Tyger (ship)
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The Tyger was the ship used by Dutch captain Adriaen Block during his 1613-1614 voyage to explore the East Coast of North America and the present day Hudson River.
In 1613, while moored in lower Manhattan on the Hudson, the Tyger was destroyed in a fire. Over the winter, Block and his men, with help from Lenape Indians, built the Onrust (Restless), which they used to explore the East River and Long Island Sound before returning to Europe in 1614.
In 1916, workmen uncovered the prow and keel of the Tyger excavating a new station for the New York City subway near the intersection of Greenwich and Dey streets (the area having been since filled in with landfill). Portions of the ship were removed and are preserved in the Museum of the City of New York. The remainder of the ship still rests approximately twenty feet below ground, due east of the former site of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.