Researchers in France are relaunching the search for one of the nation’s most storied sunken vessels more than 500 years after it went down in flames and vanished mysteriously.
The Cordelière perished with a bang in 1512 when the English King Henry VIII’s armada launched a surprise attack off the coast of Brest, France, and the 200-canon vessel sustained a fatal hit. Fighting at a numerical disadvantage, the captain and his 1,500-man crew sailed at the most powerful English warship, the Regent, latching on to it with grapple hooks before a devastating explosion onboard sealed the fate of both ships. No trace of either ship has been seen since.
I really like the 3D modelling concept using the scan data...
http://www.newsweek.com/underwater-search-legendary-16th-century-warship-begins-france-834931
The Cordelière perished with a bang in 1512 when the English King Henry VIII’s armada launched a surprise attack off the coast of Brest, France, and the 200-canon vessel sustained a fatal hit. Fighting at a numerical disadvantage, the captain and his 1,500-man crew sailed at the most powerful English warship, the Regent, latching on to it with grapple hooks before a devastating explosion onboard sealed the fate of both ships. No trace of either ship has been seen since.
I really like the 3D modelling concept using the scan data...
http://www.newsweek.com/underwater-search-legendary-16th-century-warship-begins-france-834931
