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Flor do Mar or Flor de la Mar (Flower of the Sea, spelled Frol de la Mar in Portuguese chronicles of the 16th century [5]) was a Portuguese nau (carrack) of 400 tons, which over nine years participated in decisive events in the Indian Ocean until her sinking in November 1511. Nobleman Afonso de Albuquerque was returning from the conquest of ...
Jul 5, 2016 · The Flor de la Mar or Flor do Mar (meaning Flower of the Sea) was a Portuguese carrack of 400 tons that sailed the seas during the early 1500s.This ship was carrying a great amount of treasure when it sank somewhere off the coast of Sumatra, possibly at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca, during its voyage back to Portugal.
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May 16, 2022 · The Flor de la Mar, meaning “Flower of the Sea”, was a 400-ton three mast carrack, that sunk in 1511 whilst transporting a large cargo of treasure for the king of Portugal. A carrack was a carvel-built ocean-going ship: large enough to be stable in heavy seas, and capacious enough to carry a large cargo and the provisions needed for very ...
Jan 11, 2022 · A treasure worth $2.5 billion is somewhere at the bottom of the ocean, hiding among the ruins of the Flor de la Mar, the sunken 16th century Portuguese ship (per Daily Beast). The carrack, built in 1502, was 118 feet long, 111 feet tall, and weighed 400 tons — a perfect vessel to handle massive amounts of gold and spice trade during Europe's ...
Jun 3, 2018 · Flor De la Mar’s Colourful History. In Melaka, on the quayside near the mouth of the Malacca River, stands a replica of a Portuguese galleon, or carrack, called the Flor de la Mar which sailed in these waters in the early 1500s. This vessel, which is often (mis?)spelt Frol de la Mar, was the flagship for the Portuguese fleet in the Indian ...
The unfortunate event that bring Flor de La Mar to bottom of the sea stated on the Book Seven Of The Second Decade of Asia by Joao de Barros, 'The Achievements of the Potuguese in the exploration and conquests in the lands and seas of the east, after Alfonso de Albuquerque's departure from Malacca to his entry into the red sea' Document no. 224, ' Above all they had to brave the fury of the ...
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Jan 3, 2023 · Mysteries. 3 January 2023. The Flor de la Mar or “Flower of the Sea” was an 118-foot long, 400-ton sailing ship built in 1502 in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon. Also spelled “Frol De La Mar” and “Flor Do Mar”, it was the Portuguese fleet’s flagship vessel in the Indian Ocean. In November 1511, the ship sank off the coast of the ...
