the discovery and documentation of the newport ship: unlocking the secrets of a medieval merchant...
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The Discovery and
Documentation of the
Newport Ship:
Unlocking the secrets of
a medieval merchant
vessel found in Wales
Dr. Toby Jones
Newport Medieval Ship Project
Newport Museum, Wales, UK
RCAHMW Digital Past Conference
16 February 2017
THE NEWPORT MEDIEVAL SHIP: Background Information
•Discovered in Newport, Wales in 2002
•Built after AD 1449 (likely in the Basque
country of Northern Spain), with additional
British-grown timber fitted to the vessel
after AD 1465
•A late medieval example of a large
clinker-built merchant vessel (with 1000+
artefacts)
•Well-preserved by anoxic river sediments
•Capable of direct/long-duration voyages
•Substantial evidence of trade with the
Iberian Peninsula, especially Portugal.
•Ended its working life in Newport after the
spring of AD 1468
•Partially salvaged in antiquity
Digital Reconstruction and Analysis of the Newport Medieval Ship
Bilge pump sump with wicker strum basket in-situ
Positioning stanchions and other interior elements.
Recovered Deck Hatch
Digital Reconstruction and Analysis of the Newport Medieval Ship
The Newport Ship:
L.O.A. (between posts): 28.6 m
Length Extreme: 35.6 m
Beam: 8.9 m
Deadweight: 131,502 kg
Ballast Weight: 73,875 kg
Cargo Weight: 187,118 kg
Displacement: 392,495 kg
Draught: 3.8 m
Freeboard: 2.5 m
Weight to Immerse:
1789 kgf/cm
French silver petit blanc
coin found in
the keel/stem scarf joint.
Minted between
May and July 1447
PUBLICATION
ARCHIVING
Contact Information:
Dr. Toby Jones
0044 (0)1633 274167
www.newport.gov.uk/ship
www.newportship.org