The new study inconclusively refutes that. Instead, it believes this ship belonged to a successful 16th-century merchant who meant to sell these metal treasures for use aboard other ships.

“To find a late 16th-century ship preserved in the ... period have been designated the remains of merchant vessels, including the Gresham Ship, which was located in the Thames Estuary in 2004.

A replica of Ferdinand Magellan's flagship the 16th-century sailing ship, the Trinidad, drifted into a bridge in St. Augustine, Florida on Monday. The crew of the Nao Trinidad reported losing ...

In addition, a cable is attached from the fish davit to the tip of the anchor, and the anchor is fixed sideways to the anchor bed on the side of the ship. In the 16th century, before GPS was ...