Maria Asumpta
Maria Asumpta on the Medway in 1991 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maria Asumpta |
| Builder | Nicholas Pida |
| Launched | Badalona, Spain, 1858 |
| Christened | Maria Asumpta |
| Renamed |
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| Fate | Wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall, 30 May 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 127 tons |
| Length | 123 ft (37 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails, 2 × GEC Dorman 6 LET diesel engines, 175 hp (130 kW) each. |
| Sail plan | Brig |
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.