150823-N-WB378-103 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project prepare a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, for storage and transport, after it’s recovery from the bottom of 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

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150823-N-WB378-103 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project prepare a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, for storage and transport, after it’s recovery from the bottom of 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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