Wooden Vessel Wreck 3307

Circumstances of loss

The Camber Sands wreck, located on the foreshore at Camber Sands near Rye, East Sussex, is recommended for scheduling for the following principal reasons.Archaeological Potential: the analysis of the Camber Sands wreck timbers has the potential, in combination with historical accounts, to further aid understanding of the sourcing, of timber employed in shipbuilding, and ship repairs, in eastern North America.Period: given that the wreck may comprise a vessel that may have been built in North America, possibly for use in high latitudes (as indicated by the unusual thickness and reinforced elements of the hulltimbers), the asset has the potential to answer questions about the C19 transatlantic timber trade.Survival and rarity: the presence of previously unrecorded vessels of such size and potential date are rare. The timbers survive as a clearly 'readable', coherent assemblage. Initial analyses indicate that the timbers comprise the intact lower portions of the hull of the vessel, which have the greatest potential for futureanalysis.