Alkedo

Alkedo on display in the Museum of Ancient Ships
History
NameAlkedo
StatusMuseum exhibit
General characteristics
Length22 m (72 ft)

Alkedo is a preserved Roman shipwreck that sank in the 1st century AD,[1] and was discovered during a construction project in Pisa, Italy.

Excavation

In 1998 construction began on a control center for the Rome-Genoa train line next to Pisa San Rossore. During the project, a series of shipwrecks numbering about thirty were discovered, including Alkedo.[2]

Characteristics

Constructed of holm oak and pine, with an insert in the bow made of oak, it was rowed by twelve oarsmen, and used as a pleasure craft.[a][1][4] The ship's nearly intact hull has been preserved well enough to make out the inscription on a tablet nailed to one of the rower's benches; the inscription states the five letters that make up the word "ALK (E) DO". Translated from Latin to mean "seagull", which is thought to be the name of the ship.[1][3] Traces of red and white were visible on the external sides of the ship during its excavation, which indicates it was once painted.[1] It is displayed next to a full size replica in the Museum of Ancient Ships in Pisa, Italy.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ It may have been used as a patrol craft and later converted into a pleasure boat[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Alkedo ship". Artsupp. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ a b "The display". Navi di Pisa. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ a b Bissoli, Paolo (2019-09-12). "A Pisa è "Alkedo" la star nel Museo delle Navi Antiche". Il Corriere Apuano (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "Viaggio all'interno del Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa". Classicult (in Italian). 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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