Published 21.02
The most violent mutiny in Danish maritime history took place on the ship Havmanden. Now the wreck in Gothenburg’s northern archipelago is to be re-examined.
In 1683, the frigate was on its way to the West Indian island of Saint Thomas with convicts on board when the ship was taken over by mutineers. The ship turned around in the Azores and later sank in Gothenburg’s northern archipelago.
Marine archaeologists are hoping for new insights into the ship’s construction and the discovery of personal items when the wreck is re-studied. At the same time, it must be secured for the future.
“With a protective covering later this year, we will slow down the degradation and preserve this dark, but important history, so that it does not disappear at the bottom of the sea,” says museum inspector Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch in a press release from the Danish National Museum.
The work is carried out in collaboration with Bohuslän’s museum.
