Ship from 1775 to 1798 found In Alexandria, VA

[Circa]

I'm at my job site and the dirt work crew recently found a boat that was sunk, It dates back to the Revolutionary war. They are planning on removing It tomorrow. I'll keep you all updated when I can.
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[IrishLax]

That's awesome. Why is there never anything that cool on my job sites

 

[palinurus]

Rumor has it that some of BVG's defensive schemes were discovered among the wreckage.

 

[Irish YJ]

Rumor has it that some of BVG's defensive schemes were discovered among the wreckage.

wrong time period. the ship looks much newer.

in all seriousness, this is pretty fricken bad@$$. is the deck that's showing, or hull?

 

[Classic Irish]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Circa]

wrong time period. the ship looks much newer.

in all seriousness, this is pretty fricken bad@$$. is the deck that's showing, or hull?

Hull, you can see the stern and the way they built these things back then was amazing! It's layers of 2" wood under the railroad like timber you can see clearly. There are holes drilled with wooden pegs that tie everything together.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

That's very cool. Would love to see some up close pics if you got any.

 

[Circa]

That's very cool. Would love to see some up close pics if you got any.

I do, but need authorization to post any first.

 

[Irish YJ]

Hull, you can see the stern and the way they made these things back than was amazing! It's layers of 2" wood under the railroad like timber you can see clearly. There are holes drilled with wooden pegs that tie everything together.

Not with my old eyes brother. should have gone full screen with that video. hope you get OK'd to share photos. would love to see some up close hi res images.

 

[Grahambo]

BGIF, was this the boat you served on during the Revolutionary War?

 

[Circa]

The spot in the middle taking up space for my rig to be set up is now known as the Privy: a small outdoor building that is used as a toilet.. I was never told there'd be centuries old shit I'd be wadding through too... Need to call somebody.
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[Circa]

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[Cackalacky]

Awesome. Working in Charleston we find lots of unmarked graves in the city but never ships. So cool.

 

[BeauBenken]

Rumor has it that some of BVG's defensive schemes were discovered among the wreckage.

Funny thing is that the zone blitz scheme is relatively new in the grand scheme of things.

 

[BeauBenken]

Really cool though. Thanks for sharing, Circa.

 

[BGIF]

Rumor has it that some of BVG's defensive schemes were discovered among the wreckage.

Irony from the unknown sailor.

You, Palinurus, placed too much trust in the sky and the ocean's / Calm. You'll lie naked and dead on the sands of an unknown seashore.

 

[BGIF]

BGIF, was this the boat you served on during the Revolutionary War?

I was Army, the nation's oldest military branch.

 

[Irish#1]

Prettyyyy coool!

 

[Irish YJ]

Koon's dream boat

 

[Classic Irish]

Irony from the unknown sailor.

A quote from Vergil's Aeneid. Only on an ND board. Love it.

 

[dshans]

Koon's dream boat

Wouldn't that be Dream BoatS?

 

[Irishnuke]

Koon's dream boat

They might be too pale, if you know what I mean.

 

[RyCo1983]

Just saw this on my local news!
Awesome stuff.
I love old ships.

 

[zelezo vlk]

This is pretty damn awesome. Sunken ships are everywhere and sometimes people know exactly where they are, but don't do anything about it. One of my old professors lives in an Italian resort town in the Adriatic over summers/sabbaticals. He made friends with a few of the local fishermen who told him about some sunken Roman ships nearby that have never been examined. The fishermen brought it up to the officials responsible for culture etc and they were told that they were required to disclose the location for no fee or anything. It's a shame that they all forgot where the ships lay at that exact moment. Oh well.

 

[Irish YJ]

This is pretty damn awesome. Sunken ships are everywhere and sometimes people know exactly where they are, but don't do anything about it. One of my old professors lives in an Italian resort town in the Adriatic over summers/sabbaticals. He made friends with a few of the local fishermen who told him about some sunken Roman ships nearby that have never been examined. The fishermen brought it up to the officials responsible for culture etc and they were told that they were required to disclose the location for no fee or anything. It's a shame that they all forgot where the ships lay at that exact moment. Oh well.

It's a shame the government won't reward and encourage people.
If I was that fisherman, I'd be getting my diving cert....

 

[Circa]

Can anyone explain in a simple way how to upload pics from my phone to you all? Got some good pics I'd love to share.

 

[Irish YJ]

Can anyone explain in a simple way how to upload pics from my phone to you all? Got some good pics I'd love to share.

You have to have your pics hosted some where..... tapatalk is probably the most painless way. at least it's the easiest the way I've found.

 

[zelezo vlk]

It's a shame the government won't reward and encourage people.
If I was that fisherman, I'd be getting my diving cert....

I don't know the specifics of the location or about where you can/cannot dive, but I imagine that wouldn't end well. Besides, if you're caught taking anything, it's easily jail time. It's too bad though. Roman ships don't pop up every day (unfortunately).

 

[Irish YJ]

I don't know the specifics of the location or about where you can/cannot dive, but I imagine that wouldn't end well. Besides, if you're caught taking anything, it's easily jail time. It's too bad though. Roman ships don't pop up every day (unfortunately).

If they know, I'm assuming it's not too deep.

 

[Circa]

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