#carraca

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.

Mary Rose: El barco malhadado de Enrique VIII

El Mary Rose fue un buque de guerra de tipo carraca construido para la Armada Real de Enrique VIII de Inglaterra (que reinó de 1509-1547). El barco naufragó trágicamente en el Solent, frente a la costa sur de Inglaterra, el 19 de julio de 1545, probablemente porque el agua se coló por las portillas de artillería, abiertas, al realizar un giro brusco. Casi toda la tripulación del Mary Rose se ahogó, casi 500 hombres. Los restos del naufragio se recuperaron en 1982 y ahora se conservan y se exhiben al público en el Astillero Histórico de Portsmouth, junto con unos 19.000 objetos que ofrecen una visión única de la vida en la Inglaterra de los Tudor.

Carraca

La carraca (también nao en español; nau en portugués y nef en francés) era un velero de gran tamaño usado para explorar, transportar carga o combatir durante los siglos XV y XVI. Dos de las carracas más famosas fueron la Santa María de Cristóbal Colón (1451-1506) y la nao Victoria, que completó la primera circunnavegación del mundo en 1522.

Naus medievals.