Palmwood shipwreck
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Palmwood shipwreck | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Sea / ocean | Waddenzee | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Netherlands | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 12 km from land |
| Position | 53.0540, 4.9380 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Palmwood is the name used for a shipwreck off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel in the Wadden Sea.
Artifacts recovered from the wreck include two unique examples of 17th-century clothing, one a satin silk damask dress such as would have been worn by the very wealthy for everyday occasions and the other a silk and silver wedding dress. Both dresses, along with other artifacts found in the wreck, are on display at the Kaap Skil museum in Texel.
Diving & visiting
The shipwreck was discovered by Dutch divers, members of a local amateur dive club, in 2009, and more artifacts were recovered from it in 2014. The wreck site is called Burgzand Noord 17. The ship itself, whose name is unknown, has variously been called the palmwood ship and the boxwood ship because of unusual woods found in the remains.
The wreck is at a depth which provides an environment that inhibits the decomposition of animal and insect matter such as leather and silk. Plant matter materials such as book pages and cotton garments decompose.
Location
- Recorded position: 53.0540, 4.9380 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Waddenzee
- Nearest coast: Netherlands
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Palmwood shipwreck (revision 1354357854), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Discovery”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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