Protection for wreck of 17th-century warship

February 27, 2011 By admin

GUARDIAN OPEN PLATFORM : REVIEW FEATURE : Official Protection given by Government to 17th-century warship discovered by divers in Pevensey Bay : See also : BBC Inside Out : The Great Storm of 1703 : See also : Divernet : Protection for historic Wreck :

This article titled “Protection for wreck of 17th-century warship” was written by Maev Kennedy, for The Guardian on Sunday 28th May 2006 23.21 UTC

The well-preserved wreck of a late 17th-century warship, recently discovered by divers in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, has been given official protection by the government.

The wreck is believed to be the 70-gun Resolution, built in Harwich in 1665 and sunk in the Great Storm of 1703, which destroyed hundreds of ships and killed thousands.

The wreck, a tangle of timbers and iron guns, was rediscovered last year by divers attempting to recover a lobster pot. Ian Oxley, head of maritime archaeology at English Heritage, called the ship “a crucial part of England’s seafaring heritage”.