10 August - HMS Regent ( Royal Navy): Sank near Brest, France, during the Battle of Saint-Mathieu, after an explosion on the Breton ship Cordelière.10 August - Cordelière (also known as Marie-la-Cordelière) ( Brittany): During the Battle of Saint-Mathieu, Admiral Portzmoguer fearing defeat blew up his own ship and one English ship, HMS Regent as well.The crew was rescued by the Saint Paul, hence the name of the archipelago. 20 April - São Pedro ( Portugal): While on a journey to India, with five other caravels under the command of Garcia de Noronha, the islets of Saint Peter and Saint Paul was accidentally discovered when the São Pedro sailed onto one of them.4 May Bela ( Portugal): The carrack, was part of an armada commanded by Tristão da Cunha, the first Viceroy of Portuguese India, and ran aground on the coast of Guinea.Led by Brás Sodré and part of the 4th Portuguese India Armada led by Vasco da Gama 30 April São Pedro ( Portugal): Driven ashore on the Khuriya Muriya Islands during a typhoon.Led by Vicente Sodré (captain of a squadron) and part of the 4th Portuguese India Armada led by Vasco da Gama. 30 April Esmeralda ( Portugal): Driven ashore on the Khuriya Muriya Islands during a typhoon.unknown date Santa María de Gracia: The Spanish caravel sank near the coast of Hispaniola after the hull was weakened by shipworm.The crew was picked up by the Santo Domingo. unknown date San Antón: The Spanish caravel ran aground on the (future) site of Port-au-Prince, Haiti while attempting to recover gold from the wreck of the Santa María de Gracia.The ship was a victim of the 4th Portuguese India Armada led by Vasco da Gama. The survivors were speared by Portuguese soldiers and an estimated three hundred people killed. The Muslim pilgrims travelling from Calicut, India to Mecca were locked in the hold, the ship set on fire and sunk by artillery taking several days to sink. 5 October Mîrî: Attacked by Captain Matoso on the orders of Vasco da Gama, the pilgrim ship was captured at Madayi, India and the cargo taken.11 July Santa Maria del Antigua: Part of the fleet led by Francisco de Bobadilla, the Spanish carrack sank during a hurricane off Santo Domingo.Sources vary but at least another sixteen ships were also wrecked. El Dorado was the flagship of a thirty-two strong fleet heading for Spain. 11 July El Dorado: The Spanish carrack sank during a hurricane in the Mona Channel between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico with the loss of all on board._ y Plata (gold and silver): Montana's motto.An atom of it has 79 protones and 118 neutrones.
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