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HMS Swift wreck, Puerto Deseado
Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timberPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1770 Royal Navy sloop
British sloop sank in the Deseado ria on 13 March 1770; found by amateur divers in 1982, it launched underwater archaeology in Argentina.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
strong tidal currents, cold water
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