San Esteban (1607 shipwreck)

The San Esteban was a galleon in the Spanish navy that was wrecked in a storm off the coast of France in 1607.

History
Spain
Name:	San Esteban
Launched:	March 1604
Stricken:	4 January 1607
Status:	wrecked
Class and type:	Galleon
Tons burthen:	549
Length:	52.5 metres (172 ft)
Beam:	16.3 metres (53 ft)
Draught:	9 metres (30 ft)

The San Esteban was a 549-ton galleon of the Spanish navy.[1] She drew 9 metres (30 ft), had a beam of 16.3 metres (53 ft) and was 52.5 metres (172 ft) long.[2] She belonged to the Spanish squadron of Viscaye (Biscay), responsible for the coastal defenses of the north of Spain.[3] She served for 34 months from March 1604 to January 1607.[1]

In the company of eight other vessels traveling from Lisbon to Pasaia, Basque Country, the San Esteban was caught in a storm and drifted onto shore near the bar of Bidart, France. She foundered on 4 January 1607.[3]

References

Citations

1. Cunchillos, Ramos & Galán 1997, p. 61.
2. Cunchillos, Ramos & Galán 1997, p. 60.
3. SV San Esteban: Wrecksite.

Sources

• Cunchillos, Miguel Cisneros; Ramos, Rafael Palacio; Galán, Juan M. Castanedo (1997-01-01). El astillero de Colindres (Cantabria) en la época de los Austrias menores: arqueología y construcción naval. Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. ISBN 978-84-8102-169-1. Retrieved 2014-02-13.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "SV San Esteban (+1607)". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 2014-02-13.