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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

‘Remarkable’: Eastbourne shipwreck identified as 17th-century Dutch warship

A remarkably preserved shipwreck known only as the “unknown wreck off Eastbourne” has finally been identified as the 17th-century Dutch warship Klein Hollandia which was involved in all the big battles in the second Anglo-Dutch war.

Its identity has been confirmed after painstaking research by archeologists and scientists after its initial discovery in 2019, having lain 32 metres (105ft) underwater on the seabed since 1672.

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