An archaeologist in Sweden spent three years traveling in vessels built like those from 1,000 years ago. He discovered lost sea routes, hidden trade harbors and new respect for Viking seamanship.

Wooden remains of the Earl of Chatham, a British warship from 1749 that was used during the American Revolution, were ...

The wreckage of a ship dating back to 1749 has now been identified, after spending hundreds of years buried beneath the sand.

The 12 tons of timber wreckage once made up the HMS Hind, a ship that took part in the Revolutionary War before being repurposed as a whaling ship.

Shipwreck of historic 18th-century warship uncovered on remote Scottish island With the help of archaeologists, the wreck was identified as the Earl of Chatham, which served in Canada during the ...

Saunders said that in 1787 there were 120 London-based whaling ships in the Greenland Sea, the Earl of Chatham among them. A year later, while heading out to the whaling ground, it was wrecked in ...

A mix of science and historical sleuthing found that it's an 18th-century naval warship and whaling vessel called the Earl of Chatham.

Wars and whaling Further research found that before it was the Earl of Chatham, the ship was HMS Hind, a 24-gun Royal Navy frigate built in Chichester on England's south coast in 1749.

Saunders said that in 1787 there were 120 London-based whaling ships in the Greenland Sea, the Earl of Chatham among them.

Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach. A mix of science and historical sleuthing found that it's an 18th-century naval warship and whaling ...

Wars and whaling Further research found that before it was the Earl of Chatham, the ship was HMS Hind, a 24-gun Royal Navy frigate built in Chichester on England’s south coast in 1749.