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Abstract
The Danish brigantine Die Frau Metta Catharina von Flensburg, outward bound from St Petersburg to Genoa, was wrecked in Plymouth Sound in 1786. With the consent of the wreck's owner, HRH The Prince of Wales, sports divers carried out a 30‐year‐long project to excavate and display material from the site. Aspects of shipboard life aboard this 18th‐century Baltic trader, together with an insight into her remarkable cargo of ‘Russia’ leather, have been presented to audiences in the UK and abroad. This paper presents a summary of the project upon its completion in 2006.
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Acknowledgements
Special thanks are due to The City of Plymouth Museums & Art Gallery, and Flensburger Schiffahrtsmuseum and Verein Zur Förderung Des Flensburger Schiffahrtsmuseums. Particular thanks are due to HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall, for generously allowing us to work on the wreck‐site. Thanks also to Dr Jonathan Adams; John Allan, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter; Dr Polydora Baker, English Heritage; Cdr Alan Bax; Dr Phil Bryson, Diving Diseases and Research Centre, Plymouth; Dr Gloria Clifton, Royal Observatory, Greenwich; Heather Coleman, Dawnmist Studio; Paul Dart; Mike Evans (Senior Diver); Colin Hannaford, Deputy Team Leader; and Dr A. E. W. Miles, Royal College of Surgeons.