Gunboat Philadelphia
date: label: associated date
content: 1776
notes: label: Description
content: The Gunboat Philadelphia, which was sunk by the British during the Battle of Valcour Island, in Lake Champlain, in October 1776, was raised by Colonel Lorenzo Hagglund in 1935. It was exhibited in subsequent years at various points around Lake Champlain. In Hagglund's will, the boat was left to the Smithsonian, and installed in the soon to be opened Museum of History and Technology in 1964. Interesting note: the boat was installed on the east side of the third floor of the museum, before the exterior wall was put in place.
topic: label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
label: Exhibition
content: Gunboat Philadelphia
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58888-N(1)
label: catalog number
content: 58888-N(1)
label: accession number
content: 229338
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ship
label: Object Name
content: boat
label: Other Terms
content: Ship; Gunboat; Gondola
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)