Naval History and Heritage Command

100806-N-9671T-023 UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (Aug. 6, 2010) Underwater archeologist Alexis Catsambis prepares to dive as fellow archeologist George Schwarz hands him an underwater video camera. Both archeologists, assigned to Naval History and Heritage Command, are conducting the excavation of the U.S. sloop-of-war Scorpion. The ship was scuttled in the Patuxtent River to avoid capture by British forces during the War of 1812. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada/Released)

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100803-N-9671T-007 WASHINGTON (Aug.3, 2010) Kate Morrand, an artifact conservator at Naval History and Heritage Command, inspects a piece of pottery recovered from the wreck of the sloop-of-war USS Scorpion. The ship was scuttled in the Patuxtent River during the War of 1812 to avoid capture by British forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada/Released)

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100803-N-9671T-004 WASHINGTON (Aug.3, 2010) Kate Morrand, an artifact conservator at Naval History and Heritage Command, inspects a piece of pottery recovered from the wreck of the sloop-of-war USS Scorpion. The ship was scuttled in the Patuxtent River during the War of 1812 to avoid capture by British forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada/Released)

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100803-N-9671T-003 WASHINGTON (Aug.3, 2010) Kate Morrand, an artifact conservator at Naval History and Heritage Command, inspects a piece of pottery recovered from the wreck of the sloop-of-war USS Scorpion. The ship was scuttled in the Patuxtent River during the War of 1812 to avoid capture by British forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada/Released)

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100626-N-8913R-145 WASHINGTON (June 26, 2010) Girls and female Sailors serving as mentors and role models pose for a photo during the

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