DISCOVER THE 1715 FLEET
Official site for Queens Jewels, 1715 Treasure Fleet

Captain Josh Abt and the crew of the M/V Sea Reaper recently made a significant discovery on the 1715 fleet wreck site known as Corrigan's wreck. Divers Tilly Lowe and Jack Leede (Pictured below with Captain Josh) found several beautiful segments of a gold rosary chain! More segments of this chain can well be expected to be found by Captain Josh and crew. It is also very significant in that this represents the farthest off shore any gold items from Corrigan's wreck has yet be

Last week Captain Dan Porter and his crew aboard 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels salvage vessel the M/V Capitana made an interesting discovery at Corrigan's wreck while conducting methodical excavations in close proximity to the beach. Three small silver objects were discovered bearing what appears to be the faces of "cherubs". Two of the objects were fairly well worn while the third object was in very good condition. It is a mystery as to what exactly these objects adorned or were

Several days ago Captain Levin Shavers aboard the M/V Seatrepid, and his crew of Jimmy Parker and John Brandon, made the discovery of a small silver bowl in an excellent state of preservation most likely due to the depth of the sand overburden from which it was recovered, at approximately 8ft. Recovered by diver/investor Jimmy Parker it represents his first significant treasure discovery since working with Dan Porter and his team for several years. John Brandon has been condu

Captain Jonah Martinez and the crew of the M/V Capitana continue to recover a variety of treasures and artifacts within the debris field of Corrigan's Wreck, including scattered silver coins, musket balls, Olive Jar sherds, spikes and encrusted objects. On Monday new diver Grant found his first gold coin, a Mexico two escudo circa 1714. Congatulations to Grant, Jonah, and the crew of the Capitana! #DiverGrantGitschlag #QueensJewels #Capitana #CaptJonahMartinez #1715GoldCoins

The first silver coins of the 2017 field season were recovered this past Saturday by Capt. Jonah Martinez and the crew of the M/V Capitana. Two silver eight reales were found, with new Capitana crew member Grant Gitschlag making his first silver coin find. Along with the silver coins musket and pistol shot, lead sheathing, Olive Jar body sherds and encrusted objects were also recovered. The making of new discoveries within the debris field of a highly dispersed shipwreck lost

Capt. Jonah Martinez and the crew of the M/V Capitana continue to define dispersal patterns within the debris field of the 1715 Corrigan's Wreck, as the 2017 field season gets under way. New diver Ryan Johnson finds 6 musket balls his first time on the 1715 sites. But he didn't stop there. They finished up the day with more musket balls, Olive Jar body sherds, and encrusted artifacts. #2017 #DiverRyanJohnson #Corrigans #QueensJewels #CaptJonahMartinez