The Warren Lasch Conservation Center is a building located at 1250 Supply Street at the former

Charleston Navy Yard Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston. H ...

, in

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. Part of the Clemson Restoration Institute, the center is most notably being used to excavate, examine, and preserve the submarine ''

H. L. Hunley ''H. L. Hunley'', often referred to as ''Hunley'', '' CSS H. L. Hunley'', or as ''CSS Hunley'', was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. ''Hunley'' demonstrated the advantages and ...

''. In recent years, the center has expanded research into various metal and architectural conservation topics. The namesake of the building is Warren F. Lasch, who was chairman of Friends of the Hunley during the ''Hunley'''s recovery. The ''Hunley'' is housed in a specially-designed tank of fresh water to await conservation.

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Friends of the HunleyClemson Restoration Institute
Research institutes in South Carolina Buildings and structures in North Charleston, South Carolina Museums in Berkeley County, South Carolina {{AmericanCivilWar-stub