USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan - Report (Legacy 94-1704)

Summary

The Union ship USS Tecumseh was sunk off Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1864 and found by the Smithsonian in 1967. The USS Tecumseh Commission met in 1993 to discuss the future management and protection of the shipwreck, and this draft plan addressing the ship not as an isolated site but within its historical, geographical, and technological context was produced, the report outlines options and recommendations for the protection and preservation of this tomb of 93 Union sailors.

Cite this Record

USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan - Report (Legacy 94-1704). W. Wilson West Jr.. 1996 ( tDAR id: 468016) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468016

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URL: https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/archaeology/index.html


Spatial Coverage

min long: -88.25; min lat: 30.182 ; max long: -87.426; max lat: 30.879 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Principal Investigator(s): W. Wilson West Jr.

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