Object Details
Description
The Gunboat Philadelphia, which was sunk by the British during the Battle of Valcour Island, in Lake Champlain, in October 1776, was raised by Colonel Lorenzo Hagglund in 1935. It was exhibited in subsequent years at various points around Lake Champlain. In Hagglund's will, the boat was left to the Smithsonian, and installed in the soon to be opened Museum of History and Technology in 1964. Interesting note: the boat was installed on the east side of the third floor of the museum, before the exterior wall was put in place.
associated date
1776
ID Number
AF.58888-N(1)
catalog number
58888-N(1)
accession number
229338
Object Name
Ship
boat
Other Terms
Ship; Gunboat; Gondola
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
Exhibition
Gunboat Philadelphia
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
Revolution and the New Nation
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_463506