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Shipwreck found by schoolboy on Scottish island identified as Revolutionary War frigate later used to hunt whales in Arctic
In 1788, while heading out to the whaling ground, it was wrecked in bad weather. All 56 crew members survived.
Shipwreck of historic 18th-century warship uncovered on remote Scottish island
With the help of archaeologists, the wreck was identified as the Earl of Chatham, which served in Canada during the Seven ...
Researchers said the shipwreck was British frigate HMS Hind - it intercepted American ships in the Atlantic
But when a storm buffeted a beach there last year, a long-buried surprise was revealed beneath the sand: A 9m wooden ...
250-year-old warship discovered on remote Scottish island; what we know so far
A centuries-old shipwreck, potentially the Earl of Chatham, has emerged on Sanday, Orkney, after a storm. Initially spotted ...
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Royal navy shipwreck found after 250 years
British royal 28 gun sixth-rate frigate known as HMS Hind wreckage identified in Sanday, Orkney. The ship was used in the ...
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Rebuilt 18th century ship tests French waters
PARIS (AP) — A reconstruction of the 213-foot (65-meter) frigate used by France's Marquis de Lafayette to bring reinforcements to American revolutionaries in 1780 has tested the waters for the ...
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America’s First Naval Ship Was Top of the Line in the 18th Century - AOL
Year entered service: 1857 Type: Steam-powered sailing frigate Crew size: 347 18. USS Hartford ©national_museum_of_the_us_navy / Flickr ...