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A '''Radeau''' was a simply constructed vessel used for many purposes, most notably as a naval battle platform.<ref>[http://www.thelostradeau.com/about.html The Lost Radeau Documentary Site]</ref> The term 'Radeau' is derived from the French, meaning raft.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23144981 Adrienne's dictionary : English-French (LoC Call Number PE2837.F7 A368 1991)]</ref> Because of the versatility and wide variation of the craft, as well as the ambiguity of the term, there are many vessels that could fall under the category of radeau. However, of the ships that are 'known' radeaus, there are few survivors. It is believed that the only intact radeau rests at the bottom of [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]], called the [[Land_Tortoise_(shipwreck)|''Land Tortoise'']]. From this remaining ship, it is known that the vessel would have been about 50 feet in length, and was designed to be 7 sided to deflect enemy fire.<ref>[http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2009/08/05/the-lost-radeau-a-shipwreck-in-lake-george All Over Albany Archive: The Lost Radeau: a shipwreck in Lake George]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=__QDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA34&ots=C47eKU3eik&dq=radeau%20ship&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=radeau%20ship&f=false Weekly World News 18 DEC 1990]</ref> Radeau type ships were known to be common in small provincial fleets, like that at [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]] because of their simple and improvisational structure. Their traditionally smaller cousin, the [[Bateau]] follows a very similar usage in American history, serving in the provincial fleets and fur trade.<ref>[http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2009/08/05/the-lost-radeau-a-shipwreck-in-lake-george All Over Albany Archive: The Lost Radeau: a shipwreck in Lake George]</ref> |
A '''Radeau''' was a simply constructed vessel used for many purposes, most notably as a naval battle platform.<ref>[http://www.thelostradeau.com/about.html The Lost Radeau Documentary Site]</ref> The term 'Radeau' is derived from the French, meaning raft.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23144981 Adrienne's dictionary : English-French (LoC Call Number PE2837.F7 A368 1991)]</ref> Because of the versatility and wide variation of the craft, as well as the ambiguity of the term, there are many vessels that could fall under the category of radeau. However, of the ships that are 'known' radeaus, there are few survivors. It is believed that the only intact radeau rests at the bottom of [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]], called the [[Land_Tortoise_(shipwreck)|''Land Tortoise'']]. From this remaining ship, it is known that the vessel would have been about 50 feet in length, and was designed to be 7 sided to deflect enemy fire.<ref>[http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2009/08/05/the-lost-radeau-a-shipwreck-in-lake-george All Over Albany Archive: The Lost Radeau: a shipwreck in Lake George]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=__QDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA34&ots=C47eKU3eik&dq=radeau%20ship&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=radeau%20ship&f=false Weekly World News 18 DEC 1990]</ref> Radeau type ships were known to be common in small provincial fleets, like that at [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]] because of their simple and improvisational structure. Their traditionally smaller cousin, the [[Bateau]] follows a very similar usage in American history, serving in the provincial fleets and fur trade.<ref>[http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2009/08/05/the-lost-radeau-a-shipwreck-in-lake-george All Over Albany Archive: The Lost Radeau: a shipwreck in Lake George]</ref> |
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For other uses, See: Radeau (disambiguation)
A Radeau was a simply constructed vessel used for many purposes, most notably as a naval battle platform.[1] The term 'Radeau' is derived from the French, meaning raft.[2] Because of the versatility and wide variation of the craft, as well as the ambiguity of the term, there are many vessels that could fall under the category of radeau. However, of the ships that are 'known' radeaus, there are few survivors. It is believed that the only intact radeau rests at the bottom of Lake George, called the Land Tortoise. From this remaining ship, it is known that the vessel would have been about 50 feet in length, and was designed to be 7 sided to deflect enemy fire.[3][4] Radeau type ships were known to be common in small provincial fleets, like that at Lake George because of their simple and improvisational structure. Their traditionally smaller cousin, the Bateau follows a very similar usage in American history, serving in the provincial fleets and fur trade.[5]
References
External links
- The Lost Radeau Documentary Project part of the website for "The Lost Radeau: North America's Oldest Intact Warship" (Film 2005)
- All Over Albany Archive: The Lost Radeau: a shipwreck in Lake George
- The National Historic Landmarks Program
- Weekly World News 18 DEC 1990
- In Search of Lake George's Colonial Warships (VHS 1991)