For other uses, see Radeau (disambiguation).
Radeau Land Tortoise (Shipwreck) is the Lake George site of a shipwreck from the French and Indian Wars era. The vessel is a radeau. Simple in construction, it was built by the British and Colonial forces in 1758 to help combat the French in North America. She was intentionally sunk by adding ballast two days later in Lake George with plans to resurrect her in the spring of 1759. This plan was never fulfilled, however, leaving the Land Tortoise at the bottom of Lake George for more than two centuries.[1] It is believed to be the oldest intact warship in North America, and is the only surviving ship of its type.[2][3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998. The site is accessible to the general diving public.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "National Register Information System"
- ↑ Weekly World News, 18 DEC 1990
- ↑ The Lost Radeau Documentary Site
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Further reading[]
- Report on the 1994 installation of the Land Tortoise Radeau, Lake George, New York
- The radeau Land Tortoise, North America's oldest intact warship : a learning book about a French & Indian War vessel
- In search of Lake George's colonial warships (VHS, 1991)
External links[]
- Land Tortoise - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- "Radeau LAND TORTOISE" summary at National Park Service
- From the depths of Lake George
- "The Lost Radeau: America's Oldest Intact Warship", a documentary film
- Weekly World News 18 DEC 1990
- All Over Albany Archive: The Lost Radeau: a shipwreck in Lake George
The original article can be found at Land Tortoise (shipwreck) and the edit history here.