Sunken British Warship From American Revolution Found in Lake Ontario

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,366927,00.html ^

[gop4lyf]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, astonishingly well-preserved in the cold, deep water, explorers announced Friday.

[gop4lyf]

I know that the discoverers want to keep it hidden as a gravesite but I wonder if it could actually be raised since it is in such good condition.

[ConservativeMind]

Ping.

[Polybius]

I know that the discoverers want to keep it hidden as a gravesite but I wonder if it could actually be raised since it is in such good condition.

Sure.

It would be expensive to raise and expensive to preserve, but it can be done and such a task has been done, for example, in the case of the Swedish 17th Century warship Vasa that was well preserved in the cold brackish waters of the Baltic.

To learn how the Vasa was preserved after being raised, click here.

[americanophile]

very cool. bring her up!

[Earthdweller]

This is thrilling! I wanna see it!

[Hiryusan]

“I know that the discoverers want to keep it hidden as a gravesite but I wonder if it could actually be raised since it is in such good condition.”

It was done back in the 60’s with a vessel that capsized in Green Bay in the 1860s named the Alvin Clark. When raised, she actually floated into port on her own(after being pumped out).
Unfortunately, there was no real preservation plan, she deteriorated, and was broken up a few years ago. If they had left her in place, she’d still be there.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

bfl

[BuffaloJack]

I doubt if the discoverers actually want to keep it hidden as a grave site. A few years back, a buddy of mine found a cannon and a couple of other small artifacts embedded in the mud at the bottom of Burnt Ship Creek at the North end of Grand Island, NY. Burnt Ship Creek runs through Buck Horn Island (a 895 acre wooded area at the northern part of Grand Island). A few months after the discovery, some word of mouth reports got back to New York State officials who showed up and seized all of the stuff and took it all away. It has never been seen since.

[spanalot]

Neat - bring it on

[stefanbatory]

Loose lips sink ships, eh?

[blam]

Ping.

[MinuteGal]

This is so cool. I can't wait to see some underwater photos. Ping-a-ling me, please, if you eventually come across some. Thanks much for the post.

Leni

[olrtex]

To some experts:

How did this ship get on Lake Ontario? Was it built on the lake? What kind of shipbuilding facility? Is it possible to get a ship from the Atlantic to Lake Ontario? My history class might be interested?

[SunkenCiv]

thanks, but alas...

Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario
Associated Press | Jun 13, 2008 | William Kates
Posted on 06/13/2008 4:20:50 PM PDT by decimon
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[Pharmboy]

Thanks for the ping, blam, this is worthy of a full alert. We don't find these ships very often.

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[wagglebee]

Wow! This is a great find. Lake Ontario is very heavily traveled, it surprising with all of the technology in use today that it hasn’t been found sooner.

[aculeus]

Interesting!

[t_skoz]

Have you seen the Vasa? I went to its museum last summer in Stockholm. Here are some pictures I took:

[Polybius]

Have you seen the Vasa?

Well, ummm, sort of.

When I was a young pup in the early 1970's, I went to Stockholm but the Vasa was in the process of being sprayed with the polyethylene glycol mist. I think I saw it but, to be truthful, all I remember seeing is a giant cloud of mist. :-)