This wreck was discovered in 1964 by locals who reported the find to the Swedish National Maritime Museum in Stockholm. Several underwater survey ensued in the 1960's and 1970's. The wreck was sampled in 1984 and the result of the dendrochronological analysis revealed that the timber was felled around 1270 and originated from south-western Scandinavia.

The first archaeological underwater excavation started in 1985 and was continued in consecutive years until 1988, followed by ex situ recording of the hull between 1988-1990. The project director was Prof. Carl Olof Cederlund of the Swedish National Maritime Museum, assisted by a foundation established for the recovery of this wreck - the Bestyrelsen for Projektet Bossholmenfyndet. The excavation was carried out as Swedish-British cooperation, in that the Swedish students were instructed by five British maritime archaeologists who previously worked on the MARY ROSE excavation.

The wreck is considered one of the few and best-preserved examples of the "cog" type in Swedish waters (in neutral archaeological terms more appropriately referred to as "Bremen-type").

Jon Adams/Kester Keighley

The excavated hull with the massive floor-timbers (photo: Kester Keighley) and an artistic representation of a cog (drawing: Jon Adams).

Although no cargo remains were discovered in the wreck, a micro-organic analysis of soil samples extracted from the bilge has shed light on cargo residues.

The keel length of 12,5 metres and the maximum width of the surviving bottom section of 3,55 metres give a rough impression of the overall hull dimensions. Several observations typical for Bremen-type vessels were made, flush-laid bottom planks and the use of moss as caulking material.

Contrary to other wrecks of the Bremen-type, this wrecks featured a proper keel instead of a keel-plank.

A cradle was constructed so that the wreck could be raised in one piece in October 1987. The wreck was placed into a tank for waterlogged storage.

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