: The Explosive History of HMS Raleigh: UXO Residues Research at the site of a Heavy Cruiser Wreck in Labrador

: The Explosive History of HMS Raleigh: UXO Residues Research at the site of a Heavy Cruiser Wreck in Labrador
: The Explosive History of HMS Raleigh: UXO Residues Research at the site of a Heavy Cruiser Wreck in Labrador
: The Explosive History of HMS Raleigh: UXO Residues Research at the site of a Heavy Cruiser Wreck in Labrador

The details for our March Zoom presentation are provided below.  If you would like to attend please email keith@bossons.ca to register.

Virtual Underwater Exploration Speakers Series

 

March 10 at 7 pm PST.

 Speaker: Dr. Chris Harvey Clark, Dalhousie University

 

 Title: The Explosive History of HMS Raleigh: UXO Residues Research at the site of a Heavy Cruiser Wreck in Labrador

 

 Description: The HMS Raleigh was a Hawkins class Heavy Cruiser launched in 1921 and lost in 1922 at the site of the most prominent lighthouse in Labrador at Point Amour. Her history and the explosive legacy of her munitions resulted in a study of presence of explosive compound residues in the marine ecosystem surrounding the wreck.  The findings of an expedition to collect   benthic and animal samples for toxicology and document the wreck in August 2018 is described here.