Deconcreting the Hunley: Revealing the Surface of the Submarine for the First Time
Author(s): Paul Mardikian
Year: 2016
Summary
Deconcretion of the exterior of the H.L. Hunley submarine is in full swing with more than 1250 lbs. of marine deposits and corrosion removed. This presentation will provide an overview of the recent progress by conservators at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston, SC. After a brief review of the project's major milestones, emphasis will be placed on the technical challenges of the deconcretion work including the lab setting requirements, the deconcretion plan, techniques of deconcretion and corrosion mitigation. The presentation will also discuss what deconcretion has revealed about the cast and wrought iron features of the hull such as the bow, stern, propeller and conning towers; the technical interpretation of some of the findings including damage to the hull such as deformation, erosion, fractures, impact or inherent material defects.
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Deconcreting the Hunley: Revealing the Surface of the Submarine for the First Time. Paul Mardikian. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434305)
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Keywords
General
Conservation
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deconcretion
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Hunley
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Civil 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): 588