Amazing sunken preservation of 1780 HMS Ontario

[Saturna]

Just saw this video on Youtube. Sunk in 1780. Goes to show how well freezing cold, fresh water, hundreds of feet deep will preserve wooden ships. Don't you wish they all looked like this?

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Jay

 

[seadancer1]

Wow, what an amazing ship, any history on her?....wonder if she could be brought up and oreserved.

 

[rgecy]

Jay,

Thanks for posting. That is absolutely amazing. She looks like she could be re-floated with no problem! Absolutely incredible!

Robert