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Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago

The Guardian · · 589 words · By Associated Press; Guardian staff reporter
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“More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen harbour by marine archaeologists.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Copenhagen (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ) is the capital and most populous city of both the country of Denmark and the wider Kingdom of Denmark, with a population of 667,000 people in the municip…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics led to mul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Copenhagen (also known as the Bombardment of Copenhagen) occurred between 16 August and 7 September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. British forces bombarded the Danish capital of Copenh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1807)
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“Divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site in a new housing district being built off the Danish coast.”
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“Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum announced its findings on Thursday, 225 years to the day since the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Viking Ship Museum (Norwegian: Vikingskipshuset på Bygdøy) is located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It is temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It is part of the Museum of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Ship_Museum_(Oslo)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Viking Ship Museum (Danish: Vikingeskibsmuseet) in Roskilde is Denmark's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibiti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Ship_Museum_(Roskilde)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Viking ship replicas are one of the more common types of ship replica. Viking, the first Viking ship replica, was built by the Rødsverven shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. In 1893 it sailed across the…
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“In the Battle of Copenhagen, Nelson and the British fleet attacked and defeated Denmark’s navy as it formed a protective blockade outside the harbour.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Copenhagen (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ) is the capital and most populous city of both the country of Denmark and the wider Kingdom of Denmark, with a population of 667,000 people in the municip…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Copenhagen (also known as the Bombardment of Copenhagen) occurred between 16 August and 7 September 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. British forces bombarded the Danish capital of Copenh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1807)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Copenhagen of 1801 (Danish: Slaget på Reden, meaning "the battle of the roadstead [of Copenhagen Harbour]"), also known as the First Battle of Copenhagen to distinguish it from the Secon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1801)
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“The 48-metre (157ft) Dannebroge was Nelson’s main target. Cannon fire tore through its upper deck before incendiary shells sparked a fire onboard.”
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“The battle is also believed to have inspired the phrase 'to turn a blind eye'.”
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“Nelson eventually offered a truce and a ceasefire was later agreed with Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik. The stricken Dannebroge slowly drifted northward and exploded.”
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“Marine archaeologists have discovered two cannon, uniforms, insignia, shoes, bottles and even part of a sailor’s lower jaw – perhaps belonging to one of the 19 unaccounted-for crew members who probably lost their lives that day.”
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“The dig site will soon be enveloped by construction work for Lynetteholm, a mega-project to build a new housing district in the middle of Copenhagen harbour that is expected to be completed by 2070.”
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“Experts say the sizes of the wooden parts found match old drawings. Dendrochronological dating – using tree rings to establish the age of wood – ties the wreck to the year the ship was built.”
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“The darkened dig site is also full of cannonballs – a hazard for divers navigating waters darkened by clouds of silt stirred up from the seabed.”
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“Chronicled in books and painted on canvases, the 1801 battle is deeply embedded in Denmark’s national story.”
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