(ORDO NEWS) — A team of British and Dutch scientists have solved the mystery of the remains of a sunken ship found in 2019 off the coast of England: it turned out to be a Danish warship of the 17th century.
After studying archival data and analyzing wood samples collected from the crash site, the researchers concluded that the remains belong to a warship called Klein Hollandia.
It was built in 1656 by order of the Admiralty of Rotterdam and took part in all the important battles of the second Anglo-Danish war in 1665-1667.
According to experts, the wreck is perfectly preserved, and studying it can reveal a lot of new information about how the Danes built ships in the 17th century.
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