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Aft Section, Howell Torpedo No. 24, #2013-001-001

<p>The tail-section of the Howell torpedo placed in a plastic treatment tank with a chemical solution, a water pump can be seen in the bottom right corner which was used to circulate the solution and speed the desalination process.</p>
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Title: Aft Section, Howell Torpedo, #2013-001-001
Caption: A mid-conservation image of the tail-section of the Howell torpedo submerged in its treatment tank at the Naval History & Heritage Command (NHHC) Archaeology & Conservation Lab.
Description: Mid-conservation image of the tail-section of the Howell torpedo submerged in its treatment tank with a chemical solution at NHHC Archaeology & Conservation Lab in November 2014. The water pump seen in the bottom right corner was used to circulate the solution and speed the desalination process.
Accession #: 2013-001-001
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