150823-N-WB378-069 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project lower a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, onto the deck of a barge during salvage operations in the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. (

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150823-N-WB378-069 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project lower a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, onto the deck of a barge during salvage operations in the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight/Released)

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