Flimsy-Dog4961 t1_j6e77h1 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:49 PM Reply to comment by ZeenTex in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak another interesting thing that colonial trade ships used a ballast was porcelain because it was heavy and wouldn’t tarnish due to sea water Permalink Parent 5
Flimsy-Dog4961 t1_j6e77h1 wrote
Reply to comment by ZeenTex in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
another interesting thing that colonial trade ships used a ballast was porcelain because it was heavy and wouldn’t tarnish due to sea water