Underwater Archaeologists Discover Wrecks of USS Linnet, Allen and Eagle

The Poultney River runs through New York and Vermont and enters the south end of Lake Champlain.

In 1981, divers in the lower Poultney River found the wrecks of War of 1812 warships USS Eagle and USS Linnet (formerly HMS Linnet)  Then the wreck of the row galley USS Allen was discovered near the Eagle.  The Allen was one of five row galleys built at Vergennes, Vermont,  in the spring of 1814.

At the conclusion of the war, the Navy tried to sell the row galleys, but kept possession of them because of low bids.  The rest were sunk in the lake for preservation, but the Allen was kept in service for patrol and survey duties until 1825 when it was laid up in ordinary at the mouth of the Poultney River with other War of 1812 vessels.

Essentially, only the bottoms of the ships remain.

--Brock-Perry