The voyage of the Nostra Signora del Rosario y San Roque
Departing Genoa on 18-09-1719
Summary
Ports Show
1
Genoa
Dep: 18-09-1719
2 Palamós
Arr: >=28-09-1719
Dep: 02-10-1719
3 Barcelona
Arr: >=02-10-1719
Dep: 13-10-1719
4 Mahón
Arr: 20-10-1719
5 Lisbon
Did not reach port
Dep: 18-09-1719
2 Palamós
Arr: >=28-09-1719
Dep: 02-10-1719
3 Barcelona
Arr: >=02-10-1719
Dep: 13-10-1719
4 Mahón
Arr: 20-10-1719
5 Lisbon
Did not reach port
Green markers show ports whose location in uncertain
Events Show
A Ship diverted from its path, Storm, Strong wind27-09-1719
B Sought refuge, Strong wind
>=28-09-1719
C Damage to the vessel, Emergency repair at sea/in port, Ship diverted from its path, Sought refuge, Storm, Strong wind
>=02-10-1719
D Damage to the vessel, Hostile attack
>=13-10-1719
E Damage to the vessel, Hostile attack, Theft of Equipment, Theft of Merchandise
>=18-10-1719
F Imprisonment of the crew, Sequestration of Merchandise, Sought refuge
>=20-10-1719
Red circles show the possible range that the event occured in
A shipment of grain loaded in Genoa and bound for Lisbon. The voyage began under fair conditions, but on 27 September 1719, while navigating the Gulf of León, the vessel was struck by a violent storm with strong west/north-west winds accompanied by stormy seas. The crew was forced to steer the ship away from the coast to avoid shipwreck. Over the next two days, the winds shifted to west/south-west, pushing the vessel toward shore, and around 28 September, the vessel sought refuge in Palamós. The vessel departed 2 October and was soon hit by another storm with strong west/south-west winds, which caused damage to the ship and which forced it to seek refuge in Barcelona under dangerous conditions, entering the port with only one functioning anchor. The weather eventually calmed, allowing the crew to mend the damaged spars, and the vessel departed Barcelona on 13 October to continue its voyage. That same night, near Sa Dragonera off the coast of Mallorca, the ship was attacked by two corsair 'xabeques' from Menorca, who attacked with cannon and musket shots, damaging some of the ship's equipment. On 18 October, the corsairs boarded the ship, stealing all food provisions and most of the crew’s clothing. They also broke the helm, rendering the vessel difficult to steer. On 20 October, the heavily damaged vessel entered the port of Mahón. The crew was imprisoned aboard for eight days without contact and then transferred to the royal jail. The captain was forced to permit the corsairs to keep 400 pateras of wheat which they had already seized, and he was also ordered by the local governor to sell the remaining cargo to supply other ships. Upon inspection, only four cuarteros of grain remained, found wet and spoiled in the hold.
First recorded departure date: 18-09-1719 (Genoa)
Vessels (See more)
Name: Nostra Signora del Rosario y San Roque (Nave)
Master: Patrone Pietro Saluzzo
Reports (See more)
Testimoniale:
Written on: 06-09-1719
Writen at: Mahón, Spain
Presented on: 20-05-1720
Risk (See more)
Total risk: None present