“The High Character Obtained by Cumberland Ships”: A Shipbuilding District in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

Iron knees in wooden vessels—an attempt at a typology

“…The various types of knee have all been identified from British sources. While it is clear that equivawooden knees, further work is needed to identify variations in other European countries, In general 1839 (Stammers, 1998). the presence or absence of iron knees can be a useful diagnostic towards dating undocumented wreck sites.…”

Iron knees in wooden vessels-an attempt at a typology

“…While it is clear that equivawooden knees, further work is needed to identify variations in other European countries, In general 1839 (Stammers, 1998). the presence or absence of iron knees can be a useful diagnostic towards dating undocumented wreck sites.…”