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1st cannon surfaces from CSS Georgia

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The Navy is working deep in the muddy river bottom in Savannah to bring the remnants of the Peach Tree State’s namesake ironclad to the surface for the first time since 1864. 

And the first cannon has broken the surface.

150715-N-ZZ999-001 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, who is the current Military Diver of the Year, and Lt.j.g. Andrew Heckel of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, pose behind the cannon they rigged for recovery this morning from the wreck site of the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia, which has rested at the bottom of the Savannah River for over 150 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts/Released)

150715-N-ZZ999-001 SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 15, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, who is the current Military Diver of the Year, and Lt.j.g. Andrew Heckel of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, pose behind the cannon they rigged for recovery this morning from the wreck site of the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia, which has rested at the bottom of the Savannah River for over 150 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts/Released)



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