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  • June 2008
    • 1780 British Warship Found

      1780 British Warship Found

      (Newser) - Two intrepid explorers using sonar and a remote-controlled submersible have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes, the AP reports. HMS Ontario, a British warship carrying as many as 130, sank in a storm in Lake Ontario in 1780. Since 1781, when six sailors’ bodies washed ashore, there had been no sign of the 80-foot sloop before the find announced yesterday. More »

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      Great Britain   storm   archaeology   discovery   shipwreck   Lake Ontario   Revolutionary War

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