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Urca de Lima is a Spanish shipwreck (which sank in 1715) near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. She was part of the 1715 Treasure Fleet , one of the numerous Spanish treasure fleets sailing between Spain and its colonies in the Americas.
The plot of the Starz show Black Sails revolves heavily around the 1715 Treasure Fleet in its first season. The largest of the ships, the Urca de Lima, is wrecked during the hurricane off the coast of Florida, carrying five million Spanish dollars' worth in gold, silver and other precious materials, pursued by Captain Flint and his crew. The ...
A diver looks on the ocean floor at the site of the Urca de Lima wreck. The ship remains on a natural reef composed of coral, sponges, and marine vegetation, approximately 200 yards from shore (NPS)
A professional treasure hunter has been charged in the theft of the 37 gold coins stolen from the wreckage of the 1715 Treasure Fleet. ... One of those, ships, Urca de Lima, opened to the public ...
The treasure fleets sailed along two sea lanes. The main one was the Caribbean Spanish West Indies fleet or Flota de Indias, which departed in two convoys from Seville, where the Casa de Contratación was based, bound for ports such as Veracruz, Portobelo and Cartagena before making a rendezvous at Havana in order to return together to Spain. [8]
Sueco de Arizon Spain: 1733 A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. Tres Puentes Spain: 1733 A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. HMS Tyger Royal Navy: 11 January 1741 A frigate that ran aground on a reef in the Dry Tortugas. U-2513 United States Navy: 7 October 1951
During the 20th century, the remains of a number of lost ships have been found, including Nuestra Señora de Atocha from the 1622 fleet, Urca de Lima from the 1715 fleet and San Pedro from the 1733 fleet. Eleven Spanish galleons were lost in the hurricane of 1715, wrecking on the shallow reefs between Sebastian Inlet and Fort Pierce. More than ...
Pages in category "Maritime incidents in 1715" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Urca de Lima This page was last ...