Mystery Wreck Project (Flower of Ugie)

Archaeological diving work by HWTMA began on a shipwreck site in the Eastern Solent in 2004 following a report from a fisherman of a net snag on a previously unknown obstruction. Survey between 2004 and 2008 revealed the remains of a wooden shipwreck, lying in two large pieces with an additional area of dispersed remains. At the time, the identification of the vessel remained unknown. Due to the urgent need to establish the date and identity of the vessel to help determine its archaeological significance and develop sustainable long-term monitoring and management of the site, funding from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF), was awarded to the project. A program of investigation into the material characteristics of the vessel (dendrochronology, timber species analysis, metal analysis, ship structure, small finds) was undertaken and indicated an early/mid-19th century date. Historical research and correlation with the recorded shipwreck losses for a 10 km area around the site revealed that that shipwreck represented the remains of the Flower of Ugie. The Flower of Ugie was a sailing barque, built in Sunderland in 1838. The vessel had a successful fourteen year career sailing to destinations in South Asia, the Far East, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic and North America. The vessel was wrecked on the Horse Tail Sand in the Eastern Solent on 27th December 1852. Research into the vessel will result in the publication of a monograph in the Spring of 2011 and a management report that has been submitted to English Heritage

自2004年起，HWTMA在东索伦特海域的一处沉船遗址开展考古潜水作业，这一行动源于一名渔民报告称其渔网在未知障碍物上受阻。2004年至2008年间的调查揭示了木质沉船的残骸，该沉船分为两大部分，并伴有散落的残片区域。当时，该船只的身份尚属未知。鉴于迫切需要确定船只的年代和身份，以助于判定其考古价值，并发展可持续的长期监测与管理计划，该项目获得了来自集料税可持续基金（Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, ALSF）的资助。一项针对船只物质特性的研究计划（包括树轮年代学、木材种类分析、金属分析、船体结构及小件物品）得以实施，并指向19世纪早期/中期的年代。通过对历史文献的研究以及与该遗址周围10公里范围内记录的沉船损失的相关性分析，确定该沉船即为乌吉之花号。乌吉之花号是一艘建于1838年桑德兰的帆船，其航迹遍布南亚、远东、地中海、黑海、波罗的海以及北美，拥有十四年的辉煌航运生涯。该船于1852年12月27日在东索伦特的马尾巴沙滩沉没。对乌吉之花号的研究成果将于2011年春季出版专著，并提交给英格兰遗产委员会的管理报告。