Media invitation - Shipshape - in war and peace
There can be few other signals of a nation's intent of action that match the dispatch of the Fleet. It is therefore vital that the Royal Navy is always ready to deploy and, if necessary, to defend Britain's interests, John Coles, Chief Executive of the Warship Support Agency will tell the Royal Academy of Engineering when he gives the Lloyds's... view more... (2003-03-26)
Abertay scientist is in demand for wooden ships
Dr Derek Sinclair, scientist in the University's Scottish Institute for Wood Technology (SIWT), flies to Sweden next week to speak at a conference on preserving the Vasa - a massive 16th-century wooden warship which was recovered from the seabed off Stockholm in 1961. view more (1999-02-12)
Preserving a 460 year old wreck
An international team of researchers has analysed the sulphur and iron composition in the wooden timbers of the Mary Rose, an English warship wrecked in 1545, which was salvaged two decades ago. view more (2005-09-28)
Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?
A joint experiment by researchers at the University of Haifa and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. succeeded in solving the riddle: Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships? view more (2009-07-16)
TU Clausthal Hits the Nail on the Head: An Ancient Roman Warship on the Danube
In August 2004, an ancient Roman galley some 20 metres in length, straight and slender as an arrow, will glide over the Danube with the rhythm of 30 oarsmen during the "River Celebration" in Regensburg. Thus, the "Regina" will be the world's first seaworthy and navigable replica of a Roman warship. This project, fostered by two... view more... (2003-10-14)
Sulfur in marine archaeological shipwrecks -- the 'hull story' gives a sour aftertaste
Advanced chemical analyses reveal that, with the help of smart scavenging bacteria, sulfur and iron compounds accumulated in the timbers of the Swedish warship Vasa during her 333 years on the seabed of the Stockholm harbour. view more (2008-05-19)
Steps towards warship invisibility
Naval warships might look like all-powerful vessels but they are also highly vulnerable to being spotted by the enemy. view more (2008-03-03)
Shipworm threatens marine archeological remains in the Baltic
Shipworm has spread to the Baltic Sea. If it continues to spread, it threatens to destroy still well-preserved and irreplaceable shipwrecks and other marine archeological remains along the coast of Sweden, according to Carl Olof Cederlund, professor of marine archeology at Södertörn University College in Stockholm and the Swedish... view more... (2004-11-24)
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