Investigation of the CSS Alabama - Report (Legacy 00-109)

Author(s): Gordon Watts

Year: 2000

Summary

This document reports the activities undertaken during the 2000 investigation of the CSS Alabama, a Confederate commerce raider that sank in a channel off the Normandy Peninsula in 190 feet of water. The paper describes the work, including recovery of a cannon, use of underwater TV to record the exposed wreck structure, recovery of exposed artifacts, steps taken to package and send artifacts to Charleston, South Carolina, for conservation, collection of data for a video mosaic, recordation of the propeller and lifting mechanism, reconnaissance of the bow, and a description of the recovered artifacts.

Cite this Record

Investigation of the CSS Alabama - Report (Legacy 00-109). Gordon Watts. 2000 ( tDAR id: 467992) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8467992

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Ceramic • Metal • Wood

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Shipwreck • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Archaeological Investigation • Artifacts • Civil War • Confederacy • CSS Alabama • Data Collection • France • Shipwreck • Underwater Archaeology

Geographic Keywords
France • Normandy

Temporal Keywords
Civil War

Spatial Coverage

min long: -3.508; min lat: 48.449 ; max long: 0.842; max lat: 50.064 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Prepared By(s): Institute for International Marine Research, Inc.

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