Tag Archives: Robert Neyland

May 28 Lecture Highlights Tough Working Conditions on Ironclad Wreck From the Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division The South will rise again – just one piece at a time – as U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU-2) work to free parts of the …

  From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communications and Outreach Division What is perhaps one of the most important artifacts from CSS Alabama, which sank 150 years ago today off the coast of France, actually came from the ship that destroyed her – USS Kearsarge. It’s a shell from Alabama’s 110-pound …