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On July 24, 1684, La Salle left La Rochelle with four ships: the 36-gun man-of-war Le Joly, the 300-ton storeship L'Aimable, the barque La Belle, and the ketch St. Francois. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The ships carried almost 300 people, including 100 soldiers, six missionaries, eight merchants, over a dozen women and children, and artisans and ...
Pensacola: Also known as the Virginia. [6] Sank on August 10, 1977. 2: Pensacola Athletic Club: April 16, 1975 (#75000552) October 10, 1990: SW corner of Baylen and Belmont Sts. Pensacola: Also known as Rafford Hall. Destroyed by arsonist in 1990. [6] 3: San Carlos Hotel: San Carlos Hotel: January 20, 1982 (#82002374) February 4, 1994: 1 N ...
At the end of October 1685, La Salle decided to lead an expedition further afield with his only remaining ship, La Belle. He resupplied the ship and took on board 50 men in addition to La Belle's 27-man crew, leaving 34 men, women and children at the fort. The main body of the crew accompanied La Salle in canoes along the coast, while La Belle ...
The Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site is a historic site near Pensacola, Florida, United States. It is located off Emanuel Point. It is located off Emanuel Point. It has been identified as the galleon San Juan, of the fleet that carried conquistador Tristan de Luna and his army to La Florida in 1559.
Shipwreck experts found Ernest Shackleton’s last vessel on the ocean floor 62 years after its sinking. The polar explorer died aboard the vessel over a century ago.
Uluburun Late Bronze Age shipwreck, 14th century BC; Cape Gelidonya Late Bronze Age shipwreck, c. 1200 BC; Antikythera c 80-50 BC, includes the astronomical computer, the Antikythera mechanism; Mary Rose, 1545; Vasa, 1628 discovered by Anders Franzén; VOC ship Batavia, 1629; French explorer La Salle's ship La Belle, 1686
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Legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank more than a century ago and its wreck lay undiscovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea until March 2022.. Now, the team behind ...