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Title: 700 year old Cog from Hanseatic League found 5 feet under street
Post by: steve58 on April 20, 2022, 05:54:17 PM
Very cool... O0

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FSEC_99717105.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26amp%3Bstrip%3Dall%26amp%3Bzoom%3D1%26amp%3Bresize%3D600%252C315&hash=becf9c64cc5656f927104d9c7c0f87ae78d98858)

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FSEI_99721693.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26amp%3Bstrip%3Dall%26amp%3Bzoom%3D1%26amp%3Bresize%3D600%252C390&hash=84b2ca7329b071b6cbc70f15859353b981900304)

https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/20/tallinn-700-year-old-ship-found-5ft-under-street-by-construction-workers-16498703/amp/
Title: Re: 700 year old Cog from Hanseatic League found 5 feet under street
Post by: Gusington on April 20, 2022, 07:33:43 PM
That's awesome - looks pretty good for 700 years +
Title: Re: 700 year old Cog from Hanseatic League found 5 feet under street
Post by: Staggerwing on April 21, 2022, 05:48:14 AM
Very cool story indeed... but isn't the ship pictured in the drawing a Caravel? I believe even larger Cogs had only one mast.
Title: Re: 700 year old Cog from Hanseatic League found 5 feet under street
Post by: steve58 on April 21, 2022, 07:45:15 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on April 21, 2022, 05:48:14 AM
Very cool story indeed... but isn't the ship pictured in the drawing a Caravel? I believe even larger Cogs had only one mast.

Your probably right, so I'm gonna blame the article I referenced in the OP which is where I grabbed the screenshot.  :-[

This link has some pics of both types.

https://www.hanse.org/en/hanse-historic/the-history-of-the-hanseatic-league/the-hanseatic-cog/