USS Somers shipwreck site

Mexico / Veracruz /
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U.S. Navy brig, capsized in a storm in 1847 with the loss of 37 crewmen.

A previous mutiny attempt on board the Somers served as the inspiration for the plot of the Herman Melville novel Billy Budd.

The wreck was explored and documented in the 1990s by a professional archaeological team.
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Coordinates:   19°11'47"N   96°4'30"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago