The bronze cannon is from 'The London,' a historic warship that blew up in a gunpowder explosion in 1665.
An 'exceptionally well-preserved' bronze cannon from an iconic ship was recovered from a busy shipping lane after 360 years at the bottom of an England waterway, historiand announced this week. The cannon came from the wreck of 'The London,' a historic warship that blew up in a gunpowder explosion in 1665, according to a news release from national preservation organization Historic England. According to the BBC, 300 people on board were killed in the explosion.
Ellis said the discovery may offer new insight into how the ship may have exploded. According to Historic England, the cannon was one of 76 aboard the ship at the time of its sinking. About 41 of those cannons have been recovered so far, but each has unique features making its study important, according to the organization, because the warship did not use standardized weapons but instead salvaged many cannons from captured enemy vessels, shipwrecks and decommissioned ships.
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