There Colonel Guy Carleton, Lieutenant-Governor of the province of Quebec, prevailed upon her commander, Lieutenant William Hunter, to take some his men to Lake Champlain and there take command of a vessel that Carleton was having built at St Johns (St. Jean-Iberville, Quebec) to oppose advancing American forces under Richard Montgomery.

[6] She, with the small schooner Liberty and the sloop Enterprise (ex-HMS George III), formed the nucleus of the American Lake Champlain squadron.

[4] In June 1776, the American force, pushed from Canada, fell back to Crown Point, Skenesborough, and Fort Ticonderoga.

On 23 September he moved his fleet into an anchorage at Valcour Island, separated from the western shore by a half-mile channel, to await the remainder of his squadron, and the British.

[4] Royal Savage, however, ran aground on the southwest point of Valcour Island around 11 am when attempting to return to the American line, and, undefendable, was abandoned.

Combined with a moonless night, the ammunition blowing up, and staring at the fire, the British were unable to see the American fleet slip away.

According to Art Cohn, Hagglund's family held onto the remains of the ship and associated artifacts until the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania purchased them in 1995.

The ship had no connections to either the city of Harrisburg or the state of Pennsylvania, but with plans of revolving displays that would cover different periods of history the then mayor, Stephen R. Reed, was able to rationale the purchase.

[9] Mayor Eric Papenfuse presided over the event in which Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Director Sam Cox accepted the artefacts on behalf of the Navy: This ship, and its artifacts are now going to be preserved and cherished for the public for generations to come as they should be.

For the last 20 years, the artifacts have stayed in storage, out of public viewing, and we are pleased today to bring them to the light of day and to make sure they are being given the proper care.