A Method for Documenting Hidden Structures on Shipwrecks: the case of Vasa and Warwick. (1st March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Batchvarov, Kroum
• Is Part Of: International journal of nautical archaeology. Volume 49:Number 1(2020:Mar.)
• Page Start: 65
• Page End: 73
• Publication Date: 2020-03-01
• Subjects: Vasa -- hull recording -- frames -- methodology -- nautical archaeology; Underwater archaeology -- Periodicals; 930.102804
• DOI: 10.1111/1095-9270.12414
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-2414

Abstract

Abstract: As part of the programme for documenting and studying Vasa, a Swedish royal ship of 1628, raised from Stockholm harbour in 1961, the author was given the opportunity to develop and implement a method of documenting the hidden structure—the frames—of this three‐decker. The method proved transferable to work under water as tested on the wreck of the Warwick, a ship lost in Castle Harbour, Bermuda in 1619. This article describes the method.