Members of the CSS Georgia project lower a piece of casemate which served as an outer layer of armor for the Confederate navy ironclad CSS Georgia onto the deck of a barge during salvage operations in the Savannah River.

SAVANNAH Ga. (Aug. 23, 2015) Members of the CSS Georgia project lower a piece of casemate which served as an outer layer of armor for the Confederate navy ironclad CSS Georgia onto the deck of a barge during salvage operations in the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight) File# 150823-N-WB378-069