Cinco Chagas
History | |
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Name: | Cinco Chagas |
Builder: | Constantino de Braganza |
Fate: | Sunk |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Carrack |
Tons burthen: | 2,000 tons |
Cinco Chagas (Five Wounds) was a Portuguese nau (carrack) that was sunk during the Action of Faial on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War. When it was sunk, the carrack was reportedly holding 2,000 tons of treasure.[1][2]
References
Citations
- ↑ Dean, James Seay (2010-09-01). Tropics Bound: Elizabeth's Seadogs on the Spanish Main. The History Press. ISBN 9780752496689.
- ↑ Whymper, Frederick (1883). The sea: its stirring story of adventure, peril & heroism. [4 vols., publ. in 40 pt.].
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