| Girona |
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Place Name : Lacada Point |
Lat / Long : 55 ° 14 ' 48 '' - - 6 ° 30' 0'' - |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : unknown |
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Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 0 tonnes |
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| History |
| Sunk : October 1588 |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Unknown |
Seabed Type : Unknown
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : unknown
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : unknown |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
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- - high water |
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Notes : |
The Girona was a Neapolitan galleass homeward bound from the failed 1588 Armada, but was wrecked in October 1588. The site was relocated by Robert Stenuit who undertook salvage excavations in 1967 and 1968. Many of the artefacts raised are on display in the Ulster Museum, Belfast.
ADU designation: April 22, 1993; 1993 No. 1; 1993/976.
ADU licences: No licences have been issued |
References : |
Stenuit, R., 1972, Treasures of the Armada. London. ISBN 0-351-18326-4.
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