Drevine in the Channel of Koločep

Three brief campaigns at the site of Drevine took place in 1972–1974. Finds raised from the seabed include wooden barrels filled with iron nails, 47 wooden cases full of small objects such as knives, sleigh bells etc., as well as four guns made of cast iron and other objects of the ship's equipment. Unfortunately, the material has never been studied in detail and just a small portion of it has been conserved. Over the course pages from 16th century books reused as elaborate knife binders were discovered. The reckoning counters (jetons) produced by Cornelius Lauffer in Nuremberg from 1686 to 1711 dated the ship to the end of the 17th or the beginning of the 18th century.

The length of the ship itself was estimated at 25–30 m. The survey conducted under the UNESCO Participation program 2008–2009 affirmed the existence of the ship's hull, with clearly visible frames and planks in the surface layer, covered with stone ballast. The wood has been seriously damaged by Teredo navalis .

Selected bibliography:

Gluščević, S. 2006. Alcuni ritrovamenti medievali e postmedievali dagli abissi del'Adriatico orientale Croato. In Guštin, Gelichi & Spindler 2006 : 59-62.

Kisić, A. 1982. Nešto o trgovačkom brodu koji je nastradao u Koločepskom kanalu kod Dubrovnika krajem XVII. ili početkom XVIII. stoljeća. Anali Zavoda za povijesne znanosti IC JAZU u Dubrovniku 19-20: 143-163.

Vrsalović, Dasen. 1974. Istraživanje i zaštita podmorskih arheoloških spomenika u SR Hrvatskoj . Zagreb: Republički zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture.