Report 1 - Conservation of ceramic firepot

Report 2 - Composite wood and iron artifacts - pole arms and partisans

Report 3 - Silicone oil and organic conservation

Report 4 - Conserving the human skeleton found aboard La Belle

Report 5 - Conservation of closed wood containers: a chest from La Belle

Report 6 - Conservation of the Fairfield Union field cannon

Report 7 - Conserving the hull of La Belle

Report 8 - A carpenter's tool from Port Royal, Jamaica

Report 9 - Modeling La Belle.

Report 10 - Site 8SJ3478, possibly the Industry: a British 18th-century shipwreck

Report 11 - Pass Cavallo project (Page currently down)

Report 12 - A chest from the Brother Jonathan shipwreck.

Report 13 - Reconstructing historic mine cars

Report 14 - Conserving a dugout canoe

Report 15 - The Conservation of the 18-Pounder Carronades from USS Shark

Conservation Research Laboratory Reports

Conserving the hull of the Belle

La Salle Shipwreck Project
Texas Historical Commission

PHOTO GALLERY 10: THROUGH SUMMER 2000

 

Preparing to place the keel on the support pillars on the steel back
Preparing to place the keel on the support pillars on the steel back
Using the water to displace the weight of the keel in order to place it on the molded shoe that matches the erosion on the keel's underside. Using the water to displace the weight of the keel in order to place it on the molded shoe that matches the erosion on the keel's underside.
The keel is positioned on the fiberglass shoe, which runs along the bottom length of the keel. The keel and support shoe are then placed on to the pedestals. The pedestals are fastened to the steel back on the frame. The keel is positioned on the fiberglass shoe, which runs along the bottom length of the keel. The keel and support shoe are then placed on to the pedestals. The pedestals are fastened to the steel back on the frame.
Placing the frames on the keel floors. Placing the frames on the keel floors.
Carefully aligning each frame with the hull lifted out of the water. Carefully aligning each frame with the hull lifted out of the water.
Carefully aligning each frame with the hull partially submerged in the water. Note the spray which is used to keep the hull wet when it is out of the water. Carefully aligning each frame with the hull partially submerged in the water. Note the spray which is used to keep the hull wet when it is out of the water.

Citation Information:

Peter Fix
2000, Conservation of the Hull of the Belle, Conservation Research Laboratory Research Report #7, Photo Gallery 10, World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/CRL/Report7/hull10.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University; La Salle Shipwreck Project, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas.


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