June 20, 2008


A Brig-Sloop for India and Mary

The prow of the 1780 British warship H.M.S. Ontario is shown 500 feet (150 meters) below Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York, upon the ship’s discovery in early June. Called a “holy grail” of Great Lakes wreck hunters, the 80-foot (24-meter) brig-sloop sank in a sudden gale during the U.S. Revolutionary War on October 31, 1780.

The National Geographic News feature on the H.M.S. Ontario includes additional images.

posted by Sheila Ryan in archeology, history 

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4 Responses to “A Brig-Sloop for India and Mary”

  1. Cooper Renner on June 20th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Rockin’ photo.

  2. Elizabeth Perry on June 20th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Spectacular.

  3. Mary Jeys on June 22nd, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Oh, I love suddenly sunk warships!

  4. Sheila Ryan on June 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Mary, you’ve inspired me to adopt yet another pseudonym: Suddenly Sunk.

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