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The Shipwreck Treasure Museum (previously the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre) located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall, England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
The wreck was located in 1981 and a selection of her cargo can be seen in the Charlestown Shipwreck, Rescue and Heritage Centre, Charlestown. [7] Also reported as Saint Andrew and sinking on 19 January 1526. [22] [23] The site is designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. [24]
Hundreds of items recovered from shipwrecks, including cannons, crockery, and other treasures are being put up for auction. The artefacts, dating from the 16th Century to more recent wrecks, are ...
An attempt to refloat the brig the following day failed. [69] 17 April – the 85-ton steamer Ransome ( United Kingdom) hit the Low Lee rocks off Mousehole. With pumps working on full she sank just a few metres short of Penzance harbour, her captain's home town. Within six days bad weather had destroyed the wreck. [49]
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4 April – barque Inga carrying cotton from Alexandria to Falmouth capsized in a force 10 WNW gale off Perranporth Sands drowning thirteen of her eighteen crew. The five remaining crew were saved by a barque from Norway. [7] 18 April – sailing ship the Hamlin ( United Kingdom) struck the Bridges, between the Brisons and Cape Cornwall during fog.
The wreck was located in 1981 and a selection of her cargo can be seen in the Charlestown Shipwreck, Rescue and Heritage Centre, Charlestown. [11] Also reported as Saint Andrew and sinking on 19 January 1526. [33] The site is designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. [34]
Researchers at the Australian National Maritime Museum said they have found evidence that a shipwreck located in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, is the remains of the HMS Endeavour, a British Royal ...