Santisima Trinidad y Nuestra Señora de la Concepción aka Urca de Lima
Aka Urca de Lima

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Date

1715

Ship type

Urca

Cause

A hurricane

Located

Captain

Miguel de Lima

Shipwreck zone

Pepper Park Beach, Fort Pierce, Florida

Port of departure

Havana (CUB)

Destination

Spain

Alias

Urca de Lima

The remains at the site known as Wedge Wreck, are probably from this 302-ton urca. Coins, silver bars, Aztec ceramics, Chinese porcelain and bronze nails have been extracted from the site.

Parts of the ship’s hull, cannons, an anchor and ballast stones are preserved underwater.

Read the full story in “10 notable shipwrecks”