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The Emanuel Point II (EP II) shipwreck was part of a 1559 Spanish colonizing expedition along the coast of Florida, under Tristán de Luna y Arellano. Initially discovered by University of West Florida archaeologists in 2006, over the last decade EP II has provided several generations of undergraduates and graduate students a platform for learning practical underwater techniques. Recent funding has allowed year-around work that included uncovering articulated hull structure in the amidships area. Archaeologists recorded the mainmast step and its associated pump well construction. Results from this analysis suggest that EP II was a relatively new ship with unique features, when compared to other known sixteenth-century vessels.