Diving Facts
- Dives on the site 1979-1982: 27,831
- Man-years on the seabed: 11.8
- Artefacts recovered 20,571
- Timbers removed: 2,895
Along with the now constant stream of artefacts being raised, the interior timbers of the ship were being dismantled: an important decision had been reached, there would be an attempt to raise the Mary Rose.
The excavation of the ship is covered by both Alexander McKee's book - How we found the Mary Rose - and Margaret Rule's book - The Mary Rose.
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