World's Largest Medieval Cog Discovered in Danish Waters, Dating to 1410
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Summary
Maritime archaeologists from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum have discovered what they believe to be the world's largest cog, a medieval cargo ship built around 1410. The vessel, named Svælget 2, measures approximately 28 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 6 meters high, with an estimated cargo capacity of 300 tons. Found in the Øresund waters between Denmark and Sweden, the remarkably preserved shipwreck is providing new insights into medieval shipbuilding techniques and Northern European trade networks during the late Middle Ages.
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· 4 pulledMaritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark have announced the discovery of what they describe as the world's largest cog—a medieval cargo vessel built around 1410
From the first dive, archaeologists realised the outline beneath the sand was not an ordinary shipwreck
approximately 28 metres long, 9 metres wide, and 6 metres high, with an estimated cargo capacity of around 300 tons
its remarkably preserved remains are revealing new details about medieval shipbuilding and Northern European trade networks
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