Area F: 2008 Surveys

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Area F is the westernmost part of the Victory wreck. Crabs hide in crevices between concreted iron. Schools of fish swim overhead. A heap of approximately 40 rectangular iron ingots used as ballast lie on a northeast/southwest axis. They correspond to the probable buried keel line. Iron ballast stiffened warship hulls and increased their maneuverability. The Victory's ballast was cast by Miles Troughton at Sowley in the New Forest, part of the Beaulieu estate owned by the Duke of Montagu.

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Area F's heavily concreted ballast pile is the highest point on the wreck. Dragged fishing net has snagged along its edges. No archaeological remains survive west of the ballast. The Victory struck the seabed to starboard, causing the warship to collapse eastwards over the centuries.

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At far west a concentration of wooden planking, shattered barrels and crates was observed on the surface in summer 2008. By 2012 currents and fishing impacts had largely destroyed these remains.

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