A Survey of the Biofouling, Sedimentation, and Corrosion Status of the USS Arizona

Henderson RS. 1986. A Survey of the Biofouling, Sedimentation, and Corrosion Status of the USS Arizona. Naval Ocean Systems Center. Hawai`i Laboratory. Kailua, HI

The present report deals specifically with research objectives directed at the U.S.S. Arizona. Those objectives were to 1.) develop a baseline inventory of biological communities and sedimentation extant on structural remains of the ship and 2.) obtain quantifiable measurements of the present state of deterioration of metal structural elements of the ship at various laocations. Includes "phyletic checklist of common organisms observed on U.S.S. Arizona." Also includes table entitled "Composition and thickness of fouling at vertical hull and superstructure stations" giving station no., water depth, sponges (percentage encrust. and erect), schizoporella, annelids, mollusks, tunicates, and algae. Includes diagrams of the memorial giving locations of monitoring stations.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Henderson, R
Date of Issue
1986-08
Publisher
Naval Ocean Systems Center. Hawai`i Laboratory
Units
VALR
Keywords
Aquatic Sciences, biofouling, Sedimentation, USS Arizona Memorial HI

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