Wiawaka Bateaux
Bateau (Fleet Of Seven) · United States · Lost Scuttled in 1758 during the French and Indian War with the intention of raising them the following year; they were never recovered. · Lake George
Seven French and Indian War bateaux scuttled for safekeeping in 1758 and never raised, discovered by divers two centuries later.
The Vessel and Her Loss
In 1758, during the French and Indian War, British and provincial forces sank a group of bateaux in Lake George intending to recover them the following season. The boats were never raised. Diver Terry Crandall, working under the Adirondack Museum, found the wrecks between 1963 and 1964. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as the Wiawaka Bateaux Site.
Vessel
- 1758
- NRHP reference no. 92000624
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- Wood
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- Oar and sail
- British and provincial forces, French and Indian War
Loss
- Scuttled in 1758 during the French and Indian War with the intention of raising them the following year; they were never recovered.
- Intentional sinking
- Near the present-day Wiawaka Holiday House (formerly Crosbyside), Lake George, New York
- Lake George
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The Wreck Today
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- 1963-1964
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1992)
Position
- 43.426° N 73.698° W
- Surveyed position
- Lake George, New York
Coordinates as published with the NRHP listing for the Wiawaka Bateaux Site.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (62/100)
Precise depth, present condition, and current diver access arrangements are not established in the sources reviewed.
National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service)
NRHP listing, reference number, and discovery details.
Summary of scuttling, discovery, and coordinates.
