Author Results for David Cressey
The Liberty and the London: Fishing for guns, 1650–1665
Little has been written about the history of English underwater salvage in the mid-seventeenth century. The navy of the 1650s and the 1660s needed divers and salvagers for their expanded operations, especially during wars against the Dutch. Ships sunk deep at sea were irretrievable, but vessels lost near shore in tidal waters could yield recoverable […] Read More
Filed under: English Channel | North Sea
Subjects include: Archaeology