. "Le Griffon"@en . "Sunk?" . "Disappeared on the return trip of hermaiden voyagein 1679" . . . . "Le Griffon (French pronunciation: \u200B[l\u0259 \u0261\u0281if\u0254\u0303], The Griffin) was a 17th-century sailing ship built by Ren\u00E9-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in his quest to find the Northwest Passage to China and Japan.Le Griffon was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Creek on the Niagara River as a seven-cannon, 45-ton barque."@en .