A life less than ordinary: the Schooner Ocean (1821–1865)
A life less than ordinary: the Schooner Ocean (1821–1865)
The East Winner Bank Shipwreck takes its name from the southern sandbank on Hayling Island near Portsmouth, UK. Examination of the wreck indicates a 19th-century carvel-built vessel. The sandbank is an active environment, meaning the wreck is rarely exposed to its full extent. Discussed here is work completed on the site before and during the social-distancing restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Documentary sources and previous detailed surveys suggest a possible identification for the wreck. The site appears to be an example of an everyday 19th-century coastal trading vessel, rarely explored archaeologically in the UK, with potential to contribute to discussions of the maritime technologies and maritime cultural landscape of regular folk. The investigation represents an excellent example of combining historical and archaeological data sets to further the interpretation of both sources, revealing details about the ship and its lasting impact on this stretch of coastline.
shipwreck, Maritime Archaeology, material culture, Archive
Pink, Jack
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Whitewright, Julian
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1 March 2022
Pink, Jack
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Whitewright, Julian
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Pink, Jack and Whitewright, Julian
(2022)
A life less than ordinary: the Schooner Ocean (1821–1865).
Historical Archaeology, 56 (1).
(doi:10.1007/s41636-021-00322-3).
Abstract
The East Winner Bank Shipwreck takes its name from the southern sandbank on Hayling Island near Portsmouth, UK. Examination of the wreck indicates a 19th-century carvel-built vessel. The sandbank is an active environment, meaning the wreck is rarely exposed to its full extent. Discussed here is work completed on the site before and during the social-distancing restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Documentary sources and previous detailed surveys suggest a possible identification for the wreck. The site appears to be an example of an everyday 19th-century coastal trading vessel, rarely explored archaeologically in the UK, with potential to contribute to discussions of the maritime technologies and maritime cultural landscape of regular folk. The investigation represents an excellent example of combining historical and archaeological data sets to further the interpretation of both sources, revealing details about the ship and its lasting impact on this stretch of coastline.
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Accepted/In Press date: 4 November 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 January 2022
Published date: 1 March 2022
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shipwreck, Maritime Archaeology, material culture, Archive
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/477905
ISSN: 0440-9213
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