LEADER 04653ctm 2200697 i 4500001 ocn191804252 003 OCoLC 005 20230425160610.0 008 080204s2007 xx ab bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o191804252 035 (OCoLC)191804252 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dERE |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us-me 049 EREE 050 4 VM148.P96 |bP67 2007 100 1 Post, Larkin A., |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 S.S. Polias : |ba prototype of the World War I concrete ship program / |cby Larkin A. Post. 264 0 |c2007. 300 160 leaves : |billustrations (some color), maps ; |c28 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 |bM.A. |cEast Carolina University |d2007 500 Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. 500 Advisor: Bradley A. Rogers 520 3 Were the World War I era ferro-concrete ships a complete and utter failure, as their short life spans and less than idyllic fates would seem to suggest, or did this ship concept have merit? The study of the S.S. Polias seems to indicate that the concrete ships were a valid design and, if the First World War had continued, these ships would have contributed to the war effort. History wrongly scorns concrete ships, because they are often judged from a peacetime point of view, and not seen through the wartime historical lens for which they were conceived and constructed. The Polias, one of the two WWI era concrete ships to sink while in operation, did not sink in the traditional sense, but ran aground during one of the worst blizzards of the century off Port Clyde, Maine. The other concrete ship to sink in operation, the Cape Fear, sank in 125 fathoms and is completely inaccessible for maritime archeological study. Additionally, the remains of other WWI concrete ships still exist; but all were gutted and scuttled. These facts make the Polias a unique subject of study. In 1999, a maritime archeological team visited the site and documented the ship's remains. This thesis will focus on the Polias ' history, and its present condition. The text will discuss the Polias as an archeological site, detailing how the wreck was found and surveyed. Paramount attention will be paid to the site formation process and what the site can add to maritime history of this short-lived ship type. 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-143). 610 20 Polias (Steamship) |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 0 Ships, Concrete |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A915502 650 0 Merchant marine |zUnited States. |=^A22193 650 0 Cargo ships |zUnited States. |=^A461540 650 0 Shipbuilding |xMaterials |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A913954 650 0 Shipwrecks |zMaine |zPort Clyde. |=^A19719 650 0 Underwater archaeology |zMaine |zPort Clyde. |=^A19718 651 0 Old Cilley Ledge (Port Clyde, Me.) |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 7 Cargo ships. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00847405 650 7 Merchant marine. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01016936 650 7 Shipbuilding |xMaterials. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01116247 650 7 Ships, Concrete. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01116621 650 7 Shipwrecks. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01116638 650 7 Underwater archaeology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01161071 651 7 Maine |zPort Clyde. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01290328 |?UNAUTHORIZED 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 655 2 Academic Dissertation. |0(DNLM)D019478 |?UNAUTHORIZED 700 1 Rodgers, Bradley A., |edegree supervisor. |=^A167634 710 2 East Carolina University. |bDepartment of History. |=^A636991 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10222 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 1343591 998 1343591