Shipwreck From the War of Independence Discovered Off Greece

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Shipwreck From the War of Independence Discovered Off Greece

One of the cannons was discovered at the shipwreck in Halkidiki. Credit: AMNA A shipwreck believed to be connected to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1829 was discovered recently off the coast of Halkidiki, northern Greece. In its wooden hull two cannons and a one-and-a-half-meter-long rifle, called kariofili, which Greek revolutionaries widely used, were also discovered. The shipwreck is about 80 meters from the shore of the village of Fu…