Santo Christo de Castello

The Santo Christo de Castello was a mid‐17th century Genoese merchant ship sailing from Amsterdam that was wrecked on its maiden near Mullion Cove, Cornwall, England in 1667.

The Genoese galleon Santo Christo de Castello was sailing from Amsterdam to Genoa under Captain Lorenzo Vivano when it was wrecked.

[2] The Santo Christo de Costello was wrecked in a gale in October 1667 near the Lizard of Cornwall, England "between the growing and flowing back of the sea".

[2] A document in Latin from shortly after the wreck authorizes the public sale by auction of what remained of the Sanctus Christus de Castello including her tackle and equipment, anchors, guns and ropes, goods, property, merchandise or objects of trade.

[10] Later a fragment of the ship's bell revealed the identity as the Santo Christo de Costello.

[2] The divers found a sundial that fired a small cannon at a set hour and a brass statuette of a "tobacco boy".

[11] The shipwreck contained "EB" clay tobacco pipes made by Eduard Bird (c. 1610–1665) of Amsterdam.