The Shipwreck of Sacramento

The Shipwreck is a beautiful sightseen experience near the ocean it gives you inside of past. The Sacramento ( ship's name) was the pride of Portuguese fighting fleet in the 17th century. She ran aground just outside Port Elizabeth on 30th June 1647 in bad weather and just in few minutes she hit the rocky coastline and got badly damaged. The Shipwreck of Sacramento has many dramatic parts and inspiring story's, one of which is the march of the 72 survivors up the coast towards a port in Mozambique, from where they hoped to be sent back to Portugal. They stayed on the beach near the Shipwreck for 11 days and then began their journey to Mozambique. During their journey, almost everyone met their fate in the hands of death, From 72 survivors only 9 of them made it to tell the tail. The many cannons of Sacramento lay undisturbed on the ocean bed for 330 years until most of them were salvaged in 1977. One brass cannon was submerged under the sea sands and was brought up in perfect condition. The Sacramento guns stand tall pointing at the original site where the warship met her fate.

Sacramento Cannon

Salvaged Cannon

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