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An 1863 painting of the H.L. Hunley by Conrad Wise Chapman. Source.

FOCUS: Navy releases archaeological report on recovery of Hunley

Staff reports | The U.S. Navy last week released a 321-page archaeological report on the recovery of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley two days before the 153rd anniversary of the loss of the boat.

“H. L. Hunley Recovery Operations, A Collaborative Project of: Naval History and Heritage Command, South Carolina Hunley Commission and Friends of the Hunley,” by Robert S. Neyland, Ph.D., principal investigator and Heather Brown is a comprehensive report that covers the recovery of Hunley, from the planning stages through execution. The book can be downloaded for free through the link above on the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) website.

by Charleston Currents · 02/20/2017 · 2 comments · Focus, Good news

BRACK: Mabus winds up service as leader of America’s away team

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | For U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, presence matters for “America’s away team” – the almost 900,000 sailors and Marines who comprise the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps under his leadership.

You see #presencematters in tweets and on Facebook and Instagram. You hear about it in the hundreds of talks given by Mabus as he has traveled 1.35 million miles around the world. Since 2009 when he took office, Mabus has been to more than 150 countries and all 50 states to meet the men and women serving in the Navy and Marines and help the country reconnect with their service around the world.

by Andy Brack · 12/19/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

Naval Hospital Charleston in 1948. U.S. Navy photo.

GOOD NEWS: Charleston Naval Hospital District named to endangered list

Staff reports | The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the Charleston Naval Hospital District in North Charleston to its 2016 list of Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

The annual list spotlights important examples of the nation’s architectural and cultural heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage. More than 260 sites have been on the list over its 29-year history, and in that time, only a handful of listed sites have been lost.

by Charleston Currents · 10/09/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs