What are the chances of the Alligator ever being found?
Finding the Alligator will be a challenge. But thanks to newly uncovered information about the lost submarine, including the recent discovery of blueprints and other documents, the odds of finding it are improving. We have more clues than ever about the vessel and the circumstances of its sinking. These clues are helping researchers refine their theories about how and where the Alligator may have gone down, improving the chances of finding it. But even if the Alligator is never found, we will have expanded our knowledge and understanding of the marine environment, enhanced our ability to find undersea resources and potential threats, learned more about our nation’s history and Civil War era technology, fostered new partnerships, and engaged people of all ages in an effort of national historic importance.
