The 2010 Search for Bonhomme Richard Continues!
The NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB), Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Naval Oceanographic Office, Office of Naval Research, and U.S. Naval Academy along with partners from Ocean...
View ArticleUpdate from the Field: Advanced Technology Combs North Sea for Bonhomme Richard!
NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch Head, Dr. Robert Neyland, reports from USNS Henson that the survey for Bonhomme Richard is going smoothly. Dr. Neyland, along with partners from Ocean Technology...
View Article2010 Bonhomme Richard Survey Completed!
The second survey this year for Bonhomme Richard has been successfully completed. Dr. Robert Neyland, NHHC’s Underwater Archaeology Branch Director, together with the Ocean Technology Foundation ,...
View ArticleDNU on the Search for Bonhomme Richard
NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch Head, Dr. Robert Neyland, spoke with DMA sailors about the search for Revolutionary War vessel Bonhomme Richard. The interview was featured in a Daily News Update...
View ArticleUAB Loans MAC Lab a piece of Civil War History
This morning, UAB welcomed members of the Maryland Archaeology Conservation (MAC) Laboratory team for the transport of a Civil War iron cannon. The 3-ton cannon was made in Liverpool, U.K. in 1862 and...
View ArticleUSS SCORPION Project: Phase II Begins!
After months of careful planning and preparation, the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB), in conjunction with Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) and the Maryland State Highway Administration...
View ArticleUSS SCORPION PROJECT 2011 Day By Day: Week One
Wednesday- 6 July 2011 Today, the Naval History and Heritage’s Command’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) began mobilization for Phase II of the USS Scorpion Project. This collaborative project...
View ArticleOn the Hunt for Bonhomme Richard!
On July 17th, the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) along with partners from Ocean Technology Foundation, Naval Oceanographic Office, SUPSALV, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MSDU) 2 and the US...
View ArticleUSS SCORPION Project 2011 Day by Day: Week Two
Monday, 11 July – Today was a very exciting day for the project as archaeologists from UAB, MHT and MSHA began active excavation of the wreck believed to be War of 1812 block sloop Scorpion,...
View ArticleUSS SCORPION Project 2011 Day by Day: Week Three
Monday, 18 July 2011- Today, we were back in the Patuxent trenches continuing our efforts to delineate the boundaries of the suspected USS Scorpion wreck. So far, the team has been successful in...
View ArticleUSS SCORPION Project 2011: Final Week
1 August, 2011 – This begins the final week of excavation on the 2011 USS Scorpion Project! The team will work together this week to continue to investigate the wreck, map the site and recover...
View ArticleInnovative Scientific Analysis Tool at Underwater Archaeology Conservation Lab
NHHC volunteer, Dr. Raymond Hayes, Professor Emeritus at Howard University, Washington DC, and Woods Hole Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, has partnered with the Underwater Archaeology &...
View ArticleH.L. Hunley Fully Visible for the First Time
On February 17, 1864, Confederate-built H.L. Hunley became the world’s first successful combat submarine when it attacked and sank the 1240-short ton screw sloop USS Housatonic at the entrance to the...
View ArticleUnderwater Archaeology and STEM Programming
The U.S. is currently prioritizing their public education agenda to focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) and its...
View ArticleNHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch and MDSU2 Survey SB2C Helldiver Wreck
The Naval History and Heritage Command’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) is currently cooperating with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) and U.S. Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit...
View ArticleU.S.S. Scorpion Artifact Vignette: Surgical Scissors
“It is no small presumption to dismember the image of God.” -John Woodall (1556-1643) The Naval History and Heritage Command’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) has been conducting a multi-year...
View ArticleThe Conservation of Enfield Rifle Barrels from USS Tulip
The Naval History and Heritage Command’s (NHHC) Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) manages the Archaeology & Conservation Laboratory which is primarily tasked with the documentation, treatment,...
View ArticleCSS Alabama Britten Shell and Box
CSS Alabama, a screw sloop-of-war, was commissioned by the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. It was built in Liverpool, England and launched on 24 August 1862. Alabama served the...
View ArticleHowell Torpedo
In 1883 the United States Navy held a public contest to find new design concepts for torpedoes. After reviewing several proposals, the Navy Torpedo Board selected a design submitted by the head of the...
View ArticleReturn of USS HOUSTON Artifacts to NHHC
Last week, the Naval History & Heritage Command (NHHC) Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) received a trumpet and ceramic cup and saucer from World War II cruiser USS HOUSTON. The artifacts were...
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