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Cattewater Wreck
50.3619° N, -4.1283° E
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Cattewater Wreck is a wooden three-masted, skeleton-built vessel, one of many ships that have wrecked in Cattewater, Plymouth Sound, England. This wreck is close to the entrance of Sutton Harbour, its name is still unknown but it is believed to be from the 16th century. It is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
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Estimated construction period
c. 1480–1525
Discovery
1973
Initial underwater investigation
1973
Designation under Protection of Wrecks Act
1973
Recording and excavation phase
1974–1978
Resurvey with sub-bottom profiler
2006
Geophysical survey and modelling
2007
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