National Register of Historic Places
| H.M.S. CULLODEN Shipwreck Site | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Coordinates: | 41°4′20.5″N 71°57′38.3″W / 41.072361°N 71.960639°W / 41.072361; -71.960639Coordinates: 41°4′20.5″N 71°57′38.3″W / 41.072361°N 71.960639°W / 41.072361; -71.960639 |
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| NRHP Reference#: | 79003795 |
| Added to NRHP: | 5 March 1979 |
Since 1979 the wreck site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which prohibits SCUBA divers from taking artifacts from, or otherwise disturbing the wreck. The designated area is a 'circle with a radius of approximately 200 feet (61 m) and a centre at the point formed by UTM co-ordinates 19/2 51 370/45 50 810.
The application notes that in addition to Revolutionary War connections, the shipwreck is important for showing the British state-of-the-art copper sheathing of the ship as well as the possibility that it may reveal problems about corruption in the British shipyards at the time. The application notes:
'Finally, the Culloden shipwreck site may provide material insight into the political conditions existent in the British Admiralty during this period. James
Read more about this topic: HMS Culloden (1776)
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