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The Warwick was wrecked during a hurricane in Castle Harbour, Bermuda, in 1619, whilst en route to Jamestown, Virginia. Operating as a magazine ship for the Virginia Company, the vessel was carrying supplies, settlers and colonial officials. The Warwick represents not only a suspected late 16th-century all-purpose warship, but also a merchantman that played a fundamental role in supplying the English colonies in North America at the beginning of the 17th century. Although only a small test area of the wreck was surveyed, the preserved starboard side of the vessel revealed significant structural features, shedding new light on the development of English shipbuilding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Western Ledge Reef Wreck, discovered and excavated in Bermuda, is an example of Iberian shipbuilding that is still little recognized within a broader Atlantic context. In order to better understand this technological model, the hull remains were revisited and studied during the summers of 2007 and 2008. By combining this new data with that from the original publications and previously unavailable material, this paper outlines details of the construction of a small Spanish vessel that sunk on its way from the New World some time at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ‘Gresham Ship’ was found in Princes Channel by the Port of London Authority in 2003. Investigations culminated in the recovery in 2004 of the remains of a small to medium-sized armed merchant ship built soon after 1574, probably in East Anglia or Essex. The wreck provides archaeological evidence of the documented practice of ‘furring’ (rebuilding a ship to increase its breadth). The cargo included folded iron bars, lead ingots and tin ingots, and amongst the four recovered guns is a rare English early cast-iron saker, marked with the grasshopper motif and initials of Sir Thomas Gresham. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]