In Images: Shipwreck Identified as Naval Boat Missing Since 1921

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By Live Science Staff
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(Image credit: San Francisco Chronicle)

On May 1, 1921, the USS Conestoga made front page news in the San Francisco Chronicle with the headline "Pacific Fleet Tug and Its Crew of Thirty Missing."

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(Image credit: Robert V. Schwemmer, NOAA ONMS)

In September 2014, the NOAA research vessel Fulmar set out on a maritime heritage expedition. During that trip a Phantom HD2 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) explored the "mystery tug" on the sea bottom, later identified as the USS Conestoga.

Using tech to explore

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(Image credit: Robert V. Schwemmer, NOAA ONMS)

Cyril Poissonnet, Teledyne SeaBotix's operator, launches an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) off the stern of the research vessel Fulmar during an October 2015 expedition to the USS Conestoga shipwreck. The company also recorded video inside parts of the shipwreck using a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

Live Science Staff
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