Wreck Mönchgut Fpl. 64 (stop motion excavation)

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In the summer of 2017, the Cultural Heritage Agency of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern meticulously unearthed, documented, and salvaged two historic shipwrecks in the Bay of Greifswald, Northern Germany, to facilitate the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This 3D model showcases the meticulous scans from various excavation phases of wreck Fpl. 64 (see wreck Fpl. 63). A sturdy clinker-built trading vessel was commandeered and deliberately sunk by the Swedish army in the summer of 1715, accompanied by at least 12 other vessels, to form a strategic ship barrier at the entrance to the Bay of Greifswald, thwarting enemy naval invasions during the Great Northern War. The tactic proved effective until a Swedish deserter guided the Danish navy through a secret passage within the barrier (see image); by December 1715, the region had been firmly secured under Danish control. - Image source: Photogrammetry models capture by Paweł Stencel and Thomas Van Damme; processing by Thomas Van Damme.