The Bellevue Wreck: A Recent Survey of a Large Late Medieval Shipwreck in Dalarö Harbour, Sweden: A Possible Hulk?

It has been known that a large, clinker-built shipwreck lies on the seabed near the Hotel Bellevue in Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago since the 1960s. The wreck has been the subject of several small-scale archaeological investigations. This article reports the results of recent marine archaeolog...

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Published in:	The International journal of nautical archaeology 2021-01, Vol.50 (1), p.116-129
Main Author:	Eriksson, Niklas
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Archaeology Archaeology with General Specialisation arkeologi arkeologi med inriktning mot allmän arkeologi Baltic Sea forecastle hulk Medieval sailing route
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Summary:	It has been known that a large, clinker-built shipwreck lies on the seabed near the Hotel Bellevue in Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago since the 1960s. The wreck has been the subject of several small-scale archaeological investigations. This article reports the results of recent marine archaeological fieldwork that concluded that the Bellevue wreck is the remains of a late medieval ship equipped with a forecastle. Moreover, the analysis shows that it was a larger vessel for its day. The article argues that the wreck resembles what may be referred to as a hulk.
ISSN:	1057-2414 1095-9270 1095-9270