Precious artefacts from the Gloucester are being restored by a team of conservators.
The 340-year-old Gloucester warship was discovered after a cannon was spotted on the seabed by divers
The divers first discovered its whereabouts in 2007, but it was kept a secret for 15 years until precious artefacts were salvaged from the seabed.Image caption,Mr Panter, the trust's head of conservation, said the York laboratory was one of only two in the country that would be able to handle the items.
Around 19,000 artefacts were found on board after it was famously raised from the seabed of the Hampshire coast in 1982.The desalination of the combs found on the Gloucester can take months, conservator Scarlett Crowe said
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