Researchers are unsure of the vessel’s age or how long it was in service, but they were able to determine that it likely sank during a storm in the 17th or 18th century. “The small ship almost ...

By the 17th century, surgeons were a regular presence on English merchant and naval ships. This was an era of improved ship technology, maritime exploration and rapidly developing global trade and ...

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 ...

The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more than a thousand tons, was made of wood ...

With the end of the monopoly, the number of slaves transported on English ships would increase dramatically -- to an average of over 20,000 a year. By the end of the 17th century, England led the ...

Thanks to this meticulous restoration, the ship is considered the only preserved 17th-century ship in the world and the oldest fully preserved warship in the world. Today, the Vasa Museum is the ...

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