The voyage of the Speranza Incoronata
Departing Arkhangelsk on 11-10-1668
Events
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| Type(s) | Date | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting of anchor line Ship Grounded |
08-11-1668 | Pilot error lands the ship on a shoal. Rope for a small anchor has to be cut and the anchor is lost. | |
| Cut mast Jettison Storm |
08-11-1668 | Storm involving north-westerly wind and snow reduced visibility to practically nothing. They were forced to cut the two main topsails and then with the weather worsening they were forced to cut the foremast and then the mainsail. The ship was unbalanced, with the door to the cargo hold below the ... | |
| Cutting of anchor line Help from the Shore |
08-11-1668 | While the captain took a small boat to find a pilot to bring the ship to shore, there was a frost and the ship was frozen in the ice. It took two small boats with pilots and sixteen men to break a path to the ship, and one of the ... | |
| Accidental Damage to Equipment Breach in the Hull Ship stuck in ice Storm |
>=08-11-1668 | There was now too much ice for further navigation until the following season. 33 of the 53 crew and officers abandoned during this time (the consolato adds the exact number). It was not until May that the ice began to melt and the ship was able to move again. Thanks ... | |
| Storm |
21-05-1669 | Ice melts and ship is freed | |
| Storm |
29-09-1669 | Storm with diverse winds. | |
| Water enters below deck |
18-10-1669 | Ship has to make all sail to round Ireland - this causes the ship to suffer to such a degree that water enters the hold | |
| Hostile encounter |
30-10-1669 | Sights corsair near Sale | |
| Convoy event |
<03-11-1669 | Joins up with English convoy | |
| Aid from another ship |
03-11-1669 | Takes on water from two Dutch men of war | |
| Hostile attack |
13-11-1669 | Fight with 6 Algerian corsairs. Six English ships were taken and one was burnt. Powder was expended, sails and rigging damaged, and four sailors injured | |
| Storm |
17-11-1669 | Storm |
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