Mysterious 18th-century warship unearthed at Ground Zero site gets new home

Mysterious 18th-century warship unearthed at Ground Zero site gets new home

Revolutionary War vessel spent 14 years under study before New York State Museum exhibition

Experts have identified the vessel as a American-built gunboat, which likely resembled the contemporary depiction on the left. (New York State Museum / Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Texas A&M University)

The ship was repurposed as landfill in the 1790s before being discovered beneath Ground Zero in 2010. (AKRF via New York State Museum)

Six hundred pieces of wood were recovered from the excavation site, plus over 2,000 artifacts. (New York State Museum / Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Texas A&M University)

The team began reconstructing the vessel at the New York State Museum in May after 14 years of preservation work and research. (New York State Museum)