British Revolutionary War Ship Discovered

From the Aug. 19, 2010, Daily Press by Mark St. John Erickson.

Underwater archaeologists doing a survey in the Virginia's York River found a shipwreck that may have been scuttled by the British during the war.  It had been covered up with silt but the current shifted, revealing it.

It is believed to have been part of a fleet of 60 British vessels anchored off Yorktown during the October 1781 battle.  Cornwallis had many vessels scuttled to protect the rear of Yorktown from amphibious assault.  Most of these ships were salvaged after the British surrender, but many remained.  From 1975 to 1990, nine shipwrecks were found and one, the Betsy, was excavated.

Wonder What Happened to the Ship Since 2010?  --Cooter