National Underwater and Marine Agency
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The National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) is a private
History
Clive Cussler founded NUMA as a private non-profit organization in 1979, naming it after a fictional government agency in his series of Dirk Pitt novels. NUMA is involved in underwater archeology and survey.[3][4]
NUMA expeditions
NUMA's expeditions tend to focus on ships of American origin from the early 19th century to the early 20th century, especially on
- HMS Actaeon
- USS Akron
- CSS Alabama
- Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky, a Russian steam frigate; stranded off Thyborøn in 1868 while carrying the crown prince
- CSS Arkansas
- SMS Blücher, a German heavy cruiser; sunk at the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915
- Texan schooner Brutus, a schooner of the Republic of Texas Navy
- USS Bonhomme Richard
- USS Carondelet
- RMS Carpathia
- CSS Chicora
- CSS Charleston
- USS Commodore Jones
- USS Cumberland
- USS Cyclops
- CSS Drewry
- armoured cruiser, sunk during the battle of Jutland
- HMS Endeavour
- CSS Florida
- CSS Fredericksburg
- CSS Gaines
- CSS General Beauregard
- CSS General Lovell
- PS General Slocum
- CSS General Thompson
- CSS Governor Moore
- Stone Fleet
- Greyhound
- HMS Hawke, a first-class British cruiser, sunk by the German U-boat SM U-9 in October 1914
- USS Housatonic
- H. L. Hunley
- HMS Invincible, a British battlecruiser, sunk at the battle of Jutland
- Ivanhoe, a Confederate blockade runner
- CSS Jamestown
- USS Keokuk
- L'Oiseau Blanc ("White Bird"), aircraft flown by Charles Nungesser and François Coli which vanished on an attempted transatlantic flight in 1927
- SS Léopoldville, a Belgian troop transport torpedoed outside Cherbourg in 1944
- Lexington
- Lost Locomotive of Kiowa Creek
- CSS Louisiana
- George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, explorers lost on Mount Everest in 1924
- CSS Manassas
- Mary Celeste
- USS Milwaukee
- USS Mississippi
- New Orleans
- Norseman, a Confederate blockade runner
- Northampton, a Confederate cargo ship
- "NWA FLT2501", a Northwest Airlines DC-4 and 58 persons missing in Lake Michigan since 1950
- Odin, a Royal Swedish steamship that ran aground off Jutland in 1836 with the Swedish prime minister on board
- USS Osage
- CSS Palmetto State
- USS Patapsco
- HMS Pathfinder, a British scout cruiser
- USS Philippe
- Platte Valley
- Raccoon, a Confederate blockade runner
- Rattlesnake, a Confederate blockade runner
- HMS Resolution
- CSS Richmond
- Ruby, a Confederate blockade runner
- SMS S35, a German destroyer sunk during the battle of Jutland
- Saint Patrick, a Confederate blockade runner
- SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean
- HMS Shark, a British destroyer sunk during the battle of Jutland
- Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate blockade runner
- Sultana, the worst ship disaster in number of lives lost in North America
- Swamp Angel, the cannon that fired during the American Civil War on Charleston, South Carolina before exploding
- Torpedo Raft
- Twin Sisters, a pair of six-pounder cannon used against General Antonio López de Santa Anna in the battle of San Jacinto[5]
- SM U-12, sunk by HMS Ariel in 1915
- SM U-20, a German U-boat that sank the ocean liner RMS Lusitania in 1915; ran aground on the Jutland coast in 1916, abandoned by crew and blown up by the Danish government in 1925
- SM U-21, a German U-boat, sank in 1919
- SMS V48, a German destroyer sunk during the Battle of Jutland
- USS Varuna
- CSS Virginia
- CSS Virginia II
- Virginia Navy Fleet sunk by Benedict Arnold during the American Revolutionary War
- USS Weehawken
- SS Waratah
- SMS Wiesbaden, a German light cruiser sunk off Jutland
- Texan schooner Zavala, a steamer in the Republic of Texas Navy
Trustees
The NUMA Advisory Board of Trustees:
- Clive Cussler, Chairman (deceased)
- Dirk Cussler, President
- Colonel Walter Schob
- Dana Larson
- Admiral William Thompson (deceased)
- William Shea (deceased)
- Michael Hogan
- Harold Edgerton(deceased)
- Clyde Smith
- Don Walsh
- Peter Throckmorton (deceased)
- Tony Bell
- Douglas Wheeler
- Wayne Gronquist
- Craig Dirgo
- Ralph Wilbanks
The fictional NUMA
In the
The fictional NUMA is headed by the character Admiral
Housed inside this headquarters is one of the world's most advanced computer systems which contains almost every known piece of information, both current and ancient, about the sea. The computer center takes up the entire 10th floor but is in an "open" setting with a raised circular platform that uses a hologram to display an artificial intelligence designed by Hiram Yeager, named Max, at its center. There are no cubicles. Hiram Yeager designed, runs, and maintains the computer lab.
The Sea Hunters
Cussler and NUMA have helped produce a television series on
The show features Cussler and
Two books titled The Sea Hunters were authored by Clive Cussler about NUMA's explorations.
References
- ^ NUMA at NUMA's website
- ^ About NUMA at NUMA's website
- ^ a b Miriam, Francisco (18 March 2018). "In Defense of Clive Cussler". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4398-7316-8.
- ^ Hunt, Jeffrey William. Description of Twin Sisters, Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association