The First USS New York-- Part 3: Stern Recovered

One source said the New York was the only American warship to survive the Battle of Valcour Island and that it was stationed off Fort Ticonderoga until it fell in July 1777 and after that, the ship disappeared from history. Another source said the New York was burned two days after the battle to prevent capture.

In 1910, the New York's stern was unearthed while digging a canal at Whitehall, New York. Experts are not sure how it came to be there. The exploded cannon was recovered recently. The stern and cannon fragment are now on display at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.

I believe I also read that a full-size replica of the USS Philadelphia is also there, which would give a good idea of what the first New York looked like.

--Cooter