San Felipe Replica Model Ship
The San Felipe was one of the most beautiful Spanish ships in the 1600s. Launched
in 1690, it had 96 cannons and was the the lead ship of the feared Spanish Armada.
It was powerful enough to go up against the most formidable ships in the French
and British navies.
In 1705, the San Felipe and 11 other Spanish ships waged a a furious and heroic
battle against 35 British ships. After 24 hours of fighting, the San Felipe
was captured, but was so badly damaged that it could not be salvaged as a prize.
It sank with several tons of gold.
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on image above to view!
The
HMS Victory was comissioned in the 1700's, that's over a century later than
the San Felipe.
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