April 10, 1858
1 min read
Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAmerican Submarine Explorers at Sevastopol
On supporting science journalism
If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.
By the most recent accounts from Europe, we learn that both of the two American companies, which had formed contracts to raise the sunken ships at Sevastopol, have given up the project as quite impracticable The hulls of these sunken vessels have been rendered completely useless by the teredo of the Black Sea Some of these vessels were caulked and made seemingly tight for the purpose of pnmping out the water prior to the act of raising them, but the timber was afterwards found so rotten that the water run through it like a seive The anchors and cables raised are sufficient to cover some of the expenses of the companies, but not the whole No less than eightyone vessels were sunk, and some of these were eighty gun shipsall are lost forever
It’s Time to Stand Up for Science
If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.
I’ve been a Scientific American subscriber since I was 12 years old, and it helped shape the way I look at the world. SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe. I hope it does that for you, too.
If you subscribe to Scientific American, you help ensure that our coverage is centered on meaningful research and discovery; that we have the resources to report on the decisions that threaten labs across the U.S.; and that we support both budding and working scientists at a time when the value of science itself too often goes unrecognized.
In return, you get essential news, captivating podcasts, brilliant infographics, can't-miss newsletters, must-watch videos, challenging games, and the science world's best writing and reporting. You can even gift someone a subscription.
There has never been a more important time for us to stand up and show why science matters. I hope you’ll support us in that mission.
