WARWICK

The English merchantman, Warwick, was owned by the Earl of Warwick and on charter to the Virginia Company when she was sunk by a strong gale in Castle Harbor in November of 1619.Fortunately, all passengers had disembarked, and her cargo was removed before the storm that sank her hit. After sinking, the wreck was quickly engulfed in the bay's silt, which preserved the wood and prevented teredos  (wood eating worms) from getting to her. This wreck was discovered with the use of a magnetometer by Mendel Peterson and Teddy Tucker in 1967. When found it represented the most complete wooden hulled English merchantmen discovered to that date.

The information listed above was taken with permission from the Book:
BERMUDA SHIPWRECKS,  ISBN # 0-9616167-4-1
A Vacationing Divers Guide to Bermudas Shipwrecks,
by Dan and Denise Berg, 6x9 softcover,73 pages.
Retail $14.95

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