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In 1524, it was the [[flagship]] of [[Vasco da Gama]], on his third voyage to India. The ship disappeared somewhere along the route on the return journey, which set out from India in April 1525. Its fate is uncertain. According to one rumor, D. [[Luis de Menezes]], the dismissed captain of the India naval patrol and brother of the disgraced governor D. [[Duarte de Menezes]] (who was returning on another ship on that same fleet), engineered a mutiny and seized control of the ship, setting off with it for a career of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Another rumor relates that it was seized by French [[French corsairs|corsairs]] in the final stretch between the [[Azores]] and [[Continental Portugal]].<ref>Subrahmanyam (1997: p.346)</ref> |
In 1524, it was the [[flagship]] of [[Vasco da Gama]], on his third voyage to India. The ship disappeared somewhere along the route on the return journey, which set out from India in April 1525. Its fate is uncertain. According to one rumor, D. [[Luis de Menezes]], the dismissed captain of the India naval patrol and brother of the disgraced governor D. [[Duarte de Menezes]] (who was returning on another ship on that same fleet), engineered a mutiny and seized control of the ship, setting off with it for a career of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Another rumor relates that it was seized by French [[French corsairs|corsairs]] in the final stretch between the [[Azores]] and [[Continental Portugal]].<ref>Subrahmanyam (1997: p.346)</ref> |
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Both rumors are unlikely, not only the vessel was too big and slow a ship for privateering, and too powerful to be seized by pirates, but also it wold be easily noticed wherever she went, and no further news are known about its whereabouts. So, most likely the ship was lost on his return trip. |
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Revision as of 19:20, 8 August 2012
 The Portuguese carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai and other Portuguese ships
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| History | |
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| Name | Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai |
| Owner | Kingdom of Portugal |
| Builder | Shipyard of Kochi, Portuguese India |
| Laid down | 1512 |
| Launched | 1520 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Carrack |
| Length | 38 m |
| Beam | 13 m |
| Draught | 4-4,5 m |
| Armament | 140 cannons |
Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai was a higher-castled Portuguese carrack with 140 cannons, launched down in 1520 (length 38 m, width 13 m, draft 4-4,5 м). Built in Kochi, India around 1512 it had two square rig masts and is depicted on a painting attributed to Joachim Patinir.
In 1524, it was the flagship of Vasco da Gama, on his third voyage to India. The ship disappeared somewhere along the route on the return journey, which set out from India in April 1525. Its fate is uncertain. According to one rumor, D. Luis de Menezes, the dismissed captain of the India naval patrol and brother of the disgraced governor D. Duarte de Menezes (who was returning on another ship on that same fleet), engineered a mutiny and seized control of the ship, setting off with it for a career of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Another rumor relates that it was seized by French corsairs in the final stretch between the Azores and Continental Portugal.[1] Both rumors are unlikely, not only the vessel was too big and slow a ship for privateering, and too powerful to be seized by pirates, but also it wold be easily noticed wherever she went, and no further news are known about its whereabouts. So, most likely the ship was lost on his return trip.
References
- ^ Subrahmanyam (1997: p.346)
- Template:Ru icon Ageofsailers.com
- Subrahmanyam, S. (1997) The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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