USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan (Legacy 94-1704)

Summary

The Union ship USS Tecumseh was sunk off Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1864 and found by the Smithsonian in 1967. The USS Tecumseh Commission met in 1993 to discuss the future management and protection of the shipwreck, and this draft plan addressing the ship not as an isolated site but within its historical, geographical, and technological context was produced, the report outlines options and recommendations for the protection and preservation of this tomb of 93 Union sailors.

Cite this Record

USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan (Legacy 94-1704). ( tDAR id: 468015) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468015

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Shipwreck • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Heritage Management

General
Archival Research • Battle of Mobile Bay • Management Plan • Shipwreck • Site Management • U.S. Navy • Underwater Archaeology • Union • USS Tecumseh

Geographic Keywords
Alabama • Fort Morgan • MOBILE BAY

Temporal Keywords
Civil War • Mid-Late 19th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -88.25; min lat: 30.182 ; max long: -87.426; max lat: 30.879 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Principal Investigator(s): W. Wilson West Jr.

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  1. USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan - Report (Legacy 94-1704) (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text W. Wilson West Jr..

    The Union ship USS Tecumseh was sunk off Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1864 and found by the Smithsonian in 1967. The USS Tecumseh Commission met in 1993 to discuss the future management and protection of the shipwreck, and this draft plan addressing the ship not as an isolated site but within its historical, geographical, and technological context was produced, the report outlines options and recommendations for the protection and preservation of this tomb of 93 Union sailors.