A Group of Historians and Citizen Scientists Found It in Two Hours The 144-foot-long “F.J. In the early morning hours, they watched the F.J. King sink bow-first beneath the waves. The F.J. King proved so elusive she even earned a reputation as a “ghost ship,” according to a statement from the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association. “The hull is remarkably intact,” says Brendon Baillod, president of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association, in the statement. Key to their success was Baillod’s extensive research on the F.J. King.