Flor de la Mar – The lost treasure ship

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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 long voyages.

The Flor de la Mar was constructed in Lisbon in 1502 to sail on the Carreira da Índia (India Run), a route from Portugal to India used by the Portuguese Indian Armadas to ferry troops, officials, missionaries and colonists between Europe and Asia, however, the fleet also engaged in the spice trade to sell on European markets.