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 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 15: OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2001
We are almost ready to begin the treatment of the wood using polyethylene glycol (PEG). In order to protect the ship during the conservation phase, we have built a protective cover over the treatment pool.
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October 29, 2001: Jim Jobling and his team have started to construct a customized protective roof over the vat. |
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The roof was constructed from a modified greenhouse kit. |
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Corrugated fiberglass panelling was used to construct the ends of the structure. |
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The frame was covered with two layers of clear plastic that are inflated to provide an insulating barrier. A third layer of black pastic will be used to protect the ship from sunlight and to retain heat, as well as to retard algae growth. |
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View through the double doors of one of the eight vats that will be used to store the PEG |
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The roof structure will need to be removed in order to move the ship when treatment is completed. |
Citation Information:
Peter Fix
2001, Conservation of the Hull of the Belle, Conservation Research Laboratory Research Report #7, Photo Gallery 15, World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/CRL/Report7/hull15.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University; La Salle Shipwreck Project, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas.
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