Spanish galleon San José
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For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship San José.
San José was a 64-gun, three-masted galleon of the Spanish Armada de la Guardia de la Carrera de las Indias. It was launched in 1698[1] and sank in battle off Barú Island, just south of Cartagena, Colombia, in 1708, while laden with gold, silver and emeralds worth about US$17 billion as of 2023.[3]
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Explosion of San José during Wager's Action. Oil on canvas by Samuel Scott | |
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Name | San José |
Builder | Pedro Arostegui (contractor), Mapil (Usurbil)[1] |
Laid down | 1697 |
Launched | 1698[2] |
Fate | Destroyed during the Battle of Barú (Wager's Action), 8 June 1708. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Galleon |
Tons burthen | 1,051 tons [2] |
Length | 71.00 codos (of 564 mm) lower deck length; 60.18 codos (of 564mm) keel length |
Beam | 21.91 codos (of 564 mm) |
Draught | 11.75 codos (of 564 mm) estimated |
Depth of hold | 10 codos (of 564 mm) |
Propulsion | Sails |
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The sunken ship was located at a depth of 600 meters[4] by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in November 2015. In July 2017, it was announced that a salvage operation managed by the Colombian government would proceed.[5]