The shipwreck of the Jeanne-Elisabeth, a Swedish merchant ship lost off the French Mediterranean coast in 1755. Hull assembly: three different architectural traditions

The excavation of the Jeanne-Elisabeth began in 2008 and was led by archaeologists from the French Ministry of Culture. This Swedish brig of 200 tons sunk in November 1755 while sailing from Cadiz to Marseilles. The starboard hull is preserved for a length of 23 m, from the stem to the stern timbers, from the keel to the second deck. The assembly of the hull is a synthesis of the three traditions of shipbuilding in use in Wolgast, Germany, during the mid-18th century: Dutch, English and French. The Jeanne-Elisabeth is a great laboratory to study merchant ship construction as designed by a private shipyard in the mid-18th century.