and size of the sunken Revenge, including the sighting of cannons and an anchor. They had not, as of that date, been able to recover any artifact establishing the identity of the discovered vessel. In February 2012, the US Navy sent researchers to map the wreck, along with experts from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The Navy declined to speculate on whether the ship really was Revenge, but a representative said that if it were, the ship would be "an incredibly important part of American history." References Schooners of the United States Navy