Thought I'd share the news of an apparently intact British warship from the American Revolution (circa Oct 1780) in Lake Ontario.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080613/ap_ ... reck_found
A bit deep, though.
Too bad the zebra mussels have gotten to it.
Found: HMS Ontario
Found: HMS Ontario
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Re: Found: HMS Ontario
The zebra mussels have gotten to everything. And, someone beat you to the punch:
http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4862
http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4862
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Re: Found: HMS Ontario
Yeah, thanks.... just saw that myself. Tried to delete my post but can't when someone has replied to it.Nailer99 wrote:... someone beat you to the punch ...
- DD
"Always do right -- this will gratify some and astonish the rest."
-Mark Twain
"Always do right -- this will gratify some and astonish the rest."
-Mark Twain