Archaeologists In North Carolina May Have Just Uncovered The Wreckage Of The Infamous Spanish Privateer Ship ‘La Fortuna’

The wood samples collected from the site reveal that some of the wood used in the construction of the vessel was sourced either from Monterey cypress or Mexican cypress, trees that are native to southern California and Central America. This suggests the ship’s builders used raw materials from Spanish Caribbean colonies in the 18th century — and the only reported shipwreck of Spanish origin in the area was La Fortuna. After reading about the potential discovery of the wreck of La Fortuna, read about the history of the Carroll A. Deering, the “Ghost Ship” of North Carolina.

Author: Austin Harvey

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