Back Santa Anna (Schiff) German Santa Anna (1522) Spanish سانتا آنا (کشتی) Persian Santa Anna (caraque) French Santa Anna (nave) Italian «Santa Anna» NB Santa Anna (1522) Polish Santa Anna (1522) Ukrainian
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| History | |
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| Launched | 21 December 1522 |
| Fate | Abandoned 1540 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Carrack |
| Tons burthen | 900 tons |
| Complement | 500 marines + unknown number of sailors |
| Armament | 50 guns |
Santa Anna was an early 16th-century carrack of the navy of the Knights Hospitaller. The war ship was celebrated for her many modern features. While some authors view her lead sheathed hull as an early form of ironclad,[1] others regard it primarily as a means to improve her watertightness.[2]
- ^ Brennecke 1986, p. 138.
- ^ Tailliez, D. "Les Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem à Nice et Villefranche" [The Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem in Nice and Villefranche]. La Darse Villefranche-sur-mer (in French). Association pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Maritime de Villefranche-sur-Mer. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30.
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