Talk:Conservation-restoration of the H.L. Hunley

This is a really interesting topic Kathryn! I can't wait to read the final product. I think you have already covered plenty of information regarding your topic. I do think in improving the outline itself you could break down the damage to the submarine and go into more detail on specific locations of damage. Maybe include photos in the final article. While I don't have many specific references to recommend maybe you could research similar conservation efforts on other sunken ships or submarines and link them to your article. Perhaps the U.S.S Arizona in Pearl Harbor for example, or dig into other resources outside the US like here http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/MaritimeHeritage/researchcentre/raiseshipwreck.htm. Your outline looks like it follows Wikipedia guidelines. I like that it has a neutral tone, and the organization of your information is clear and makes sense.

AlexKron (talk) 08:57, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Kathryn, I love that you are able to just discuss one conservation project. If I were doing a paper on this topic and typed it into google, I'd inevitably get your article first which hopefully would be of great help to me. I am actually interested in reading the completed version since I've read your outline. I appreciate that the outline has an unbiased tone and is clear and concise which follows Wikipedia guidelines. I do think that there are quite a few places where I'm hoping you can link to other Wikipedia articles or give definitions of words used (for those of us who might not know what a knot is and want that easily accessible). An example of something you could link would be the USS Housatonic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Housatonic_(1861). This boat is so connected to our history that it would be great for any reader to be able to quickly understand exactly what happened which would be aided by these links. I also really appreciate you talking about the causes of deterioration followed by treatment so we can see direct connections.

IlanaBl (talk) 04:04, 2 April 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IlanaBlumen (talk • contribs)

Article issues

 * I just read this interesting article but there are several areas I will look more closely at in the future. The "Treatments of deterioration" section is not referenced and I have an issue with the listed timeline that states:


 * "May 2014: Hunley is lowered into the 75,000 gallon tank, designed to remove the salt from the metal"


 * The Times and Democrat article (October 3, 2016) states "Finally freed from near constant immersion in a pool of fresh water—its protective bath since being raised from Charleston Harbor in August 2000...". After the submarine was lifted from the ocean the primary source of Hunley.com states, "She was brought to the Warren Lasch Conservation Center and placed in a 75,000 gallon steel tank filled with chilled, fresh water to help protect and stabilize the submarine.".
 * This article's Concretion removal section is unclear on any date simply stating: "When the Hunley was brought to the Lasch Conservation Center...", but the Submersion section states "After the Hunley was recovered it was placed in a 75,000-gallon tank.".


 * I am not sure what event took place in May 2014, or if there is a typo, but it is clear as worded there is conflicting information. Otr500 (talk) 09:17, 5 September 2019 (UTC)