USS Philadelphia (1776)

USS Philadelphia (1776)

Infobox_nrhp | name =PHILADELPHIA (gundelo)
nrhp_type =nhl


caption = The "Philadelphia" on display at the National Museum of American History
location= 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.
locmapin = District of Columbia
area =
built =1776
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
designated= January 20, 1961cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=648&ResourceType=Structure
title=PHILADELPHIA (gundelo) |accessdate=2007-11-04|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
refnum=66000852Continental gunboat "Philadelphia" is the only surviving gunboat built and manned by American Forces during the Revolutionary War. Part of a hastily constructed fleet, she is one of 15 small craft with which Benedict Arnold fought 29 British vessels off Valcour Island in Lake Champlain in October 1776.

Raising and salvaging

Sunk during the battle, "Philadelphia" was remarkably well preserved by the cold water when she was identified and salvaged in 1935. In addition to the guns and hull, hundreds of other items were recovered from the vessel. These relics included shot, cooking utensils, tools, buttons, buckles and human bones.

"Philadelphia" was exhibited at various locations on Lake Champlain and the Hudson River before becoming a long-term display at Exeter, New York. Bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution in 1961, the "Philadelphia" and associated artifacts are part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History, in Washington D.C.

"Philadelphia" was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000852.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The U.S. Gundelo "Philadelphia" (Continental Gondala) / The Philadelphia] |269 KB|date=February 24, 1977 |author=Charles E. Shedd, Jr. and Blanche H. Schroer |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000852.pdf Accompanying 2 photos, undated.] |304 KB]

ee also

*Battle of Valcour Island

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