The Neva was said to be carrying a Tlingit curse as it set out from Russia to once again see the shores of Sitka, Alaska. As the ship responsible for the Tlingit tribe evacuating Sitka and leaving their fort to the Russian forces, it was a ship that had a history in the waters of Alaska, though the Russians mostly prized it as one of the two ships to complete the first Russian circumnavigation of the world. This time it would never leave the waters near Sitka however.
Ship Name: Neva
Launched: 1801
Nationality: Russian
Tons: 370
Ship type: Three Masted Sailing Ship
Wrecked: 1813
Reason For Wreck: Ran Aground in the Fog
Lives Lost: 32 During Wreck, 15 During the Trip From Russia
Sources:
https://sitkahistory.com/archaeology-above-and-below-the-waves/
https://www.juneauempire.com/life/200-year-old-russian-wreck-found-on-kruzov-island-near-sitka/
https://coastview.org/articles/2020/09/26/neva-kruzof-island/
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-frigate-neva-shipwreck-03225.html
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=136012
https://www.cityofsitka.com/about-sitka
https://www.nps.gov/sitk/learn/historyculture/battle1804.htm
https://www.britannica.com/place/Sitka#ref269310
https://www.alaskaanthropology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AJA_15_2017-McMahan.pdf
Cannon Sound Attribution: https://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/sounds/368270/
