The 1805 Club Videos
Videos by The 1805 Club. Founded in 1990, The 1805 Club engages in preservation, research, and commemoration of the Sailing Na
On Saturday 7 October US east coast members of The 1805 Club visited the Zwaanendael Museum in Lewis, Delaware. We were there to see an exhibit and talk on HM Brig DeBraak, a Dutch built ship captured by the British. She sank off the Delaware coast in 1798. An archeological expedition brought up the hull in the 1980s. The remains of the hull are stored in a nearby warehouse for public viewing. See this video and note the copper sheathing.
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On Saturday 7 October US east coast members of The 1805 Club visited the Zwaanendael Museum in Lewis, Delaware. We were there to see an exhibit and talk on HM Brig DeBraak, a Dutch built ship captured by the British. She sank off the Delaware coast in 1798. An archeological expedition brought up the hull in the 1980s. The remains of the hull are stored in a nearby warehouse for public viewing. See this video and note the copper sheathing.