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Abstract
The Northumberland, a third‐rate man‐of‐war was lost with all hands during the Great Storm of 26–27 November 1703 on the Goodwin Sands—famously known as ‘the ship swallower’. It was rediscovered in 1980 by local divers following the location of a sister ship, the Stirling Castle. Since, the primary concern has been to record exposed structural remains, ordnance and artefacts, and interpret the wreck formation of the site. This paper describes the results of this work, and discusses in particular the size of the keel, the use of chocks, and standardization of ordnance in the Restoration Navy through reference to comparable ship‐finds and historical records.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the divers from the Seadive Organisation who have given so much time to dive and record the site. Special thanks to Pete Pashley, Bob Evans, Ted Westhead, Nigel Harrison and Stuart Barnes; without them this project would not be possible. We would also like to acknowledge the assistance from Douglas McElvogue and Richard Endsor who have provided vast quantities of technical and historical knowledge; Charles Trollope, ordnance expert and finally, Rachel Bynoe for her assistance with the illustrations for this report.