![]() ![]() – (Josiah Johnson Hawes)Īccording to the museum, the Sparrow-Hawk is the only surviving remains of a 17th century trans-Atlantic ship. Exposed by a storm in 1863, the timbers of the shipwrecked Sparrow-Hawk were exhibited on the Boston Common in 1865. The hull was exhibited in many cities, and then presented to the Pilgrim Society in 1889. In 1862, the remains were uncovered after a storm, and the hull was removed and reassembled. Finally, nine months later, two ships heading for Virginia took them to their destination.Īccording to the museum, after the Sparrow-Hawk wrecked, it was buried in sand and mud in Orleans.
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