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The Concepcion

Above from "The Mysterious Undersea World"
 
 

    1. Poop deck—pilot’s berths
   2. Quarterdeck—cabins for admiral and high-ranking passengers
   3. Bridge deck—contraband silver, officers’ cabins
   4. Capstan and work area
   5. Main deck—passengers, soldiers, crew, and baggage
   6. Provisions and ship’s  stores
   7. Contraband silver,  lower storerooms
   8. Cargo hold
   9. Silver cargo
   10. Contraband  silver, foresail compartment
   11. Foremast
   12. Ship’s boats,  cargo hatch
   13. Pumps
   14. Mainmast
   15. Mizzenmast
 
 

The wreck of the Concepcion

               1.  Silver thrown onto the reef from a stern galley
             2.  A soldier keeping order
             3.  A priest praying for salvation
             4.  The stump of the mainmast
             5.  Men gathering items to use for rafts
             6.  The stern after being stripped for raft building
             7.  Some passengers and crew escaping on a raft
 
 

These pictures are from the National Geographic website.
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This article appeared in Reader's Digest.
The diagram is not very clear, but it shows the various
portions of the ship;

1. Admiral's cabin           2. Captain's cabin           3. Cargo
4. Powder magazine    5. Ships stores - ballast
6.  Cask storage     7. Cargo - indigo, silver bars, ballast
 * Treasure stored here


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