Back San Diego (bapor) BCL San Diego (galió) Catalan San Diego (Schiff) German San Diego (1600) Spanish سن دیگو (کشتی) Persian San Diego (1600) French San Diego (gemi) Turkish
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&sq=Twitter&lang=en&file=File:Sea_Battle_San_Diego_Eendracht_1600.jpg) San Diego sinking
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Fate | Sunk December 14, 1600 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Galleon |
| Tonnage | 300 tons |
| Length | 115 ft (35 m) |
The galleon San Diego was built as the trading ship San Antonio before hastily being converted into a warship of the Spanish Navy. On December 14, 1600, the fully laden San Diego was engaged by the Dutch warship Mauritius under the command of Admiral Olivier van Noort a short distance away from Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Philippines. Since San Diego couldn't handle the extra weight of her cannons, which led to a permanent list and put the cannon portholes below sea level, she was sunk without firing a single shot in response.[1] The Dutch were later reported firing upon and hurling lances at the survivors attempting to climb aboard the Mauritius.
Nearly 400 years later, in 1992, the wreck was discovered[2] by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio[3] and a total of 34,407 artifacts and ecofacts were recovered from the shipwreck, including Chinese porcelain, Japanese katanas, Portuguese cannon and Mexican coin. The San Diego exhibition[4][failed verification] toured the globe before it started to be permanently displayed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila. The Naval Museum in Madrid has also featured a display.[5]
- ^ Spate, O. H. K. (1983). Monopolists and Freebooters. London: Croom Helm. ISBN 0-7099-2371-6.
- ^ "Galleon San Diego". Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (in French). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "Ancient Trade Routes – San Diego". Franck Goddio. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ "San Diego Exhibitions". Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (in French). Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ "El galeon de Manila". Fundación Museo Naval (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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