MAHS in England
The Great Storm Project

The significance of the site and of the vessels surviving there is hard to overstate.   Similarly hard to exaggerate is the experience of the archaeologists.   As noted by William Utley, the project manager for MAHS, "There is something magical that transcends simple archaeology when you dive on wrecks like these.   It is a once in a lifetime experience -- three-hundred-year-old wooden warships are not supposed to be intact like this."

Utley goes on to note that "Except for the archaeologists on the project, no other living human beings can say that they have stood on the deck of a Royal Navy ship-of-the-line.
To actually touch the upright hull and swim through the gunports of such a vessel is a privilege few will ever have.   It is a feeling that words cannot adequately describe."

The text for these pages was adapted from published articles by Utley, Dave Chamberlain, and Bob Peacock.   Photos are courtesy of MAHS and SeaDive members.

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