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Archaeology & Conservation

  • Finding the Ship

    During the construction of the Riverfront arts centre, in 2002, on the banks of the River Usk in Newport a discovery was made.

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  • Excavation

    At first, the archaeologists worked under the assumption that only a small number of timbers would be recorded…

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  • Recording

    Each timber had to be carefully cleaned before a FaroArm was used to record each ship timber into the computer to produce 3-dimensional rotatable images.

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  • Artifacts

    Although the Ship was in dock for repair or dismantling so not full of cargo or personal possessions the excavation found a number fascinating artefacts.

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  • Conservation

    The conservation process for the Newport Ship has differed from that undertaken for famous ships like the Mary Rose and Vasa.

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  • Preservation & Storage

    After treatment in ammonium citrate and PEG the timbers are freeze-dried ready for storage before ahead of reassembly.

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  • Newport Ship Centre Library

    Newport Ship Centre Library

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  • Specialist reports and bibliography

    Specialist reports, excavation and post-excavation analysis

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Archaeology & Conservation

  • Finding the Ship
  • Excavation
  • Recording
  • Artifacts
  • Conservation
  • Preservation & Storage
  • Newport Ship Centre Library
  • Specialist reports and bibliography

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Guidebook and Book

Book and Gudiebook - World of the Newport Medieval Ship: Trade, Politics and Shipping in the Mid-Fifteenth Century

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All this work is taking place at our Ship Centre, where various components of the Newport Transporter Bridge are be… https://t.co/9SmRgnqDyO
- Tuesday Jul 2 - 3:43pm

With every experiment we learn more about the wooden ships of our forefathers. We are having to re-learn these less… https://t.co/8wA8FnprZ4
- Monday Jul 1 - 12:51pm

Newport, South Wales
Monday 19th April 2021

Ship Facts

The vessel shows evidence of a long hard life at sea, and experts believe that the ship possibly toppled as a result of an accident - or was it deliberate?

Ship Centre 01633 274167; FoNS 07808 778 449
chair@newportship.org

Newport Medieval Ship Project,
Unit 20, Estuary Road,
Queensway Meadows Industrial Estate,
NP19 4SP

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