Sovereign Immunity and US Naval Ships

Policies
Department of the Navy Policy Regarding Custody and Management of US Navy Ship and Aircraft Wrecks. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq28?1.htm

Federal Laws & Regulations Relating to US Navy Submerged Aircraft and Shipwrecks. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq28?1.htm#anchor75019

Statement on United States Policy for the Protection of Sunken Warships. January 19, 2001. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, pg 195-196. (PDF file)

Articles
CSS Alabama: The Evolution of a Policy. Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference, pp 47-50, 1991. John D. Broadwater, editor. Society for Historical Archaeology. William S. Dudley.

France Concedes United States Has Title to CSS Alabama. American Journal of International Law, 85, pp. 381-383, 1991. Ashley Roach.

Submerged Cultural Resources in Peril: A Naval Perspective. Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference, pp. 111-114, 1995. Paul F. Johnston, editor. Society for Historical Archaeology. William S. Dudley.

Sunken Warships and Military Aircraft. Marine Policy, 30(4):351-354, 1996. Ashley Roach.

Sovereign Immunity and the Management of United States Naval Shipwrecks. Underwater Archaeology, pp. 98-104, Edited by Stephen R. James and Camille Stanly. Society for Historical Archaeology. Robert S. Neyland.

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