World Trade Center ship dates back to 1773, researchers say
QMI Agency
First posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:57 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014 01:17 PM EDT
The remains of a wooden ship discovered in 2010 under the site of the former World Trade Center in New York City date back to the 1770s, a new report says.
U.S. and Swedish researchers determined a portion of the hull was made from trees cut down in 1773 or soon after.
"All the oak timbers used to build the ship most likely originated from the same location within the Philadelphia region," the report in the July edition of the journal Tree-Ring Research says.
The researchers said few late-18th-century ships have been found and there is little historical documentation about how they were made.
"The ship's construction date of 1773 is important in confirming that the hull...represents a rare and valuable piece of American shipbuilding history," the report said.
The ship sank just 20 to 30 years after it was built in a lake that was later filled in to create space for homes and buildings.
World Trade Center ship dates back to 1773, researchers say | World | News | Tor
QMI Agency
First posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:57 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014 01:17 PM EDT
The remains of a wooden ship discovered in 2010 under the site of the former World Trade Center in New York City date back to the 1770s, a new report says.
U.S. and Swedish researchers determined a portion of the hull was made from trees cut down in 1773 or soon after.
"All the oak timbers used to build the ship most likely originated from the same location within the Philadelphia region," the report in the July edition of the journal Tree-Ring Research says.
The researchers said few late-18th-century ships have been found and there is little historical documentation about how they were made.
"The ship's construction date of 1773 is important in confirming that the hull...represents a rare and valuable piece of American shipbuilding history," the report said.
The ship sank just 20 to 30 years after it was built in a lake that was later filled in to create space for homes and buildings.
World Trade Center ship dates back to 1773, researchers say | World | News | Tor
