Category Archives: CSS Georgia

Last phase of outer harbor deepening begins

Posted on December 4, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – A massive dredging effort began Dec. 1 to push through the final phase of the outer channel deepening for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, commonly called SHEP.

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Solidifying the legacy of the CSS Georgia

Posted on August 8, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – After more than a quarter century of diving and painstaking research, archaeologists who worked to recover the CSS Georgia wrapped up their operations, Aug. 2, with a public presentation at the Coastal Georgia Center in downtown Savannah, … Continue reading →

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The ironclad’s last breath

Posted on July 28, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – I stood aboard the CSS Georgia recently and it was surreal. The hulking, 67-ton section of the west casemate – still dripping with seawater – reeked of rotting mussels and more than a century of sunken detritus. … Continue reading →

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Contractors on pace to finish 5 SHEP-related features in 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – To say Spencer Davis has a few irons in the fire is an understatement. As the senior project manager for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, or SHEP, Davis manages the multimillion-dollar project that has eight separate environmental … Continue reading →

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SHEP mitigation projects trucking along

Posted on September 29, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Nearly two decades in the making, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, or SHEP, continues to gain momentum with more contracts awarded and new ground broken. In addition to progress made on the Raw Water Storage Impoundment and Dissolved Oxygen Injection System, work … Continue reading →

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Educators turn lessons learned into lesson plans

Posted on June 15, 2016 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The school year continued for 15 educators who returned to the classroom to unearth ways to bring curriculum to life during the CSS Georgia Teacher’s Institute held May 31-June 3 at Georgia Tech Savannah.

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2015 – it’s a rap

Posted on December 23, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

It’s the end of the year, halls decked with cheer So it’s time to look back for the Corps of Engineers Projects so vast too much to count but here’s a quick bit for what we’re all about

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CSS Georgia’s parting shot

Posted on November 24, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Ben Redmond and Matt Christiansen are breathing a little easier now that the most dangerous part of their job is over. The pair, along with a handful of engineers and technicians, spent the last two months inerting … Continue reading →

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Mechanized recovery reveals more of CSS Georgia’s gems

Posted on October 16, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Six days a week, Loren Clark comes home covered in mud, soaked in seawater and physically exhausted from 12 hours of hard labor. But that’s the life of a post-grad. During the mechanized recovery of the CSS … Continue reading →

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Video: Let the dredging begin

Posted on September 21, 2015 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

As part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, dredging for the outer harbor began Sept. 10 onboard the cutter head dredge Alaska. The vessel is situated approximately four miles offshore from Tybee Island in the entrance channel to Savannah harbor. … Continue reading →

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