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February — San Bartolomé ( Spain): The Spanish Fleet of Indies galleon was lost on the Isles of Scilly. She was carrying lead ingots and fragments of bronze bells. [158] 17 November — São Francisco ( Portugal): The carrack (nau) ran aground and was then burned by the English on the island of São Miguel, Azores. [159]
San Pedro Shipwreck Site: 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles south of Indian Key: Islamorada vicinity: May 31, 2001 Angustias Shipwreck Site: approximately a mile south of U.S. 1 in Long Key Channel: Layton vicinity: June 15, 2006 Chavez Shipwreck Site: seaward end of Snake Creek off Windley Key: Islamorada vicinity: June 15, 2006 El Gallo Indiano Shipwreck ...
A Spanish galleon that ran aground during a hurricane in Samaná Bay. Diomedes French Navy: A French ship lost in the fierce maritime Battle of Palenque, in the 17th century, in Palenque, Bani. Dolphin United States Coast Guard: A 64-foot-long (20 m) fishing boat, and sister ship of the Hickory. It lies in El Portillo, Las Terrenas, and has ...
New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.. Dubbed ...
A Spanish galleon described as “the Holy Grail of shipwrecks” is set to be raised from the ocean floor - along with its treasures which are believed to be worth up to $20bn in today’s money ...
It was a heavily armed Spanish galleon that served as the almirante (rear guard) for the Spanish fleet. It would trail behind the other ships in the flotilla to prevent an attack from the rear. Much of the wreck of Nuestra Señora de Atocha was famously recovered by an American commercial treasure hunting expedition in 1985.
The 62-gun and three-masted galleon ship sank after it was intercepted by a British squadron on 8 June 1708 off Cartagena, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
February — A galleon ( Spain): Homeward bound from the Indies, the galleon was captured and looted by the Dutch. Putting into "Guavers Lake" (Gwavas Lake) off Newlyn she hit the Low Lee ledge. Attempts at salvage by the authorities were opposed by the inhabitants of Mousehole and Market Jew who raided the ship at night and took away "two ...