1. The Warwick: results of the survey of an early 17th-century Virginia Company ship.
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Bojakowski, Piotr and Bojakowski, Katie Custer
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SHIPWRECKS , *ATLANTIC studies , *HISTORY of shipbuilding , *HISTORICAL archaeology , *UNDERWATER archaeology , *MARITIME history , *SEVENTEENTH century , *HISTORY - Abstract
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]
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- 2011
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