Photo: Pascoe Archaeology
We have separated the archaeology and human interest videos for ease of reference. If you know of any others we should include in this list please contact us.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Admiral Gardner
- Admiral Gardner – Part 1: recovering the cargo of the Admiral Gardner David Chamberlain The first of two videos showing a 1984 salvage exhibition to recover specially minted East India Company coins from the wreck of the Admiral Gardner which foundered on the Goodwin Sands in 1809
- Admiral Gardner Part 2: recovering the cargo of the Admiral Gardner David Chamberlain The second of two videos showing a 1984 salvage exhibition to recover specially minted East India Company coins from the wreck of the Admiral Gardner which foundered on the Goodwin Sands in 1809
German Dornier D017 and Ju88
- A WWI German U Boat conning tower spotted from a Coast Guard helicopter whilst looking for a missing yachtsman many years after it was sunk by armed British trawlers in 1917.
- Underwater footage of the remains of a German WWII Junkers Ju 88 bomber demonstrates the difficulties for divers working in extremely poor visibility. Footage by Ted Westhead
- The wreck of this rare Dornier Do17 plane was uncovered by the shifting Goodwin sands and thanks to Bob Peacock I got chance to inspect it in 2012. It is rare in the UK to find so much of an airframe intact in the sea. Dr Innes McCartney
- In Spring 2013 The Royal Air Force Museum intends lifting from the seabed the last remaining intact example of a Dornier 17. Here, with kind permission of the Port of London Authority, we show a scan of the aircraft as she currently lies on Goodwin Sands. RAF Museum
SS Mahratta
- An interesting series of contemporary still photographs of the SS Mahratta wrecked on the Goodwins in 1909. A second ship of the same name suffered the same fate 30 years later. David Chamberlain
- A beautifully told story about the loss of the Mahratta with a focus on her apparently exhausted captain
HMS Northumberland
- Northumberland Diaries 1: underwater archaeologist Dan Pascoe introduces plans for a five day expedition to investigate the wreck of HMS Northumberland, one of many ships lost in the Great Storm of 1703
- Northumberland Diaries 2: underwater footage of day two of the wreck exploration
- Northumberland Diaries 3: third day of exploration of the wreck site
- Northumberland Diaries 4: On the final day of the 2018 the team locate and record a concretion of swords and muskets and also discover the remains of a gun carriage still attached to a gun
Rooswijk
- Part 1 of a joint project in 2017 by Historic England and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands to research and excavate the wreck of Rooswijk, a Dutch East Indiaman which perished in 1740
- The second film on the research and excavation of the VOC-ship the Rooswijk showing the treasure trove of artefacts recovered from the wreck
- The conclusion of the research and excavation of the Rooswijk, the presentation of numerous recovered artefacts on display in Ramsgate and the ongoing work of conservators in Portsmouth
- Diving the wreck of the Rooswijk 2005, Maarer A general account of the Rooswijk, a Dutch East Indiaman which perished on the Goodwins in 1740, it’s discovery in 2005 and the expedition to survey the wreck and recover numerous artefacts
- Virtual Dive Trail
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HMS Stirling Castle
- Operation Man of War Part 1, David Chamberlain. The first of two excellent films made in 1999 illustrating our extraordinary rich maritime heritage and the frustration of marine archaeologists eager to record and protect it
- Operation Man of War Part 2 David Chamberlain The second of the 1999 films continuing to record the endeavours of marine archaeologists failed by successive governments to provide support for the preservation of our maritime heritage
- Stirling Castle – raising a 1703 cannon, David Chamberlain. A series of still photographs showing the recovery of cannon from the wreck of the Stirling Castle in September 2000 (no commentary)
- Lost & Found on the Goodwin Sands: raising a rare Prince Rupert Patent cannon from the wreck of the Stirling Castle, September 2000 by Dave Chamberlain
- Stirling Castle, Bob Peacock. A brief series of still images showing the construction of the Stirling Castle and an artist’s impression of how it lies on the seabed
- Stirling Castle gun carriage. Photogrammetry model of a carriage mounted Prince Rupert patent demi-cannon. showing it’s current conserved state (no commentary) Dr Douglas McElvogue 2019
- This talk was delivered as part of the 2020 MAT Annual Talks Series, the theme for this was ‘Uncharted Tales: Inspiring Heritage Access and Education’. Maritime Archaeology Trust
- Power point presentation of the storm of 1703 with a radio news report as it might have been broadcast at the time – had radio been invented! Bob Peacock 2012
- A team of American’s were invited to take part in ‘Operation Man-o-War’ organized by Seadive to help survey the ‘Great Storm’ wrecks of 1703
- Virtual Dive Trail
Unidentified wrecks and aircraft crash sites
- Underwater footage as divers find previously undiscovered wreck at Goodwin Sands off the coast of Ramsgate (no commentary)
- Underwater footage of a possible steampship boiler or water tank found on the Goodwin Sands September 2019 (no commentary). Vince Woolsgrove
- Underwater footage of what appears to be a bomber found by diver Vince Woolsgrove on the Goodwin Sands in August 2018 (no commentary). Vince Woolsgrove
- This video shows more footage of the possible WWII bomber found in the Study Area for the proposed dredging of the Goodwin Sands. Vince Woolsgrove 2018