150814-N-WB378-126 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-126 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – From left to right, Parker Brooks, Jim Jobling and James Duff, archaeologists assigned to the CSS Georgia project, examine a piece of casemate, made of railroa... More
150814-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) conducts pre-dive checks on a transportable recompression chamber. ... More
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), and Heath Barnett, of Global Phillips Cartner, gu... More
150725-N-XJ695-037 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Navy
150725-N-XJ695-037 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class Alexander Ondina, a native of West Palm Beach, Fla., interacts with visitors of the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old Fort Jackson National Hi... More
150824-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) –
150824-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), and Jason Kelly of Salonen Marine, position a pie... More
150821-N-WB378-074 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-074 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), begins his descent to the bottom of the Savannah River to conduct sa... More
161201-N-RX668-003 NEWPORT, R.I. (Dec. 1, 2016) The
161201-N-RX668-003 NEWPORT, R.I. (Dec. 1, 2016) The Naval Historical Collection (NHC) at U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island receives a donation from Duncan and Jeanne Ingraham, MaryAnn (Ingra... More
150824-N-WB378-036 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) –
150824-N-WB378-036 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator d... More
150815-N-WB378-005 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-005 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/s), conducts pre-dive checks on a KM-37 diving helmet. Navy Divers assig... More
150821-N-WB378-085 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-085 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), deploy divers to the bottom of the Savannah River to conduct salvag... More
Parker Brooks, a conservator and graduate student from
Parker Brooks, a conservator and graduate student from Texas A&M University, talks with a community member about a piece of wood recovered from the CSS Georgia prior to a free lecture at the Savannah History Mu... More
Parker Brooks, a conservator and graduate student from
Parker Brooks, a conservator and graduate student from Texas A&M University’s Conservation Research Laboratory, demonstrates the function of an elevator screw prior to a free lecture on the CSS Georgia at the S... More
150725-N-XJ695-089 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Navy
150725-N-XJ695-089 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class Nicholas Seidler, a native of Mildford. Pa., interacts with visitors of the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old Fort Jackson National Historic L... More
Divers continue to unveil ‘little shards of life’ from CSS Georgia
Parker Brooks examines an elevator screw (right, background) and firing mechanism from a cannon. The elevator screw was used to change the height of the cannon.
150725-N-XJ695-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Lt.
150725-N-XJ695-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Lt. Mike Grow and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Tim Smith interact with visitors of the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old Fort Jackson National ... More
A row of 6.4-inch Brooke shells wait in buckets filled
A row of 6.4-inch Brooke shells wait in buckets filled with seawater prior to being inerted, Nov. 4. Technicians inerted 170 Brooke shells and Dahlgren projectiles in two months.
150709-N-XJ695-057 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy
150709-N-XJ695-057 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, a native of St Joseph, Miss., prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironcla... More
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –Heath
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –Heath Barnett, of Global Phillips Cartner, guides a rigging I beam onto a recovery barge during salvage operations of CSS Georgia. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/... More
150817-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) –
150817-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the Savannah River to conduct salvage operations on SCC Georg... More
150724-N-XJ695-006 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Chief
150724-N-XJ695-006 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, the on scene commander, prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CS... More
150514-N-OD763-041 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-OD763-041 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015) – Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 prepare for a dive during a training evolution at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort ... More
The CSS Georgia continues to surprise archaeologists.
The CSS Georgia continues to surprise archaeologists. Case in point, this 9,000-pound Dahlgren rifled cannon that archaeologists thought was a different type of cannon before raising it to the surface July 21.
150724-N-XJ695-004 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital
150724-N-XJ695-004 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, Wash., prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ... More
150709-N-XJ695-063 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy
150709-N-XJ695-063 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, a native of St. Joseph, Miss., plunges into the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War Ironclad CSS Georgia. Na... More
150724-N-XJ695-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital
150724-N-XJ695-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, Wash., prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ... More
150725-N-XJ695-063 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Capt.
150725-N-XJ695-063 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Capt. Gregg W. Baumann, director of ocean engineering at Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, interacts with visitors of the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old ... More
150821-N-WB378-010 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-010 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), prepare the barge for salvage operations as a container ship passes... More
The only remaining CSS Georgia propeller (out of two)
The only remaining CSS Georgia propeller (out of two) rises from its murky grave July 24.
150821-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), stand at the waters edge in preparation for salvage operations in t... More
150814-N-WB378-066 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-066 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Master Diver Steve Askew, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) uses a soapy brush to check Navy Diver 3rd Class Frank Ormonde, also assigned t... More
150815-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Construction mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, center, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), recites the oath of re-enlistment given by Chief... More
150725-N-XJ695-192 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Army
150725-N-XJ695-192 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Army Col. Marvin Griffin, commander Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, tries on a surface supply dive helmet at the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old Fort ... More
150514-N-OD763-014 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-OD763-014 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Pete Kozminsky (right) assists Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, don a Kirby Morg... More
150815-N-WB378-002 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-002 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – The dive side above the remains of CSS Georgia awaits the men assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/s), to man their stations as an early morning ... More
150827-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) –
150827-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a dive brief to members of Task Element CSS Georgia, p... More
150725-N-XJ695-016 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Lt.
150725-N-XJ695-016 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Lt. Mike Grow and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Tim Smith interact with visitors of the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old Fort Jackson National ... More
A Dahlgren projectile from the CSS Georgia sits after
A Dahlgren projectile from the CSS Georgia sits after having its bulk explosives and fuse removed during the inertion process, Nov. 4. Dahlgren cannonballs weigh approximately 80-100 pounds and were fired from ... More
Archeologists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Archeologists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, aided by divers and salvage operations teams from the U.S. Navy, retrieved a 64-square foot section of a Civil War ironclad warship ... More
CSS Georgia - A couple of men standing on top of a boat
150721-N-XJ695-038 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 21, 2015) Navy Diver 3rd Class Kevin Kollar, of Fairfield Conn., and Navy Diver 3rd Class Frank Ormonde, of Kailua, Hawaii, tend the umbilical of divers in the Savannah Ri... More
150715-N-DT702-035 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy
150715-N-DT702-035 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Anthony Russo prepares fellow Navy Diver 3rd Class Christopher Petersen to dive the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ir... More
150715-N-DT702-037 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy
150715-N-DT702-037 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, the Military Diver of the Year, prepares to dive the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CSS Georg... More
150821-N-WB378-061 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-061 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Kurt Eberle, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the water to conduct salvage operations on CSS Georgia in the S... More
150814-N-WB378-083 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-083 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Tony Russo, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, both assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), return to the surfa... More
150815-N-WB378-087 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-087 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), dons his KM-37 diving helmet prior to salvage operations of CSS G... More
150709-N-XJ695-034 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy
150709-N-XJ695-034 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Cody Bumpass, a native of Austin, Texas, prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CS... More
150713-N-XJ695-010 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 13, 2015) Navy
150713-N-XJ695-010 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 13, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, a native of St Joseph, Mo., prepares fellow Sailors to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civ... More
150817-N-WB378-017 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) –
150817-N-WB378-017 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, center, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), describes the condition of CSS Georgia at the bottom of the ... More
150827-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) –
150827-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a dive brief to members of Task Element CSS Georgia, ... More
A profile view of a slice of the casemate from the
A profile view of a slice of the casemate from the CSS Georgia that was recovered in November 2013. The artifact is comprised of alternated railroad rails and the dark material between the rails is sediment dep... More
150818-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the Savannah River to conduct salvage operations on SCC Georg... More
Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan
Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in Georgia participate in a Teachers Institute hosted by Georgia Tech Univerity in Savannah. The institute provided teachers in a variety of disci... More
150823-N-WB378-094 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) –
150823-N-WB378-094 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Kurt Eberle, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), awaits orders to descend the waters of the Savannah River to conduct s... More
CSS Georgia - A man wearing a scuba suit and a helmet
150723-N-XJ695-101 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 23, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class Roberto Velez, a native of Palm Coast Fla., prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironcla... More
Jim Jobling, a project manager with Texas A&M University’s
Jim Jobling, a project manager with Texas A&M University’s Conservation Research Laboratory, positions two separate eyes for tackle from a pivot gun carriage. At left, a brass eye compared to an iron version of the same.
150814-N-WB378-013 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-013 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), conduct pre-dive coms checks on KM-37 diving helmets prior to commencing salvage operations ... More
150824-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) –
150824-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), and Jason Kelly of Salonen Marine, position a pie... More
Julie Morgan-Ryan, archaeologist for the Savannah District,
Julie Morgan-Ryan, archaeologist for the Savannah District, examines a casemate from the recently recovered CSS Georgia. Crews recently removed the CSS Georgia from its resting place in the Savannah River in or... More
150709-N-XJ695-062 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy
150709-N-XJ695-062 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 9, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, a native of St Joseph, Miss., plunges into the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War Ironclad CSS Georgia. Nav... More
150514-N-OD763-046 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-OD763-046 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Jason Geissler, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, performs a front-step water entry during diver training at Joint Ex... More
150725-N-XJ695-078 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Navy
150725-N-XJ695-078 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class Nicholas Seidler, a native of Mildford. Pa., and Navy Diver 2nd Class Alexander Ondina, a native of West Palm Beach, Fla., interact with vis... More
150818-N-WB378-050 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-050 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Peter Kozminsky, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), pull fellow navy d... More
Diver prepares to descend into the Savannah River for CSS Georgia reco...
Jeffrey Pardee, Panamerican diver tender, examines diver James Duff’s equipment and topside air supply during an initial dive event Jan. 22, 2015, on the Savannah River near Old Fort Jackson. Duff, a Panamerica... More
150815-N-WB378-015 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-015 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Master Diver Steve Askew, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a pre-dive brief to fellow divers of MDSU/2, prior to salvage operations... More
150826-N-WB378-049 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-049 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, yellow hard hat, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a... More
150715-N-DT702-038 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy
150715-N-DT702-038 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, the Military Diver of the Year, prepares to desend to the wreck site of the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia, which has rested ... More
150724-N-XJ695-019 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital
150724-N-XJ695-019 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, Wash., prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ... More
Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan
Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in Georgia participate in a Teachers Institute hosted by Georgia Tech Univerity in Savannah. The institute provided teachers in a variety of disci... More
Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to
Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator during salvage operations of CSS Georgia in the Savannah Rive... More
150826-N-WB378-014 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-014 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), climbs a ladder to exit the Savannah River after conducting salvag... More
Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists,
Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists, Civil War re-enactors and other specialists to learn how to integrate science, technology, engineer and math (STEM) lessons from the recovery of the iron... More
150724-N-XJ695-007 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Chief
150724-N-XJ695-007 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, the on scene commande, prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CSS... More
Matt Christiansen, a former Navy explosive ordnance
Matt Christiansen, a former Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician who functioned as the safety officer for the project, holds a fuse that was removed from a 6.4-inch Brooke shell projectile. Christiansen ... More
150818-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 3rd Class Kevin Kollar, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the Savannah River to conduct salvage operations on SCC Georgi... More
Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan
Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in Georgia participate in a Teachers Institute hosted by Georgia Tech Univerity in Savannah. The institute provided teachers in a variety of disci... More
150514-N-OD763-072 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-OD763-072 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Cody Bumpass (left) assists Navy Diver 1st Class Jason Geissler, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, ascend from a div... More
150815-N-WB378-098 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-098 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), returns to the surface after salvage operations of CSS Georgia in t... More
Beneath the barnacles: Archaeologists battle elements to uncover ironc...
From left: Stephen James, lead archaeologist, watches the display and records the location of objects in one unit of the electronic grid, while Jeff Pardee, marine archaeologist, communicates with diver Michael... More
CSS Georgia - Public domain natural history illustration
150715-N-ZZ999-001 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, who is the current Military Diver of the Year, and Lt.j.g. Andrew Heckel of Explosive Ord... More
Another unexpected surprise: A crane raises a Dahlgren
Another unexpected surprise: A crane raises a Dahlgren rifled cannon from the CSS Georgia site in the Savannah River, Sept. 15.
Julie Morgan, a staff archeologist with the U.S. Army
Julie Morgan, a staff archeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, stands next to a 5,000-pound piece of the CSS Georgia, a Civil War ironclad scuttled in the Savannah River in 1864. Th... More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator during the recovery of a piece of casemate which served as the ... More
Julie Morgan-Ryan, archaeologist for the Savannah District,
Julie Morgan-Ryan, archaeologist for the Savannah District, examines a casemate from the recently recovered CSS Georgia. Crews recently removed the CSS Georgia from its resting place in the Savannah River in or... More
150724-N-XJ695-038 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital
150724-N-XJ695-038 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, Wash., plunges into the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CSS Georg... More
150724-N-XJ695-057 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital
150724-N-XJ695-057 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, Wash., plunges into the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ironclad CSS Georg... More
Archaeologists and other crew members use pressure
Archaeologists and other crew members use pressure hoses to separate potentially significant artifacts from river muck during the recovery of the Civil War ironclad, CSS Georgia. Crews needed to remove the reli... More
150514-N-OD763-017 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-OD763-017 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan (right) assists Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, don a Kirby ... More
150821-N-WB378-019 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-019 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia don their KM-37 diving helmets in preparation for salvage operations in the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 ... More
150826-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Rick Hughes, of Salonen Marine, watches from the cab of a crane as Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) climb a ladder to exit the... More
Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists,
Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists, Civil War re-enactors and other specialists to learn how to integrate science, technology, engineer and math (STEM) lessons from the recovery of the iron... More
150814-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) don their KM-37 diving helmets prior to conducting diving operations. Navy Divers assigned t... More
Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists,
Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists, Civil War re-enactors and other specialists to learn how to integrate science, technology, engineer and math (STEM) lessons from the recovery of the iron... More
150514-N-OD763-048 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015)
150514-N-OD763-048 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, performs a front-step water entry during diver training at Joint Exp... More
150814-N-WB378-068 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-068 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Tony Russo, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), awaits orders to enter the water and commence salvage operations on CSS... More
150826-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), guides a piece of casemate, which served as the outer la... More
150823-N-WB378-103 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) –
150823-N-WB378-103 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project prepare a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, for storage and transport, after it’s recov... More
150724-N-XJ695-024 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital
150724-N-XJ695-024 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 24, 2015) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Wallace, a native of Poulsbo, Wash., prepares to dive the waters of the Savannah River in support of the salvage of Civil War ... More
150725-N-XJ695-172 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Capt.
150725-N-XJ695-172 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 25, 2015) Capt. Gregg W. Baumann, director of ocean engineering at Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, interacts with visitors of the Raise the Wreck Festival at Old ... More
150814-N-WB378-169 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-169 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneason, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), lets dive supervisor Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, also assi... More
From left: Leg irons covered in concretions, X-rayed,
From left: Leg irons covered in concretions, X-rayed, and the replica made from a mold after the concretions were removed. Archaeologists are learning more about Civil War life by piecing together information f... More
150817-N-WB378-006 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) –
150817-N-WB378-006 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia salvage project watch as a 17,000-pound guillotine, used to break up pieces of CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River. Navy ... More