Pascoe, D. and Middleton, A. (2013). Investigating a chain pump recovered from the designated wreck of the Northumberland. Research News (19). Vol 19, pp. 13-15.
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Investigating a chain pump recovered from the designated wreck of the Northumberland | |||||
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Research News (19) | |||||
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Research News | |||||
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19 | |||||
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40 | |||||
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13 - 15 | |||||
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In 2011 English Heritage commissioned a project to record and investigate a chain pump recovered from the wreck of the warship Northumberland, which sank during a storm in 1703. This article gives a brief history of the ship, explains the archaeological significance of the pump, and outlines the techniques used to investigate it. Although the remains recovered from the wreck are fragments of a much larger piece, they contain the most substantial evidence that has been found in the archaeological record to date. There are contemporary documents of carpenter's stores listing the individual parts of chain pumps, as well as illustrations that show the location of pumps on board ships. However, the information from the historical record lacks the detail needed to be able to accurately reconstruct the pump and understand how all of the individual components fitted together. The main objectives of the project were therefore to research the construction and use of pumps on board ships; record and extract the constructional details and the components within the concretion; assess its condition and devise a conservation programme; and display the pump at Ramsgate Maritime Museum. The combined scientific investigations have provided the details that were lacking from the historical record, and as a result it is now known precisely how the pump and its components were designed and constructed. The project has also demonstrated the great potential high-energy micro-focus scanning has in the non-destructive recording and investigation of concreted shipwreck material. LD | |||||
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2013 | |||||
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03 Feb 2016 |
