Photo courtesy Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (LAD)
“Once the vessel was no longer needed for sailing, substantial portions of its timber were apparently repurposed as building material rather than discarded. “
As you well know, that was SOP for all building materials, especially stone. That’s why so many old monuments and buildings disappeared throughout history.
substantial portions of its timber were apparently repurposed as building material
What?! Those crafty devils...
Proving once again why we bees at the top of the food chain... I mean, whoda thunk?
I believe POTUS desk (the Resolute desk) was made from a British ship the HMS Resolute. I think they make two of them, maybe more. POTUS’ desk was a gift from GB.
My 123-year-old home (as well as my neighbor’s home) has some girders in the crawl harvested from some old ships sunk off Core Banks (Cape Lookout, NC).
Wow! Thanks, SunkenCiv!
Wow! Thanks, SunkenCiv!
Well shiver me timbers! I have a desk, the top is a thick, heavy wooden grating (”lattice hatch”) from a very old ship.
Since Lake Constance is fresh water, I wonder if this wood was saltwater-cured?
Common practice since ancient times, logs left floating or submerged in sea water for some time resisted rot and insect damage better than untreated dry wood.
Some seafaring nations even had “strategic reserves” of wood kept at the bottom of artificial saltwater lakes.
THAT IS SERIOUS RECYCLING
They’re gonna need a bigger boat!
