From Roadside America.
CAPE MAY POINT, NEW JERSEY: WRECK OF A 200-YEAR-OLD BRITISH WARSHIP. Exposed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954 (as I thought). Its ribs can be seen almost overgrown by foliage under an open canopy at the corner of Lighthouse and Cord avenues.
In 2010, it was reported to be gone.
COMMENT: The remains are gone, once thought to be from the HMS Martin but the remains of the real HMS Martin are displayed in Europe.
ANOTHER COMMENT: The marker at the site reads: "The British sloop of war HMS Martin which blockaded the Delaware Bay in the War of 1812 was attacked, driven to the shoals, grounded and burned in 1813. Exposed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954 on Lighthouse Avenue in Cape May Point, she was salvaged, mounted and placed on public display."
ANOTHER COMMENT: Might be the remains of a Viking longboat.
Will the Real HMS Martin Please Stand Up. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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