Is This Gunboat No. 140?-- Part 1

From the National Park Service August 1939 Regional Review "Bodie Island Ship Remains Described in Report."

On June 4th, I wrote about North Carolina's gunboats during the War of 1812, and mentioned one whose remains were found back in the 30s on Bodie Island, along the state's Outer Banks that was uncovered on land (the barrier islands shift positions constantly) by a storm back in the late 1930s and much research done on it since.

I was unfamiliar with it, so had to do some more research.  I didn't find much but this excellent report.  I don't know if it still remains, but hope it does as we don't have that many remnants from the war.

The hull of the ship was found May 3, 1938 on Bodie Island in an area authorized for inclusion in a proposed Cape Hatteras National Seashore park.  At first, it was thought that the ship was from the 17th or even the 16th century, which would have really made it a find (as very few Age of Exploration ships remain).  But now, it has tentatively been identified as an American vessel built sometime after 1750.

What Ship is That?  --Brock-Perry