Divers Uncover Secrets of a Confederate Vessel

WTVM ^ | 27 July 2003

[stainlessbanner]

Scuba divers may soon uncover the secrets of the CSS Georgia, a mysterious ship buried off the coast of Georgia since the Civil War.

The divers are exploring the CSS Georgia as the US. Army Corps of Engineers studies for a proposed river-deepening project.

The project could result in discoveries about the CSS Georgia, one of the Confederacy's earliest ironclad naval vessels.

Divers will continue their work over the next five or six weeks. The ship is largely unknown even to experts.

No one can say for sure exactly how long it was. No formal building plans have survived. Extensive searches of historical records haven't turned up much contemporary information.

It sits in pieces, buried in silt under 40 feet of water.

Scott Smith, director of the Coastal Heritage Society, says the vessel was "unique in design and construction." He says the Georgia may rank among the 10 most historically important shipwrecks in US. waters.

If the divers find significant remnants, the project could lead to a multi-million-dollar recovery of all or part of the old wreck.

The Army Corps of Engineers has paid $375,000 for the archaeological study. That will be a prelude to a proposed river-deepening project that would enable Savannah's port to handle the world's biggest and newest cargo ships.

The Corps has set aside $13 million for a potential recovery effort.

[stainlessbanner]

Good work divers!

[wasp69]

Slowly these ships and their men are coming home. God will vindicate...

[nuconvert]

"The Corps has set aside $13 million for a potential recovery effort."


Interesting, but sounds like a lot of money.

[billbears]

Coastal Heritage Society of GA CSS Georgia website

CSS Georgia

[LibKill]

Excellent! This site will probably produce artifacts of great historical value.

[PAR35]

Your first link is it. The second link is a different ship.

[Valin]

Unfortunatly to the feds it's pocket change.

[Valin]

TAG! You're it.

[billbears]

Sorry my bad. Just searched CSS Georgia and posted the first two links without looking at the second

[4CJ]

Thankd God for their service. May they be brought home to finally rest-in-peace. Deo vindice.

[Flyer]

one of the Confederacy's earliest ironclad naval vessels

It is a symbol of hate. They should leave at the bottom of the ocean.

[Tax-chick]

Good for the Corps! They spend a lot of our money, and louse up a lot of waterways, but they have good intentions.

[azhenfud]

"No formal building plans have survived."

Prolly courtesy the arsonist W.T. Sherman.

[RikaStrom]

Morning Flyer, I'm sure a few won't read the tag line. :-)

[Flyer]

Good morning E. I was going to use the </sarcasm>, but I figured it was obvious.

[stand watie]

!!!!!

[thatdewd]

Bump!

[SunkenCiv]

Study Begins on Confederate Warship
Herald Tribune | November 01. 2002 | The Associated Press
Posted on 11/01/2002 6:42:37 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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