HM ShipRoebuck(1690–1701): Global Maritime Heritage?

William Dampier, his literature, and the associated archaeological remains, notably HM shipRoebuck,are of undoubted global significance. While there are acknowledged legal rights to the remains in respect of the Crown, and of Ascension Island whereRoebuckwas lost, there also exists a number of nations possessing an interest in this famous‘pirate and hydrographer’ and his ship. Australia is one of those nations and in March 2001 a team under the auspices of the Western Australian Maritime Museum conducted research, search and survey aimed at finding out more about William Dampier and his lost ship. This is a precis of their results.© 2004 The Nautical Archaeology Society [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]