RT journal article
T1 Scattered shipwreck site prospection: the combined use of numerical modeling and documentary research (Fougueux, 1805).
A1 Fernández Momblant, Tomás
A1 Izquierdo González, Alfredo
A1 Bethencourt Núñez, Manuel
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 Shipwreck
K1 Numerical modeling
K1 Dispersion model
K1 Scattering
K1 Site formation
K1 Site prospection
AB A shipwreck site located off Sancti Petri sand spit(Cadiz, Spain) was identified as a Temeraire-class 74-gunFrench ship. The archaeological deposits relate it to theFougueux, sunken after the Battle of Trafalgar. The site containssome pieces of the naval structure, 32 iron guns, and alarge anchor, but two thirds of the ship is missing. Availableinformation (including ship logbooks of weather observationsand other historic documents) establishes that a dismastedFrench ship ran aground on 22 October 1805 and broke upinto pieces on the 25th due to tempestuous weather.Combining that information and a set of numerical models(ocean, atmosphere, and dispersion), we aim to simulate differentscenarios in order to determine the most probable areasfor finding the shipwreck remains of the Fougueux, takinginto account the uncertainty of the information used and themodeling limitations. The probability of finding scattered remainsbelonging to the Fougueux was calculated using themodeled scenarios. As a result, it was found that the highprobability area contained four additional sites comprising40 guns and 5 anchors whose characteristics and dating aresimilar to those of the previously known site. The results ofour study highlight the value of numerical modeling in underwaterarchaeology as a tool for the identification and optimizationof resources in prospecting scattered shipwreck sites.
PB SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
SN 1866-9565
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34388
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34388
LA eng
NO Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026