[Red Badger]

PinGGG!..................

[Red Badger]

The Medieval Cog...

[BradyLS]

Along the hull were remnants of the ship’s forecastle and aftcastle, which provided shelter for the crew. Until now, archaeologists could not confirm that these “castles” even existed on such ships.

Where do they think the nautical terms forecastle (fo’c’sle) and sterncastle came from?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

There is a massive difference between Viking ships and medieval cogs from other countries. Viking ships could traverse open, hostile seas. Cogs were lucky not to sink even if they hugged the coasts.

[EVO X]

Interesting. Christopher Columbus’s ships were reported to be 50-60 feet in length and were not designed as ocean going vessels..

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"...built around 1410 using timber originating from Poland and the Netherlands.

That alone is remarkable. There had to have been some special characteristics of the wood from Poland that justified transporting it more than 800 km to the Netherlands to build the ship. I can't imagine why they just couldn't have used all lumber from Holland.

[whitney69]

Were there little green men skeletons in it?

wy69

[Ezekiel]

I visited this museum over 20 years ago. It was awesome.

I still have souvenirs, postcards.

[Taxman]

Ping

[TalBlack]

“…with the astounding capacity to carry an immense 300-ton load with only a minimal crew.“

Getting an idea why it may have wound up on the bottom…

[frank ballenger]

Ship was carrying hashish, opium, henbane and mandrake root.
The most common narcotics of the era.

There was no Trump to blow them up back then.

People didn’t suddenly become evil a few years ago. They were evil for centuries.

[shotgun]

The Raging Queen?

[Tunehead54]

What was it’s cargo?

Maybe missed it skimming - hotel breakfast time!

[bert]

In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue