Cattewater Wreck

Museum and Art Gallery marks shipwreck anniversary

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the discovery of one of the most important shipwrecks to have been found in UK waters.

The Cattewater Wreck was discovered on 20 June 1973, when an area close to the entrance to Plymouth’s Sutton Harbour was being dredged. The wreck later became the first to be protected by the UK Government and is the best preserved English merchant vessel from...