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USS Housatonic
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On February 17, 1864 the Union blockade ship USS Housatonic was attacked and sunk by the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley,it was the first ship in history to be sunk by a submarine in battle. In May and June 1999, archeologists from the National Park Service, Naval Historical Center and South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, along with geologists from the US Geological Survey and Coastal Carolina University supported by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources examined the wreck of Housatonic. Though buried by 4 to 8 feet of sediments, the team was able to determine the orientation of the wreck, its state of preservation as well as to document possible damage resulting from the Hunley attack. A small number of artifacts were recovered to assist in the overall interpretation of the Hunley/Housatonic naval engagement. |
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| - 1999 - Documentation and test excavation of USS Housatonic David Conlin, Field Director.
- 1996 - Remote sensing survey of Housatonic during Hunley site assessment.
Reference:
- Conlin, David, 2003, USS Housatonic Site Assessment. Submerged Resources Center Professional Report No. 18. National Park Service, Santa Fe, NM. (In press)
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