The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) will open an exhibit of its archaeological study to find HMS Gaspee, the small Royal Navy ship burned by Patriots in 1772 on Warwick's Namquid Point this Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library.

State Representative  Joseph McNamara will be Master of Ceremonies for general remarks from supporters and participants, and the ribbon cutting ceremony to open the exhibit, followed by a reception.

The event is free and open to the public. Families are encouraged to attend.

The exhibit includes displays of:

• How the history of HMS Gaspee and events during the Revolution in Rhode Island supported RIMAP's archaeological research design.
• Training of the RIMAP team of local citizen scientists to participate in the ongoing Warwick fieldwork.
• Results of RIMAP's local field team studies of ships off the nearby Warwick shore, commonly misidentified as the Gaspee.
• Results of the specially funded 2021 and 2022 remote sensing surveys of the area around Gaspee Point and along the Warwick shore.
• What RIMAP hoped to find, and what RIMAP did find.
• How RIMAP's historical and archaeological investigations of the natural and human processes along the Warwick shore explain what happened to HMS Gaspee.

RIMAP's HMS Gaspee studies will continue as our state celebrates further 250th anniversaries of Rhode Island's contribution to the American Revolution. For more information about the exhibit, and how to participate in Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project activities, please contact: rhodeislandmap@yahoo.com.

RIMAP is accredited by the UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage.