The ''Lupa'' was an Ottoman galley ship, the flagship of Mustapha Basha, Commander of the Turkish Galleys of Rhodes. It is notable for being the site of a

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by its galley slaves in

1748 Events January–March * January 12 – Ahmad Shah Durrani captures Lahore. * January 27 – A fire at the prison and barracks at Kinsale, in Ireland, kills 54 of the prisoners of war housed there. An estimated 500 prison ...

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Hungarian,

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and Maltese slaves on board the ship ''Lupa'' revolted and sailed the ship to

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Galleys 18th-century ships Age of Sail naval ships of the Ottoman Empire Slavery in the Ottoman Empire Maritime incidents in 1748 Slave rebellions in Europe Captured ships 1740s in Malta {{ship-stub

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