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Yarmouth Roads Wreck

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The identity of the wreck is unknown, however, few vessels have been recorded as lost in this area and so there is only one documentary source that could be used to suggest an identity for the wreck. A petition by a Spanish Merchant to the High Court Admiralty in 1567 requested the return of salvaged
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of Mediterranean origin, likely Spanish. It has been interpreted as a trading vessel dating to the mid-sixteenth century. Artefacts from the site include stone shot, Italian ceramics, copper alloy scraps, pewter plates and spoons, a bronze mortar.
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The site was found in 1984 while divers were searching for the source of Roman pottery that had been dredged up by local fishermen.
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The wreck lies on a ledge and consists of four well preserved fragments of wreck material. It is constructed using
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The remains of a late sixteenth or early seventeenth century carrack was discovered in Yarmouth Roads,
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with iron fastenings and believed to have been up to 32m in length. The vessel is believed to be a
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The site was further investigated in the mid-1980s and large portions of the wreck were recorded.
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