El Lingote 1 (c. 1650)

Filipe Castro

Introduction

Country: Cuba

Place: Cayo Levisa

Coordinates:

Dated: 1600-1700

Description of Wreck

Located west of Cayo Levisa, on the north coast of Pinar del Río. Remains of a hull were still preserved on the gravel bottom.

Team

This site was explored by Carisub.

Hull Remains

A wooden structure in poor condition was found loged in the gravel, with protruding fragments of the ceiling planking, and fragments of the frames, keel and keelson.

Guns

Two iron guns were found next to it and transferred to the Lingote II shipwreck, for touristic purposes.

References

Alessandro Lopez Perez personal communication to Yoser Martinez on July 30, 2014.