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Monterrey A Shipwreck Model

Suction sampler retrieves a glass jar from Monterrey A shipwreck
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Ocean Exploration Trust and Meadows Center for Water and the Environment

The Monterrey A shipwreck was surveyed by the Corps of Exploration in 2013. The wreck is a wooden-hulled and copper-sheathed sailing ship that sank in over 4,000 feet of water some 200 years ago. The vessel carries at least 5 cannon and crates of muskets. Its mission remains a mystery. Was this a pirate, a privateer, a military ship, or a heavily defended merchant?

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