Divers Accidentally Discovered an 18th-Century Pirate Ship Loaded With Priceless Loot
In the deep waters between Morocco and Spain, wreck-divers discovered a pirate ship that may have sailed the seas during the ...
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How rope is made at the only traditional working ropewalk in the world
An 18th century first rate ship of the line would need around 31 miles of rope, 20 miles for its rigging alone. At its height the dockyard employed over 10,000 workers. The yarn used to be created ...
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18th Century Ships Compass
It also had a shipbuilding industry and for a short time held the record for the largest ship launched. The compass is a dry paper type mounted on a gimble for use on a ship. Captain Forrest could ...
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Historic shipwreck artefact up for auction
A relic which an RAF technician said he salvaged from the wreckage of a famous 18th Century ship is set to go under the hammer. John Coleman, from Benfleet in Essex, said he retrieved the large ...