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R. PRICE & K. MUCKELROY: KENNEMERLAND a. Ship's armament
Cannon 3-8. Detailed investigation of the iron cannon within the South Mouth in- dicated that, so far as could be ascertained in their present corroded state, they were all of the same pattern, 2.73 m long overall and with a bore of 0.12 m. Special attention was paid to cannon 6, which was cleaned up and all its features were recorded (Fig. 4).
Cannon balls. Our measurements show that there were three sizes of cannon ball present, being respectively 0.115 m, 0.088 m and 0.075 m in diameter. The smallest type were only fotind in the vicinity of cannon 2, which serves to reinforce the idea that this collection of material is not from the Kennemerland. The 0.115 m variety would fit well into the large iron cannon 3-8, but we have so far found no armament that can be associated with the 0-088m type.
Lead shot. About 3000 individual lead shot balls were recovered, measuring approxi- mately 0.017 m in diameter, and mostly from the western side of area A. Furthermore, we found several examples of two balls joined together with a coil of brass wire. This type of ammunition has also been found on other Dutch East Indiamen, including the Mullion wreck (McBride P., Larn R., Davis R. 1972: 139, 1974: 78), and the. Lastdrager (Stenuit, 1974).Until recently, however, it was thought
that such shot was carried only on Spanish ships of this period (Peterson, 1966). In addition to this large shot, we found a large amount of fine shot, of considerably more variable gauges, generally between 0-02 and 0.05 m in diameter.
Shot moulds (Fig. 5). Three pairs of moulds were found, designed for producing large
quantities of the above-mentioned fine shot. They are about 0.35 m long and 0.025 m wide, with handles at one end and hinges at the other.
Pewter funnel. This is 0-085m in diameter at the rim, and stands 0.12 m high overall. As mentioned above, it seems likely that this was a powder funnel (site A).
b. Ship's equipment
Sounding leads. A pair of leads were found, 0.68 m long and octagonal in cross-section. In addition there was part of another, 0.30 m long (site A).
Rope. Several short lengths of rope were found, about 0-08 m in circumference and still smelling of tar. There were also some bunches of short lengths of cord, which go under the name of spunyarn. These are examples of items which could be relatively modern, but which probably did come from the Kennemerland (site A).
Grindstone. This was first located in 1971, and raised in 1973. It lay in site E, and was in remarkably good condition. It is 1 m in diameter and 0.15 m thick, with a hole 0.12 m square at its centre. Since no others were found, it is assumed that this was being carried on board for use during the voyage, rather than as cargo.
Anchors. A further anchor was found this year, in addition to the five found in 1971 (Forster & Higgs, 1973: 296). Five of them are of the same size and pattern, i.e. 3-3m stock length and 2-6 m fluke to fluke along the curve, Anchor 5 is considerably smaller, and there is some doubt as to whether it is from the Kennemerland.
Figure5. Twohalvesofan iron shot mould.
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