User:KDS4444/San Felipe (ship)

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The San Felipe, also called The Real San Felipe and (in Spanish) El Terri, EL Lerri, El Tyrri, and El Herri, was a Spanish galleon which sank off the coast of Florida in 1733 during one of the worst Spanish plate fleet disasters of Spain's history. Prior to this she had been one of the "workhorses" of the Spanish fleet. She was named after the patron saint of Philip IV of Spain.
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During her career she served in the Caribbean as part of the Flota de Indias, in the Portugues Armada del Mar Océano during the war with France, and survived the Battle of the Downs conflict with The United Provices (despite Spain losing in that conflict).

Another Spanish vessel of the same name but earlier construction conducted trade with Japan and was sunk off Japan's coast in 1596 (http://books.google.com/books?id=QYRRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT814&dq=san+felipe+spanish+galleon&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Fm3zT6yqDMGU2AWSxv3nAw&ved=0CHsQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=san%20felipe%20spanish%20galleon&f=false). Nor is she the 800 ton spanish galleon serving in the Portugues squadron in 1583 (http://books.google.com/books?id=_ysl3KVnYDUC&pg=PA179&dq=san+felipe+spanish+galleon+-japan&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RH_zT7nSHoXK2AWi1MDzBg&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=felipe&f=false) nor the spice-laden of vessel captured by Drake On 18 June 1587 (http://books.google.com/books?id=8XZQAQAAIAAJ&q=%22san+felipe%22+galleon+1629&dq=%22san+felipe%22+galleon+1629&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wpbzT6eYO7O42QWfpdz8Bg&ved=0CG4Q6AEwCg)