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{{Infobox NRHP
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The '''''Phoenix''''' was a [[
==Description and history==
The ''Phoenix'' was a wooden frame steamship, with a total length of {{convert|146|ft|m}}, a beam of {{convert|27|ft|m}}, and a hull depth of {{convert|9.25|ft|m}}. Her keel measured {{convert|125|ft|m}}, to which a {{convert|120|ft|m|adj=on}} [[keelson]] was bolted for added stability. There were 66 full frames along the hull length. The area amidships featured additional stringers and timbering to support the heavy steam engine that was located there. She was reported to have a gracefully curved hull that flared out in a manner similar to [[whaleboat]]s. She was powered by a [[steeple engine]], which was supplemented by windpower provided from sails attached to a single mast.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|98001268}}|title=NRHP nomination for Phoenix (shipwreck) |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |author=Roger L. Ciuffo|date=1998|accessdate=2016-11-17}} with {{NRHP url|id=98001268|photos=y|title=photos from 1998}}</ref>
The ''Phoenix'' was built in 1815 by the
On September 4, 1819, she caught fire after departing from Burlington.
The shipwreck was discovered
==See also==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160707201919/http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/underwater_preserve/more Vermont's protected shipwreck list]
{{NRHP in Chittenden County, Vermont}}
[[Category:Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain]]
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