September
13
/ 2023
A shipboard cannon, found off the west coast of Sweden, may be the oldest piece of artillery ever found in Europe! Discovered in the waters off Marstrand, the cannon has been crafted from cast copper-alloy and of small, muzzle-loading design. It was discovered by a recreational diver at a depth of 20 meters (65.6 ft) in the Marstrand Sea. A research and study conducted on this oldest cannon has determined it to be a shipboard cannon from a shipwreck, rather than cargo, from the 14th century. Europe’s Oldest Cannon Locked and Loaded: Fiery Findings of the Study Remnants of a charge within its powder chamber point to the cannon being fully loaded and prepared for combat when it came to
