A Danish warship which was sunk more than 200 years ago, has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen by marine archaeologists. Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 meters down, divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it...
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A Danish warship which was sunk more than 200 years ago, has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen by marine archaeologists.
Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 meters down, divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site, home to a new housing district being built off the Danish coast.
Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum, which is leading the monthslong underwater excavations, recently announced its findings, 225 years to the day since the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, when Dannebroge was sunk.
A truce was eventually struck between British Navy officer Horatio Nelson and Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik, with a ceasefire later bringing the fighting to an end.
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