Le Griffon

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Le Griffon ('The Griffin') was a sailing ship built by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in his quest to find the Northwest Passage to China and Japan. The ship was constructed and launched on Cayuga Creek on the Niagara River as a seven-cannon, 45-ton barque. La Salle and Father Louis Hennepin set out on the Le Griffon's maiden voyage on August 7, 1679 with a crew of 32, sailing across Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan through uncharted waters that only canoes had previously explored. La Salle disembarked and on September 18, 1679 sent the ship back toward Niagara. On its return trip from Green Bay, Wisconsin, it vanished with all six crew members and a load of furs. Le Griffon is often mistakenly called the first ship to be lost to the Great Lakes. The first ship was another built by La Salle, called the Frontenac, a 10-ton single-decked brigantine or barque. The Frontenac was lost in Lake Ontario,

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  • Allgemeine Informationen
    • GTIN 09786131681066
    • Editor Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
    • Genre Technik
    • EAN 9786131681066
    • Format Fachbuch
    • Titel Le Griffon
    • Herausgeber Alphascript Publishing
    • Anzahl Seiten 128

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