About this object
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ID:
TYT98[710]<1402>
Production date:
Early Medieval; 1260-1270
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Location:
In Store
When old ships were broken up, the planks and timbers were often reused for other purposes. A stretch of planking 5.5 metres (18 feet) long and 1.5 metres (5 feet) high was found in excavations in 1999. It had been reused to line a tank for keeping fish on the south bank of the Thames near London Bridge. Tree-ring analysis showed that the vessel had been built in the 1260s. The upper plank has holes for oars to pass through. The vessel may have been a small war galley (in 1294 Edward I had a galley with 140 oars built in London) or a 'barge' used to carry important passengers.
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Measurements
L (approx) 2700 mm; H (approx) 550 mm
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Materials
wood
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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