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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Neyland, Robert S. (Author, Editor), Brown, Heather G. (Heather Gale) (Author, Editor)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Naval History and Heritage Command, 2016.
Subjects:
H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
Underwater archaeology > South Carolina > Charleston Harbor.
Excavations (Archaeology) > South Carolina > Charleston Harbor.
Submarines (Ships) > United States > History > 19th century.
Charleston (S.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations > Submarine.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Charleston Harbor (S.C.) > Antiquities.
Archéologie sous-marine > Caroline du Sud > Charleston, Baie de.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Caroline du Sud > Charleston, Baie de.
Sous-marins > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Military operations, Naval > Submarine
Submarines (Ships)
Underwater archaeology
South Carolina > Charleston
South Carolina > Charleston Harbor
United States
1800-1899
Government publications > United States.
Internet resources.
History
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
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Robert S. Neyland
  • Historical background / Shea McLean
  • Environmental context / M. Scott Harris and Robert S. Neyland
  • Previous investigations / Harry Pecorelli III
  • Project history / Robert S. Neyland
  • Recovery planning / Robert S. Neyland
  • Warren Lasch Conservation Center / Robert S. Neyland, Maria Jacobsen, and Paul Mardikian
  • Preliminary fieldwork / Claire Peachey and David L. Conlin
  • Engineering / Heather G. Brown
  • Excavation and recovery / Claire Peachey, Harry Pecorelli III, and Heather G. Brown
  • Post-recovery surveys / Harry Pecorelli III and Heather G. Brown
  • Site description / Heather G. Brown, Michael P. Scafuri, and Harry Pecorelli III
  • Site analysis / M. Scott Harris, Heather G. Brown, and Robert S. Neyland
  • Hull analysis / Heather G. Brown and Robert S. Neyland
  • Artifact assemblage / Shea McLean, Heather G. Brown, Robert S. Neyland, and Ben Rennison
  • Conclusions / Robert S. Neyland.