San Esteban (1607 shipwreck) explained

-- age of sail --> Ship Country: Spain Ship Name: San Esteban Ship Launched: March 1604 Ship Struck: 4 January 1607 Ship Fate: Wrecked Hide Header: yes Ship Class: Galleon Ship Tons Burthen: 549

The San Esteban was a galleon in the Spanish navy that was wrecked in a storm off the coast of France in 1607.

The San Esteban was a 549-ton galleon of the Spanish navy.She drew, had a beam of and was long.She belonged to the Spanish squadron of Viscaye (Biscay), responsible for the coastal defenses of the north of Spain.She served for 34 months from March 1604 to January 1607.

In the company of eight other vessels traveling from Lisbon to Pasaia, Basque Country, the San Esteban was caught in a storm and drifted onto shore near the bar of Bidart, France. She foundered on 4 January 1607.

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• Book: Cunchillos. Miguel Cisneros. Ramos. Rafael Palacio. Galán. Juan M. Castanedo . El astillero de Colindres (Cantabria) en la época de los Austrias menores: arqueología y construcción naval . 2014-02-13. 1997-01-01. Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. 978-84-8102-169-1.
• Web site: . SV San Esteban (+1607). Wrecksite.eu. 2014-02-13.