The Bellevue Wreck: A Recent Survey of a Large Late Medieval Shipwreck in Dalarö Harbour, Sweden: A Possible Hulk?. (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eriksson, Niklas
• Is Part Of: International journal of nautical archaeology. Volume 50:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 116
• Page End: 129
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Medieval -- Baltic Sea -- forecastle -- hulk -- sailing route; Underwater archaeology -- Periodicals; 930.102804
• DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2021.1945897
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-2414

Abstract

ABSTRACT: It has been known that a large, clinker-built shipwreck lies on the seabed near the Hotel Bellevue in Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago since the 1960s. The wreck has been the subject of several small-scale archaeological investigations. This article reports the results of recent marine archaeological fieldwork that concluded that the Bellevue wreck is the remains of a late medieval ship equipped with a forecastle. Moreover, the analysis shows that it was a larger vessel for its day. The article argues that the wreck resembles what may be referred to as a hulk.