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Craig Meighan

MYSTERIOUS: Archaeologists uncover identity of 1700s orkney shipwreck - What They Never Told You

The vessel was found last year after changes to the climate led to it being uncovered (Wessex Archaeology/PA) - (Wessex Archaeology)

Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney.

Expert say the vessel discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely the Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy vessel called HMS Hind that was later renamed once it became a whaling ship.

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