''Santísima Trinidad'' was a 400-ton
galleon
Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships first used as armed cargo carriers by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries during the age of sail and were the principal vessels drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch War ...
commanded by Captain
Francisco de Peralta, which escaped with the Panama treasure when
Sir Henry Morgan
Sir Henry Morgan ( cy, Harri Morgan; – 25 August 1688) was a privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, ...
attacked
Panama City
Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...
in January 1671. It was captured by English pirates in April 1680, renamed ''Trinity'' and used as their flagship. It was constructed at the
Real Arsenal
The Real Arsenal was located in Havana, Cuba and was at one time the largest shipyard in the world during the 1700s.La Belle Créole: The Cuban Countess Who Captivated Havana, Madrid, and Paris It produced ships like ''Santísima Trinidad Santisim ...
in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. .
[La Belle Créole: The Cuban Countess Who Captivated Havana, Madrid, and Paris]
See also
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Robert Searle
Robert Searle (alias John Davis) was one of the earliest and most active of the England, English buccaneers on Jamaica.
Early life
Nothing, to date, is known of his early life. The famous buccaneer chronicler, Esquemeling, states that Searle ...
References
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Individual sailing vessels
17th-century ships