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Parts salvaged fromConfederate shipCROWNSVILLE lt;AP) - Pieces of a once-feared Confederate commerce raider lie submerged in containers oi ae-ioiuzea water at a state laboratory in CrownsviileThe CSS Alabama ravaged Union shipping during the Civil War State conservator Betty Seifert oversees the restoration of nearly 50 artifacts salvaged from the wreck of the long-lost warshipLast month she directed thepackaging of the relics brought upfrom the waters off the coast of’ * «* _landThe state’s lab was chosen because it is one of the few in the world with the facilities and expertise to restore underwater artifacts, officials said.Some articles recovered from the Alabama include dishes, part of the ship's wheel assembly, oar locks, cannon pivots and gun carriage wheels.Ms. Seifert must remove some of the damage done by almost 130 years of exposure and stabilize the objects so the public can view them without damaging them further. The deionized water helps to remove salt, Ms Seifert said.Built in England with funds sup-1 1 *■ *r ** ■* * •** ♦Vin.UtlCti ft.9J ubW.Alabama was a 120-foot-long war ship powered by sail and steam It was captained by Charles County native Raphael SemmesDuring a nearly two-year campaign. it sank or captured some 64fjrti^ri merchant vessels and oneU S. Navy shipThe Alabama was finally confronted by the USS Kearsarge off the coast of France in June 1864 and sunk after a fierce exchange from less tnan a mue apariThe ship went down in some 200 feet ui *ater about seven miles fff the port of CherbourgIn 1983, a French mine sweeper detected the hulk partially submerged in the mud
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Frederick, Maryland, US
Fri, Dec 10, 1993
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