A Spanish Armada Expedition

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: HWR017
Created: April 01, 1968
Author: © Padraig & Joan Kennelly/Kennelly Archive
Photo size: 21.6 Mpixels (61.9 MB uncompressed) - 5783x3741 pixels (19.3x12.5 in / 49x31.7 cm at 300 ppi)

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