170911-N-TH437-050 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) – Alexis Catsambis, , an underwater archaeologist with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), takes notes during a survey of the wreck of World War I-era armored cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6), Sept. 11. Members from NHHC, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, the University of Delaware, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and a midshipman from the United States Naval Academy started surveying the shipwreck to gain scientific insight, historical clarity, and in preparation for the 100th commemoration of the vessel’s sinki
170911-N-TH437-050 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) – Alexis Catsambis, , an underwater archaeologist with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), takes notes during a survey of the wreck of World War I-era armored cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6), Sept. 11. Members from NHHC, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, the University of Delaware, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and a midshipman from the United States Naval Academy started surveying the shipwreck to gain scientific insight, historical clarity, and in preparation for the 100th commemoration of the vessel’s sinking. The project started with a side-scan sonar and bathometric survey. San Diego was sunk off the coast of Long Island in 1918 by a German submarine. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lockwood/Released)
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