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I found a sunken boat (feddit.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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It's really long and quite wide but no sign of a mast. No idea what the history of this thing is.

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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

You should contact a local history group or museum. That could be a significant find - it' clearly old, possibly thousands of years.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Idk if it's that old if it is directly exposed in the water like that. I would imagine that it would have decomposed

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  • [–] [S] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yeah, I doubt it's even a hundred years old. I almost don't even want to find out its story as it's likely nothing that exciting. If I had to bet I'd guess it's an old barge of some sort.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That ship could very well be old. Ships from the Viking era and older have been found in lakes in similar condition. It's, of course, very difficult to tell, but if I were you, I would send it to someone who knows better.

    I mean, you already have the photos and videos to give a pretty good idea of the ship.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    It's not that old. Granted I only had one class in marine archaeology but I see treenails poking out here and there and I don't see a large keel. So I'm gonna guess built 19th or early 20th century and its a barge of some sort. Flat bottomed for river or lake work.

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