"Timbers believed to be from a historic 17th-century shipwreck have washed up on a UK beach after Storm Chandra. The ship parts, discovered on Studland Beach last month, are thought to be from a section of the Swash Channel wreck, which was first discovered in the 1990s in a key shipping approach to Poole Harbour. Historical records suggest the wreck was of Dutch or German origin likely The Fame' from Hoorn, a Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank in 1631. Marine archaeologists say that the freshly revealed pieces could make up a section of the hull previously missing from the vessel."
"It's really exciting to find this piece of historical ship, said Tom Cousins, who led the team of maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University (BU) that identified the timbers. During our excavation of the Swash Channel wreck in 2013, there were pieces of the ship missing and we do believe a section of the hull has now been revealed at Studland."
Timbers believed to be from a 17th-century shipwreck washed up on Studland Beach after Storm Chandra. The parts are thought to originate from a section of the Swash Channel wreck, first discovered in the 1990s in a key shipping approach to Poole Harbour. Historical records indicate a Dutch or German origin, likely The Fame from Hoorn, a Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank in 1631. Marine archaeologists from Bournemouth University identified the timbers and say the freshly revealed pieces could make up a previously missing section of the hull. Excavations in 2013 found gaps that these timbers may now fill. At least 15 timber frames joined with wooden treenails were observed.
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