Santa Maria De La Rosa Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | distributed remains of wreck |
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Santa maria de la rosa Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 6.077 N,10 29.807 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 30 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | SANTA MARIA DE LA ROSA |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | ES |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Sep 21, 1588 |
| Original Detection Year | 1969 |
| Last Detection Year | 2002 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | 9.6.69 WITH THE AID OF SEVERAL DIVERS A MR S WIGNALL LOCATED SOME CANNON & SHOT BELIEVED TO BE FROM THIS WRECK. EXPERT SEARCH OF THE WRECK AREA IS TAKING PLACE DURING SUMMER OF 1969. (TRITON & VARIOUS MAGS FEB 1969) 12.10.02 SINKING DATE GIVEN AS 11.9.1588, ON STROMBOLI REEF, BETWEEN DUN MOR & GREAT BLASKET ISLAND. REMAINS FOUND BY ENGLISH DIVERS LED BY JOHN GRATTON IN JULY 1968 AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS BY SIDNEY WIGNALL & DES BRANNIGAN. WK LIES 200YDS SE OF REFF IN 35-40MTRS. WRECKAGE CONSISTED OF A MOUND OF BALLAST COVERING REMAINS OF SHIP'S TIMBERS. ALSO FOUND WERE PEWTER, SHOT AND ARQUEBUSES [GUNS SUPPORTED ON A TRIPOD]. A SMALL BRASS CANNON WITH COAT OF ARMS BEARING A UPROOTED TREE WAS FOUND ON THE BLASKETS AROUND 1840. (SHIPWRECKS OF THE IRISH COAST, E. J. BOURKE, PUBLISHED 1994) |
| Last Amended Date | Oct 12, 2002 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL SANK AFTER RIPPING OUT HER HULL 125DEG, 200YDS FROM STROMBOLI RK. SHE WAS THE VICE-FLAGSHIP OF THE ARMADA SQDN OF GUIPUZCOA. ACCOUNT OF SINKING GIVEN IN THE BOOK 'DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA' BY GARRETT MATTINGLY, PUBLISHED BY CAPE IN 1959, REPRINTED 1970.
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52 6.077 N,10 29.807 W
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