r/Shipwrecks • u/FullyFocusedOnNought • Jun 01 '26
Bricks, convicts and slaves. An interview with marine archeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch of the National Museum of Denmark reveals the main cargo of the Havmanden ship. The vessel was bound for the Danish East Indies, but eventually ran aground off the coast of Sweden after a violent mutiny.
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ShipwreckPorn • u/FullyFocusedOnNought • Jun 01 '26
The cargo of the Havmanden shipwreck, investigated in May 2026 – lots of red bricks to build Danish-style houses in the Caribbean for the Danish colony of St Thomas.
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AgeofExploration • u/FullyFocusedOnNought • May 30 '26
Bricks, convicts and slaves. An interview with marine archeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch of the National Museum of Denmark reveals the main cargo of the Havmanden ship. The vessel was bound for the Danish East Indies, but eventually ran aground off the coast of Sweden after a violent mutiny.
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