Sunken US Navy Submarines: Archaeological Sites And War Graves of the World Wars
Author(s): Robert S Neyland
Year: 2015
Summary
This presentation discusses the quantity and context of the US Navy's submarine losses during World War I, World War II and the Cold War. The wrecks include losses due to combat, misadventure, and intentional scuttling. Submarine wrecks representing war graves are given special consideration since they represent more than wreck sites for research, but also places that should be respected. The locations and causes of sinking of many submarines have been documented, however the final resting places and fates of others are still unknown. As well as decribing the scope of the US Navy's sunken submarines, this presentation also delves into the potential for archaeological research on these sites.
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Sunken US Navy Submarines: Archaeological Sites And War Graves of the World Wars. Robert S Neyland. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Seattle, Washington. 2015 ( tDAR id: 433995)
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Keywords
General
submarine
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US Navy
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World War
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Twentieth Century: World Wars I and II and Cold War.
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 299