The most likely construction date of the ship is immediately after the winter of 1457/8. This date was obtained by oxygen isotope dendrochronology. An earlier standard dendrochronology study (measuring the width of annual growth rings) has given most of the timbers a likely felling date of 1449. This earlier study identified the Basque region of […]

The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered by archaeologists in June 2002 in Newport, South East Wales. It was found on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre, during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre, from which it sustained some damage. The official name of the […]