Tudor shipwreck to be excavated on Kent beach

Contents of 400-year-old vessel could offer ‘marvellous’ insight into maritime history

Tankerton wreck
(Image credit: Timescapes)

A 400-year-old shipwreck hailed as a “marvellous” historical find is to be excavated and preserved on the Kent beach where it was discovered.

Archaeologists will work at Tankerton Beach, near Whitstable, this week to uncover the remains of the ship, whose exposed timber measures around 12 metres long.

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