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The Spanish term for ships of the line was navíos, but during the latter part of the Habsburg era (until 1700) ships continued to be designated as galeón. Those ships with secular names (e.g. royal, geographical or adjectival names) were additionally given an official religious name (or advocación ) which appears below in parentheses ...
Pages in category "1700s ships". The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of ship launches in 1700. List of ship launches in 1701. List of ship launches in 1702. List of ship launches in 1703. List of ship launches in 1704.
View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [ 1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right). The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection, the second is the discovery that some substances ...
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ...
Swallow (1544) – rebuilt as a galleon 1558. Unicorn (captured 1544 from the Royal Scots Navy) – taken to pieces 1552. Salamander (built 1537 in France and captured 1544 from the Royal Scots Navy) – condemned 1559. Grand Mistress (1545) – sold to take to pieces 1552.
List of pirates. This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. For a list of female pirates, see women in piracy. For pirates of fiction or myth, see list of fictional pirates .
Henry Hudson (c.1565–c.1611) explored what is now New York and northeastern Canada. Today he has both a river and bay named after him. Abel Tasman (1603–1659) was a Dutch seafarer who was the first known European to sight the islands of Tasmania (named after him), New Zealand, and Fiji (1642–43). James Cook (1728–1779).
Galion de Guise (May 1620) – Flagship of the Flotte du Levant 1621–22; accidentally burnt (in combat by French fireship) at Barcelona on 2 July 1642. Grand Galion de Malte (loaned May 1621) – returned to the Order of Malta in 1623. Saint Jean (1621) – disarmed 1637. Saint Michel (June 1621) – not mentioned after 1623.