World’s largest medieval cargo ship emerges from its underwater grave off European coast

Researchers dated the ship by conducting tree-ring analysis, which showed it was built with timber from Pomerania, in ...

Archaeologists Just Discovered a 9-Story-Long Viking Cargo Ship

Dubbed a super ship, the Svaelget 2 is nearly 92 feet long and was likely built around 1410.
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Archaeologists Say They’ve Unearthed a Massive Medieval Cargo Ship That’s the Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svaelget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts say the 600-year-old discovery is "exceptionally well-preserved" ...

Denmark just uncovered a 600-year-old ship, the largest medieval cargo vessel ever found

For centuries, the sound of the seabed between Denmark and Sweden has been disturbed by currents, anchors and passing ships. Little attention was pai.
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This Medieval ‘Super Ship,’ The Largest Of Its Kind Ever Found, Was Just Discovered Off The Coast Of Denmark

Maritime archaeologists in Copenhagen discovered the well-preserved remains of the Svaelget 2, a massive medieval merchant ...

Talk About Range Anxiety—Could Giant Cargo Ships Run on Batteries?

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