Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Princes Channel Wreck: interim report published

Published on 25 September, 2008 in Ports and Shipwrecks. Closed Tags: , , , , .

Princes Channel An interim report on the Princes Channel Wreck, also known as the Gresham Ship, has been published in Post-Medieval Archaeology.

The Princes Channel Wreck is a medium-sized armed merchant ship found in the Thames in 2003. We carried out a series of investigations that resulted in the recovery of the surviving hull structure and a range of artefacts in 2004.

A pdf of the published article is available for download.

You can also download our Phase III report, which was prepared following recovery of the hull structure.

The main Wessex Archaeology website has more details of our investigation of the Princes Channel Wreck.

Unknown wreck near Littlehampton (Site 5031)

Published on 8 September, 2008 in ALSF and Shipwrecks. Closed Tags: .

Sidescan sonar image - unidentified vessel

The remains of an unidentified wreck broken in two parts and lying on the port side.

The dimensions of the wreck and surrounding debris scatter measures 76m x 16m. The shipwreck is lying in 27m of water and is located to the SW of Littlehampton, West Sussex.

In August 2002 the site was surveyed with sidescan sonar and magnetometer. The strength of the magnetometer results suggested that the vessel was constructed from wood but with ferrous components associated with it, such as ship fittings or cargo. The site was not dived due to adverse weather conditions.