Maria Asumpta

2 masted sailing ship with for and aft sails set
Maria Asumpta on the Medway in 1991
History
NameMaria Asumpta
BuilderNicholas Pida
LaunchedBadalona, Spain, 1858
ChristenedMaria Asumpta
Renamed
  • Pepita (1930s)
  • Ciudad de Inca (1953)
  • Maria Asumpta (1988)
FateWrecked at Padstow, Cornwall, 30 May 1995
General characteristics
Tons burthen127 tons
Length123 ft (37 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
PropulsionSails, 2 × GEC Dorman 6 LET diesel engines, 175 hp (130 kW) each.
Sail planBrig
Maria Asumpta is located in Cornwall
Maria Asumpta
Location of the sinking of Maria Asumpta off Cornwall.

Maria Asumpta was a brig that was wrecked in 1995 with the loss of three lives.


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