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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.
very cool. bring her up!
This is thrilling! I wanna see it!
“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.
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.
Neat - bring it on
Ping.
Leni
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?
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How exciting!