Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.

Event and Historical Information:
The AVOLA was a wooden brigantine, built by T A Mosher in 1892. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 497gt, 450nt; 149ft length x 36ft breadth x 13ft 5in depth; 1 deck; felt and yellow metal over iron bolt. At time of loss the AVOLA was registered in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and owned by T A Masters and company, Hantsport. On 7 November 1899 the brigantine was carrying coal from Newport to Para, Brazil, under the command of master M H Martin. It stranded on Pendine Sands in a southwesterly force 10 gale.

Sources include:

Board of Trade Wreck Return 1899, Appendix C, Table 1, p.133 (643)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 October 1899 - 31 December 1899, p.13 (h)
South Wales Echo, 10 November 1899, p.4

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, October 2011.

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