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Underwater Archaeology Training: 2010 Pool Session Attended by the Archeological Society of Virginia, Massanutten Chapter by Dennis Knepper and Jeff Good Underwater Archaeology Training: 2010 Pool Session Attended by the Archeological Society of Virginia, Massanutten Chapter By Dennis Knepper and Jeff Good he MAHS pool session for team, and all was ably overseen by the 2010 Basic Underwater Director of Education, Tom T Archaeology Class was held Berkey. again this year at the George Mason Many of the students at the University Natatorium, in Fairfax, pool session, including some of Virginia. Students from the live the group from the Massanutten class were joined by several distance Chapter, are planning to attend the learning students who have taken upcoming Field School to be held the class either by video or DVD. in late June in the Florida Keys The latter included members of the National Marine Sanctuary. Massanutten Chapter of the Soci Archeological Society of Virginia. cal ety gi of Led by co-author, Jeff Good, the lo V o ir Massanutten group is based in e g h i n c r i Harrisonburg and made the trip to a Fairfax to try their hands at in-water A trilateration mapping M r MAHS trainers assembled the a te s p practice shipwreck, Lil’ Sinkenteen, sa ha nutten C on the bottom of the pool, weighted it with window sash weights, and set Interest in the field school has up a baseline. Divers from the Massanutten Chapter of ASV been high this year, great enough The students began with a pool- practice trilateration mapping underwater. in fact that we are planning two side orientation that included a Photo by the authors. consecutive sessions in order to walkthrough of the trilateration accommodate all of the students. process. Next they donned their gear, completed safety We will begin surveying a new area, in a section of the checks, and received their mapping assignments. Sanctuary know as Pickles Reef, and so we are looking MAHS trainers worked in the water with each student forward to a busy week. Î additional photos on page 18 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: ASV at the MAHS Pool Session .................... 1 Fort Clinch and the Two Fernandinas........11 Search for the Schooner Arrow ..................... 3 Anguilla Heritage Trail .................................12 MAHS Project Updates.................................... 6 Search for the Jefferson Davis ...................13 Navy History and Heritage Command ........... 7 Anacostia River ............................................14 Notes from the Prez – 2010 MAHS OFFICERS Steven Anthony Steven Anthony – President (301) 652-2622 Dennis Knepper – Vice President (703) 642-6878 It was a long, snowy winter and spring was slow in James A. Smailes – Secretary (202) 543-4895 coming to the Washington DC area this year. Things Earl Glock -- Treasurer really didn’t start warming up until June. But that was At Large Board Members fine because our 22nd Annual Introductory Course in David Shaw Underwater Archaeology was in full swing and John Craig remained right on schedule. We had a large number of video students participating in the course this year as Committee Chairpersons well. On April 17, Tom Berkey and his staff conducted Education Director – Thomas Berkey the pool session where the students tried their hand at the Dive Safety Officer – Earl Glock trilateration survey method for underwater site mapping. Webmaster – David Shaw The class did well and everyone seemed to have a great Equipment Manager – James A. Smailes time. Intern: Stephanie Koenig Last fall and throughout the winter months MAHS volunteers focused on the Bodkin Creek Project MAHSNEWS Editors: James A. Smailes, Dennis Knepper finishing field work, research assignments and preparing the final report. In November, Dennis Knepper and I ADVISORS teamed with local residents Abe Roth and his son, John Broadwater Abraham to explore some of the wreck sites they had Maritime Heritage Program Manager, National Oceanic and found in Bodkin Creek. The Roth’s live a stone’s throw Atmospheric Administration from the creek and dive there on a regular basis. They Dr. Michael Crawford Early History Branch, Naval Historical Center were very knowledgeable about local sites and provided Dr. Kevin Crisman helpful information that confirmed the site conditions of Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Texas A&M University Geomar target No. 23 located during their remote James A. Goold, J.D. sensing survey of the creek in 2008. Covington and Burling One of the primary objectives of the Bodkin Creek Dr. Richard Gould Project was to locate the remains of the Lion of Professor of Anthropology, Brown University Dr. Paul Johnston Baltimore, a famous American privateer. The Lion was Curator, Maritime History, National Museum of American reported to have been burned in Bodkin Creek by the History, Smithsonian Institution HMS Menelaus, a British warship on patrol in the Dr. Susan Langley Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. However, Tom State Underwater Archeologist, Maryland Berkey uncovered documents during his research that Jeffery Morris confirmed that the famous privateer was actually docked President, Azulmar, LLC Larry Murphy in L’Orient, France during the time period that she was Submerged Resource Center, National Park Service reported to have been burned by the crew of the Dr. Robert Neyland Menelaus and no records of any other ship burned in the Head, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval Historical Center creek during this period could be found. So, the mystery Dr. John Seidel remains as to what ship, if any, was burned by the crew Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, of the HMS Menelaus. Washington College Dr. Roger C. Smith Nevertheless, the 300-page project report was State Underwater Archaeologist, Florida submitted to the Maryland Historical Trust on April 30 Bruce Terrell and was well received. The investigation represented a National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric cooperative effort by volunteer, private and public Administration sectors. Primary archival research was conducted by MAHS volunteers in the United States, Canada and MAHSNEWS is the official publication of the Maritime Archaeological England; a remote sensing survey of the creek was and Historical Society (MAHS), a non-profit organization conducted by Geomar, LLC, a private archaeological dedicated to preserving our global maritime heritage. contracting firm; and diver investigations of targets were MAHSNEWS will consider articles and notices for publication which carried out by MAHS volunteers and divers from enhance public awareness and appreciation of maritime history, Geomar and from the Maryland Historical Trust. Special archaeology, and heritage preservation. thanks go to Dr. Susan B. Langley, Jeffrey Morris, continued on page 18 MAHSNEWS Spring 2010 2 The Search for the Arrow / HMS Whiting by Michael Higgins he story of the Padstow, Cornwall, schooner Arrow, aka England on 15 T HMS Whiting, is September, 1816, while typical of many sea-going seeking shelter from a vessels of the early 19th gale. century caught up in the War More than four and of 1812. In her short career one half years ago, she served under American members of the Nautical and British flags as a Archaeological Society merchant ship, a privateer, a (NAS) began a search slaver, and a naval vessel, for HMS Whiting. The eventually meeting a violent Arrow-Whiting Project end. She is significant in is an international naval architecture owing to educational effort her "Baltimore pilot" design. comprised of a She is significant in history confederation of schools The schooner Arrow off Tybee Island, Georgia. owing to her capture by the in Canada, the United Image courtesy of J. Kochan. British Royal Navy in one of Kingdom, and the the major flash points United States. Schools between the United States and Great Britain resulting in from all three countries the War of 1812, or as it is known in Great Britain, "The are working in collaboration to help research the vessel American War.” and its history as part of school projects. Research has Arrow-HMS Whiting played an important role in been conducted at the British National Archives at Kew, the local histories of Baltimore, Maryland; St. Mary’s, in the US, and was expanded to include Canadian Georgia; and Padstow, Cornwall. As HMS Whiting, the schools. The results of this research will be added to the vessel had an admirable career in Royal Navy service. findings from a field survey on Doom Bar being She was with Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn during conducted in May 2010. the burning of Washington, D.C.; she returned to her home waters of the Chesapeake Bay for the assault on onstruction, Ownership, Masters, and Voyages. Fort McHenry; and she took part in the assault on Point CThe Baltimore pilot schooner Arrow boasted a Petre and the occupation of Cumberland Island, Georgia. formidable Maryland maritime pedigree. Built in the Upon her departure from Georgia on 16 March, 1815, Fell's Point yard of renowned shipbuilders Thomas and she transported former African-American slaves from Joseph Kemp, her owners were the celebrated Baltimore Cumberland Island to Bermuda from whence they merchant firm of Hollins and McBlair. During the War proceeded to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and then to Trinidad of 1812, the famous Baltimore privateers Rolla, Comet, in the Caribbean and to freedom. and Chasseur would share the same collaborative beginning. Arrow was launched on 7 December, 1811, n observation of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, her keel having been laid down earlier that year. She I it was thought vestiges of Rear Admiral Sir George was described as a "round tuck schooner,” referring to Cockburn’s Light Squadron might be found in Georgia the shape of the stern. According to Master Carpenter's waters or elsewhere. Yet, a cursory review of Certificate # 52, Arrow was built in "privateer fashion," Cockburn’s Light Squadron determined that only two for the sum of $25 per ton with the following particulars: vessels came to grief in service: HMS Terror and HMS • Length 71' 3" Whiting.
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