Topics Related to shipwreck

Modern Greece (D-113)

Blockade runner. Ran aground and sank 400 yds. E., June 1862. Its salvage 1962 led state to open an underwater archaeology office.

Wreck of the U.S.S. Huron (B-31)

Steamer ran aground on November 24, 1877, near here, killing 98. Tragedy led to improvements in U.S. Livesaving Service.

The Ironclad Albemarle and the Battle of Plymouth

On October 27, 1864, the Confederate ram CSS Albemarle was sunk.

USS Cyclops, Lost at Sea, 1918

On June 14, 1918, following a 90-day search operation, the U.S. Navy declared the crew and passengers of the USS Cyclops dead. Of the 293 souls on board, six were North Carolinians: Junius L.

Educating the Next Generation of Conservators

The QAR Lab has been located at East Carolina University’s West Research Campus since 2003.

Update from the Field: October 8

 This post, by QAR Field Director, Conservator and Laboratory Manager Wendy Welsh, is the first in series of field updates we’ll be bringing you each week. 

Update from the Field: October 5

This post, by QAR Field Director, Conservator and Laboratory Manager Wendy Welsh, is the first in series of field updates we’ll be bringing you each week. 

Torpedo Junction: A Twist to the Story of the Graveyard of the Atlantic

The story of the German Enigma machine and how you can see one for yourself in Hatteras.