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- Le_Griffon abstract "Le Griffon (French pronunciation: [lə ɡʁifɔ̃], The Griffin) was a 17th-century sailing ship built by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in his quest to find the Northwest Passage to China and Japan.Le Griffon was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Creek on the Niagara River as a seven-cannon, 45-ton barque. La Salle and Father Louis Hennepin set out on 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 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.In late December 2014, treasure hunting divers Kevin Dykstra and Frederick Monroe alerted media outlets that they found indisputable proof of Le Griffon's location. They happened upon the wreckage while searching the floor of Lake Michigan for Confederate gold. Evidently, they spotted the wreck in 2011, but waited until 2014 to reveal the discovery of what some call the \"holy grail\" of Great Lakes shipwrecks while they consulted experts. There are \"no cables, no cabin, and no smokestacks,\" no mechanical devices of any kind, and a carving on the front of the ship strongly resembles 17th-century French carvings of griffins, Dykstra says. On January 2, 2015, Frederick Monroe told an interviewer for public radio that he believed Le Griffon was built in Canada, below Niagara Falls, and brought to the upper Great Lakes. He went on to say that the wreck is \"the one that got in the way.\" Monroe and Dykstra are the only ones who know the exact location of the wreck. They will be more forthcoming with that information when the environment to protect it is secured to their satisfaction.Prior to this, wreckage from the Le Griffon was thought to have possibly been located near Fairport, Michigan by US wreck diver Steve Libert in 2004. Since then, ownership of the potential remains has been the subject of lawsuits involving the discoverers, the state of Michigan, the U.S. federal government and the government of France. Some scientists concluded it was a bowsprit detached from a ship dating hundreds of years old, while others believe it is a 19th-century pound net (fishing) stake.".
- Le_Griffon builder René-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle.
- Le_Griffon class Barque.
- Le_Griffon status "Disappeared on the return trip of hermaiden voyagein 1679".
- Le_Griffon status "Sunk?".
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