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The Emanuel Point shipwrecks are two underwater archaeological sites discovered in Pensacola Bay that are believed to be the remains of 16-century Spanish ships from the Luna expedition that sunk in the 1559 hurricane.
Emanuel Point I was discovered in 1992 by a Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research team.
Emanuel Point II was discovered about 1,320 feet from the first site. In summer 2006, funded by a $203,368 grant from the Florida Division of Historical Resources, a team from the UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology discovered a pile of ballast stones, which were later revealed to be covering a well-preserved wooden hull. It was confirmed to be one of Luna's 11-ship fleet.
{{cquote|Less than a dozen ships from this time period have ever been discovered. This is the oldest wreck found to date in the state of Florida and the second oldest in America.|20px|20px|Greg Cook, UWF archaeologist[1]
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References
- ↑ "New Luna shipwreck confirmed after 450 years." Pensacola News Journal, October 12, 2007.
