Project Jennycliff Wall Excavation
This week the SHIPS Project team will be investigating a large wall feature on the bottom of Jennycliff Bay in Plymouth Sound, to see if it is man made.
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10 March 2014 - Plymouth
Wreck on Whitsand Beach Identified
The wreck that has appeared on Whitsand beach has been identified as the Daisy by the SHIPS Project team.
29 November 2013 - Plymouth
Wreck of HMS Amethyst found in Plymouth
The wreck of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst that sank in 1811 has been found in Plymouth Sound by the SHIPS Project team.
13 September 2013 - Plymouth
The SHIPS Project on the BBC Spotlight TV programme
Plymouth Sound has one of the highest number of shipwrecks in the country. Hundreds of vessels have come to a watery end beneath the waves off the city's coastline. Now a project is underway to compile a database of all the known wrecks and the locations of the ones that have been discovered so far. Jenny Walrond reports.
5 June 2012 - Plymouth
Maritime Archaeology Symposium by the South-West Maritime History Society
On Saturday 7th July there will be a meeting held by the SWMHS about maritime archaeology
31 May 2012 - The Herald
Long lost treasures and historical artefacts are being discovered in Plymouth Sound...
29 March 2012 - Plymouth
New High Resolution Multibeam Sonar used on Shipwreck Surveys
SHIPS are first to use the new ultra-high resolution 700 kHz Sonic 2024 multibeam sonar from R2Sonic
26 July 2011 - Plymouth
Aquanauts Archaeology and Conservation Group support SHIPS
Aquanauts Archaeology and Conservation Group teams up with ProMare and the SHIPS Project
12 October 2010 - Plymouth
ProMare supports the SHIPS Project
The SHIPS Project has been adopted by a US non-profit research organisation called ProMare
If you would like to be involved with the SHIPS Project then please contact us.
