1780 British Warship is Found

By Douglas W. DeCroix - April 15, 2009

Lost on Halloween in 1780, the British Brig-Sloop Ontario became known as the Holy Grail of Great Lakes shipwrecks. Now, after 228 years, this legendary warship from the American Revolution has been discovered deep in Lake Ontario.

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1780 British Warship is Found