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The Fiumicino 1 wreck was found in 1959 during work on Leonardo
airport at Fiumicino (Rome) on the site of the ancient harbour
basin built in
42 AD
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The Fiumicino 1 wreck was found in 1959 during work on Leonardo
airport at Fiumicino (Rome) on the site of the ancient harbour
basin built in
42 AD by the emperor Claudius. The hull was salvaged in 1961 and,
conservation with a mixture of resins, was exhibited in 1979 in
the Museum of the Roman Ships.
Fiumicino 1 is a flat bottomed ship. Her shape and structure resemble
Fiumicino 2, but she is better preserved in the upper lines of
The wreck is conserved from sternpost to stem for a length of
13,83 m. The
starboard side from the middle body forward is 1,47 m high, while
remaining part and the port side are broken along the knee. The
maximum width conserved is of 4,57 m.
The hull remains
The keel is made of two pieces: the sterngripe and the keel. The
former (2,72 m long) is joined to the keel with a hook scarf but
this scarf is not fixed by a transversal bolt, as is normal in
other Roman ships. The internal step of the scarf is stiffened
by three wooden pegs.
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