Investigation of the CSS Alabama (Legacy 00-109)
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 (Legacy 00-109). ( tDAR id: 467991) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8467991
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Keywords
Culture
Historic
Material
Ceramic
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Metal
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Wood
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Shipwreck
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Water-Related
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Archaeological Investigation
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Artifacts
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Civil War
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Confederacy
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CSS Alabama
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Data Collection
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France
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Shipwreck
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Underwater Archaeology
Geographic Keywords
France
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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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Investigation of the CSS Alabama - Report (Legacy 00-109) (2000)
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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...