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A replica 17th Century Spanish ship has arrived in Manx waters. Operated by Fundación Nato Victoria, Galéon Andalucía is 160ft (48m) long and weighs about 500 tonnes and serves as a floating museum.
Life on a 17th century pirate ship was less chaotic than you think ... This was quite rare on many other ships. where payment was based per person, or maybe just a flat rate across the board.
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa", which sank on its maiden voyage, the Swedish Museum of Wrecks said on Monday.
Wreck hunters working in the Mediterranean Sea uncovered a 17th-century Algerian vessel which experts say was a pirate ship operated by slave traders.
Archaeology 'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships Archaeology Gold coins from 'world's richest shipwreck' reveal 300-year-old depictions ...
Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered the wreck of a 17th-century warship, the Äpplet, which was the sister ship to the Vasa, which famously capsized on its maiden voyage.
Researchers have identified a shipwreck off Porkkala, in southern Finland, as the Swedish warship “Falken,” a 17th-century vessel… Monday, June 30, 2025 🔍 ...
Anna Maria Forsberg, a historian with the Vasa Museum, told The Associated Press that women were not part of the crew in the Swedish navy in the 17th century, but they could be on board as guests.
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish museum has launched a massive four-year project to preserve the sagging hull of the Vasa, a majestic warship that sank nearly 400 years ago and is now one of Sweden's most ...
A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish merchant ship is due to arrive in London. Tower Bridge will be opened to let the 500-ton Galeon Andalucia pass through, before it arrives at St ...
Wreck-hunters have discovered the remains of a small 17th-century pirate ship, known as a Barbary corsair, in deep water between Spain and Morocco. The wreck is "the first Algiers corsair found in ...