250-year-old shipwreck in Orkney identified as Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy and whaling vessel

250-year-old shipwreck in Orkney identified as Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy and whaling vessel

A collaborative work carried out by archaeologists and the community of Sanday, Orkney, has finally identified a strange wreck uncovered in February 2024 as the Earl of Chatham—a former Royal Navy frigate with its former name HMS Hind...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/250-year-old-shipwreck-in-orkney-earl-of-chatham/

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