Le Griffon

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title: Le Griffon
text: Le Griffon was a sailing vessel built by French explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the Niagara area of New York in 1679. Le Griffon was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Island on the Niagara River and was armed with seven cannons. The exact size and construction of Le Griffon is not known but many researchers believe she was a 45-ton barque. She was the largest sailing vessel on the Great Lakes up to that time. La Salle and Father Louis Hennepin set out
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description: 17th-century French sailing ship
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Griffon
date created: 2004-02-03T06:29:38Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T12:17:17Z
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