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+== Archaeologists Uncover Gigantic Medieval Ship With Features Seen Only on Paper ==
+The shipwreck is exceptionally preserved and provides the first archaeological confirmation of features seen in illustrations.
+Margherita Bassi - January 14, 2026
+Maritime archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a gargantuan medieval ship off the coast of Copenhagen.
+The vessel, named Svaelget 2, is the world’s largest known cog—a merchant ship in the Middle Ages (another term for the medieval era) that revolutionized trade. Its extraordinary preservation is shedding light not just on the ship and its trade context, but on the lives of those that sailed aboard it.
+Svaelget 2 is around 92 feet (28 meters) long, 19.7 feet (6 meters) high, and 29.5 feet (9 meters) wide. It was probably capable of hauling 300 tons of cargo, according to the team’s estimates. The existence of this ship hints at a fixed, consistent system of trade throughout Northern Europe.
+“A ship with such a large cargo capacity is part of a structured system where merchants knew there was a market for the goods they carried. Svælget 2 is a tangible example of how trade developed during the Middle Ages,” Otto Uldum, excavation leader and maritime archaeologist at the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark, said in a museum statement. What’s more, “It required a society that could finance, build and equip these enormous ships that served the Middle Ages’ need for export and import over great distances.”
+https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-uncover-gigantic-medieval-ship-with-features-known-only-from-historical-records-2000710146
+== Archaeologists Say They’ve Unearthed a Massive Medieval Cargo Ship That’s the Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found ==
+Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the “Svaelget 2” is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts say the 600-year-old discovery is “exceptionally well-preserved”
+Sonja Anderson
+Sonja Anderson - January 12, 2026
+Forty feet below the waves of Oresund, the strait between Denmark and Sweden, researchers have discovered the wreckage of a 600-year-old ship. Extravagantly outfitted and remarkably preserved, it’s a medieval cargo vessel also known as a cog. Experts say it’s the largest ship of its kind ever found.
+Maritime archaeologists from Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum came across the shipwreck while surveying the seabed. According to a statement from the museum, the silt-covered vessel—called Svaelget 2—measures about 92 feet long, 30 feet wide and 20 feet tall. Experts estimate its cargo capacity was 300 tons.
+“The find is a milestone for maritime archaeology,” says archaeologist Otto Uldum, the leader of the excavation, in the statement. “It is the largest cog we know of, and it gives us a unique opportunity to understand both the construction and life on board the biggest trading ships of the Middle Ages.”
+https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-unearthed-a-massive-medieval-cargo-ship-thats-the-largest-vessel-of-its-kind-ever-found-180987984/