#carabela

The Great Argentine Car...

Carraca perteneciente al siglo XVI / 16th century carrack. These ships were called “caravela” or “nau” in Portuguese and Genoese, “carabela” or “nao” in Spanish, “caraque” or “nef” in French, and “kraak” in Dutch. A carrack was a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe (mainly Portugal).

Famous carracks

Santa María, in which Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to America in 1492.

São Gabriel, flagship of Vasco da Gama, in the 1497 Portuguese expedition from Europe to India by circumnavigating Africa.

Victoria, the first ship in history to circumnavigate the globe (1519 to 1522), and the only survivor of Magellan's expedition for Spain.

Mary Rose, built during the reign of Henry VIII — English military carracks like these were often called great ships.

Grace Dieu, commissioned by Henry V. One of the largest ships in the world at the time, she was one of the very first ships to be armed with cannons.

Madre de Deus, which was seized by the Royal Navy off Flores Island. Built in Lisbon during 1589, she was one of the world's largest ships. She was captured by the English in 1592 with an enormously valuable cargo from the East Indies that is still considered as the second-largest treasure ever captured.