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The Bom Jesus was a Portuguese nau and Indiaman that set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, March 7, 1533.Its fate was unknown until 2008, when its remains were discovered during diamond mining operations on the coast of Namibia, near Oranjemund.
One of the oldest shipwrecks in the Skeleton Coast region is that of the Bom Jesus, near the town of Oranjemund. It ran aground during the 1530s and is known to be one of the oldest discovered shipwrecks of the Iberian Atlantic tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa. [3]
In April 2008, the 500-year-old wreck of a ship named Bom Jesus [15] containing Iberian coins, bronze cannons, copper, and ivory was found in the Sperrgebiet. [16] Under Namibian law, the Namibian government is entitled to all the items found on board. These items will be showcased at a museum in Oranjemund once the museum has been constructed ...
Bom Jesus Portugal: A Portuguese nau that set sail from Lisbon in 1533. It was discovered in 2008 on the coast near Oranjemund. [9] Dunedin Star United Kingdom: 29 November 1942 A refrigerator ship that ran aground on the Skeleton Coast, 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the Kunene River. [10
Before the town was proclaimed in 2011, this was the only road access to Oranjemund, as the Sperrgebiet covered all territory north and east of the town. Today Oranjemund is connected to Rosh Pinah via a tarred road along the Namibian shore of the Orange River. [6] Oranjemund Airport had scheduled flights to Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay and ...
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April 1 - Remains of a Portuguese carrack presumed to be the Bom Jesus (lost 1533) on the coast near Oranjemund in Namibia. [4] May HMS Victory (1737) in the Western Approaches. [5] Tugboat Robert C. Pringle (1903) in Lake Michigan. [6] September 'Venus of Hohle Fels', the oldest known example of figurative art. [7]
Until the 2008 discovery of the Bom Jesus shipwreck near Oranjemund in Namibia, this shipwreck was the only known Portuguese Indiaman from the 16th and early 17th centuries not destroyed by treasure hunters.