USS Huron: Determining Seasonal Rates of Corrosion
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This is a case study of USS Huron, a warship that sank in 1877 off of the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina, which will use minimally invasive means to determine total and seasonal corrosion rates of a ferrous-hulled wreck. This study will correlate rates of corrosion to seasonal variables such as changes in temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and sediment coverage. It is hoped that the results of this study will infer not only on the management of USS Huron, but will provide valuable insight into the seasonality of corrosion and management of ferrous-hulled wrecks generally.
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