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Mud, Muscle, and Miracles


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In the days when wooden sailing ships made up the fleets of the world, a ship that ran ashore could sometimes be freed by the judicious use of ground tackle and muscle. Most of the time, however, there was little to do other than rescue the crew and save the cargo. The rules of the sea began to change, however, in the mid-1800s. With the advent of steam power and a growing understanding of how human beings can work underwater, it became increasingly possible to refloat wrecked vessels, clear harbors, and locate and raise sunken ships, their cargoes, and other objects lost at sea. By the start of the twentieth century, the U.S. Navy had developed a fledgling salvage capability. Today, under the aegis of the Supervisor of Salvage, the Navy routinely handles assignments around the world, guarding U.S. naval and maritime interests and responding to requests for assistance from our allies. Mud, Muscle, and Miracles takes its reader on a gripping journey through the evolution of salvage-from the construction of a cofferdam to reveal the battleship Maine at the bottom of Havana harbor to the use of side-scan sonar and remotely operated vehicles to recover aircraft debris and complete vessels from the depths. The story is one of masterful seamanship, incomparable engineering, and absolute ingenuity and courage. It is also the history of one of our nation's longest lasting public-private partnerships-that of the commercial salvage industry and the U.S. Navy. Along the way there emerges more than a century's worth of strong, colorful, and supremely competent personalities, most of whom gained their understanding of salvage on the muddy sea bottom or on a slippery deck with winches groaning and wire ropes singing. Until the publication of these comprehensive editions on naval salvage, they were among the last of our nation's unsung heroes.
About the Author: THE LATE CAPTAIN CHARLES A. (BLACK BART) BARTHOLOMEW, USN, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Navy Deep Sea Diving School, was an engineer who made the Navy-and salvage-his career. He served on board the heavy repair ship USS Hector during combat support operations in Southeast Asia, as Commanding Officer of the Navy Experimental Diving Unit, and in staff positions with the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Long Beach Naval Shipyard. In 1985 Captain Bartholomew became Director of Ocean Engineering and Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. During his twenty-two years as a Navy diver and salvor, he participated in the salvage of sixteen ships, numerous aircraft, and the space shuttle Challenger. COMMANDER WILLIAM I. MILWEE, JR., USN (RET.), is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, and the Navy Deep Sea Diving School. He served in diving and salvage billets in Harbor Clearance Unit One, in the Navy Experimental Diving Unit, and in the offices of the Supervisor of Diving and the Supervisor of Salvage, and as Fleet Salvage Officer for Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Following retirement from the Navy in 1979, he worked in the offshore oil industry and founded a firm that provides marine salvage consulting services. Commander Milwee participated in more than 160 salvage operations and worked on all seven continents and numerous Pacific islands. He is the author of Modern Marine Salvage, a comprehensive text on salvage operations, and has written more than thirty journal articles and conference papers.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781494258979
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 636
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Marine Salvage in the United States Navy
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1494258978
  • Publisher Date: 23 Nov 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 1133 gr


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