18-06-2016 19:02 via krqe.com

Restoration done on vessel that sank more than 300 years ago

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A team of archeologists has finished restoring the partial remains of a frigate that was carrying French colonists to the New World when it sank in a storm off the Texas coast more than 300 years ago.
Texas A&M University released a statement saying the restoration of the La Belle’s hull is finished and that it will be on display at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.
The La Belle was under the command of the famed explorer La Salle, who intende
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