Nuestra Señora de Encarnación
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Encarnación (officially named Nuestra Señora de Encarnación), was an armed Spanish merchant ship of the Nao class, which was built in Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Spain, likely sometime in the mid-1600s. The ship sank in a storm in 1681 at the mouth of the Chagres River and was discovered by archaeologists from the Texas State University in 2011.[1]
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The Chagres River, where Encarnación sank | |
History | |
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Spanish Empire | |
Name | Nuestra Señora de Encarnación |
Launched | Veracruz, New Spain |
In service | ?-1681 |
Out of service | 29 November - 3 December 1681 |
Stricken | 1681 |
Homeport | Cartagena de Indias |
Fate | Wrecked between 29 November to 3 December 1681 at the mouth of the Chagres River |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nao carrack |
Length | ~30 meters |
Beam | ~10 meters |
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