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Despite the general perception that many Spanish galleons were captured by foreign privateers and pirates, relatively few ships were lost to Spain's enemies in the course of the flota's two and a half centuries of operation; more flota galleons were lost to hurricanes.
The ship broke up and 18,000 fish were lost, to the value of £200 "... by his (the pilot) craft, fault, ignorance, rashness and negligence caused the ship to strike the sands and rocks of the sea". [11] 17 April — Unnamed ship (Habsburg Netherlands): The unknown sloop-of-war may have been one of the ships sunk during the Battle of Flushing. [76]
A Spanish galleon (left) firing its cannons at a Dutch warship (right). Cornelis Verbeeck, c. 1618–1620 A Spanish galleon Carracks, galleon (center/right), square rigged caravel (below), galley and fusta (galliot) depicted by D. João de Castro on the "Suez Expedition" (part of the Portuguese Armada of 72 ships sent against the Ottoman fleet anchor in Suez, Egypt, in response to its entry in ...
They were the fastest ships built during the 16th century. Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships first used as armed cargo carriers. The full body of the fleet took two days to leave port. A typical Spanish galleon was 100–150 feet in length and 40–50 feet wide. [21]
[citation needed] Wagner published his book Pieces of Eight (Recovering The Riches Of A Lost Spanish Fleet) in 1966. This is a detailed account of the finding and exploration of many of these shipwrecks along Florida's "Treasure Coast". An exhibit was set up with a grand opening on May 1, 1967, at the First National Bank of Satellite Beach ...
There were so many slaves and so much gold, silver and grain that the moment triggered one of the greatest economic shifts in the ancient world. ... the wreck of a lone Spanish treasure galleon ...
18 August — Dom Duarte De Guerra ( Portugal): The Portuguese Navy galleon was lost during the Battle of Cape Rachado within the Strait of Malacca. The wreck was found in 1993 off the Bambeek Shoal. [2] 18 August — Middelburg (Dutch East India Company): The ship was lost during the Battle of Cape Rachado off Port Dickson, Malay Peninsula ...
New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, with the wreckage believed to be holding treasures worth billions of dollars. ... Four observation campaigns were carried ...