Santa Catarina Do Monte Sinai
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Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai was a higher-castled Portuguese
carrack
with 140 cannons, launched down in 1520 (length 38 m, width 13 m, draft 4-4,5 м). Built in Kochi, India around 1512 it had two square rig
masts and is depicted on a painting attributed to Joachim Patinir
. In 1523 it was the flagship
of Vasco da Gama
.
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
carrack
Carrack
A carrack or nau was a three- or four-masted sailing ship developed in 15th century Western Europe for use in the Atlantic Ocean. It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem. It was first used by the Portuguese , and later by the Spanish, to explore and...
with 140 cannons, launched down in 1520 (length 38 m, width 13 m, draft 4-4,5 м). Built in Kochi, India around 1512 it had two square rig
Square rig
Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called yards and their tips, beyond the last stay, are called the yardarms...
masts and is depicted on a painting attributed to Joachim Patinir
Joachim Patinir
Joachim Patinir, also called de Patiner , was a Flemish Northern Renaissance history and landscape painter from the area of modern Wallonia...
. In 1523 it was the flagship
Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
of Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...
.