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| Tim Cordell |
Posted - July 15 2010 : 2:08:34 PM
I have posted a painting of The Sinking of the Radeau on my art site. The Radeau was sunk in October 1758, about a mile off of Fort William Henry.
I've included a film trailer about the Lost Radeau of Lake George. You can view both painting & trailer at
http://timcordell.blogspot.com/2010/07/october-22-1758-sinking-of-radeau.html
Regards,
Tim |
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| Seamus |
Posted - July 17 2010 : 8:53:56 PM
Hmph....musta been under charged..... |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - July 17 2010 : 4:40:17 PM
That's certainly one way to deal with unwanted art. - Along those lines, at the fish & game club I belong to, last year we had a guy load his muzzle loader, and forget to take the ram rod back out. I'd say it went almost fifty yards. |
| Seamus |
Posted - July 17 2010 : 11:48:14 AM
Coool, Tim...I did the same thing to a crashed, unrecoverable hard drive a few years back (because I was soooooo ticked at it!), but did not film it. We did take a few pics of it afterwards.....deceased. Amazing what a .60 calibre ball will do to one. Man, pieces flew everywhere!
And, you are right....it DOES feel good!
Good to hear from you! |
| Tim Cordell |
Posted - July 17 2010 : 11:21:02 AM
Thanks, Rich. I wanted to do the Radeau post because I felt it would be interesting and appropriate for LOTM.
On a lighter note, here's how I dispose of crummy art, which I call "turkeys."Since the Lake George painting was an 18th century scene, I took care of it with the flintlock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7XM2TPmV2s
Regards,
Tim |
| richfed |
Posted - July 17 2010 : 08:41:18 AM
Great stuff, as usual, Tim! And ... great "seeing" you again! |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - July 16 2010 : 09:36:06 AM
"Wooden Bones" - I'll take a look, thanks.
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Didn't take very long, ...
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http://www.thelostradeau.com/woodenbones/home.html
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| Tim Cordell |
Posted - July 16 2010 : 09:11:59 AM
The wreck is down 107 feet. Advanced divers only as decompression is involved in the ascent. I was involved in the recovery of one of the cannon ports which was transported to Annapolis for preservation. (To prevent it from being pilfered). The radeau is a tranport vessel. The stancheons which are attached to the frame are tilted in to protect the rowers and artillarymen from the danger of being shot at by French & Indians on the heights around Lake George and weather protection. It was built to perform duty on Lake George only and the design is ideal for that role. The radeau was built on the beach just below the dirt covered ruins of Fort William Henry-which had been destroyed the year before. To prevent the French from burning it the Radeau was loaded with rocks to sink it in shallow water to be recovered the next spring. A storm came up and the ship drifted into and sank in water too deep to ever be unloaded, pulled up and out of the lake. A new film "Wooden Bones" is now available which is a documentory about other Lake George boat and shipwrecks-particularly the bateaux left in the lake after Abercrombie's and later, Amherst's assaults on Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga). |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - July 15 2010 : 5:36:05 PM
Interesting Tim, - very interesting as a matter of fact. How deep is this wreck? My guess is, not "all that deep" if divers can reach it without problem. While its' boxy seven sided construction would save "steam bending" ribs & planks" that also produce VERY sharp angles/meeting points that sea going vessels don't have. Stress & leakage had to be a major maintenance headache, - but never the less - great to see. Thanks, ... |
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