'Underwater Pompeii': French renew search for Cordeliere, sunk in 1512 battle

French researchers will the search for the Cordeliere, a huge warship that was sunk during an intense 16th-century battle with the biggest vessel in the English fleet, which also went down.

The Cordeliere, pride of Anne of Brittany’s navy, exploded off the coast of Brest in 1512 after Henry VIII’s armada surprised her France-Brittany fleet during the War of the League of Cambrai.

“What we have under the water here are two of the most significant museums of the 16th century’s maritime history,” said Michel L’Hour, head of France’s marine archeology department. “It’s an underwater Pompeii.”


Source :- theguardian