keelsons
The keelsons (background) display two slots similar to centerboard trunks in schooners but covered at the bottom by the vessel's keel. One was originally a centerboard trunk but was boarded-up. The other may have been bracing for deck stanchions or a bulkhead to prevent cargoes from shifting.

side
Side of the Louisiana, just above the turn of the bilge.

bilge
A diver swims over the Louisiana’s long flat bilge. Many of the ceiling planks are missing, exposing her frames and heavy fasteners.

stern quarters
Although much of the Louisiana’s forward hull is broken at the turn of the bilge, her stern quarters rise up nearly thirteen feet.

investigating the Louisiana
An archaeologist from the Wisconsin Historical Society documents the remains of the Louisiana’s bow.