The first shipwreck off Cape Cod was the (Pinnacle)Sparrow-Hawk in 1626.The ship was smaller than the more famous Mayflower that landed in Plymouth around 6 years earlier( 30 tons verses 130). After a six week voyage and out of beer/water plus a sick captain she foundered off outer Cape Cod in Orlearn's on Nauset Beach. Survivors (all 25) were guided by friendly natives to Plymouth where they stayed until they could hitch a ride to Virginia(there original destination).
The shipwreck was discovered in 1862 after a storm. It did spend over a century at the Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth Massachusetts. It is now on display in Hyannis, Massachusetts at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum. It is the oldest surviving shipwreck of "New World' colonies.
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