ABSTRACT

On October 2016, during a geophysical survey in the Naples harbour aimed at evaluating its geo-archaeological potential, a wooden-hulled shipwreck was found along with a large amount of wreckage material. Cartographic evidence and preliminary underwater survey of the shipwreck have led its identification as the corvette Flora, which was deliberately burned 8 January 1799, along with five other ships and about 100 minor vessels of the Bourbon fleet before the French army arrived in Naples. This represents the first find and in situ underwater observation of an 18th-century sailing vessel in the bay of Naples. Our research contributes to knowledge of the events that led to the destruction of the fleet in 1799 and provides new, still preliminary, insights into the construction details of Bourbon vessels.

摘要

2016 年 10 月，在那不勒斯港进行旨在评估其地质考古潜力的地球物理调查期间，发现了一艘木壳沉船以及大量残骸材料。对沉船的制图证据和初步水下调查导致其被认定为护卫舰Flora，在法国军队抵达那不勒斯之前，这艘护卫舰于 1799 年 1 月 8 日与波旁舰队的其他五艘船和大约 100 艘小型船只一起被故意烧毁。这代表了第一个发现和原位在那不勒斯湾对一艘 18 世纪的帆船进行水下观察。我们的研究有助于了解导致 1799 年船队遭到破坏的事件，并为波旁船只的建造细节提供新的、仍然是初步的见解。