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The Gondola "Philadelphia" and the Battle of Lake
Champlain
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The Gondola "Philadelphia" and the Battle of Lake
Champlain (Studies in Nautical Archaeology)
by
John R. Bratten
A veteran of the American
Revolutionary War, the Philadelphia is the oldest
intact warship on display in North America. After its recovery
from the bottom of Lake Champlain in 1935, the fifty-four foot
long vessel, armed with three cannon and eight swivel guns,
was moved to the National Museum of American History at the
Smithsonian Institution.
Details:
The Philadelphia testifies to
the heroic struggle between a hastily built fleet of American
warships and an overwhelmingly superior British fleet on Lake
Champlain in 1776. Although the Americans were defeated and
the Philadelphia was sunk, the shipbuilding race and
naval contest of which the gondola was a part delayed the
British invasion, giving the Americans time to muster a
defense that resulted in the British defeat at Saratoga in
1777.
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In this work, John R. Bratten
details the gunboat's history, construction, armament, tools,
utensils, personal items, and rigging elements. Through his
careful analysis, Bratten offers modern readers a glimpse of
the naval battles that ultimately helped to win the
independence of our democratic nation.
JOHN R. BRATTEN is a
nautical archaeologist and conservator at the Archaeology
Institute of the University of West Florida. He lives in Pace,
Florida.
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