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UAB initiates USS SCORPION Project!
A stretch of the Patuxent River, MD near the SCORPION Project site. Photograph courtesy of UAB. On July 19, the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) along with partners from the Maryland State...
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Phase 1 of SCORPION Project Complete!
SCORPION Project barge transported back down the Patuxent after the completion of the field work. On August 12, the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB), and its partners MD SHA and MHT,...
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Update 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...
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DNU on the Search for Bonhomme Richard
Image courtesy of http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lhd6/Pages/history.aspx NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch Head, Dr. Robert Neyland, spoke with DMA sailors about the search for Revolutionary War...
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UAB Loans MAC Lab a piece of Civil War History
Loading the 3-ton cannon onto a trailer for transport. UAB photograph. This morning, UAB welcomed members of the Maryland Archaeology Conservation (MAC) Laboratory team for the transport of a Civil War...
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USS SCORPION Project: Phase II Begins!
This bend of the Patuxent River near Upper Marlboro, MD (above) is where UAB archaeologists believe the remains of USS Scorpion, along with several other ships in the flotilla, have settled, virtually...
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On 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...
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USS SCORPION Project 2011 Day by Day: Week Three
Dr. Robert Neyland, UAB, records measurements and observations from his dive. Monday, 18 July 2011- Today, we were back in the Patuxent trenches continuing our efforts to delineate the boundaries...
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USS 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...
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Innovative Scientific Analysis Tool at Underwater Archaeology Conservation Lab
Dr. Raymond Hayes (left) and Head Conservator George Schwarz examine p-XRF data taken from a Civil War-era Aston pistol recovered from USS HOUSATONIC at the Underwater Archaeology & Conservation...
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H.L. Hunley Fully Visible for the First Time
HL Hunley in its conservation tank at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, Charleston. On February 17, 1864, Confederate-built H.L. Hunley became the world’s first successful combat submarine when it...
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Underwater 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...
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NHHC 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...
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U.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...
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The 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,...
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CSS 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...
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Howell Torpedo
photo from Naval Undersea Museum 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...
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The Search for Bonhomme Richard: By NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch
The hunt for the remains of Bonhomme Richard continues in the North Sea. On September 23rd, 1779, Bonhomme Richard engaged in fierce combat with HMS Seripis during the Battle of Flamborough Head off...
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Return 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...
View ArticlePhase 1 of SCORPION Project Complete!
On August 12, the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB), and its partners MD SHA and MHT, successfully completed the first phase of their three-year archaeological investigation of the Patuxent...
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