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By George Schwarz, Ph.D, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command Editor’s note: This is part two in a series of blogs relating to Naval History and Heritage Command’s search for the Bonhomme Richard. You can read part one, here. The 2016 Bonhomme Richard Survey project collaborators, including 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 …

By Dr. Alexis Catsambis, Naval History and Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Branch (Thursday, June 11, 2014) Today was our last day of operations on the presumed site of USS Houston. Operations began once more with a morning brief involving the master diver, Senior Chief William Phillips, Chief Warrant Officer Jason …

By Dr. Alexis Catsambis, Naval History and Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Branch (Wednesday, June 11, 2014) Today has been an exceptionally long and productive day. Between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. we began preparations for the day’s dives readying dive gear, prepping cameras and tagging valves, knobs and pumps aboard Safeguard to set the …

By Dr. Alexis Catsambis, Naval History and Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Branch (Tuesday, June 10, 2014) Operations began this morning at 6 a.m. when I held a brief with Master Diver Phillips and Chief Warrant Officer Jason Shafer. By 6:30 a.m. Safeguard was located near the vicinity of the first …

From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division After a three day and more than 10,000 mile journey from Washington, D.C., Naval History and Heritage Command Underwater Archaeologist Dr. Alexis Catsambis arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia June 9 to begin collaboration on a survey of the World War II wreck …

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 the English coast. Captained by the formidable John Paul Jones, who is often credited as the “father” …