H.L. Hunley recovery operations /
"Four miles out to sea, three feet below the seabed, lay the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley, lost without a trace on 17 February 1864 after sinking USS Housatonic. Discovered in 1995, a race began to protect this pioneering example of American technical ingenuity from potential looting and des...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Naval History and Heritage Command,
2016.
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo76868 https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/underwater-archaeology/PDF/HLHunley_RecoveryOperations_20161123_FINAL_REVISED_WithCover_sm.pdf (paper) |
| Summary: | "Four miles out to sea, three feet below the seabed, lay the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley, lost without a trace on 17 February 1864 after sinking USS Housatonic. Discovered in 1995, a race began to protect this pioneering example of American technical ingenuity from potential looting and destruction. A Navy-led team of archaeologists and engineers developed a plan to excavate and raise the vessel under challenging conditions off the coast of South Carolina, and bring it safely to a laboratory for further study and conservation. This is the story of the recovery process, its planning and execution, and stands as a record of the work conducted at the site of this landmark vessel that marks a turning point in naval warfare" -- Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | "A Collaborative Project of: Naval History and Heritage Command, South Carolina Hunley Commission, and Friends of the Hunley." |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 320 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224). |
| ISBN: | 9780945274902 0945274904 |