Probably the most neiable piece of salvage work which the company Performed was the refloating of the United States "Army Transport. Lis:
the spot where she saul forty feet of water im front of the Old" Dock in' "August, "19ie- 'The Liscum toft only a part vc her funnel above water: when' she wont own, seilling down on a sloping' botlurs with a bad list'on the deck level.
Several plans for raising the sunk-vowel were under consideration but the only one' which was feasible Under the elrcumsiances was to build 2"cofferdam around the ship." After wetiof tedious work om tie prt the "native. divers employed" by the Doce\Company, who dd excel lent work considering their inexpertence in such elaborate underwater Sperations, the eoferdam was ever trial was made in." November, two tally erected" and the dst pumping
months atter the ship' son "The frst attempt to raise the vessel was made on April 18, 1013, ad thie ficeocded to the extent that the ship was floated but with a heavy list to Port due to the ™mud "deposited that side while submerged. It war found impossible to keep her afloat this condition so. the ship was Brain allowed to sere down on the Bottom of the Ziver.
About a month Tater a second attempt was made to rellest the vessel this time the ship war Taised irom the bottom after four hours, Wvork. She sti hod a bad list to ort but an army of cools went to work trid Femoved. the aecumulsted Practically on an even. ietl. The mitting the ship to remain afloat
Seam: pumps and. Serecking boilers fied in the salvaging of the Liscum drew the enormous quantity of 9/00 fons of water each hour "from inside of the cofferdam and Qhe sunk vessel and. delivered it into. the vers his was the second success {ul salvage operation that. had. been tarried on within the fnrbour mils Sy the frm as they ad raised. the Seamer Hanping from the. deep water channel in' December, 100.
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