American Revolution warship found in Lake Ontario

by ppeggy | June 14, 2008 at 10:35 am

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Apparently they're not going to try to raise the ship but what a treasure trove of memorabilia it must hold. It will be fascinating to see what the divers will find in coming years.

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.

Shipwreck enthusiasts Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville used side-scanning sonar and an unmanned submersible to locate the HMS Ontario, which was lost with barely a trace and as many as 130 people aboard during a gale in 1780.