As a follow up to our July 16th post, the Fleet Society is proud to announce that it has purchased additional historical documents relating to the early days of 1715 Fleet salvaging efforts. This group of material consists primarily of records, photographs, and letters originating from the early days of the Real Eight Company. There
The 1715 Fleet Society is proud to bring you a Video Interview with Lou Ullian, one of the original Real 8 Company Members. Louis J. Ullian was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1932. He gained a mechanical engineering degree from Purdue University in 1955 and from there went directly into the Navy. He served in
The 1715 Fleet Society is proud to bring you a two part video interview with Colonel Dan Thompson, a native of Savannah, Georgia and an electrical engineering graduate of the Air Force Institute of Technology. Colonel Thompson was Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range based at Patrick Air Force Base. An Air Force
The 1715 Fleet Society is proud to bring you a Video Interview with Dr. Kip Kelso, one of the original Real 8 Company Members. Kip Kelso was born in 1918 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a long time resident of the Sebastian/Indian River County area in which he was the last descendent of four generations
The Treasure of the Month for March 2015 is this sharp little bracelet consisting of a replica of a Mexico eight escudos gold piece, and four Mexico silver reales. This bracelet was formerly owned by an employee of the Real Eight Company who acquired it in the early 1970s. It has been in her possession
