

A Spanish Armada Expedition
April 1968; Divers search for the wreckage of the 'Santa Maria de la Rose', a treasure ship from the Spanish Armada that sank in September, 1588. Mr Sydney Wignall, a Welsh businessman, had been searching the sea bed near the Blasket Islands for the 945 ton vessel. There was fierce competition between Mr Wignall's team and St Helen's Underwater Group, a Lancashire diving club, to find the treasure ship.
Photo ID: HWY014
Created: April 01, 1968
Author: © Padraig & Joan Kennelly/Kennelly Archive
© Kennelly Archive
Photo size: 21.7 Mpixels (62 MB uncompressed) - 5728x3782 pixels (19.1x12.6 in / 48.5x32 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 1968, Co. Kerry, Dunquin, Expeditions, Ireland, News, Related Images 680080, Sixties, Treasure Ships

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