Gaspee in New England

[ding dang]

A link to another shipwreck story and Rhode Islands history in the American revolution. It has been searched for over the years but the remains of the ship have never been found.

http://www.gaspee.org/

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!

[Salvor6]

"The ship blew to bits." I doubt if anything will ever be found.

 

[piratediver]

I looked for this years ago, did a mag and subbottom survey. What looked liked wreckage on the sonar turned out to be old oyster beds. Further research proved that most of it had been stripped since you could walk out to it at low tide. There is a big celebration every year because it was one of the first instances of rebellion against the Brits. In Bristol R.I., we have the oldest 4th of July parade in the country, we take our freedom seriously here!


Pirate Diver

 

[ding dang]

It's interesting to here from someone who actually searched for the Gaspee! If I may ask you a question or two Pirate Diver. In reference to the attached picture of the general location of where the Gaspee was supposed to have run aground and burned, do the yellow boxes indicate the general area as to where you searched for the ship? Also, do you know if any of the other hand full of expeditions to find Gaspee also searched in the same general area as you did?

Thanks!

 

[piratediver]

Ding Dang: if memory serves me those boxes cover the area pretty well, but perhaps Box #2 should be a bit to the north and west to encompass the actual point. As to the other expeditions I'm not sure where they looked but I would imagine that they weren't far off either. Remember she was burnt to the waterline and was visible at low tide which means locals probably removed everything they could.
On the WHYDAH, documents told us that locals even took the fittings from all wood that washed ashore and tried to bill the state of Massachusetts for burying the dead!


Pirate Diver