This was an important consideration when ships started carrying cannons in the 15th century, Altrock said, so traditional "clinker-built" ships soon became obsolete. These details make Vrak 5 key to ...

In 2002 archaeologists uncovered a special find - preserved in mud in the River Usk in Newport was a 15th Century ship. Ever since then a team has been restoring the wreck and hope to start ...