A 303-year-old cannon from 1715 was pulled from the water Monday morning, city officials said.

Discovered in just 20 feet of water north of the Fort Pierce, the cannon sat at Sandy Point Wreck, but was finally brought to the surface earlier this morning, according to city officials. Capt. John Brandon of 1715 Fleets-Queen Jewels and Capt. Dan Porter of Maritime Research and Recovery worked to bring the cannon up safely and are credited with the discovery.

City officials say this relic will later be on display at Melody Lane Plaza.

On July 24, 1715 the combined Spanish Plate Fleet from South America and Mexico, consisting of at least 11 vessels, left Havana, Cuba for Spain, according to city officials. Heavily laden with gold, silver, jewels and commercial cargos, at least 10 ships were lost along the middle east coast of Florida when caught in a fierce hurricane the night of July 30 and the pre-dawn hours of July 31.

One of these ships came to rest at a place now known locally as Sandy Point.