Hansa Kogge around 1380 — The Hansa was a medieval association of German cities which engaged by in long distance business mainly in area of Baltic Sea. The Bremen Cog, as this vessel is best known today, dates from AD 1380 and is one of the world's largest ship finds. It is best preserved medieval ship in the world. The shipwreck was discovered in the Weser in 1962. The wooden remains turned out to be a cargo ship from the Hanseatic era. Conservation took 19 years. The reconstruction is in the German Maritime Museum. The preserved ship open to the public in the museum’s Cog’s Hall in 2017.

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