The Battle of the Atlantic Research & Expedition Group: The First Decade Supporting Underwater Archaeology

Summary

This is a poster submission presented at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The Battle of the Atlantic Research & Expedition Group (BAREG) has supported underwater archaeology since 2013, first with NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and recently with the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). The Group supports the increase and diffusion of knowledge of the Battles of the Atlantic, including their significance in the two world wars of the Twentieth century, and the protection of underwater cultural resources. BAREG is a not-for-profit organization of technical divers trained as avocational underwater archaeologists. The Group conducts underwater archaeology training as an International Training Partner with the Nautical Archaeology Society and also conducts diver training that supports the Group’s mission as a Technical Diving International (TDI) training facility. BAREG’s recent efforts include the MHT-funded survey of the U-1105 in the Potomac River and mapping of the SS Atlas site, a tanker sunk in 1942 off Cape Lookout, North Carolina.  

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2025   •
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