Details:

Alternative Title:
U.S.C.S.S. Robert J. Walker off Atlantic City, New Jersey
Personal Author:
Delgado, James P. ; Theberge, Albert E. ; Pradith, Vitad ; Varmer, Ole ; Barbash-Riley, Lydia ; ... More +
Delgado, James P. ; Theberge, Albert E. ; Pradith, Vitad ; Varmer, Ole ; Barbash-Riley, Lydia ; Steinmetz, Joyce ; Forsythe, Dawn ; Lawrence, Matthew S. ; Green, Russell T. ; Casserley, Tane Less -
Corporate Authors:
United States, National Ocean Service., Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA Program & Office:
NOS (National Ocean Service)
Description:
"From June 21 to 24, 2013, a NOAA team from the Office of Coast Survey and the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries conducted a joint mission to characterize a shipwreck off the coast of New Jersey near Absecon Inlet and Atlantic City. While known to and regularly visited by recreational SCUBA divers, the shipwreck was brought to NOAA's attention by archaeologist Joyce Steinmetz, who hypothesized that it was the remains of the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer Robert J. Walker. However, the shipwreck had not undergone any archaeological assessment to provide evidence to either affirm or refute this identification. During the June 2013 fieldwork, hydrographers on the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson surveyed the site and its surroundings with high-resolution multibeam and side-scan sonar. This work was followed by a close order side scan sonar survey and archaeological SCUBA dives conducted from the NOAA R/V SRVx that acoustically and visually characterized the shipwreck and its debris field. The data gathered by the project confirmed that the shipwreck was U.S.C.S.S. Robert J. Walker, lost off Absecon Inlet on June 21, 1860"--Abstract.
Content Notes:
prepared by James P. Delgado, Ph.D. Director of Maritime Heritage ; with contributions from Capt. Albert Theberge, Vitad Pradith, Ole Varmer, Lydia Barbash-Riley, Joyce Steinmetz, Dawn Forsythe, Matthew Lawrence, Russell Green, and Tane Casserley.

"July 2013."

Includes bibliographical references (pages, 54-55).


Keywords:
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History
Marine Accidents
Multibeam Mapping
Shipwrecks
Underwater Archaeology
Underwater Exploration

Document Type:
Miscellaneous
Place as Subject:
New Jersey ; Atlantic Coast ; North Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey ; Atlantic Coast ; North Atlantic Ocean Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b0a6b044594dce54ef00310767512784497b954ce91e314b70a3935276ae67c8
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Supporting Files

• 	Archive for the 'Robert J. Walker' Tag [website]	htm
  	U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Robert J. Walker [website]	htm

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