"Hunley begins five year caustic bath" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 May 2014 11:02 p.m. PST |
"Today, scientists at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center will immerse the Civil War-era submarine in a caustic bath of sodium hydroxide and water to begin a long-awaited conservation process that is expected to last about five years. But within a few months, conservators and archaeologists expect to get their first look at the sub's iron hull – and it may hold clues that finally reveal why the Hunley sank off Charleston 150 years ago.
"We have been waiting for this for years," said conservator Nestor Gonzalez. "Everything we're doing here is to preserve the Hunley as it was and to preserve information recorded on the sub. Now we will finally get to see the hull."…"
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link Good news!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Dark Knights And Bloody Dawns | 18 May 2014 3:39 a.m. PST |
I'm still stunned at just how good the condition of the hull is. |
| badwargamer | 18 May 2014 4:06 a.m. PST |
Interesting read. I always find restoration and preservations stories fascinating. Always interesting what can be discovered. |
| EagleSixFive | 18 May 2014 6:30 a.m. PST |
"I'm still stunned at just how good the condition of the hull is." Good ol' iron sir! |
| GoGators | 18 May 2014 7:29 a.m. PST |
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| kallman | 18 May 2014 4:32 p.m. PST |
My sons and I hope to visit the Hunley when we vacation in Charleston this June. Thanks for the article. |
| Tango01 | 18 May 2014 8:54 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed the article my friends!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| Oddball | 19 May 2014 10:05 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the update. I threw a few bucks towards getting the ship raised, glad to see I might be able to visit it someday. |
| Tango01 | 19 May 2014 10:52 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. Amicalement
Armand |
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bases them up.