Carrack
European ship with three or four masts rigged with square sails and a carrying capacity of between 100 and 500 tons. It was a slow-sailing cargo ship with very rounded shapes. It was used as a merchant vessel between the 15th and 16th centuries.
Image: Rafael Monleón y Torres, National Library of Spain
In our database
Unknown Florida Bahamas 01 (1586)
Carrack which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in The Bahamas in 1586 due to a hurricane.
San Miguel (1715)
Carrack which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1715 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Tierra Firme Fleet.