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St Anthony (ship)
50.0500° N, -5.2870° E
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St Anthony or Santo António was a Portuguese carrack that foundered in Gunwalloe Bay, Cornwall, in 1527 en route from Lisbon to Antwerp. She had a mixed cargo including copper and silver ingots. The wreck was recorded historically, because the salvage of the cargo was the subject of an international dispute that led to a Court of Star Chamber, but the location of the wreck was unknown until 1981. The wreck is designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act and is managed by Historic England.
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Wrecking of St Anthony
15 January 1527
Protection of Wrecks designation
15 February 1982
Redesignation under emergency order
21 September 2006
Copper ingot beach discovery
1981
English Heritage report
May 2005
Material identified by diver Jason Roseveare
2006
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