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.