1780-1800 (Temporal Keyword)
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Finding HMS Amethyst; A 32-Gun Royal Navy Napoleonic Frigate (2018)
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During the summer of 2014 The SHIPS Project UK located a wreck within Plymouth Sound. Further investigation during fieldwork in 2015 identified the wreck as the Royal Navy heavy frigate HMS Amethyst lost in 1811. Throughout the 2015 field season a number of artifacts were recovered including a large number of copper fixings and a quantity of copper hull sheathing. Some of the copper fixings included printed dates and manufacturers marks. Subsequent research into copper has connected us with...